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

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: Overseas corporate securities: Preference shares (ended 2018) () was 687.0 £m in 2018, down 27.1% from 2017.
That is the lowest reading since 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 461.0 £m (2015) to 942.0 £m (2017), averaging 704.2 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RLPC.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (33 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-bal-overseas-corporate-securities-preference-shares-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 687.0 £m |
| 2017 | 942.0 £m |
| 2016 | 568.0 £m |
| 2015 | 461.0 £m |
| 2014 | 744.0 £m |
| 2013 | 615.0 £m |
| 2012 | 709.0 £m |
| 2011 | 795.0 £m |
| 2010 | 882.0 £m |
| 2009 | 733.0 £m |
| 2008 | 610.0 £m |
| 2007 | 1,083.0 £m |
| 2006 | 669.0 £m |
| 2005 | 611.0 £m |
| 2004 | 202.0 £m |
| 2003 | 174.0 £m |
| 2002 | 267.0 £m |
| 2001 | 92.00 £m |
| 2000 | 205.0 £m |
| 1999 | 187.0 £m |
| 1998 | 194.0 £m |
| 1997 | 769.0 £m |
| 1996 | 268.0 £m |
| 1995 | 185.0 £m |

## API

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

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