The number of mortgage approvals by the main high street banks in June fell by 2.1 per cent compared to the same month a year earlier. Within this only remortgaging approvals increased and were 3.4 per cent higher than for the same period a year earlier, this was offset by the 4.7 per cent fall in house purchase approvals and 4.3 per cent fall in other secured borrowing.

Credit card spending was 4.7 per cent higher than a year earlier, with outstanding levels of card borrowing having grown by 5.6 per cent over the year. Outstanding overdraft borrowing was 5.8 per cent lower compared to the same time last year.

Personal deposits grew by 1.3 per cent in the last 12 months. Deposits held in instant access accounts were 4.2 per cent higher than a year earlier.