# United Kingdom PEN: NET: Balances with banks & building societies in : Foreign currency (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: NET: Balances with banks & building societies in : Foreign currency (ended 2018) () was down 126.0% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −31.8% in Q1 2018.
The level stood at −122.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −710.9% (Q4 2013) to 7,466.7% (Q2 2014), averaging 261.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX5V.MEASURE-NETINV.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (76 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-net-balances-with-banks-and-building-societies-in-foreign-currency

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | −122.0 £m | −126.0 |
| Q3 2018 | 36.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 485.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | 818.0 £m | −31.8 |
| Q4 2017 | 470.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −500.0 £m | −117.2 |
| Q2 2017 | −384.0 £m | −174.6 |
| Q1 2017 | 1,199.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −2,447.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 2,903.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 515.0 £m | −67.5 |
| Q1 2016 | −362.0 £m | −139.4 |
| Q4 2015 | −293.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −1,342.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 1,584.0 £m | 248.9 |
| Q1 2015 | 919.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2014 | −167.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | −346.0 £m | −193.0 |
| Q2 2014 | 454.0 £m | 7,466.7 |
| Q1 2014 | −409.0 £m | −206.8 |
| Q4 2013 | −281.0 £m | −710.9 |
| Q3 2013 | 372.0 £m | −4.6 |
| Q2 2013 | 6.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | 383.0 £m | 213.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX5V.MEASURE-NETINV.SECTOR-PENSIONS"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX5V.MEASURE-NETINV.SECTOR-PENSIONS",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```