# United Kingdom PEN: INC: Employers special contributions: Defined contribution (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: INC: Employers special contributions: Defined contribution (ended 2018) () was up 104.2% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 42.1% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 49.00 £m.
Over the past available history it has ranged from −74.2% (Q2 2013) to 433.3% (Q4 2011), averaging 41.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-IQ4H.MEASURE-INCOME.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2009-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (40 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-inc-employers-special-contributions-defined-contribution-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 49.00 £m | 104.2 |
| Q3 2018 | 54.00 £m | 42.1 |
| Q2 2018 | 54.00 £m | 31.7 |
| Q1 2018 | 148.0 £m | 377.4 |
| Q4 2017 | 24.00 £m | 41.2 |
| Q3 2017 | 38.00 £m | −7.3 |
| Q2 2017 | 41.00 £m | 10.8 |
| Q1 2017 | 31.00 £m | −55.7 |
| Q4 2016 | 17.00 £m | −32.0 |
| Q3 2016 | 41.00 £m | 41.4 |
| Q2 2016 | 37.00 £m | 60.9 |
| Q1 2016 | 70.00 £m | 105.9 |
| Q4 2015 | 25.00 £m | −21.9 |
| Q3 2015 | 29.00 £m | −6.5 |
| Q2 2015 | 23.00 £m | −30.3 |
| Q1 2015 | 34.00 £m | −38.2 |
| Q4 2014 | 32.00 £m | −8.6 |
| Q3 2014 | 31.00 £m | −45.6 |
| Q2 2014 | 33.00 £m | 3.1 |
| Q1 2014 | 55.00 £m | −15.4 |
| Q4 2013 | 35.00 £m | −35.2 |
| Q3 2013 | 57.00 £m | −23.0 |
| Q2 2013 | 32.00 £m | −74.2 |
| Q1 2013 | 65.00 £m | 12.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-IQ4H.MEASURE-INCOME.SECTOR-PENSIONS"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-IQ4H.MEASURE-INCOME.SECTOR-PENSIONS",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```