# United Kingdom INS: LT: INC: Realised & unrealised investment gains & losses (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: INC: Realised & unrealised investment gains & losses (ended 2018) () was down 280.1% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −19.1% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at −84,133 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −656.5% (Q4 2008) to 6,589.0% (Q1 2012), averaging 142.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RKED.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1992-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (108 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-inc-realised-and-unrealised-investment-gains-and-losses-ended

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −84,133 £m | −280.1 |
| Q3 2018 | 4,808.0 £m | −19.1 |
| Q2 2018 | 34,186 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −51,195 £m | −220.5 |
| Q4 2017 | 46,703 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 5,946.0 £m | −93.5 |
| Q2 2017 | −1,306.0 £m | −102.1 |
| Q1 2017 | 42,469 £m | 43.3 |
| Q4 2016 | −1,423.0 £m | −105.6 |
| Q3 2016 | 90,947 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 62,243 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 29,638 £m | −39.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 25,362 £m | −47.7 |
| Q3 2015 | −44,629 £m | −321.6 |
| Q2 2015 | −37,842 £m | −409.5 |
| Q1 2015 | 49,193 £m | 212.3 |
| Q4 2014 | 48,463 £m | 122.2 |
| Q3 2014 | 20,137 £m | 7.3 |
| Q2 2014 | 12,226 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | 15,753 £m | −73.9 |
| Q4 2013 | 21,814 £m | 2.0 |
| Q3 2013 | 18,766 £m | −40.6 |
| Q2 2013 | −40,102 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | 60,433 £m | 103.5 |

## API

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

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