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

United Kingdom IT: NET: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) () was down 866.7% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −172.0% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at −23.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 1989.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −866.7% (Q4 2018) to 11,100.0% (Q4 2010), averaging 372.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RLLU.MEASURE-NETINV.SECTOR-INVTRUSTS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1980-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (156 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/it-net-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −23.00 £m | −866.7 |
| Q3 2018 | −49.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | −18.00 £m | −172.0 |
| Q1 2018 | −25.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 3.00 £m | −85.0 |
| Q3 2017 | −13.00 £m | −176.5 |
| Q2 2017 | 25.00 £m | −28.6 |
| Q1 2017 | −105.0 £m | −376.3 |
| Q4 2016 | 20.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 17.00 £m | −80.2 |
| Q2 2016 | 35.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 38.00 £m | 245.5 |
| Q4 2015 | −17.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 86.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | −17.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 11.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −2.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −77.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | −71.00 £m | −185.5 |
| Q1 2014 | −51.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | −75.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | −64.00 £m | −124.8 |
| Q2 2013 | 83.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | −128.0 £m | −324.6 |

## API

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

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