# United Kingdom UT: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) ()

United Kingdom UT: BAL: government securities (GILTS): Sterling (ended 2018) () was 54,316 £m in 2018, up 0.7% from 2017.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1963.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 29,331 £m (2009) to 54,316 £m (2018), averaging 40,994 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-UNITTRUSTS`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1963-01-01 to 2018-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ut-bal-government-securities-gilts-sterling-ended-2018

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2018 | 54,316 £m |
| 2017 | 53,940 £m |
| 2016 | 49,352 £m |
| 2015 | 41,824 £m |
| 2014 | 44,970 £m |
| 2013 | 37,275 £m |
| 2012 | 36,033 £m |
| 2011 | 37,116 £m |
| 2010 | 33,306 £m |
| 2009 | 29,331 £m |
| 2008 | 33,466 £m |
| 2007 | 32,120 £m |
| 2006 | 31,603 £m |
| 2005 | 25,181 £m |
| 2004 | 9,768.0 £m |
| 2003 | 9,125.0 £m |
| 2002 | 7,077.0 £m |
| 2001 | 4,690.0 £m |
| 2000 | 4,693.0 £m |
| 1999 | 3,627.0 £m |
| 1998 | 3,771.0 £m |
| 1997 | 3,202.0 £m |
| 1996 | 2,716.0 £m |
| 1995 | 1,774.0 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.MEASURE-BALANCE.SECTOR-UNITTRUSTS"

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