# United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Balances with banks & building societies in : Foreign currency (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Balances with banks & building societies in : Foreign currency (ended 2018) () was up 287.9% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −59.5% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 865.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2013.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −840.9% (Q2 2016) to 671.0% (Q1 2013), averaging −76.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3U.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (76 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-net-balances-with-banks-and-building-societies-in-foreign

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 865.0 £m | 287.9 |
| Q3 2018 | −419.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 104.0 £m | −59.5 |
| Q1 2018 | 262.0 £m | −61.5 |
| Q4 2017 | 223.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −891.0 £m | −173.8 |
| Q2 2017 | 257.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 680.0 £m | 1.8 |
| Q4 2016 | −2,184.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 1,207.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −652.0 £m | −840.9 |
| Q1 2016 | 668.0 £m | 18.4 |
| Q4 2015 | −100.0 £m | −126.2 |
| Q3 2015 | −161.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 88.00 £m | −23.5 |
| Q1 2015 | 564.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | 382.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −50.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | 115.0 £m | −85.0 |
| Q1 2014 | −2.00 £m | −100.4 |
| Q4 2013 | −538.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | −157.0 £m | −212.9 |
| Q2 2013 | 767.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | 478.0 £m | 671.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3U.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3U.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```