# United Kingdom PEN: ACQ: government securities (GILTS): Foreign currency (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: ACQ: government securities (GILTS): Foreign currency (ended 2018) () was down 92.7% year on year in Q3 2015, compared with −40.0% in Q2 2015.
The level stood at 35.00 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −100.0% (Q4 2006) to 10,037.5% (Q3 2011), averaging 731.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RZIM.MEASURE-ACQUISITIONS.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1983-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (139 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-acq-government-securities-gilts-foreign-currency-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 35.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | 18.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 0.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 26.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 13.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | 0.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 0.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 0.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 6.00 £m | −92.7 |
| Q2 2015 | 12.00 £m | −40.0 |
| Q1 2015 | 4.00 £m | −94.7 |
| Q4 2014 | 67.00 £m | 1,240.0 |
| Q3 2014 | 82.00 £m | −13.7 |
| Q2 2014 | 20.00 £m | −71.8 |
| Q1 2014 | 76.00 £m | 123.5 |
| Q4 2013 | 5.00 £m | −80.0 |
| Q3 2013 | 95.00 £m | 216.7 |
| Q2 2013 | 71.00 £m | −64.5 |
| Q1 2013 | 34.00 £m | −97.3 |
| Q4 2012 | 25.00 £m | −64.3 |
| Q3 2012 | 30.00 £m | −96.3 |
| Q2 2012 | 200.0 £m | 146.9 |
| Q1 2012 | 1,263.0 £m | 415.5 |
| Q4 2011 | 70.00 £m | 22.8 |

## API

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

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