# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: local authority investments (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: local authority investments (ended 2018) () was 4,183.0 £m in 2018, down 19.8% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2013.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 655.0 £m (2009) to 10,477 £m (2016), averaging 3,521.6 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHNN.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (55 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-local-authority-investments-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 4,183.0 £m |
| 2017 | 5,216.0 £m |
| 2016 | 10,477 £m |
| 2014 | 8,390.0 £m |
| 2013 | 3,168.0 £m |
| 2012 | 770.0 £m |
| 2011 | 813.0 £m |
| 2010 | 768.0 £m |
| 2009 | 655.0 £m |
| 2008 | 776.0 £m |
| 2007 | 998.0 £m |
| 2006 | 1,614.0 £m |
| 2005 | 1,840.0 £m |
| 2004 | 2,044.0 £m |
| 2003 | 1,547.0 £m |
| 2002 | 1,427.0 £m |
| 2001 | 1,407.0 £m |
| 2000 | 1,170.0 £m |
| 1999 | 1,456.0 £m |
| 1998 | 1,722.0 £m |
| 1997 | 914.0 £m |
| 1996 | 1,088.0 £m |
| 1995 | 1,322.0 £m |
| 1994 | 815.0 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHNN.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHNN.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```