A set of newly added questions in the 2011 to 2014 Bank of England/NMG Consulting Survey reveals that British households are estimated to change their consumption by significantly more in reaction to temporary and unanticipated falls in income than to rises of the same size. Household balance...

An analysis of results of the 2016 NMG Consulting survey on household finances, which was carried out in early September after the vote to leave the EU and our Monetary Policy Committee's decision to cut Bank Rate. Evidence from the survey provides an insight into how people have been affected...

This article examines recent developments in household balance sheets using disaggregated data from an annual survey carried out by NMG Consulting on behalf of the Bank. The survey indicates that household debt levels remain well above historical averages, but are little changed since last year....