News Release - Monetary Policy Committee Dates for 2010 and Provisional Dates for 2011*

2010	MPC Meeting	Minutes Publication	Inflation Report Publication
Jan	Wed 6 / Thu 7	Wed 20
Feb	Wed 3 / Thu 4	Wed 17	Wed 10
Mar	Wed 3 / Thu 4	Wed 17
Apr	Wed 7 / Thu 8	Wed 21
May	Wed 5 / Thu 6	Wed 19	Wed 12
Jun	Wed 9 / Thu 10	Wed 23
Jul	Wed 7 / Thu 8	Wed 21
Aug	Wed 4 / Thu 5	Wed 18	Wed 11
Sep	Wed 8 / Thu 9	Wed 22
Oct	Wed 6 / Thu 7	Wed 20
Nov	Wed 3 / Thu 4	Wed 17	Wed 10
Dec	Wed 8 / Thu 9	Wed 22

Should a general election take place on any scheduled MPC meeting date the start of the MPC meeting would be deferred by 48 hours to Friday afternoon, and the meeting would continue on the following Monday morning. This means that the decision would be announced at 12 noon on the Monday after the election.

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2011	MPC Meeting	Minutes Publication	Inflation Report Publication
Jan	Wed 12 / Thu 13	Wed 26
Feb	Wed 9 / Thu 10	Wed 23	Wed 16
Mar	Wed 9 / Thu 10	Wed 23
Apr	Wed 6 / Thu 7	Wed 20
May	Wed 4 / Thu 5	Wed 18	Wed 11
Jun	Wed 8 / Thu 9	Wed 22
Jul	Wed 6 / Thu 7	Wed 20
Aug	Wed 3 / Thu 4	Wed 17	Wed 10
Sep	Wed 7 / Thu 8	Wed 21
Oct	Wed 5 / Thu 6	Wed 19
Nov	Wed 9 / Thu 10	Wed 23	Wed 16
Dec	Wed 7 / Thu 8	Wed 21

* These dates are provisional and could be subject to change

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