# United Kingdom PEN: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Ordinary shares (ended 2018) () was 143,795 £m in 2018, down 20.5% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2008.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 127,525 £m (2008) to 187,923 £m (2014), averaging 163,362 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-AHVR.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-overseas-corporate-securities-ordinary-shares-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 143,795 £m |
| 2017 | 180,919 £m |
| 2016 | 186,159 £m |
| 2015 | 169,255 £m |
| 2014 | 187,923 £m |
| 2013 | 170,007 £m |
| 2012 | 165,141 £m |
| 2011 | 149,638 £m |
| 2010 | 161,043 £m |
| 2009 | 155,577 £m |
| 2008 | 127,525 £m |
| 2007 | 169,598 £m |
| 2006 | 192,978 £m |
| 2005 | 183,060 £m |
| 2004 | 140,282 £m |
| 2003 | 125,740 £m |
| 2002 | 104,392 £m |
| 2001 | 127,893 £m |
| 2000 | 135,514 £m |
| 1999 | 148,335 £m |
| 1998 | 108,884 £m |
| 1997 | 104,187 £m |
| 1996 | 84,163 £m |
| 1995 | 82,164 £m |

## API

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

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