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

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) () was 445,349 £m in 2018, up 3.2% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1962.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 98,577 £m (2008) to 445,349 £m (2018), averaging 247,739 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHVK.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-sterling-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 445,349 £m |
| 2017 | 431,657 £m |
| 2016 | 374,651 £m |
| 2015 | 289,169 £m |
| 2014 | 260,553 £m |
| 2013 | 227,528 £m |
| 2012 | 199,400 £m |
| 2011 | 167,372 £m |
| 2010 | 122,007 £m |
| 2009 | 108,871 £m |
| 2008 | 98,577 £m |
| 2007 | 113,617 £m |
| 2006 | 104,910 £m |
| 2005 | 94,325 £m |
| 2004 | 87,579 £m |
| 2003 | 88,803 £m |
| 2002 | 84,461 £m |
| 2001 | 83,754 £m |
| 2000 | 92,458 £m |
| 1999 | 98,882 £m |
| 1998 | 91,084 £m |
| 1997 | 80,534 £m |
| 1996 | 57,784 £m |
| 1995 | 52,659 £m |

## API

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

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