# United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) () was down 255.4% year on year in Q2 2018, compared with −338.2% in Q2 2014.
The level stood at −710.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2011.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −352.1% (Q4 2008) to 382.3% (Q1 2010), averaging −127.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-AHPJ.MEASURE-LONGTERMINS.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (224 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-lt-net-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −710.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | −88.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | −2,025.0 £m | −255.4 |
| Q1 2018 | −1,683.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −7,577.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −1,113.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 1,303.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −2,024.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −1,487.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | −1,414.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −2,846.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | −1,847.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −3,950.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −4,104.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | −5,687.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −4,818.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −2,524.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −18.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | −2,344.0 £m | −338.2 |
| Q1 2014 | −7,456.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −2,311.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | −2,726.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 984.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | −4,955.0 £m | — |

## API

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

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