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

United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: government securities (GILTS): Sterling: Index linked (ended 2018) () was down 63.6% year on year in Q2 2018, compared with −1,115.9% in Q4 2017.
The level stood at −1,347.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1,115.9% (Q4 2017) to 710.6% (Q1 2009), averaging −68.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-AHQJ.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-index-linked-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −1,347.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | −1,585.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 137.0 £m | −63.6 |
| Q1 2018 | −2,923.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −3,454.0 £m | −1,115.9 |
| Q3 2017 | −1,043.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 376.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −339.0 £m | −193.4 |
| Q4 2016 | 340.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | −947.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −3,230.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 363.0 £m | 298.9 |
| Q4 2015 | −2,266.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −1,747.0 £m | −735.3 |
| Q2 2015 | −4,951.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 91.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −2,771.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 275.0 £m | −71.9 |
| Q2 2014 | −51.00 £m | −106.6 |
| Q1 2014 | −95.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −755.0 £m | −160.1 |
| Q3 2013 | 980.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 767.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | −202.0 £m | — |

## API

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

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