Monetary & Financial Statistics
Diary of Events 2007/2008

This diary has been compiled as a useful record of events relevant to the interpretation of both monetary and financial statistics.

2008

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun

2007

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

June 2008
17.06.08	Following the announcement that CPI inflation in the 12 months to May was 3.3 per cent, the Governor of the Bank of England sent an open letter to the Chancellor, as required by the monetary policy remit.
May 2008
	No relevant events this month.
April 2008
10.04.08	Bank of England reduces the Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.00%.

March 2008
	No relevant events this month.
February 2008
07.02.08	Bank of England reduces the Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.25%.
January 2008
01.01.08	Building Societies transition to Bank of England statistical reporting
01.01.08	Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro as their official currency

December 2007
06.12.07	Bank of England reduces the Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.5%.
November 2007
	No relevant events this month.
October 2007
	No relevant events this month.
September 2007
14.09.07	The Chancellor of the Exchequer authorised the Bank of England to provide a liquidity support facility to Northern Rock against appropriate collateral and at an interest rate premium. This liquidity facility will be available to help Northern Rock to fund its operations during the current period of turbulence in financial markets while Northern Rock works to secure an orderly resolution to its current liquidity problems.
August 2007
	No relevant events this month.
July 2007
05.07.07	Bank of England increases the Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.75%.
June 2007
30.06.07	Following the separation of Serbia and Montenegro, from end-June 2007 reporting, data for Serbia will be shown separately, while data for Montenegro will be included in ‘Other’ within Developing Europe on the Consolidated Worldwide External Claims of UK-Owned Banks and External Business of Banks Operating in the UK statistical releases.
May 2007
10.05.07	Bank of England increases the Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.5%.
April 2007
16.04.07	Following the announcement that CPI inflation in the 12 months to March was 3.1 per cent, the Governor of the Bank of England sent an open letter to the Chancellor, as required by the monetary policy remit.
04.07	National Savings and Investments (NS&I) second set of 50th anniversary draws will be held in June (five £1,000,000 premium bond draws instead of the usual two).  In order to qualify for the draw it was necessary to register before 30/04/2007.  Flows into National Savings rose from £314mn in March to £1289mn in April.
March 2007
	No relevant events this month.
February 2007
	No relevant events this month.
January 2007
01.01.07	Romania and Bulgaria enter the European Union
01.01.07	Slovenia adopts the euro as its official currency
11.01.07	Bank of England increases Bank Rate by 0.25 Percentage Points to 5.25%

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