What is the UK M4 money supply?
M4 is the Bank of England's broad measure of money: notes and coins held by the public plus sterling deposits at UK banks and building societies. The Bank also publishes M4ex, which excludes some financial companies and is the measure it focuses on.
Monthly figures are in the Money and Credit release and the Bank's database. Claims that "money printing" caused inflation are often about quantitative easing, which the Bank reports separately through its Asset Purchase Facility.
The latest figure
Past values
| Year | Average for the year |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.98% |
| 2025 | 7.03% |
| 2024 | 7.85% |
| 2023 | 7.8% |
| 2022 | 6.12% |
| 2021 | -3.4% |
Read from the Bank of England data file. Every value since 1994.
This figure is read from the publisher every six hours, so it may be newer than the answer above. More on it: UK consumer credit growth.
When is the next figure out?
Monthly, in the Bank's Money and Credit release near the end of the following month; August 2026 data were published on 29 September 2026
Every official release due in the next two weeks is on the release calendar.
Terms used in this answer
- Quantitative easing (QE)The Bank of England's purchase of assets, mainly government bonds, with newly created central bank money to lower longer-term interest rates and support spending.
- Seasonally adjustedFigures that have had regular calendar patterns removed, such as Christmas shopping or summer jobs, so that underlying movements between months or quarters can be seen.
- Year-on-year changeThe change between a figure for one period and the same period twelve months earlier, such as March this year compared with March last year.
- Cash termsA money figure stated at the prices of the time it refers to, with no adjustment for inflation. Also called nominal terms.
- Bank RateThe interest rate the Bank of England pays on reserves held by commercial banks. Set by the Monetary Policy Committee, it is often called the base rate.
Where the figures come from
- Bank of England Statistical Interactive DatabaseUse the Bank of England database to check Bank Rate history, mortgage and savings rates, mortgage approvals and M4, with series codes and CSV links.
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