# United Kingdom PEN: BAL: Balances with overseas banks (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: Balances with overseas banks (ended 2018) () was down 88.9% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −83.9% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 35.00 £m.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in Q1 1986.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −88.9% (Q4 2018) to 267.4% (Q4 2017), averaging 14.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-GNOW.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-bal-balances-with-overseas-banks-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 35.00 £m | −88.9 |
| Q3 2018 | 46.00 £m | −83.9 |
| Q2 2018 | 51.00 £m | −86.8 |
| Q1 2018 | 412.0 £m | 20.8 |
| Q4 2017 | 316.0 £m | 267.4 |
| Q3 2017 | 285.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 387.0 £m | 168.8 |
| Q1 2017 | 341.0 £m | 81.4 |
| Q4 2016 | 86.00 £m | −37.2 |
| Q3 2016 | −17.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 144.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2016 | 188.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | 137.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 179.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 140.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 487.0 £m | 32.0 |
| Q2 2014 | 434.0 £m | 57.8 |
| Q1 2014 | 289.0 £m | 58.8 |
| Q4 2013 | 349.0 £m | 122.3 |
| Q3 2013 | 369.0 £m | 121.0 |
| Q2 2013 | 275.0 £m | 93.7 |
| Q1 2013 | 182.0 £m | −11.7 |
| Q4 2012 | 157.0 £m | 118.1 |
| Q3 2012 | 167.0 £m | 101.2 |

## API

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

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