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

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling: Index linked (ended 2018) () was 297,655 £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 58,564 £m (2008) to 297,655 £m (2018), averaging 167,970 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHWC.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-index-linked-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 297,655 £m |
| 2017 | 288,326 £m |
| 2016 | 262,818 £m |
| 2015 | 195,291 £m |
| 2014 | 178,465 £m |
| 2013 | 159,843 £m |
| 2012 | 142,565 £m |
| 2011 | 110,808 £m |
| 2010 | 83,016 £m |
| 2009 | 70,317 £m |
| 2008 | 58,564 £m |
| 2007 | 64,797 £m |
| 2006 | 53,858 £m |
| 2005 | 48,821 £m |
| 2004 | 46,333 £m |
| 2003 | 52,041 £m |
| 2002 | 47,173 £m |
| 2001 | 46,335 £m |
| 2000 | 41,239 £m |
| 1999 | 42,930 £m |
| 1998 | 43,766 £m |
| 1997 | 36,099 £m |
| 1996 | 27,011 £m |
| 1995 | 24,017 £m |

## API

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

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