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

United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Balances with banks & building societies in : Sterling (ended 2018) () was down 187.6% year on year in Q1 2018, compared with −254.4% in Q3 2017.
The level stood at −673.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −908.4% (Q4 2013) to 4,603.0% (Q3 2016), averaging 68.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3S.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-sterling-ended

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −673.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | −102.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 1,693.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −1,434.0 £m | −187.6 |
| Q4 2017 | −886.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −2,397.0 £m | −254.4 |
| Q2 2017 | −404.0 £m | −124.1 |
| Q1 2017 | 1,637.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −725.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 1,552.0 £m | 4,603.0 |
| Q2 2016 | 1,678.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | −460.0 £m | −122.5 |
| Q4 2015 | −1,680.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 33.00 £m | −96.8 |
| Q2 2015 | −1,346.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 2,047.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −1,563.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 1,020.0 £m | −48.0 |
| Q2 2014 | −42.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | −189.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −3,452.0 £m | −908.4 |
| Q3 2013 | 1,963.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | −2,338.0 £m | −203.2 |
| Q1 2013 | −5,362.0 £m | −308.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3S.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX3S.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```