# United Kingdom PEN: NET: Commercial paper issued by companies (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: NET: Commercial paper issued by companies (ended 2018) () was up 68.1% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 355.7% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 916.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3,535.7% (Q3 2015) to 584.6% (Q4 2016), averaging −125.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-GQFP.MEASURE-NETINV.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-04-01 to 2018-10-01 (131 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-net-commercial-paper-issued-by-companies-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 916.0 £m | 68.1 |
| Q3 2018 | −899.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 1,244.0 £m | 355.7 |
| Q1 2018 | 1,273.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 545.0 £m | 512.4 |
| Q3 2017 | −180.0 £m | −184.5 |
| Q2 2017 | 273.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | −263.0 £m | −144.4 |
| Q4 2016 | 89.00 £m | 584.6 |
| Q3 2016 | 213.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | −168.0 £m | −159.4 |
| Q1 2016 | 593.0 £m | 31.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 13.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −481.0 £m | −3,535.7 |
| Q2 2015 | 283.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2015 | 450.0 £m | 345.5 |
| Q4 2014 | −18.00 £m | — |
| Q3 2014 | 14.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2014 | −145.0 £m | −230.6 |
| Q1 2014 | 101.0 £m | 531.2 |
| Q4 2013 | −214.0 £m | −298.1 |
| Q3 2013 | −833.0 £m | −453.0 |
| Q2 2013 | 111.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2013 | 16.00 £m | −72.9 |

## API

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

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