# United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) () was down 39.7% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 397.3% in Q4 2017.
The level stood at 672.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1,117.6% (Q3 2017) to 397.3% (Q4 2017), averaging −133.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-ICTA.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-corporate-sterling-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 672.0 £m | −39.7 |
| Q3 2018 | 1,191.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 448.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | 265.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 1,114.0 £m | 397.3 |
| Q3 2017 | −1,679.0 £m | −1,117.6 |
| Q2 2017 | −941.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −1,764.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | 224.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 165.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −1,970.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | −418.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −2,958.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −1,418.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | −1,245.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −1,145.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −2,936.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −1,272.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | −2,706.0 £m | −572.3 |
| Q1 2014 | −334.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −164.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | −30.00 £m | −109.2 |
| Q2 2013 | 573.0 £m | −40.9 |
| Q1 2013 | −469.0 £m | −112.6 |

## API

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

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