# United Kingdom PEN: INC: Employees normal contributions: Defined benefit (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: INC: Employees normal contributions: Defined benefit (ended 2018) () was down 3.2% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −4.6% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 805.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.8% (Q4 2011) to 7.8% (Q1 2016), averaging −3.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-SFWS.MEASURE-INCOME.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2004-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (60 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-inc-employees-normal-contributions-defined-benefit-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 805.0 £m | −3.2 |
| Q3 2018 | 800.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q2 2018 | 699.0 £m | −5.8 |
| Q1 2018 | 912.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q4 2017 | 832.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q3 2017 | 839.0 £m | −7.8 |
| Q2 2017 | 742.0 £m | −7.1 |
| Q1 2017 | 956.0 £m | −9.9 |
| Q4 2016 | 872.0 £m | −5.2 |
| Q3 2016 | 910.0 £m | 0.2 |
| Q2 2016 | 799.0 £m | −6.4 |
| Q1 2016 | 1,061.0 £m | 7.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 920.0 £m | −0.3 |
| Q3 2015 | 908.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q2 2015 | 854.0 £m | 7.3 |
| Q1 2015 | 984.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q4 2014 | 923.0 £m | 3.1 |
| Q3 2014 | 919.0 £m | 2.6 |
| Q2 2014 | 796.0 £m | −2.8 |
| Q1 2014 | 964.0 £m | −3.0 |
| Q4 2013 | 895.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q3 2013 | 896.0 £m | −1.2 |
| Q2 2013 | 819.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q1 2013 | 994.0 £m | −3.1 |

## API

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

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