# United Kingdom PEN: INC: Total contributions net of refunds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: INC: Total contributions net of refunds (ended 2018) () was up 2.6% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 13.1% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 12,125 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.9% (Q1 2014) to 49.6% (Q2 2010), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-RKAF.MEASURE-INCOME.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-inc-total-contributions-net-of-refunds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 12,125 £m | 2.6 |
| Q3 2018 | 12,615 £m | 13.1 |
| Q2 2018 | 12,114 £m | −10.7 |
| Q1 2018 | 13,315 £m | −6.1 |
| Q4 2017 | 11,817 £m | 9.2 |
| Q3 2017 | 11,153 £m | 14.7 |
| Q2 2017 | 13,569 £m | 41.9 |
| Q1 2017 | 14,176 £m | −18.2 |
| Q4 2016 | 10,817 £m | 5.5 |
| Q3 2016 | 9,722.0 £m | 6.5 |
| Q2 2016 | 9,564.0 £m | 3.2 |
| Q1 2016 | 17,331 £m | 44.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 10,253 £m | −3.9 |
| Q3 2015 | 9,128.0 £m | −1.8 |
| Q2 2015 | 9,263.0 £m | 0.03 |
| Q1 2015 | 11,969 £m | 1.1 |
| Q4 2014 | 10,670 £m | −3.4 |
| Q3 2014 | 9,296.0 £m | −9.2 |
| Q2 2014 | 9,260.0 £m | −7.6 |
| Q1 2014 | 11,838 £m | −25.9 |
| Q4 2013 | 11,040 £m | −2.9 |
| Q3 2013 | 10,234 £m | −1.2 |
| Q2 2013 | 10,025 £m | −3.5 |
| Q1 2013 | 15,973 £m | −3.2 |

## API

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

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