# United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Net transactions in derivatives: & overseas counterparties (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Net transactions in derivatives: & overseas counterparties (ended 2018) () was up 222.6% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −33.1% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 2,000.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2009.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6,270.0% (Q3 2009) to 1,568.1% (Q1 2009), averaging −363.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-ICPH.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-net-transactions-in-derivatives-and-overseas-counterparties

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 2,000.0 £m | 222.6 |
| Q3 2018 | 720.0 £m | −33.1 |
| Q2 2018 | −290.0 £m | −128.8 |
| Q1 2018 | 868.0 £m | 66.9 |
| Q4 2017 | 620.0 £m | −60.4 |
| Q3 2017 | 1,076.0 £m | −55.7 |
| Q2 2017 | 1,008.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 520.0 £m | −64.3 |
| Q4 2016 | 1,565.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 2,430.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −720.0 £m | −134.4 |
| Q1 2016 | 1,455.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −1,808.0 £m | −235.7 |
| Q3 2015 | −338.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 2,090.0 £m | 166.9 |
| Q1 2015 | −337.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | 1,332.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −184.0 £m | −110.5 |
| Q2 2014 | 783.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | −703.0 £m | −1,564.6 |
| Q4 2013 | −285.0 £m | −158.2 |
| Q3 2013 | 1,758.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | −466.0 £m | −321.9 |
| Q1 2013 | 48.00 £m | −93.9 |

## API

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

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