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Date Monthly amounts outstanding of total (excluding the Student Loans Company) sterling consumer credit lending to individuals (in sterling millions) seasonally adjusted
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LPMBI2O
30 Apr 93 51425
31 May 93 51515
30 Jun 93 51816
31 Jul 93 51957
31 Aug 93 52019
30 Sep 93 52304
31 Oct 93 52407
30 Nov 93 52665
31 Dec 93 52804
31 Jan 94 53060
28 Feb 94 53138
31 Mar 94 53485
30 Apr 94 53926
31 May 94 53888
30 Jun 94 54644
31 Jul 94 55046
31 Aug 94 55511
30 Sep 94 55967
31 Oct 94 56416
30 Nov 94 56859
31 Dec 94 57549
31 Jan 95 60769
28 Feb 95 61398
31 Mar 95 62096
30 Apr 95 62655
31 May 95 62826
30 Jun 95 63579
31 Jul 95 64227
31 Aug 95 64866
30 Sep 95 65457
31 Oct 95 66235
30 Nov 95 66783
31 Dec 95 67653
31 Jan 96 68054
29 Feb 96 68722
31 Mar 96 69439
30 Apr 96 70399
31 May 96 70976
30 Jun 96 71496
31 Jul 96 72376
31 Aug 96 73332
30 Sep 96 74615
31 Oct 96 75541
30 Nov 96 76423
31 Dec 96 76747
31 Jan 97 77769
28 Feb 97 79104
31 Mar 97 79294
30 Apr 97 80156
31 May 97 81273
30 Jun 97 82171
31 Jul 97 82554
31 Aug 97 83651
30 Sep 97 83879
31 Oct 97 84957
30 Nov 97 86051
31 Dec 97 87214
31 Jan 98 88160
28 Feb 98 89349
31 Mar 98 91786
30 Apr 98 92557
31 May 98 94033
30 Jun 98 95111
31 Jul 98 96132
31 Aug 98 97290
30 Sep 98 98350
31 Oct 98 99638
30 Nov 98 100756
31 Dec 98 101349
31 Jan 99 102385
28 Feb 99 103553
31 Mar 99 105651
30 Apr 99 106662
31 May 99 107704
30 Jun 99 108625
31 Jul 99 109807
31 Aug 99 110746
30 Sep 99 112034
31 Oct 99 113095
30 Nov 99 114245
31 Dec 99 115167
31 Jan 00 116502
29 Feb 00 117663
31 Mar 00 119019
30 Apr 00 119682
31 May 00 121062
30 Jun 00 121850
31 Jul 00 122772
31 Aug 00 123302
30 Sep 00 124257
31 Oct 00 125400
30 Nov 00 126372
31 Dec 00 127142
31 Jan 01 127969
28 Feb 01 129110
31 Mar 01 129028
30 Apr 01 130323
31 May 01 131849
30 Jun 01 132953
31 Jul 01 134087
31 Aug 01 135196
30 Sep 01 136024
31 Oct 01 137501
30 Nov 01 138936
31 Dec 01 140533
31 Jan 02 142040
28 Feb 02 143374
31 Mar 02 144283
30 Apr 02 145537
31 May 02 146666
30 Jun 02 147308
31 Jul 02 148730
31 Aug 02 151176
30 Sep 02 152771
31 Oct 02 154407
30 Nov 02 155414
31 Dec 02 156719
31 Jan 03 157707
28 Feb 03 154649
31 Mar 03 156071
30 Apr 03 157344
31 May 03 159085
30 Jun 03 160659
31 Jul 03 162087
31 Aug 03 163271
30 Sep 03 163998
31 Oct 03 165222
30 Nov 03 166068
31 Dec 03 166044
31 Jan 04 167495
29 Feb 04 169110
31 Mar 04 169881
30 Apr 04 171362
31 May 04 172584
30 Jun 04 174222
31 Jul 04 176057
31 Aug 04 176978
30 Sep 04 177980
31 Oct 04 179154
30 Nov 04 180871
31 Dec 04 181816
31 Jan 05 183654
28 Feb 05 184818
31 Mar 05 186305
30 Apr 05 186808
31 May 05 187886
30 Jun 05 189053
31 Jul 05 189564
31 Aug 05 190563
30 Sep 05 190744
31 Oct 05 191343
30 Nov 05 191662
31 Dec 05 191581
31 Jan 06 192174
28 Feb 06 191986
31 Mar 06 191382
30 Apr 06 191598
31 May 06 191964
30 Jun 06 191367
31 Jul 06 191263
31 Aug 06 191430
30 Sep 06 191279
31 Oct 06 191269
30 Nov 06 190916
31 Dec 06 190903
31 Jan 07 190997
28 Feb 07 190820
31 Mar 07 190924
30 Apr 07 191073
31 May 07 191052
30 Jun 07 190950
31 Jul 07 191383
31 Aug 07 191703
30 Sep 07 193008
31 Oct 07 195050
30 Nov 07 195454
31 Dec 07 195699
31 Jan 08 202027
29 Feb 08 203023
31 Mar 08 203243
30 Apr 08 203330
31 May 08 204007
30 Jun 08 203085
31 Jul 08 207718
31 Aug 08 207956
30 Sep 08 208309
31 Oct 08 205318
30 Nov 08 204592
31 Dec 08 203582
31 Jan 09 188685
28 Feb 09 188534
31 Mar 09 186996
30 Apr 09 186666
31 May 09 186971
30 Jun 09 185855
31 Jul 09 184953
31 Aug 09 183012
30 Sep 09 182657
31 Oct 09 181557
30 Nov 09 180610
31 Dec 09 179567
31 Jan 10 188856
28 Feb 10 186300
31 Mar 10 183809
30 Apr 10 182302
31 May 10 180298
30 Jun 10 178822
31 Jul 10 178027
31 Aug 10 176945
30 Sep 10 175804
31 Oct 10 175144
30 Nov 10 173463
31 Dec 10 172608
31 Jan 11 171200
28 Feb 11 170271
31 Mar 11 168829
30 Apr 11 168211
31 May 11 166808
30 Jun 11 166147
31 Jul 11 165251
31 Aug 11 164732
30 Sep 11 163501
31 Oct 11 162559
30 Nov 11 161819
31 Dec 11 160581
31 Jan 12 160530
29 Feb 12 159581
31 Mar 12 159587
30 Apr 12 158318
31 May 12 158036
30 Jun 12 158172
31 Jul 12 157428
31 Aug 12 156790
30 Sep 12 157271
31 Oct 12 156456
30 Nov 12 155739
31 Dec 12 157047
31 Jan 13 156633
28 Feb 13 156383
31 Mar 13 156192
30 Apr 13 156118
31 May 13 156354
30 Jun 13 156420
31 Jul 13 157791
31 Aug 13 158247
30 Sep 13 158568
31 Oct 13 158415
30 Nov 13 158451
31 Dec 13 158376
31 Jan 14 159192
28 Feb 14 159420
31 Mar 14 160123
30 Apr 14 160469
31 May 14 160958
30 Jun 14 161091
31 Jul 14 162101
31 Aug 14 162693
30 Sep 14 165086
31 Oct 14 167925
30 Nov 14 168370
31 Dec 14 168934
31 Jan 15 171487
28 Feb 15 171140
31 Mar 15 172581
30 Apr 15 173156
31 May 15 173759
30 Jun 15 174486
31 Jul 15 176152
31 Aug 15 176823
30 Sep 15 176214
31 Oct 15 177260
30 Nov 15 178163
31 Dec 15 178849
31 Jan 16 180220
29 Feb 16 181346
31 Mar 16 183106
30 Apr 16 183809
31 May 16 184867
30 Jun 16 186255
31 Jul 16 187101
31 Aug 16 188316
30 Sep 16 189059
31 Oct 16 190432
30 Nov 16 192349
31 Dec 16 193199
31 Jan 17 194394
28 Feb 17 195960
31 Mar 17 197698
30 Apr 17 198640
31 May 17 200002
30 Jun 17 200911
31 Jul 17 201982
31 Aug 17 203185
30 Sep 17 204643
31 Oct 17 206000
30 Nov 17 207343
31 Dec 17 208728
31 Jan 18 209085
28 Feb 18 210859
31 Mar 18 211731
30 Apr 18 212965
31 May 18 214167
30 Jun 18 215226
31 Jul 18 215735
31 Aug 18 216639
30 Sep 18 217888
31 Oct 18 217951
30 Nov 18 218650
31 Dec 18 219070
31 Jan 19 219980
28 Feb 19 219971
31 Mar 19 220657
30 Apr 19 221045
31 May 19 221526
30 Jun 19 222048
31 Jul 19 222122
31 Aug 19 224116
30 Sep 19 224481
31 Oct 19 225025
30 Nov 19 225303
31 Dec 19 224287

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Notes:

[a] Owing to the seasonal adjustment of this series, it may not equal the sum of its institutional breakdown. The residual can be found on the Bank's Interactive Database (LPMB5TF).

[b] The amount of consumer credit outstanding in March has been increased by a £1.0 bn stock of "other" loans not previously identified. Flows data for March are not affected. (31 Mar 1998)

[c] Following a review of the Other Specialist Mortgage Lending reporting population, data from additional reporters are included from July 2002. For further details on the changes see article ''Population review for Other Specialist Mortgage Lenders'' in the April 2004 issue of Bank of England: Monetary & Financial Statistics. (31 Jul 2002)

[d] In February 2003, £4.3bn of credit card lending held by some non-resident based securitisation vehicles were removed from the data. Flows have been adjusted for this, levels have not been adjusted. (28 Feb 2003)

[e] The level of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.2bn following the securtisiation of a credit card portfolio to an associated non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for July 2003. (31 Jul 2003)

[f] During July 2003, the level of credit card lending was permanently increased by £0.1bn following the transfer of a credit card portfolio from associated non-resident company to a UK bank. This movement has been adjusted out of the net lending flows for July 2003. (31 Jul 2003)

[g] During October 2003, the level of credit card lending was permanently reduced by £0.2bn following the transfer of a credit card portfolio from a UK bank to an associated non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net lending flows for October 2003. (31 Oct 2003)

[h] The level of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.5bn following the securtisiation of a credit card portfolio to an associated non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for November 2003. (30 Nov 2003)

[i] The level of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.8bn following the securtisiation of a credit card portfolio to an associated non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for March 2004. (31 Mar 2004)

[j] The level of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.5bn following the securtisiation of a credit card portfolio to an associated non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for May 2004. (31 May 2004)

[k] The level of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.5bn following the securtisiation of a credit card portfolio to an associated non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for August 2004. (31 Aug 2004)

[l] The level of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.3bn following the securtisiation of a credit card portfolio to an associated non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for November 2004. (30 Nov 2004)

[m] The level of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.3bn following the securitisation of a credit card portfolio to an associated non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for March 2005. (31 Mar 2005)

[n] The level of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.3bn following the transfer of a credit card portfolio to an associated non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for April 2005. (30 Apr 2005)

[o] The level of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.5bn following the securitisation of a credit card portfolio to an associated non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for September 2005. (30 Sep 2005)

[p] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.8bn following the transfer of a portfolio to a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for February 2006. (28 Feb 2006)

[q] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.3bn following the transfer of a portfolio to a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for March 2006. (31 Mar 2006)

[r] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.2bn following the transfer of portfolios to non-resident companies. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for May 2006. (LPMBI2O=31 May 2006) (LPMBI2O=30 Jun 2006)

[s] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.5bn following the transfer of a portfolio to a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for June 2006. (30 Jun 2006)

[t] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.5bn following the transfer of a portfolio to a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for June 2006. (30 Jun 2006)

[u] The amount outstanding for other unsecured lending has been reduced by £0.2bn following the sale of a portfolio to a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for July 2006. (31 Jul 2006)

[v] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.4bn following the transfer of a portfolio to a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for November 2006. (30 Nov 2006)

[w] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has been increased by £0.4bn following the transfer of portfolios from non-resident companies. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for May 2007. (LPMBI2O=31 May 2007) (LPMBI2O=30 Jun 2007)

[x] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has been increased by £0.5bn following the transfer of a portfolio from a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for September 2007. (30 Sep 2007)

[y] Second charge mortgages were reclassifed from lending secured on dwellings to other loans and advances in September. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for September. Amounts outstanding have not been adjusted. (30 Sep 2007)

[z] The Other Consumer Credit Lenders series are affected by the restructure of businesses in October 2007. Flows have been reduced to remove this effect. Amounts outstanding have not been adjusted. (31 Oct 2007)

[1] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has increased by £0.3bn following transfers of portfolios from non-resident companies. This movement has been adjusted out of net flows for October 2007. (31 Oct 2007)

[2] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has increased by £0.3bn following the transfer of a portfolio from a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for November 2007. (30 Nov 2007)

[3] The amount outstanding of other loans and advances by building societies has increased by £0.5bn, following a reclassification of loans by one institution. This movement has been adjusted out of the net lending flows for January. (31 Jan 2008)

[4] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has increased by £0.5bn following the transfer of a portfolio from a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for May 2008. (31 May 2008)

[5] The amount outstanding of credit card lending has been reduced by £0.4bn following the transfer of a portfolio to a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for June 2008. (30 Jun 2008)

[6] Following a review of the compilation of other consumer credit lenders' data, the amount outstanding of credit card lending has been reduced by £1.3bn in July 2008. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for July 2008. (31 Jul 2008)

[7] Following a review of the compilation of other consumer credit lenders' data, the amount outstanding of other loans and advances has increased by £5.5bn in July 2008. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for July 2008. (31 Jul 2008)

[8] The amount outstanding of credit card lending increased by £1.0bn, because a UK-resident bank increased its share holding in a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for September 2008. (30 Sep 2008)

[9] The amount outstanding of credit card lending fell by £2.7bn following the transfer of a portfolio to a non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the net flows for October 2008. (31 Oct 2008)

[10] The amount outstanding of credit card lending rose by £0.1bn following the desecuritisation of a credit card portfolio to a UK bank from an associated non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for January 2009. (31 Jan 2009)

[11] Due to a change in the reporting population and the introduction of methodological improvements to The Office for National Statistic¿s Credit Grantors Survey, the amount outstanding of unsecured credit in January 2009 has decreased by £14.4bn from the level in December 2008. Of this, credit card lending decreased by £1.4bn and other unsecured lending decreased by £13.0bn. These movements have been adjusted out of the lending flows for January 2009. (31 Jan 2009)

[12] The amount outstanding of credit card lending rose by £0.1bn following the desecuritisation of a credit card portfolio to a UK bank from an associated non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for February 2009. (28 Feb 2009)

[13] The amount outstanding of credit card lending fell by £0.3bn following the securitisation of a credit card portfolio from a UK bank to an associated non-resident company . This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for March 2009. (31 Mar 2009)

[14] The amount outstanding of credit card lending increased by £0.4bn following the desecuritisation of credit card portfolios from several UK banks to associated non-resident companies. This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for April 2009. (30 Apr 2009)

[15] The amount outstanding of credit card lending increased by £1.5bn following the desecuritisation of credit card portfolios to several UK banks from associated non-resident companies. This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for May 2009. (31 May 2009)

[16] The amount outstanding of credit card lending increased by £0.5bn following transfers of credit card portfolios between several UK banks and associated non-resident companies.This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for June 2009. (30 Jun 2009)

[17] The amount outstanding of credit card lending increased by £0.3bn following the desecuritisation of credit card portfolios to several UK banks from associated non-resident companies.This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for July 2009. (31 Jul 2009)

[18] The amount outstanding of credit card lending increased by £0.6bn following the desecuritisation of credit card portfolios to several UK banks from associated non-resident companies. This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for September 2009. (30 Sep 2009)

[19] The amount outstanding of credit card lending increased by £0.5bn following the desecuritisation of credit card portfolios to several UK banks from associated non-resident companies. This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for October 2009. (31 Oct 2009)

[20] The amount outstanding of credit card lending increased by £0.3bn following the desecuritisation of credit card portfolios to several UK banks from associated non-resident companies. This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for November 2009. (30 Nov 2009)

[21] The amount outstanding of credit card lending decreased by £0.1bn following the securitisation of credit card portfolios from a UK bank to an associated non-resident company. This movement has been adjusted out of the lending flows for December 2009. (31 Dec 2009)

[22] The Office for National Statistics have recently completed a review of the Credit Grantors Survey and have re-examined the assumptions underlying this series. This has decreased the amount outstanding of credit card lending by £2bn and the amount outstanding of other unsecured lending by £8bn in January 2010. Flows of gross and net lending were not significantly affected. (31 Jan 2010)

[23] Due to changes to reporting of securitised loans, along with related liabilities, the amount outstanding of this series has increased by £9bn. The movement has been adjusted out of the flows for January 2010. For details, see the Monetary and Financial Statistics article http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/documents/ms/articles/art1feb10.pdf. (31 Jan 2010)

[24] The Office for National Statistics regularly reviews its reporters to the Credit Grantors Survey. Due to a change in the reporting population, the amount outstanding of unsecured credit in January 2011 has decreased by £3.3bn from the level in December 2010. Of this credit card lending decreased by £0.4bn and other unsecured lending decreased by £2.9bn. These movements have been adjusted out of the lending flows for January 2011. (31 Jan 2011)

[25] The level of other unsecured lending has been reduced by £0.3bn following the transfer of a loan portfolio to a non-resident company. The movement has been adjusted out of the net lending flows for May 2011. (31 May 2011)

[26] Due to improvements in reporting at one institution, the amounts outstanding decreased by £2bn. This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for January 2012. (31 Jan 2012)

[27] Due to a change in the reporting population, this series has increased by £0.5bn. The effect has been adjusted out of the flows for December 2012. (31 Dec 2012)

[28] Due to a restructuring at one reporting institution the amounts outstanding increased by £1bn. This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for January 2013. (31 Jan 2013)

[29] Following a purchase of loans by one reporting institution, the amounts outstanding increased by £2bn. This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for July 2013. (31 Jul 2013)

[30] Due to a change in the reporting population, the amounts outstanding increased by £2bn. The effect has been adjusted out of the flows for September 2014. (30 Sep 2014)

[31] Due to a loan transfer by one reporting institution, the amounts outstanding increased by £2bn. This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for October 2014. (31 Oct 2014)

[32] Due to improvements in reporting, the amounts outstanding increased by £1.7bn. This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for January 2015. (31 Jan 2015)

[33] Due to a loan transfer, the amounts outstanding decreased by £1.4bn. This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for September 2015. (30 Sep 2015)

[34] Due to a loan portfolio sale, the amounts outstanding decreased by £0.6bn. This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for December 2015. (31 Dec 2015)

[35] Due to changes in the reporting population, this series has decreased by around £1bn.  This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for January 2016. (31 Jan 2016)

[36] Due to improvements in reporting at one institution, the amounts outstanding decreased by £0.5bn. This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for January 2018. (31 Jan 2018)

[37] Due to improvements in reporting at one institution, the amounts outstanding increased by £0.6bn. This effect has been adjusted out of the flows for February 2018. (28 Feb 2018)