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

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Foreign currency (ended 2018) () was 175.0 £m in 2018, up 6.1% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since 2014.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.00 £m (2008) to 5,695.0 £m (2012), averaging 750.1 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYEX.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1962-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (57 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-bal-government-securities-gilts-foreign-currency-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 175.0 £m |
| 2017 | 165.0 £m |
| 2016 | 52.00 £m |
| 2015 | 32.00 £m |
| 2014 | 351.0 £m |
| 2013 | 275.0 £m |
| 2012 | 5,695.0 £m |
| 2011 | 1,287.0 £m |
| 2010 | 89.00 £m |
| 2009 | 126.0 £m |
| 2008 | 4.00 £m |
| 2007 | 42.00 £m |
| 2006 | 27.00 £m |
| 2005 | 45.00 £m |
| 2004 | 44.00 £m |
| 2003 | 0.00 £m |
| 2002 | 37.00 £m |
| 2001 | 14.00 £m |
| 2000 | 1.00 £m |
| 1999 | 1.00 £m |
| 1998 | 253.0 £m |
| 1997 | 9.00 £m |
| 1996 | 24.00 £m |
| 1995 | 70.00 £m |

## API

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

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