# United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds (ended 2018) () was down 132.0% year on year in Q2 2018, compared with −118.1% in Q1 2017.
The level stood at 2,237.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1,719.2% (Q2 2014) to 1,600.6% (Q4 2012), averaging −43.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 2,237.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | 2,385.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | −324.0 £m | −132.0 |
| Q1 2018 | 113.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | −1,059.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −896.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 1,014.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −134.0 £m | −118.1 |
| Q4 2016 | −1,752.0 £m | −489.3 |
| Q3 2016 | −386.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −4,725.0 £m | −766.4 |
| Q1 2016 | 739.0 £m | 275.1 |
| Q4 2015 | 450.0 £m | 204.1 |
| Q3 2015 | −1,926.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 709.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 197.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | 148.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −1,498.0 £m | −195.5 |
| Q2 2014 | −3,870.0 £m | −1,719.2 |
| Q1 2014 | −1,210.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −802.0 £m | −126.3 |
| Q3 2013 | 1,569.0 £m | 551.0 |
| Q2 2013 | 239.0 £m | −45.9 |
| Q1 2013 | −280.0 £m | −116.9 |

## API

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

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