# United Kingdom IT: ACQ: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds & preference shares (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom IT: ACQ: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds & preference shares (ended 2018) () was up 160.5% year on year in Q1 2018, compared with 1,320.0% in Q4 2017.
The level stood at 126.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.6% (Q3 2011) to 1,320.0% (Q4 2017), averaging 59.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-CBGQ.MEASURE-ACQUISITIONS.SECTOR-INVTRUSTS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2018-07-01 (128 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/it-acq-overseas-corporate-securities-bonds-and-preference-shares-ended

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2018 | 126.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | 112.0 £m | 160.5 |
| Q4 2017 | 284.0 £m | 1,320.0 |
| Q3 2017 | 278.0 £m | 434.6 |
| Q2 2017 | 81.00 £m | 113.2 |
| Q1 2017 | 43.00 £m | 30.3 |
| Q4 2016 | 20.00 £m | −37.5 |
| Q3 2016 | 52.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 38.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 33.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | 32.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 56.00 £m | −62.2 |
| Q4 2014 | 91.00 £m | −9.9 |
| Q3 2014 | 61.00 £m | −14.1 |
| Q2 2014 | 96.00 £m | 52.4 |
| Q1 2014 | 148.0 £m | −24.9 |
| Q4 2013 | 101.0 £m | 62.9 |
| Q3 2013 | 71.00 £m | −30.4 |
| Q2 2013 | 63.00 £m | −47.1 |
| Q1 2013 | 197.0 £m | 181.4 |
| Q4 2012 | 62.00 £m | −18.4 |
| Q3 2012 | 102.0 £m | 61.9 |
| Q2 2012 | 119.0 £m | 19.0 |
| Q1 2012 | 70.00 £m | −48.9 |

## API

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

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