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Vote counts are the committee's published majority breakdown (how many members backed the decision vs. each alternative). Individual members' names and votes aren't shown, only aggregate counts sourced directly from the Bank's own figures. Economic context shows the most recently published CPI, GDP growth and unemployment figures as of each meeting date.
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Unemployment and inactivity vary enormously by age: youth unemployment in particular runs at roughly triple the all-ages rate.
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Goods trade only. Services (roughly 40% of UK exports, including finance and other professional services) aren't covered by this data source and aren't shown here, so relationships that lean heavily on services, especially with the United States, are understated.
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Annual data, published with a real lag behind the current date, not comparable in freshness to the monthly/quarterly series above.
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Government bond yields and exchange rates are market prices, not government statistics -- shown here as the fast-moving complement to the macro data above, sourced the same way (OECD and the Federal Reserve's own published series), never a news aggregator or a paid data vendor.
Latest official figures for the United Kingdom: GDP annual growth rate 1.4% (Q2 2026); inflation rate 3.5% (Sep 2026); unemployment rate 4.7% (Jun–Aug 2026); interest rate 4.00% (Nov 2026); government debt (% of GDP) 94.0% (Sep 2026).
Each figure is the latest published by the source named. Each name opens that indicator’s page with its full history.
| Indicator | Latest | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP & growth | |||
| GDP | £3.1tn | Q2 2026 | ONS |
| Real GDP | £2.96tn | Q2 2026 | ONS |
| GDP Growth Rate | 0.5% | Q2 2026 | ONS |
| GDP Annual Growth Rate | 1.4% | Q2 2026 | ONS |
| Productivity | 100.1 | Q1 2026 | ONS |
| Prices | |||
| Inflation Rate | 3.5% | Sep 2026 | ONS |
| Inflation Rate, Month on Month | 0.4% | Sep 2026 | ONS |
| CPIH Inflation Rate | 3.6% | Sep 2026 | ONS |
| CPIH Inflation Rate, Month on Month | 0.4% | Sep 2026 | ONS |
| Labour market | |||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | Jun–Aug 2026 | ONS |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 15.6% | Jun–Aug 2026 | ONS |
| Employment Rate | 75.3% | Jun–Aug 2026 | ONS |
| Economic Inactivity Rate | 20.9% | Jun–Aug 2026 | ONS |
| Interest rates | |||
| Interest Rate | 4.00% | Nov 2026 | Bank of England |
| 10-Year Government Bond Yield | 5.24% | Sep 2026 | OECD via FRED |
| Markets | |||
| Exchange Rate Against the US Dollar | $1.3398 per £1 | Oct 2026 | Federal Reserve |
| Trade | |||
| Balance of Trade | −£920m | Aug 2026 | ONS |
| Exports | £82.33bn | Aug 2026 | ONS |
| Trade Intensity | 61.3% | 2025 | ONS |
| Imports | £83.25bn | Aug 2026 | ONS |
| Current Account (% of GDP) | −3.0% | 2025 | ONS |
| Foreign Direct Investment (% of GDP) | 0.9% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Public finances | |||
| Government Debt (% of GDP) | 94.0% | Sep 2026 | ONS |
| Government Net Debt | £3tn | Sep 2026 | ONS |
| Government Borrowing | £24.52bn | Sep 2026 | ONS |
| Government Debt Interest | £10.93bn | Sep 2026 | ONS |
| Business | |||
| Business Confidence | 101.4 | Sep 2026 | OECD |