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Date End month official Bank Rate
[a] [b]
IUMBEDR
31 Jan 210.1
28 Feb 210.1
31 Mar 210.1
30 Apr 210.1
31 May 210.1
30 Jun 210.1
31 Jul 210.1
31 Aug 210.1
30 Sep 210.1
31 Oct 210.1
30 Nov 210.1
31 Dec 210.25
31 Jan 220.25
28 Feb 220.5
31 Mar 220.75
30 Apr 220.75
31 May 221
30 Jun 221.25
31 Jul 221.25
31 Aug 221.75
30 Sep 222.25
31 Oct 222.25
30 Nov 223
31 Dec 223.5
31 Jan 233.5
28 Feb 234
31 Mar 234.25
30 Apr 234.25
31 May 234.5
30 Jun 235
31 Jul 235
31 Aug 235.25
30 Sep 235.25
31 Oct 235.25
30 Nov 235.25
31 Dec 235.25
31 Jan 245.25
29 Feb 245.25
31 Mar 245.25
30 Apr 245.25
31 May 245.25
30 Jun 245.25
31 Jul 245.25
31 Aug 245
30 Sep 245
31 Oct 245
30 Nov 244.75
31 Dec 244.75
31 Jan 254.75
28 Feb 254.5
31 Mar 254.5
30 Apr 254.5
31 May 254.25
30 Jun 254.25
31 Jul 254.25
31 Aug 254
30 Sep 254
31 Oct 254
30 Nov 254
31 Dec 253.75
31 Jan 263.75
28 Feb 263.75
31 Mar 263.75
30 Apr 263.75
31 May 263.75
30 Jun 263.75
31 Jul 263.75
31 Aug 263.75

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Notes:

[a] Prior to May 2012 the Official Bank rate was published to two decimal places but has since been changed to four decimal places for consistency.

[b] On the 16th September 1992, the UK leaves the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. The minimum lending rate was raised to 12%, and planned to be raised to 15% (with effect from 17th September 1992; but never implemented). Please see: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/archive/Documents/historicpubs/qb/1992/qb92q4382398.pdf for further explanation of changes implement to the minimum lending rate on "Black Wednesday".