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Bank of England Base Rate History

 

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Year Month Base Rate % Change
2009 05 March 0.50 -0.50
  05 February 1.00 -0.50
  08 January 1.50 -0.50
2008 04 December 2.00 -1.00
  06 November 3.00 -1.50
  08 October 4.50 -0.50
  10th April 5.00 -0.25
  7th February 5.25 -0.25
2007 6th December 5.50 -0.25
  5th July 5.75 +0.25
  10th May 5.50 +0.25
  11th January 5.25 +0.25
2006 9th November 5.00 +0.25
  7th September 4.75 +0.25
2005 4th August 4.50 -0.25
2004 5th August 4.75 +0.25
  10th June 4.50 +0.25
  6th May 4.25 +0.25
  5th Feb 4.00 +0.25
2003 6th Nov 3.75 +0.25
  10th July 3.50 -0.25
  7th Feb 3.75 -0.25
2001 8th Nov 4.00 -0.50
  3rd Oct 4.50 -0.25
  19th Sept 4.75 -0.25
  2nd Aug 5.00 -0.25
  10th May 5,25 -0.25
  5th April 5.50 -0.25
  8th Feb 5.75 -0.25
2000 10th Feb 6.00 +0.25
  14th Jan 5.75 +0.25
1999 Nov 5.50 +0.25
  Sept 5.25 +0.25
  Jun 5.00 -0.25
  Feb 5.25 -0.25
  Feb 5.50 -0.50
  Jan 6.00 -0.25
1998 Dec 6.25 -0.50
  Nov 6.75 -0.50
  Oct 7.25 -0.25
  June 7.50 +0.25
1997 Nov 7.25 +0.25
  Aug 7.00 +0.25
  Jul 6.75 +0.25
  Jun 6.50 +0.25
  May 6.25 +0.25
1996 Oct 6.00 +0.25
  Jun 5.75 -0.25
  Mar 6.00 -0.25
  Jan 6.25 -0.25
1995 Dec 6.50 -0.25
  Feb 6.75 +0.5
1994 Dec 6.25 +0.5
  Sep 5.75 +0.5
  Feb 5.25 -0.25
1993 Nov 5.50 -0.5
  Jan 6.00 -1.0
1992 Nov 7.00 -1.0
  Oct 8.00 -1.0
  Sep 9.00 -1.0
  May 10.00 -0.5
1991 Sep 10.50 -0.5
  Jul 11.00 -0.5
  May 11.50 -0.5
  Apr 12.00 -0.5
  Mar 12.50 -0.5
  Feb 13.00 -1.0
1990 Oct 14.00 -1.0
1989 May 14.00 +1.0
  Nov 13.00 +1.0
  Aug 12.00 +1.5
  Jul 10.50 -1.0
  Jun 9.50 +2.0
  May 7.50 -0.5
  Apr 8.00 -0.5
  Mar 8.50 -0.5
1988 Feb 9.00 +0.5
  Dec 8.50 -0.5
  Nov 9.00 -0.5
  Oct 9.50 -0.5
  Aug 10.00 +1.0
  May 9.00 -0.5
  Apr 9.50 -0.5
1987 Mar 10.00 -1.0
  Oct 11.00 +1.0
  May 10.00 -0.5
  Apr 10.50 -1.0
  Mar 11.50 -1.0
1986 Jan 12.50 +1.0
  Jul 11.50 -1.0
  May 12.50 -0.25
  Apr 12.75 -0.75
  Mar 13.50 -0.5
1985 Jan 14.00 -

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