# United Kingdom PEN: EXP: Death benefits (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: EXP: Death benefits (ended 2018) () was up 21.0% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 6.8% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 213.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.3% (Q4 2015) to 42.4% (Q4 2014), averaging 5.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RKQP.MEASURE-EXPENSE.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1992-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (108 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-exp-death-benefits-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 213.0 £m | 21.0 |
| Q3 2018 | 203.0 £m | 6.8 |
| Q2 2018 | 185.0 £m | 11.4 |
| Q1 2018 | 187.0 £m | 7.5 |
| Q4 2017 | 176.0 £m | −8.3 |
| Q3 2017 | 190.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q2 2017 | 166.0 £m | 2.5 |
| Q1 2017 | 174.0 £m | −1.1 |
| Q4 2016 | 192.0 £m | 23.1 |
| Q3 2016 | 185.0 £m | 19.4 |
| Q2 2016 | 162.0 £m | 10.2 |
| Q1 2016 | 176.0 £m | −8.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 156.0 £m | −36.3 |
| Q3 2015 | 155.0 £m | −27.9 |
| Q2 2015 | 147.0 £m | 10.5 |
| Q1 2015 | 193.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q4 2014 | 245.0 £m | 42.4 |
| Q3 2014 | 215.0 £m | 25.7 |
| Q2 2014 | 133.0 £m | −11.9 |
| Q1 2014 | 188.0 £m | −9.6 |
| Q4 2013 | 172.0 £m | −3.9 |
| Q3 2013 | 171.0 £m | 9.6 |
| Q2 2013 | 151.0 £m | −10.7 |
| Q1 2013 | 208.0 £m | −3.7 |

## API

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

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