# United Kingdom PEN: BAL: public sector securities (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom PEN: BAL: public sector securities (ended 2017) () was 436,257 £m in 2017, up 15.1% from 2016.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1962.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 99,840 £m (2008) to 436,257 £m (2017), averaging 220,707 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RYHC.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1962-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-bal-public-sector-securities-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 436,257 £m |
| 2016 | 379,165 £m |
| 2015 | 289,701 £m |
| 2014 | 261,770 £m |
| 2013 | 231,956 £m |
| 2012 | 206,969 £m |
| 2011 | 170,475 £m |
| 2010 | 125,281 £m |
| 2009 | 111,346 £m |
| 2008 | 99,840 £m |
| 2007 | 115,015 £m |
| 2006 | 106,057 £m |
| 2005 | 95,220 £m |
| 2004 | 88,283 £m |
| 2003 | 89,450 £m |
| 2002 | 85,271 £m |
| 2001 | 84,352 £m |
| 2000 | 93,418 £m |
| 1999 | 99,629 £m |
| 1998 | 91,828 £m |
| 1997 | 80,824 £m |
| 1996 | 58,262 £m |
| 1995 | 52,975 £m |
| 1994 | 42,222 £m |

## API

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

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