BANK OF ENGLAND Inflation Report May 2019 In order to maintain price stability, the Government has set the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) a target for the annual inflation rate of the Consumer Prices Index of 2 Subject to that, the MPC is also required to support the Government's economic policy ncluding its objectives for growth and employment The Inflation Report is produced quarterly by Bank staff under the guidance of the members of the Monetary Policy Committee. It serves two purposes. First, its preparation provides a comprehensive and forward-Looking framework for discussion among MPC members as an aid to our decision-making. Second, its publication allows us to share our thinking and explain the reasons for our decisions to those whom they affect. Although not every member will agree with every assumption on which our projections are based, the fan charts represent the MPCs best collective judgement about the most likely paths for inflation, output and unemployment, as well as the uncertainties surrounding those centra projections. This Report has been prepared and published by the Bank of England in accordance with section 18 of the Bank of England Act 1998 The Monetary Policy Committee Mark Carney, Governor ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor responsible for monetary policy Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor responsible for financial stability Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor responsible for markets and banking Andrew Haldane Jonathan Haskel Michael Saunders Silvana Tenreyro Gentian vlieghe y回f Power Point TM versions of the Inflation Report charts and Excel spreadsheets of the data underlying most of them are available at www.bankofengland.co.uk/inflation-report/2019/may-2019 o Bank of England 2019 ISSN 2514-4103(Online)In order to maintain price stability, the Government has set the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) a target for the annual inflation rate of the Consumer Prices Index of 2%. Subject to that, the MPC is also required to support the Government’s economic policy, including its objectives for growth and employment. The Inflation Report is produced quarterly by Bank staff under the guidance of the members of the Monetary Policy Committee. It serves two purposes. First, its preparation provides a comprehensive and forward-looking framework for discussion among MPC members as an aid to our decision-making. Second, its publication allows us to share our thinking and explain the reasons for our decisions to those whom they affect. Although not every member will agree with every assumption on which our projections are based, the fan charts represent the MPC’s best collective judgement about the most likely paths for inflation, output and unemployment, as well as the uncertainties surrounding those central projections. This Report has been prepared and published by the Bank of England in accordance with section 18 of the Bank of England Act 1998. The Monetary Policy Committee: Mark Carney, Governor Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor responsible for monetary policy Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor responsible for financial stability Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor responsible for markets and banking Andrew Haldane Jonathan Haskel Michael Saunders Silvana Tenreyro Gertjan Vlieghe PowerPoint™ versions of the Inflation Report charts and Excel spreadsheets of the data underlying most of them are available at www.bankofengland.co.uk/inflation-report/2019/may-2019 © Bank of England 2019 ISSN 2514-4103 (Online) Inflation Report May 2019