# United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Overseas government, provincial & municipal securities (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom INS: LT: NET: Overseas government, provincial & municipal securities (ended 2018) () was down 113.0% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 165.0% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at −190.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3,724.0% (Q1 2015) to 165.0% (Q3 2018), averaging −299.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-AHPS.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-overseas-government-provincial-and-municipal-securities

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −190.0 £m | −113.0 |
| Q3 2018 | 53.00 £m | 165.0 |
| Q2 2018 | 2,879.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | 563.0 £m | 1.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 1,460.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 20.00 £m | −98.0 |
| Q2 2017 | −193.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 557.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −1,054.0 £m | −231.4 |
| Q3 2016 | 985.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −1,392.0 £m | −396.8 |
| Q1 2016 | −1,802.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | 802.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −722.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 469.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | −906.0 £m | −3,724.0 |
| Q4 2014 | −82.00 £m | −114.3 |
| Q3 2014 | −113.0 £m | −118.0 |
| Q2 2014 | −413.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | 25.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | 572.0 £m | −37.1 |
| Q3 2013 | 629.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | −149.0 £m | −136.0 |
| Q1 2013 | −69.00 £m | −108.7 |

## API

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

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