Aggregated survey results are reported regularly in the Bank of England’s Inflation Report and the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meetings.
Our data has several advantages relative to outputs generated by other similar surveys for a number of reasons, thereby creating a valuable tool for assessing widespread business uncertainty.

2025
Contemporary Relevance Of Social Sciences, Academy of Social Sciences, December 2025, p.23
The Bank of England’s Decision Maker Panel (DMP), Academy of Social Sciences, December 2025
Keynote Speech by Monetary Policy Committee Member Catherine Mann, Bank of England Conference, November 2025
Mind the Gap: Speech by Swati Dhingra, Member, Monetary Policy Committee, November 2025
Monetary Policy Report, October 2025, p.12-14, p.17, p.20-21, p.39, p.63
Five ‘C’s for Central Bank Research − Speech By Catherine Mann, Member, Monetary Policy Committee, August 2025
How Firms Spread Good Management, August 2025
Speech by James Talbot, The Heat Is On: Why Monetary Policy Makers are Increasingly Focusing on the Impact of Climate Risks, May 2025
The Neutral Rate of Interest and its Relevance for Monetary Policy, May 2025
Monetary Policy Outlook by Megan Greene, Member, Monetary Policy Committee, May 2025
What if Things are Different? – Speech by Clare Lombardelli, Deputy Governor Monetary Policy, May 2025
Monetary Policy Report, May 2025, p.28-29, p.38, p.50-61, p.71-80
Trump Tariff Turmoil, April 2025
Holding the Anchor in Turbulent Waters – Speech by Catherine Mann, Member Monetary Policy Committee, March 2025
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, March 2025, p.4, p.6, p.9
Monetary Policy Report, February 2025, p.39, p.49-60
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, February 2025, p.2
Chilly Jobs, Warm Wages, Greg Thwaites, January 2025
2024
One Hundred Months of the Decision Maker Panel, Bank of England, December 2024
Bank Rate Maintained At 4.75%, Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, December 2024
Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions – 2024 Q4, Bank of England, December 2024
Oral Evidence: Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports, HC 419, Treasury Committee, House of Commons, November 2024
Managing the Present, Shaping the Future, Bank of England Deputy Governor November 2024
Monetary Policy Report, November 2024, p.23-24, p.59-64
Bank Rate Maintained at 5% , Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, September 2024, p.5
Effective Interest Rates : Statistics, Bank of England, September 2024
Output Price Inflation , Summary of Price Inflation Report, September 2024
Monetary Policy Report, September 2024, p5, p9
Monetary Policy Report, August 2024, p. 49, p.53-p.54, p58, p60, p67, p69-p71
High Hurdles: Evidence on Corporate Investment Hurdle Rates in the UK – Krishan Shah, Phil Bunn and Marko Melolinna, August 2024
Bank of England Rate Reduced to 5% – Bank of England, July 2024
Monetary Policy Report, May 2024, p. 40, p. 47-48, p. 71, p. 76-77
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, May 2024, p. 3
Speech by Catherine Mann, Member Monetary Policy Committee, February 2024
Monetary Policy Report, February 2024, p. 17, p. 45, p. 49, p. 56-57, p. 75, p. 81-82
2023
Speech by Ben Broadbent, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Signal Versus Noise, December 2023
Speech by Dave Ramsden, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Back to the Future, November 2023
Speech by Jonathan Haskel, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Implications of Current Wage Inflation, November 2023
Monetary Policy Report, November 2023, p. 20, p. 98
Letter from Governor to Chancellor regarding CPI inflation , September 2023
Profit Margins and Firm Price Growth: Evidence from the Decision Maker Panel, September 2023
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, September 2023, p. 5, p. 7
Report Reveals Impact Of COVID-19 Research And Innovation Funding (UKRI), September 2023
Monetary Policy Report, August 2023, p. 10, p. 49, p. 66-69, p. 88
Firm Inflation Perceptions and Expectations: Evidence From the Decision Maker Panel, July 2023
Letter from the Governor to the Chancellor on CPI Inflation, June 2023
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, June 2023, p. 7
Oral Evidence: Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports, HC 143, Treasury Committee, House of Commons, May 2023
Monetary Policy Report, May 2023, p. 22, p. 47-48, p. 68-69, p. 77-78, p. 84-86
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, March 2023, p. 11
Speech by Huw Pill, Chief Economist and Executive Director for Monetary Analysis, Gauging (dis)Inflationary Pressures: Comparing Tools and Current Findings, February 2023, Slides, 7, 9-10
Speech by Catherine Mann, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Turning Points and Monetary Policy Strategy, February 2023
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, February 2023, p. 50-51, p. 53, p. 55, p.62, p.87-88
Monetary Policy Report, February 2023, p. 88
Speech by Huw Pill, Chief Economist and Executive Director for Monetary Analysis, UK Monetary Policy Outlook, January 2023
2022
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, December 2022, p. 5, p. 9
Speech By Dave Ramsden Member of the Monetary Policy Committee: That Was The Year That Was, November 2022
Speech By Jonathan Haskel, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee: Recent UK Monetary Policy In A Changing Economy, November 2022
Monetary Policy Report, November 2022, p. 64, p. 79-80, p. 84
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, November 2022, p. 6, p. 8
Speech By Dave Ramsden, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee: Shocks, Inflation, And The Policy Response, October 2022
Quarterly Bulletin 2022 Q4, Climate Change: Possible Macroeconomic Implications, Bank of England, October 2022
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, September 2022, p. 7
Speech by Catherine Mann, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee: Inflation Expectations, Inflation Persistence, and Monetary Policy Strategy, September 2022, p. 10-11, p. 13, p. 17, p. 23
Shared Stress: Uncertainty, Pay and Recruitment Strains Across the Charity and Private Sectors, August 2022
The Impact of COVID on Productivity and Potential Output, August 2022, p. 5, p.14-16, p. 23, p. 28, p. 36, p.39
Monetary Policy Report, August 2022, p. 24, p. 34, p. 57, p. 60, p. 84
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, August 2022, p. 7-8
Shared Stress: Uncertainty, Pay And Recruitment Strains Across The Charity And Private Sectors, Pro Bono Economics, July 2022
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, June 2022, p. 4, p. 7-9
Bounce back ability, The UK corporate sector’s recovery from Covid-19, Resolution Foundation, p. 20
The Macroeconomic Expectations Of Firms, NBER Working Paper Series, May 2022, p. 4
Speech by Michael Saunders, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, The Route Back to 2% Inflation, May 2022
Monetary Policy Report, May 2022, p. 56, p. 60, p. 67, p. 76, p. 90-91
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, May 2022, p. 8-9
Intereconomics, On Returning Inflation to Target, April 2022
Speech by Catherine Mann, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee: A Monetary Policymaker Faces Uncertainty, April 2022
Speech by Sir Jon Cuncliffe, Deputy Governor: Monetary and Financial Stability and The Invasion Of Ukraine, April 2022
Monetary Policy Committee Report, January 2022, p. 20-21, p. 25-26
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, January 2022, p. 5, p. 7, p. 12
Speech by Catherine Mann, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee: On Returning Inflation Back to Target, January 2022, p. 2, p. 5-7, p. 11
2021
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, December 2021, p. 4
European Commission, Annual Research Conference, Vivien Lewis Discussion, November 2021, 12-56
Monetary Policy Report, November 2021, p. 10, p. 25-26, p. 32-33, p. 42-45
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, November 2021, p. 6, p. 9
A Stronger Economy For The British People, Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, p. 12
Productivity and Business Dynamics Through The Lens of COVID-19: The Shock, Risks and Opportunities, SINTRA, ECB, Chiara Criscuolo, October 2021, p. 38
2021 ECB Forum, October 2021
Household Debt and Consumption Revisited – Philip Bunn and May Rostom, September 2021
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, September 2021, p. 8
Monetary Policy Report, August 2021, p. 9, p. 25, p. 38
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, August 2021, p. 4, p. 7
What has Coronavirus Taught us about Working from Home?, Economics Observatory, June 2021
What is the Future of Commuting to Work?, Economics Observatory, May 2021
Monetary Policy Report, May 2021, p. 21, p. 23, p. 28-29
Monetary Policy Committee Summary and Minutes, May 2021, p. 3
Jonathan Haskel, What is the Future of Working from Home?, Economics Observatory, April 2021
Speech by Michael Saunders, Member of Monetary Policy Committee: Supply and Demand During and After the Pandemic, March 2021, p. 9-13
How has Working from Home Impacted Productivity? This UK Survey Has Answers, World Economic Forum, March 2021
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes, March 2021, p. 5
Speech by Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, Resolution Foundation, March 2021, p.5-6, p. 10
Monetary Policy Report, February 2021, p. 8, p. 22, p. 25, p. 37-38, p. 43
Monetary Policy Committee Summary and Minutes, February 2021, p. 5-6
Dave Ramsden Lecture: The Potential Long Term Effects of COVID-19, January 2021
2020
Monetary Policy Committee Summary and Minutes, December 2020, p. 6, p. 9
ONS – Labour Market Overview, UK, December 2020, p. 5
Impact of Covid-19 on UK Businesses – Evidence From the Decision Maker Panel in 2020 Q4, December 2020
Speech by Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor, The Potential Long-Term Economic Effects of Covid, November 2020, p. 2, p.11
Monetary Policy Report, November 2020, p. 3, p. 23, p. 38-39
Monetary Policy Committee Summary and Minutes, November 2020, p. 5
Midlands Engine, The State of the Region, October 2020, p. 5, p. 18-19, p. 21, p. 23
Speech by Michael Saunders, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, September 2020, p. 16
Treasury Committee Report, Economic Impact of Coronavirus: the Challenges of Recovery, September 2020, p. 42-43, p. 56
Bank of England, Financial Stability Report, August 2020, p. 20, p. 24
Midlands Engine, Economic Impact of Covid-19, August 2020, p. 3, p. 7
Monetary Policy Report, August 2020, p. 23, p. 42, p. 48
Covid-19’s Local Economic Impact on Nottingham – An Initial Assessment, August 2020, Nottingham City Council,
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, August 2020, p. 5
Speech by Andy Haldane, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, June 2020, p. 11-12
Covid-19 and Brexit: Contrasting Sectoral Impacts on the UK ,VoxEU, June 2020
Monetary Policy Committee Summary and Minutes, June 2020, p. 6-8
What are the key sources of data for measuring the economy in a crisis?, Economics Observatory, June 2020
Speech by Michael Saunders, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, May 2020, p. 9
Who Can Work From Home and How Does It Affect Their Productivity?, Economics Observatory, May 2020
Why Is Uncertainty So Damaging For The Economy?, Economics Observatory, May 2020
How is Covid-19 Affecting Businesses in the UK?, LSE, May 2020
Monetary Policy Committee Summary and Minutes, May 2020, p. 2, p. 9, p. 11, p.14
Monetary Policy Report, May 2020, p. 30, p. 36, p. 39-40, p. 56
Financial Policy Committee, Interim Financial Stability Report, May 2020, p. 39
Measuring and Combating the Negative Economic Impacts of Coronavirus, Steven J Davis, Hoover Institution Economic Policy Working Group, April 2020, p. 14, p. 16, p. 19
How Many Jobs Can be Done at Home?, NBER Working Paper 26948, April 2020
Monetary Policy Committee Summary and Minutes, March 2020, p. 7
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England: Report to the Treasury Committee, February 2020, p. 3
Dave Ramsden, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Report to the Treasury Committee, February 2020, p. 1-2
Michael Saunders, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, February 2020, p. 4
Monetary Policy Report, (Data/Charts), January 2020, p. 2, p. 19-20, p. 40-41
Monetary Policy Committee Summary and Minutes, January 2020, p. 3-4, p. 6
Monetary Policy Press Conference, Opening Remarks by The Governor , January 2020
Speech by Michael Saunders, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, January 2020, p. 9-11
Speech by Mark Carney Governor of the Bank of England, January 2020, p. 14
2019
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, December 2019, p. 4, p. 7
Speech by Jonathan Haskel, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, December 2019, p. 4 -5, p. 9-10
Monetary Policy Report, (Data/Charts), November 2019, p. 2, p. 8, p. 20, p. 23, p. 38-43
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, November 2019, p. 4
Speech by Gertjan Vlieghe, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, October 2019, p. 16
Speech by Michael Saunders, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, September 2019, p. 2-5, p 8, p. 10
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, September 2019, p. 4, p. 6, p. 8
Inflation Report, August 2019, p. 7, p. 10-11, p. 18, p. 29, p. 33
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, August 2019, p. 3-4, p. 7
Speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, July 2019, p. 12
Speech by Andy Haldane, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, July 2019, p. 27, p. 33
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, June 2019, p. 4
Speech by Michael Saunders, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, June 2019, p. 9
Speech by Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, May 2019, p. 9
Inflation Report, May 2019, p. 9, p. 11, p. 17, p. 30, p. 35
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, May 2019, p. 4
Summary of the NIESR Business Conditions Forum – The Impact of Uncertainty on the UK Economy, May 2019
Speech by Ben Broadbent, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, May 2019, p. 2 and p. 9
National Institute Economic Review No 248, May 2019, p. 1-2
Speech by Jonathan Haskel, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, March 2019, p. 14 -15
Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions, March 2019, p. 1, p. 8-9
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, March 2019, p. 4-6
Speech by Gertjan Vlieghe, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, February 2019, p. 9
Inflation Report, February 2019, p. 9, p. 10, p. 16-17, p. 41-42
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, February 2019, p. 4
Speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, February 2019, p. 1
2018
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, December 2018, p. 4
Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions, December 2018, p. 1, p. 7, p. 8
The Economic Effects of the Government’s Proposed Brexit Deal, November 2018, p. 7
Treasury Select Committee Hearing on the November Inflation Report, November 2018
Inflation Report, November 2018, p. 15-16, p. 36
The Bank EU Withdrawal Scenarios Document, November 2018, p. 4, p. 19, p. 33-34
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, November 2018, p. 4
Use of DMP data by HM Treasury, October 2018
Budget 2018: 24 Things You Need To Know, October 2018
Treasury Select Committee on the August Inflation Report, September 2018, p. 1
Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions, September 2018, p.1 , p. 6-7
Inflation Report, August 2018, p. 17
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, August 2018
Speech by Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, June 2018, p. 8
Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions, June 2018, p.1 , p. 6-7
Speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, May 2018, p. 20
Inflation Report, May 2018, p. 13-14
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, March 2018, p. 4
Speech by Gertjan Vlieghe, External Monetary Policy Committee member, March 2018, p. 5
Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions, March 2018, p. 1, p. 3-4 p. 7-8
Inflation Report Press Conference, Governors Opening Remarks, February 2018, p. 2
Inflation Report, February 2018, p. 16-18
Speech by Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, February 2018, p. 5
Inflation Report Press Conference Transcript, February 2018, p. 1
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, February 2018
2017
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, December 2017
Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions, December 2017, p. 1, p. 7-8
Inflation Report, November 2017
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, November 2017
Speech by Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, November 2017, p. 2, p. 5
Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions, September 2017, p. 1, p. 7-8
Inflation Report Press Conference, August 2017, p. 1
Speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, June 2017, p. 4
Inflation Report, February 2017, p. 13, p. 16
2016
Speech given by Andrew Haldane, Chief Economist, Bank of England, December 2016, p. 12
Monetary Policy Committee Minutes, November 2016, p. 3
Speech by Ben Broadbent, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, October 2016, p. 5