BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN
(By Telegraph—Press Association -Cupyrlnin i (Rec. 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 14. The Bank of England return for the week ended May 14 is given in the following table, witn' tbo return in millions of pounds :— Last week. This week. £ £ . (millions.) (millions.) Issue DepartmentNotes Issued— In circulation 776.9 780.2 In banting department . 53.3 50.0 Govt debt 11.0 11.0 Other Govt. securities .. 817.2 817.0 Other securities 1.8 2.0 Fiduciary issue ...... 830.0 830.0 Gold eoia and bullion 0.2 0.2 Banking Department— Capital •• H-5 "-5 Rest 3.2 3.2 DepositsPublic 16.8 12.6 Bankers 118.5. 126.5 Other accounts 49.6 50.5 Govt. securities ...... 117.4 127.8 Discounts, advances .... 7.5 7.0 Other securities 23.6 21.5 Notes and coin 54.1 51.0 Proportion, p.c. 29.6 26.93 Bank-rate 2 per cent, (reduced from 3 per cent.. October 26, 1939.) Notes in circulation as at April 30, 1942, £771,100,000 ; and at May 14, 1941, £629,400,000, the fiduciary issue at that date being 020,000,000.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 114, 16 May 1942, Page 7
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