# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: public sector securities (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: public sector securities (ended 2017) () was 175,386 £m in 2017, down 6.4% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 160,326 £m (2007) to 208,243 £m (2011), averaging 180,567 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYEK.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (55 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-bal-public-sector-securities-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 175,386 £m |
| 2016 | 187,342 £m |
| 2015 | 173,188 £m |
| 2014 | 190,488 £m |
| 2013 | 177,802 £m |
| 2012 | 190,112 £m |
| 2011 | 208,243 £m |
| 2010 | 185,463 £m |
| 2009 | 169,363 £m |
| 2008 | 168,527 £m |
| 2007 | 160,326 £m |
| 2006 | 163,918 £m |
| 2005 | 164,753 £m |
| 2004 | 159,317 £m |
| 2003 | 145,136 £m |
| 2002 | 133,076 £m |
| 2001 | 121,126 £m |
| 2000 | 118,040 £m |
| 1999 | 128,524 £m |
| 1998 | 130,444 £m |
| 1997 | 109,338 £m |
| 1996 | 92,369 £m |
| 1995 | 81,833 £m |
| 1994 | 66,089 £m |

## API

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

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