# United Kingdom PEN: NET: corporate bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: NET: corporate bonds (ended 2018) () was down 41.4% year on year in Q3 2018, compared with 5.1% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 3,097.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −569.0% (Q1 2016) to 2,760.6% (Q2 2017), averaging 91.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX5J.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-corporate-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 3,097.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | 644.0 £m | −41.4 |
| Q2 2018 | 992.0 £m | 5.1 |
| Q1 2018 | 1,801.0 £m | 477.2 |
| Q4 2017 | −983.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 1,099.0 £m | 49.7 |
| Q2 2017 | 944.0 £m | 2,760.6 |
| Q1 2017 | 312.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −120.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 734.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 33.00 £m | −95.3 |
| Q1 2016 | −924.0 £m | −569.0 |
| Q4 2015 | −1,795.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −528.0 £m | −314.6 |
| Q2 2015 | 695.0 £m | 19.2 |
| Q1 2015 | 197.0 £m | −47.0 |
| Q4 2014 | −599.0 £m | −180.5 |
| Q3 2014 | 246.0 £m | −78.0 |
| Q2 2014 | 583.0 £m | −27.2 |
| Q1 2014 | 372.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | 744.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | 1,119.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 801.0 £m | −26.0 |
| Q1 2013 | −115.0 £m | −122.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX5J.MEASURE-NETINV.SECTOR-PENSIONS"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-JX5J.MEASURE-NETINV.SECTOR-PENSIONS",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```