# United Kingdom PEN: BAL: corporate securities: Preference shares (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: corporate securities: Preference shares (ended 2018) () was 386.0 £m in 2018, down 8.5% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2015.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-J8YF.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (19 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-bal-corporate-securities-preference-shares-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 386.0 £m |
| 2017 | 422.0 £m |
| 2016 | 537.0 £m |
| 2015 | 53.00 £m |
| 2014 | 77.00 £m |
| 2013 | 51.00 £m |
| 2012 | 29.00 £m |
| 2011 | 11.00 £m |
| 2010 | 16.00 £m |
| 2009 | 833.0 £m |
| 2008 | 775.0 £m |
| 2007 | 235.0 £m |
| 2006 | 276.0 £m |
| 2005 | 153.0 £m |
| 2004 | 156.0 £m |
| 2003 | 164.0 £m |
| 2002 | 99.00 £m |
| 2001 | 163.0 £m |
| 2000 | 707.0 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-J8YF.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-PENSIONS"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-J8YF.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-PENSIONS",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```