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The Pocketbook Bulletin
Real week-on-week movement in the numbers that actually affect your monthly budget \u2014 inflation, the bank rate, and the pound \u2014 tracked as genuine change over time, not a single static snapshot.
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ONS · BoE
Real data sources
LONDON — 1 August 2026
This week’s numbers
CPIH Inflation
2.80%
No change this week
Unemployment Rate
4.90%
No change this week
Bank Rate
3.75%
No change this week
GBP / USD
1.3421
No change this week
GBP / EUR
1.1686
No change this week
Mortgage Watch
No change to the base rate since 30 Jul 2026
This page will update the moment the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee moves the rate.