Concluding remarks In the title of this speech I posed the question ‘How are households placed for interest rate increases?’ There are a number of ways to come at this question – aggregate data, disaggregated  data and scenarios. On balance, though, I would conclude that as a whole households are in a fairly good position.
Mark Carney: Summary of the latest Monetary Policy Report Opening statement by Mr Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, at a press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report, Ottawa, 24 April 2008.