# United Kingdom IT: BAL: corporate securities: Bonds & preference shares (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom IT: BAL: corporate securities: Bonds & preference shares (ended 2017) () was 514.0 £m in 2017, down 2.8% from 2016.
That is the lowest reading since 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 350.0 £m (2014) to 1,259.0 £m (2007), averaging 601.3 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-CBGZ.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-INVTRUSTS`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (55 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/it-bal-corporate-securities-bonds-and-preference-shares-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 514.0 £m |
| 2016 | 529.0 £m |
| 2015 | 427.0 £m |
| 2014 | 350.0 £m |
| 2013 | 498.0 £m |
| 2012 | 470.0 £m |
| 2011 | 529.0 £m |
| 2010 | 560.0 £m |
| 2009 | 665.0 £m |
| 2008 | 813.0 £m |
| 2007 | 1,259.0 £m |
| 2006 | 1,071.0 £m |
| 2005 | 673.0 £m |
| 2004 | 1,270.0 £m |
| 2003 | 1,079.0 £m |
| 2002 | 946.0 £m |
| 2001 | 1,516.0 £m |
| 2000 | 1,654.0 £m |
| 1999 | 1,425.0 £m |
| 1998 | 1,351.0 £m |
| 1997 | 1,320.0 £m |
| 1996 | 832.0 £m |
| 1995 | 846.0 £m |
| 1994 | 1,000.0 £m |

## API

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

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