- Prior 0.817bn
- Mortgage lending 1.741bn vs 1.600bn exp. Prior 1.558bn. Revised to 1.598bn
- Mortgage approvals 61,760k vs 61,500k exp. Prior 60,786k. Revised to 60,707k
- M4 money supply -0.2% vs -0.8% prior m/m. Revised to -0.7%
- -3.2% v s-2.2% prior y/y
A jump in mortgages to a 6 month high, which can be expected in the early part of a new year. within the credit numbers, credit cards accounted for 0.243bn vs a revised 0.207bn (0.208bn prior).
Still no signs that the UK public is getting into bad habits again with borrowing which bodes well for the future. That spectre is usually lingering just around the corner though
