Changes to Publication Dates for the Decision Maker Panel and Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions

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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