# United Kingdom PEN: NET: Overseas government, provincial & municipal securities (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom PEN: NET: Overseas government, provincial & municipal securities (ended 2018) () was up 374.8% year on year in Q4 2018, compared with 223.7% in Q3 2018.
The level stood at 2,070.0 £m.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2006.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −612.1% (Q3 2014) to 374.8% (Q4 2018), averaging −38.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.Q.NSA.ITEM-AHRG.MEASURE-NETINV.SECTOR-PENSIONS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-10-01 (224 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/pen-net-overseas-government-provincial-and-municipal-securities-ended

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2018 | 2,070.0 £m | 374.8 |
| Q3 2018 | 683.0 £m | 223.7 |
| Q2 2018 | 84.00 £m | — |
| Q1 2018 | 2,966.0 £m | 245.3 |
| Q4 2017 | 436.0 £m | 98.2 |
| Q3 2017 | 211.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2017 | −312.0 £m | — |
| Q1 2017 | 859.0 £m | 134.1 |
| Q4 2016 | 220.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2016 | −1,022.0 £m | −301.6 |
| Q2 2016 | −697.0 £m | −231.8 |
| Q1 2016 | 367.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2015 | −370.0 £m | −272.1 |
| Q3 2015 | 507.0 £m | — |
| Q2 2015 | 529.0 £m | 286.1 |
| Q1 2015 | −141.0 £m | −152.6 |
| Q4 2014 | 215.0 £m | −55.5 |
| Q3 2014 | −338.0 £m | −612.1 |
| Q2 2014 | 137.0 £m | −78.8 |
| Q1 2014 | 268.0 £m | — |
| Q4 2013 | 483.0 £m | — |
| Q3 2013 | 66.00 £m | −89.4 |
| Q2 2013 | 647.0 £m | 24.9 |
| Q1 2013 | −203.0 £m | −116.6 |

## API

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

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