# United Kingdom IT: ACQ: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom IT: ACQ: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) () was up 69.7% year on year in Q2 2017, compared with 24.7% in Q1 2017.
The level stood at 15.00 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −86.4% (Q1 2015) to 578.8% (Q3 2010), averaging 33.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RLLV.MEASURE-ACQUISITIONS.SECTOR-INVTRUSTS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1980-01-01 to 2018-04-01 (152 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/it-acq-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2018 | 15.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 55.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 185.0 £m | 69.7 |
| Q1 2017 | 101.0 £m | 24.7 |
| Q4 2016 | 44.00 £m | −13.7 |
| Q3 2016 | 57.00 £m | −59.3 |
| Q2 2016 | 109.0 £m | 354.2 |
| Q1 2016 | 81.00 £m | 237.5 |
| Q4 2015 | 51.00 £m | 104.0 |
| Q3 2015 | 140.0 £m | 278.4 |
| Q2 2015 | 24.00 £m | −45.5 |
| Q1 2015 | 24.00 £m | −86.4 |
| Q4 2014 | 25.00 £m | −79.2 |
| Q3 2014 | 37.00 £m | −70.9 |
| Q2 2014 | 44.00 £m | −77.2 |
| Q1 2014 | 177.0 £m | −40.8 |
| Q4 2013 | 120.0 £m | −24.5 |
| Q3 2013 | 127.0 £m | −64.4 |
| Q2 2013 | 193.0 £m | −5.9 |
| Q1 2013 | 299.0 £m | 11.2 |
| Q4 2012 | 159.0 £m | −45.9 |
| Q3 2012 | 357.0 £m | 95.1 |
| Q2 2012 | 205.0 £m | 118.1 |
| Q1 2012 | 269.0 £m | 38.7 |

## API

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

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