P548 Teletext 548 Jul18 23:13:26 Base Rates ——————————————————————————————————————— UK BASE RATE Month Rate Change Year High Low Jul05 4.75% Held 2004 4.75% 3.75% Jun05 4.75% Held 2003 4% 3.5% May05 4.75% Held 2002 4% 4% Apr05 4.75% Held 2001 6% 4% Mar05 4.75% Held 2000 6% 5.5% Feb05 4.75% Held 1999 6.25% 5% Jan05 4.75% Held 1998 7.5% 6.25% Dec04 4.75% Held 1997 7.25% 5.93% Nov04 4.75% Held 1996 6.37% 5.68% Oct04 4.75% Held 1995 6.62% 6.37% Sep04 4.75% Held 1994 6.12% 5.12% Aug04 4.75% +0.25% 1993 6.87% 5.37% ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Source: Bank of England Drive a real bargain p700 Ira special City Shares MortgagAdP548 Teletext 548 Jul18 23:11:32 World WU Rates ——————————————————————————————————————— US BASE RATE EUROZONE BASE RATE Month Rate Change Month Rate Change May05 3% +0^25% Jun03 2% -0.5% Mar05 2.75% +0.25% Mar03 2.5% -0.25% Feb05 2.5% +0^25% Dec02 2.75% -0.5% Dec04 2.25% +0.25% Nov01 3.25% -0.5% Nov04 2% +0.25% Sep01 3.75% -0.5% Sep04 1.75% +0.25% Aug01 4.25% -0.25% Aug04 1.5% +0.25% May01 4.5% -0.25% Jun04 1.25% +0.25% Jan99 4.75% Jun03 1% -0^25% Nov02 1.25% -0.5% Dec01 1.75% -0.25% Nov01 2% -0.5% ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Source: US Federal Reserve and ECB SAY GOODBYE TO EXPENSIVE CREDIT p628 Find out more from Loans.co.uk Ira special City Shares MortgagAdP548 Teletext 548 Jul18 23:17:19 Benefit Claims ——————————————————————————————————————— CLAIMANT COUNT UNEMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) Month Level Rate Year Avg Rate Jun05 864.9 2.8% 2004 854 2.8% May05 856.1 2.7% 2003 933 3.1% Apr05 83y.4 2.7% 2002 945 3.1% Mar05 831.3 2.7% 2001 969 3.2% Feb05 817.7 2.6% 2000 1,089 3.7% Jan05 814.0 2.6% 1999 1,248 4.3% Dec04 824.2 2.7% 1998 1,348 4.7% Nov04 832.5 2.7% 1997 1,585 5.5% Oct04 836.6 2.7% 1996 2,088 7.2% Sep04 835.8 2.7% 1995 2,290 8.0% Aug04 834.2 2.7% 1994 2,599 9.2% Jul04 836.3 2.7% 1993 2,877 10.2% ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Sourcez National Statistics NORTON LOANS SEE p615 0800 929 100 Ira special City Shares MortgagAdP548 Teletext 548 Jul18 23:27:27 Retail Prices ——————————————————————————————————————— INFLATION - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX Month CPI UPI RPIX Year Av. Rate Rate Rate UPI Jun05 2.0% +2.9% +2.2% 1993 +1.6% May05 1.9% +2.9% +2.1% 2004 +3% Apr05 1.9% +3^2% +2.3% 2003 +2.9% Mar05 1.9% +3.2% +2.4% 2002 +1.7% Feb05 1^6% +3^2% +2.1% 2001 +1.8% Jan05 1^6% +3^2% +2.1% 2000 +3^0% Dec04 1.6% +3.5% +2.5% 1999 +1.5% Nov04 1.5% +3.4% +2.2% 1998 +3.4% Oct03 1.2% +3.3% +2.1% 1997 +3.1% Sep04 1.1% +3.1% +1.9% 19y6 W2.4% Auo04 1.3% +3^2% W2^2% 1995 +3.5% Jul04 1^4% +3^0% +2.2% 1994 +2.4% ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Source: OMS and HM Treasury WANNA FLIRT? CHAT ON TV BY TEXT! SEE ITV1 p369 Ira special City Shares MortgagAdP548 Teletext 548 Jul18 23:10:53 House Prices ——————————————————————————————————————— HALIFAX HOUSE PRICE INDEX Month Index Nth/Chm Yr/Chm Av.Price Jun05 526.3 +0.1% +3.7% £162,605 May05 525.7 -0.6% +5.7% £162,424 Apr05 529^0 -0.1% +7.8% £163,458 Mar05 529.5 +0.5% +9.7% £163,5y2 Feb05 527^0 -0.5% +12.1% £162,824 Jan05 529.8 +0.7% +13.7% £163,682 Dec04 525.9 +1.4% +15.1% £162,493 Nov04 518.7 -0.2% +16^8% £160,259 Oct04 519.9 -1.2% +18.5% £160,639 Sep04 526.5 +1.3% W20.5% £162,66y Aug04 519.7 -0.5% +21.3% £160,584 Jul04 522.6 +1.5% +22.1% £161,466 ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Source: Halifax GameCentral - news and reviews p375 Ira special City Shares MortgagAdP548 Teletext 548 Jul18 23:17:17 House U Prices ——————————————————————————————————————— NATIONWIDE HOUSE PRICE INDEX Month Index Nth/Chm Yr/Chm Av.Price Jun05 311.0 -0^2% +4.1% £157,791 May05 311.6 +0.3% +5.5% £157,272 Apr05 310.6 +0.7% +7% £156,128 Mar05 308^6 -0^2% +7.9% £153,876 Feb05 30y.3 W0^4% +10^2% £152,87y Jan05 307.y +0^4% +12^6% £151,757 Dec04 306.7 -0.2% +12.7% £152,623 Nov04 307.1 +0.8% +15% £153,439 Oct04 304^6 -0.1% +15.3% £152,159 Sep04 304.y W0.3% +17^8% £153,727 Aug04 304^0 W0.1% +18.9% £153,743 Jul04 303.7 +1.7% +20.3% £154,299 ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Source: Nationwide Building Society Fancy seeing Barcelona play at the Nor Camp? Go to p680 ITV digital now! Ira special City Shares MortgagAd