# United Kingdom PEN: NET: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: NET: Overseas corporate securities: Bonds (ended 2018) () was up 789.8% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with −75.8% in Q2 2018.
The level stood at 4,449.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2006.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −316.2% (Q1 2013) to 789.8% (Q4 2018), averaging −0.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 4,449.0 £m | 789.8 |
| Q3 2018 | 3,342.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2018 | 715.0 £m | −75.8 |
| Q1 2018 | 3,475.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2017 | 500.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2017 | −63.00 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | 2,954.0 £m | 507.8 |
| Q1 2017 | −2.00 £m | −100.2 |
| Q4 2016 | −542.0 £m | −143.1 |
| Q3 2016 | −99.00 £m | −106.2 |
| Q2 2016 | 486.0 £m | −21.5 |
| Q1 2016 | 1,001.0 £m | 43.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 1,259.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2015 | 1,592.0 £m | −13.7 |
| Q2 2015 | 619.0 £m | −66.4 |
| Q1 2015 | 696.0 £m | −43.8 |
| Q4 2014 | −1,136.0 £m | −153.9 |
| Q3 2014 | 1,844.0 £m | −2.2 |
| Q2 2014 | 1,841.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2014 | 1,239.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | 2,109.0 £m | 211.1 |
| Q3 2013 | 1,885.0 £m | 1.5 |
| Q2 2013 | −1,420.0 £m | −277.7 |
| Q1 2013 | −346.0 £m | −316.2 |

## API

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

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