LONDON (MNI) – Below is a survey of analysts’ forecasts for the May
Bank of England personal lending data, due out at 0830 GMT on Wednesday,
June 29 and for the June Gfk Consumer Confidence Index, due out at 0001
BST June 30 (2301 GMT June 29).

! May ! May ! May ! !
! BOE ! BOE ! BOE ! June !
! Mortgage ! Net ! Net ! Gfk !
! Approvals! Mortgage ! Consumer ! Consumer !
000s Lending ! Credit ! Confidence !
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Median forecast 46.1 0.7 0.3 -24.0
High forecast 52.0 1.0 0.6 -19.0
Low forecast 42.0 0.5 -0.4 -27.0
Previous period 45.2 0.7 0.5 -21.0
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Number of responses 16 11 14 15
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4Cast n/a n/a n/a n/a
ABN Amro 46.0 n/a n/a -23.0
Barclays Cap. 46.0 0.5 -0.4 -24.0
BNP Paribas 42.0 n/a 0.5 -20.0
Capital Economics 46.5 n/a 0.5 -26.0
Commerzbank 46.0 0.8 0.5 -23.0
Deutsche 46.5 0.7 0.3 n/a
Global Insight 46.5 0.8 0.3 -24.0
HSBC 46.3 n/a 0.1 -24.0
ING n/a n/a n/a -19.0
Investec 46.2 0.7 0.3 -26.0
JP Morgan 47.0 1.0 0.1 -20.0
Lloyds TSB 52.0 0.7 0.5 -25.0
National Australia Bank 46.0 0.7 0.3 n/a
RBS 46.0 0.9 0.3 -27.0
Standard Chartered 45.5 n/a 0.2 -25.0
Sumitomo Mitsui 46.5 0.8 n/a -22.0
UBS 46.0 0.7 0.6 n/a
Westpac n/a n/a n/a -26.0
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