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

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) () was 87,235 £m in 2018, up 9.5% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1986.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 53,765 £m (2008) to 87,235 £m (2018), averaging 67,977 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-GQFT.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (33 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-bal-corporate-sterling-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 87,235 £m |
| 2017 | 79,677 £m |
| 2016 | 79,855 £m |
| 2015 | 71,297 £m |
| 2014 | 73,601 £m |
| 2013 | 61,938 £m |
| 2012 | 61,896 £m |
| 2011 | 59,322 £m |
| 2010 | 57,086 £m |
| 2009 | 62,073 £m |
| 2008 | 53,765 £m |
| 2007 | 55,550 £m |
| 2006 | 53,190 £m |
| 2005 | 47,061 £m |
| 2004 | 42,151 £m |
| 2003 | 36,415 £m |
| 2002 | 29,984 £m |
| 2001 | 21,589 £m |
| 2000 | 15,641 £m |
| 1999 | 8,439.0 £m |
| 1998 | 5,978.0 £m |
| 1997 | 4,442.0 £m |
| 1996 | 4,887.0 £m |
| 1995 | 5,585.0 £m |

## API

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

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