Common interest: Bank of England MPC decisions on rates
Month
Decision
Vote breakdown
2008
December
Cut to 2%
To be announced December 17
November
Cut to 3%
9 - 0
October
Cut to 4.5%
9 - 0
September
Held at 5%
8 - 1 (David Blanchflower: cut 0.5%)
August
Held at 5%
7 - 2 (Tim Besley: increase 0.25%; David Blanchflower: cut 0.25%)
July
Held at 5%
7 - 2 (Tim Besley: increase 0.25%; David Blanchflower: cut 0.25%)
June
Held at 5%
8 - 1 (David Blanchflower: cut 0.25%)
May
Rates held at 5%
8 - 1 (David Blanchflower: cut 0.25%)
April
Cut to 5%
6 - 3 (Tim Besley, Andrew Sentance: hold; David Blanchflower: cut 0.5%)
March
Rates held at 5.25%
7 - 2 (John Gieve, David Blanchflower: cut 0.25%)
February
Cut to 5.25%
8 - 1 (David Blanchflower votes to cut by 0.5%)
January
Held at 5.5%
8 - 1 (David Blanchflower: cut 0.25%)
2007
December
Cut to 5.5%
9 - 0
November
Held at 5.75%
7 - 2 (John Gieve, David Blanchflower: cut 0.25%)
October
Held at 5.75%
8 - 1 (David Blanchflower: cut 0.25%)
September
Held at 5.75%
9 - 0
August
Held at 5.75%
9 - 0
July
Raised to 5.75%
6 - 3 (Rachel Lomax, Charles Bean, David Blanchflower: hold)
June
Held at 5.5%
5 - 4 (Mervyn King, John Gieve, Tim Besley, Andrew Sentance: raise 0.25%)
May
Raised to 5.5%
9 - 0
April
Held at 5.25%
7 - 2 (Tim Besley, Andrew Sentance: raise 0.25%)
March
Held at 5.25%
8 - 1 (David Blanchflower: cut 0.25%)
February
Held at 5.25%
7 - 2 (Tim Besley, Andrew Sentance: raise 0.25%)
January
Raised to 5.25%
5 - 4 (Rachel Lomax, Charles Bean, David Blanchflower, Paul Tucker: hold)
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