BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, December 19. The Bank of England return for the week ended December 19 is given in the following table, together with the flgures for last, week: — Last week. This week. £ £ (millions), (millions). Issue Department— Notes issued — In circulation 604.5 613.1 In banking dept 25.7 17.1 Other Govt. securities . 615.3 615.3 Other securities ....... 3.7 3.7 Silver coin — — Gold — — Banking Department— Rest 3.3 3.3 Deposits— Public s 16.4 12.0 Bankers' H5.9 129.3 Other accounts 51.3 52.7 Discounts, advances ~. 3.9 3.8 Govt. securities ....... 149.S 169.1 Other securities 20.S 20.8 Notes and coin 26.9, 18.1 Ratio of reserve to liabilities, 9.30 per cent.; last week, 14.66. The Bank of England discount rate remains unchanged at 2 per cent, since October 26, 1939, when it was reduced from 3 per cent.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 150, 21 December 1940, Page 14
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