# United Kingdom PEN: BAL: local authority investments (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: local authority investments (ended 2018) () was 1,924.0 £m in 2018, down 13.5% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.00 £m (2008) to 2,225.0 £m (2017), averaging 539.8 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHVO.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-local-authority-investments-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 1,924.0 £m |
| 2017 | 2,225.0 £m |
| 2016 | 286.0 £m |
| 2015 | 276.0 £m |
| 2014 | 284.0 £m |
| 2013 | 291.0 £m |
| 2012 | 263.0 £m |
| 2011 | 113.0 £m |
| 2010 | 274.0 £m |
| 2009 | 2.00 £m |
| 2008 | 0.00 £m |
| 2007 | 5.00 £m |
| 2006 | 2.00 £m |
| 2005 | 4.00 £m |
| 2004 | 4.00 £m |
| 2003 | 8.00 £m |
| 2002 | 42.00 £m |
| 2001 | 125.0 £m |
| 2000 | 177.0 £m |
| 1999 | 133.0 £m |
| 1998 | 183.0 £m |
| 1997 | 156.0 £m |
| 1996 | 89.00 £m |
| 1995 | 83.00 £m |

## API

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

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