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

United Kingdom PEN: NET: corporate sterling bonds (ended 2018) () was down 56.0% year on year in Q3 2018, compared with −17.7% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 2,881.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −562.3% (Q1 2016) to 2,919.4% (Q3 2010), averaging 220.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-GQFJ.MEASURE-NETINV.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (132 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-net-corporate-sterling-bonds-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 2,881.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2018 | 555.0 £m | −56.0 |
| Q2 2018 | 711.0 £m | −17.7 |
| Q1 2018 | 1,878.0 £m | 1,963.7 |
| Q4 2017 | −286.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | 1,262.0 £m | 52.6 |
| Q2 2017 | 864.0 £m | 2,879.3 |
| Q1 2017 | 91.00 £m | — |
| Q4 2016 | −371.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | 827.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2016 | 29.00 £m | −95.7 |
| Q1 2016 | −749.0 £m | −562.3 |
| Q4 2015 | −1,845.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | −596.0 £m | −413.7 |
| Q2 2015 | 678.0 £m | 46.4 |
| Q1 2015 | 162.0 £m | −48.7 |
| Q4 2014 | −473.0 £m | −169.5 |
| Q3 2014 | 190.0 £m | −82.0 |
| Q2 2014 | 463.0 £m | −41.0 |
| Q1 2014 | 316.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | 681.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | 1,058.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2013 | 785.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q1 2013 | −82.00 £m | −110.8 |

## API

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

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