# United Kingdom PEN: ACQ: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: ACQ: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) () was down 0.04% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 7.5% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 6,894.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.1% (Q1 2016) to 157.5% (Q1 2017), averaging 12.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-GQFL.MEASURE-ACQUISITIONS.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (132 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-acq-corporate-sterling-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 6,894.0 £m | −0.04 |
| Q3 2018 | 7,747.0 £m | 7.5 |
| Q2 2018 | 5,942.0 £m | 6.1 |
| Q1 2018 | 7,625.0 £m | 31.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 6,897.0 £m | 63.0 |
| Q3 2017 | 7,209.0 £m | 89.7 |
| Q2 2017 | 5,601.0 £m | 75.3 |
| Q1 2017 | 5,814.0 £m | 157.5 |
| Q4 2016 | 4,232.0 £m | −45.3 |
| Q3 2016 | 3,800.0 £m | −41.4 |
| Q2 2016 | 3,196.0 £m | −51.1 |
| Q1 2016 | 2,258.0 £m | −61.1 |
| Q4 2015 | 7,742.0 £m | 141.7 |
| Q3 2015 | 6,488.0 £m | 116.7 |
| Q2 2015 | 6,540.0 £m | 124.7 |
| Q1 2015 | 5,802.0 £m | 110.1 |
| Q4 2014 | 3,203.0 £m | −15.8 |
| Q3 2014 | 2,994.0 £m | −16.9 |
| Q2 2014 | 2,911.0 £m | −18.7 |
| Q1 2014 | 2,761.0 £m | −36.9 |
| Q4 2013 | 3,806.0 £m | 15.0 |
| Q3 2013 | 3,602.0 £m | 11.5 |
| Q2 2013 | 3,581.0 £m | 14.5 |
| Q1 2013 | 4,373.0 £m | −19.5 |

## API

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

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