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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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Metrics tracked
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ONS · BoE
Real data sources
LONDON — 12 September 2026
This week’s numbers
CPIH Inflation
3.10%
No change this week
Unemployment Rate
4.90%
No change this week
Bank Rate
3.75%
No change this week
GBP / USD
1.3508
trending_down-0.0022 since 4 Sept 2026
GBP / EUR
1.1653
trending_up+0.0011 since 4 Sept 2026
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.