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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 — 11 November 2026
This week’s numbers
CPIH Inflation
3.60%
No change this week
Unemployment Rate
4.70%
No change this week
Bank Rate
4.00%
trending_up+0.25% since 30 Jul 2026
GBP / USD
1.3307
trending_down-0.0193 since 4 Nov 2026
GBP / EUR
1.1959
trending_down-0.0023 since 4 Nov 2026
Mortgage Watch
The Bank of England base rate has moved: 3.75% → 4.00%
Recorded 5 Nov 2026. A base rate move typically feeds through to tracker mortgages within one to two payment cycles, and reshapes what lenders offer on new fixed-rate deals in the days that follow.