Regulatory Alerts2026-04-02
Changes to Publication Dates for the Decision Maker Panel and Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions
The Bank of England is adjusting the publication schedules for its Decision Maker Panel data and Agents’ summary of business conditions to prevent them from coinciding with the Monetary Policy Report. Under the revised timetable, Decision Maker Panel data will now be released on Fridays, shifting to the week preceding Monetary Policy Report releases in scheduled months and moving from Thursdays in other months. The Agents’ summary will similarly be published on Fridays in the week before each Monetary Policy Committee announcement, with updated dates effective through December 2026.
We are changing the publication dates of the Decision Maker Panel and Agents’ summary of business conditions so that they no longer fall on the same day as publication of the Monetary Policy Report
Published on
02 April 2026
News release
We are changing the publication dates of the Decision Maker Panel (DMP) and Agents’ summary of business conditions (ASBC) so that they no longer fall on the same day as publication of the Monetary Policy Report (MPR).
New publication timetable for the Decision Maker Panel
In MPR months, the DMP data will now be published on the Friday in the week before MPR publication. For other months, publication will move back one day from Thursday to Friday.
New publication timetable for the Agents’ summary of business conditions
In both MPR and non-MPR months, the ASBC will be published on the Friday in the week before the Monetary Policy Committee announcement.
Publication dates for the remainder of 2026
Friday 24 April
Monthly Decision Maker Panel data – April 2026 Agents’ summary of business conditions – April 2026
Thursday 30 April
April MPC Summary and minutes and April Monetary Policy Report
Friday 5 June
Monthly Decision Maker Panel data – May 2026
Friday 12 June
Agents’ summary of business conditions – June 2026
Thursday 18 June
June MPC Summary and minutes
Friday 3 July
Monthly Decision Maker Panel data – June 2026
Friday 24 July
Monthly Decision Maker Panel data – July 2026 Agents’ summary of business conditions – July 2026
Thursday 30 July
July MPC Summary and minutes and July Monetary Policy Report
Friday 4 September
Monthly Decision Maker Panel data – August 2026
Friday 11 September
Agents’ summary of business conditions – September 2026
Thursday 17 September
September MPC Summary and minutes
Friday 2 October
Monthly Decision Maker Panel data – September 2026
Friday 30 October
Monthly Decision Maker Panel data – October 2026 Agents’ summary of business conditions – November 2026
Thursday 5 November
November MPC Summary and minutes and November Monetary Policy Report
Friday 4 December
Monthly Decision Maker Panel data – November 2026
Friday 11 December
Agents’ summary of business conditions – December 2026
Thursday 17 December
December MPC Summary and minutes
Notes to editors
The Decision Maker Panel is a monthly survey of Chief Financial Officers from small, medium and large UK businesses.
The Agents’ summary of business conditions summarises intelligence from the Bank’s Agents considered by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). This information is collated ahead of each MPC meeting.
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