Common interest: Bank of England MPC decisions on rates
Month
Decision
Vote
Breakdown
2008
August
5% (Hold)
7-1-1
Tim Besley (raise 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
July
5% (Hold)
7-1-1
Tim Besley (raise 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
June
5% (Hold)
8-1
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
May
5% (Hold)
8-1
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
April
5% (-0.25%)
6-2-1
Tim Besley (hold)
Andrew Sentance (hold)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.5%)
Andrew Sentance (hold)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.5%)
March
5.25%
7-2
John Gieve (cut 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
February
5.25% (- 0.25%)
8-1
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
January
5.5% (Hold)
8-1
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
2007
December
5.5%
9-0
November
5.75%
7-2
John Gieve (cut 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
October
5.75%
7-2
John Gieve (cut 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
September
5.75% (Hold)
9-0
August
5.75% (Hold)
9-0
July
5.75% (+ 0.25%)
6-3
Rachel Lomax (hold)
Charles Bean (hold)
David Blanchflower (hold)
Charles Bean (hold)
David Blanchflower (hold)
June
5.5% (Hold)
5-4
Mervyn King (raise 0.25%)
John Gieve (raise 0.25%)
Tim Besley (raise 0.25%)
Andrew Sentance (raise 0.25%)
John Gieve (raise 0.25%)
Tim Besley (raise 0.25%)
Andrew Sentance (raise 0.25%)
May
5.5% (+ 0.25%)
9-0
April
5.25% (Hold)
7-2
Tim Besley (raise 0.25%)
Andrew Sentance (raise 0.25%)
Andrew Sentance (raise 0.25%)
March
5.25% (Hold)
8-1
David Blanchflower (cut 0.25%)
February
5.25% (Hold)
7-2
Tim Besley (raise 0.25%)
Andrew Sentance (raise 0.25%)
Andrew Sentance (raise 0.25%)
January
5-4
5-4
Rachel Lomax (hold)
Charles Bean (hold)
David Blanchflower (hold)
Paul Tucker (hold)
Charles Bean (hold)
David Blanchflower (hold)
Paul Tucker (hold)
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