U.K. Households' Expectations for Higher Interest Rates Slips

  • Survey shows fewer households expect rate rise in next year
  • Bank of England made communicating to households a priority

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Fewer British households expect an interest-rate increase in the next twelve months, according to a Bank of England survey.

In May, 51 percent of respondents to a BOE survey expected rates to rise over the next year, down from 58 percent in February, a report published Friday showed. The central bank questioned 2,159 people between 4 and 8 May.