# United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Total longer term investments (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: BAL: Total longer term investments (ended 2017) () was 1,612,602 £m in 2017, up 5.1% from 2016.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1963.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,029,569 £m (2008) to 1,612,602 £m (2017), averaging 1,291,810 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYES.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-total-longer-term-investments-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 1,612,602 £m |
| 2016 | 1,533,730 £m |
| 2015 | 1,399,425 £m |
| 2014 | 1,365,104 £m |
| 2013 | 1,296,709 £m |
| 2012 | 1,272,252 £m |
| 2011 | 1,183,823 £m |
| 2010 | 1,191,719 £m |
| 2009 | 1,129,170 £m |
| 2008 | 1,029,569 £m |
| 2007 | 1,195,809 £m |
| 2006 | 1,124,856 £m |
| 2005 | 1,039,656 £m |
| 2004 | 896,350 £m |
| 2003 | 831,582 £m |
| 2002 | 780,089 £m |
| 2001 | 846,847 £m |
| 2000 | 870,392 £m |
| 1999 | 876,513 £m |
| 1998 | 730,764 £m |
| 1997 | 631,454 £m |
| 1996 | 513,465 £m |
| 1995 | 468,068 £m |
| 1994 | 385,378 £m |

## API

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

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