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Dates for Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announcements on Bank Rate and publication of MPC meeting minutes and the quarterly Inflation Report are now available.
Following changes announced in the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016, MPC meetings will now take place eight times a year instead of once a month.
The dates for 2018 are currently provisional.
2017 MPC dates
| Month | MPC announcement and meeting minutes publication | Inflation Report Publication |
|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | No meeting | |
| February 2017 | Thursday 2 | Thursday 2 |
| March 2017 | Thursday 16 | |
| April 2017 | No meeting | |
| May 2017 | Thursday 11 | Thursday 11 |
| June 2017 | Thursday 15 | |
| July 2017 | No meeting | |
| August 2017 | Thursday 3 | Thursday 3 |
| September 2017 | Thursday 14 | |
| October 2017 | No meeting | |
| November 2017 | Thursday 2 | Thursday 2 |
| December 2017 | Thursday 14 | |
2018 MPC dates
| Month | MPC announcement and meeting minutes publication | Inflation Report Publication |
|---|---|---|
| January 2018 | No meeting | |
| February 2018 | Thursday 8 | Thursday 8 |
| March 2018 | Thursday 22 | |
| April 2018 | No meeting | |
| May 2018 | Thursday 10 | Thursday 10 |
| June 2018 | Thursday 21 | |
| July 2018 | No meeting | |
| August 2018 | Thursday 2 | Thursday 2 |
| September 2018 | Thursday 13 | |
| October 2018 | No meeting | |
| November 2018 | Thursday 8 | Thursday 8 |
| December 2018 | Thursday 20 |
