# United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Direct investment: & overseas (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Direct investment: & overseas (ended 2018) () was down 228.1% year on year in Q1 2018, compared with −100.8% in Q4 2017.
The level stood at 146.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2,048.5% (Q2 2015) to 6,960.0% (Q2 2008), averaging 150.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-ICXG.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-direct-investment-and-overseas-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 146.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | −1,116.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 128.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | −164.0 £m | −228.1 |
| Q4 2017 | −4.00 £m | −100.8 |
| Q3 2017 | −259.0 £m | −179.7 |
| Q2 2017 | −120.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 128.0 £m | −63.3 |
| Q4 2016 | 521.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 325.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −107.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 349.0 £m | 1,063.3 |
| Q4 2015 | −189.0 £m | −237.0 |
| Q3 2015 | −77.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | −643.0 £m | −2,048.5 |
| Q1 2015 | 30.00 £m | −18.9 |
| Q4 2014 | 138.0 £m | −57.3 |
| Q3 2014 | −1,161.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | 33.00 £m | −91.2 |
| Q1 2014 | 37.00 £m | −54.9 |
| Q4 2013 | 323.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | −152.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 373.0 £m | 28.2 |
| Q1 2013 | 82.00 £m | 272.7 |

## API

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

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