# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Preference shares (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Preference shares (ended 2018) () was 1,457.0 £m in 2018, down 0.8% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 669.0 £m (2008) to 1,954.0 £m (2012), averaging 1,290.9 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RLOM.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (29 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-overseas-corporate-securities-preference-shares-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 1,457.0 £m |
| 2017 | 1,469.0 £m |
| 2016 | 1,413.0 £m |
| 2015 | 967.0 £m |
| 2014 | 1,262.0 £m |
| 2013 | 1,572.0 £m |
| 2012 | 1,954.0 £m |
| 2011 | 1,147.0 £m |
| 2010 | 1,376.0 £m |
| 2009 | 914.0 £m |
| 2008 | 669.0 £m |
| 2007 | 1,443.0 £m |
| 2006 | 571.0 £m |
| 2005 | 275.0 £m |
| 2004 | 163.0 £m |
| 2003 | 185.0 £m |
| 2002 | 283.0 £m |
| 2001 | 438.0 £m |
| 2000 | 512.0 £m |
| 1999 | 428.0 £m |
| 1998 | 300.0 £m |
| 1997 | 355.0 £m |
| 1996 | 264.0 £m |
| 1995 | 182.0 £m |

## API

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

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