[Percent per annum]
This table contains the following series:
Starting series: U.S. Treasury securities: 3-month bills (new issues) \1\
1929 ........
1933 0.515
1939 .023
1940 .014
1941 .103
1942 .326
1943 .373
1944 .375
1945 .375
1946 .375
1947 .594
1948 1.040
1949 1.102
1950 1.218
1951 1.552
1952 1.766
1953 1.931
1954 .953
1955 1.753
1956 2.658
1957 3.267
1958 1.839
1959 3.405
1960 2.928
1961 2.378
1962 2.778
1963 3.157
1964 3.549
1965 3.954
1966 4.881
1967 4.321
1968 5.339
1969 6.677
1970 6.458
1971 4.348
1972 4.071
1973 7.041
1974 7.886
1975 5.838
1976 4.989
1977 5.265
1978 7.221
1979 10.041
1980 11.506
1981 14.029
1982 10.686
1983 8.63
1984 9.58
1985 7.48
1986 5.98
1987 5.82
1988 6.69
1989 8.12
1990 7.51
1991 5.42
1992 3.45
1993 3.02
1994 4.29
1995 5.51
1996 5.02
1997 5.07
1998 4.81
1999 4.66
Starting series: U.S. Treasury securities: 6-month bills (new issues) \1\
1929 ........
1933 ........
1939 ........
1940 ........
1941 ........
1942 ........
1943 ........
1944 ........
1945 ........
1946 ........
1947 ........
1948 ........
1949 ........
1950 ........
1951 ........
1952 ........
1953 ........
1954 ........
1955 ........
1956 ........
1957 ........
1958 ........
1959 3.832
1960 3.247
1961 2.605
1962 2.908
1963 3.253
1964 3.686
1965 4.055
1966 5.082
1967 4.630
1968 5.470
1969 6.853
1970 6.562
1971 4.511
1972 4.466
1973 7.178
1974 7.926
1975 6.122
1976 5.266
1977 5.510
1978 7.572
1979 10.017
1980 11.374
1981 13.776
1982 11.084
1983 8.75
1984 9.80
1985 7.66
1986 6.03
1987 6.05
1988 6.92
1989 8.04
1990 7.47
1991 5.49
1992 3.57
1993 3.14
1994 4.66
1995 5.59
1996 5.09
1997 5.18
1998 4.85
1999 4.76
Starting series: U.S. Treasury securities: Constant maturities: 3-year \2\
1929 ......
1933 ......
1939 ......
1940 ......
1941 ......
1942 ......
1943 ......
1944 ......
1945 ......
1946 ......
1947 ......
1948 ......
1949 ......
1950 ......
1951 ......
1952 ......
1953 2.47
1954 1.63
1955 2.47
1956 3.19
1957 3.98
1958 2.84
1959 4.46
1960 3.98
1961 3.54
1962 3.47
1963 3.67
1964 4.03
1965 4.22
1966 5.23
1967 5.03
1968 5.68
1969 7.02
1970 7.29
1971 5.65
1972 5.72
1973 6.95
1974 7.82
1975 7.49
1976 6.77
1977 6.69
1978 8.29
1979 9.71
1980 11.55
1981 14.44
1982 12.92
1983 10.45
1984 11.89
1985 9.64
1986 7.06
1987 7.68
1988 8.26
1989 8.55
1990 8.26
1991 6.82
1992 5.30
1993 4.44
1994 6.27
1995 6.25
1996 5.99
1997 6.10
1998 5.14
1999 5.49
Starting series: U.S. Treasury securities: Constant maturities: 10-year \2\
1929 ......
1933 ......
1939 ......
1940 ......
1941 ......
1942 ......
1943 ......
1944 ......
1945 ......
1946 ......
1947 ......
1948 ......
1949 ......
1950 ......
1951 ......
1952 ......
1953 2.85
1954 2.40
1955 2.82
1956 3.18
1957 3.65
1958 3.32
1959 4.33
1960 4.12
1961 3.88
1962 3.95
1963 4.00
1964 4.19
1965 4.28
1966 4.92
1967 5.07
1968 5.65
1969 6.67
1970 7.35
1971 6.16
1972 6.21
1973 6.84
1974 7.56
1975 7.99
1976 7.61
1977 7.42
1978 8.41
1979 9.44
1980 11.46
1981 13.91
1982 13.00
1983 11.10
1984 12.44
1985 10.62
1986 7.68
1987 8.39
1988 8.85
1989 8.49
1990 8.55
1991 7.86
1992 7.01
1993 5.87
1994 7.09
1995 6.57
1996 6.44
1997 6.35
1998 5.26
1999 5.65
Starting series: U.S. Treasury securities: Constant maturities: 30-year \2\
1929 ......
1933 ......
1939 ......
1940 ......
1941 ......
1942 ......
1943 ......
1944 ......
1945 ......
1946 ......
1947 ......
1948 ......
1949 ......
1950 ......
1951 ......
1952 ......
1953 ......
1954 ......
1955 ......
1956 ......
1957 ......
1958 ......
1959 ......
1960 ......
1961 ......
1962 ......
1963 ......
1964 ......
1965 ......
1966 ......
1967 ......
1968 ......
1969 ......
1970 ......
1971 ......
1972 ......
1973 ......
1974 ......
1975 ......
1976 ......
1977 7.75
1978 8.49
1979 9.28
1980 11.27
1981 13.45
1982 12.76
1983 11.18
1984 12.41
1985 10.79
1986 7.78
1987 8.59
1988 8.96
1989 8.45
1990 8.61
1991 8.14
1992 7.67
1993 6.59
1994 7.37
1995 6.88
1996 6.71
1997 6.61
1998 5.58
1999 5.87
Starting series: Aaa Corporate bonds (Moody's)
1929 4.73
1933 4.49
1939 3.01
1940 2.84
1941 2.77
1942 2.83
1943 2.73
1944 2.72
1945 2.62
1946 2.53
1947 2.61
1948 2.82
1949 2.66
1950 2.62
1951 2.86
1952 2.96
1953 3.20
1954 2.90
1955 3.06
1956 3.36
1957 3.89
1958 3.79
1959 4.38
1960 4.41
1961 4.35
1962 4.33
1963 4.26
1964 4.40
1965 4.49
1966 5.13
1967 5.51
1968 6.18
1969 7.03
1970 8.04
1971 7.39
1972 7.21
1973 7.44
1974 8.57
1975 8.83
1976 8.43
1977 8.02
1978 8.73
1979 9.63
1980 11.94
1981 14.17
1982 13.79
1983 12.04
1984 12.71
1985 11.37
1986 9.02
1987 9.38
1988 9.71
1989 9.26
1990 9.32
1991 8.77
1992 8.14
1993 7.22
1994 7.96
1995 7.59
1996 7.37
1997 7.26
1998 6.53
1999 7.04
Starting series: Baa Corporate bonds (Moody's)
1929 5.90
1933 7.76
1939 4.96
1940 4.75
1941 4.33
1942 4.28
1943 3.91
1944 3.61
1945 3.29
1946 3.05
1947 3.24
1948 3.47
1949 3.42
1950 3.24
1951 3.41
1952 3.52
1953 3.74
1954 3.51
1955 3.53
1956 3.88
1957 4.71
1958 4.73
1959 5.05
1960 5.19
1961 5.08
1962 5.02
1963 4.86
1964 4.83
1965 4.87
1966 5.67
1967 6.23
1968 6.94
1969 7.81
1970 9.11
1971 8.56
1972 8.16
1973 8.24
1974 9.50
1975 10.61
1976 9.75
1977 8.97
1978 9.49
1979 10.69
1980 13.67
1981 16.04
1982 16.11
1983 13.55
1984 14.19
1985 12.72
1986 10.39
1987 10.58
1988 10.83
1989 10.18
1990 10.36
1991 9.80
1992 8.98
1993 7.93
1994 8.62
1995 8.20
1996 8.05
1997 7.86
1998 7.22
1999 7.87
Starting series: High-grade municipal bonds (S&P)
1929 4.27
1933 4.71
1939 2.76
1940 2.50
1941 2.10
1942 2.36
1943 2.06
1944 1.86
1945 1.67
1946 1.64
1947 2.01
1948 2.40
1949 2.21
1950 1.98
1951 2.00
1952 2.19
1953 2.72
1954 2.37
1955 2.53
1956 2.93
1957 3.60
1958 3.56
1959 3.95
1960 3.73
1961 3.46
1962 3.18
1963 3.23
1964 3.22
1965 3.27
1966 3.82
1967 3.98
1968 4.51
1969 5.81
1970 6.51
1971 5.70
1972 5.27
1973 5.18
1974 6.09
1975 6.89
1976 6.49
1977 5.56
1978 5.90
1979 6.39
1980 8.51
1981 11.23
1982 11.57
1983 9.47
1984 10.15
1985 9.18
1986 7.38
1987 7.73
1988 7.76
1989 7.24
1990 7.25
1991 6.89
1992 6.41
1993 5.63
1994 6.19
1995 5.95
1996 5.75
1997 5.55
1998 5.12
1999 5.43
Starting series: New home mortgage yields \3\
1929 .........
1933 .........
1939 .........
1940 .........
1941 .........
1942 .........
1943 .........
1944 .........
1945 .........
1946 .........
1947 .........
1948 .........
1949 .........
1950 .........
1951 .........
1952 .........
1953 .........
1954 .........
1955 .........
1956 .........
1957 .........
1958 .........
1959 .........
1960 .........
1961 .........
1962 .........
1963 5.89
1964 5.83
1965 5.81
1966 6.25
1967 6.46
1968 6.97
1969 7.81
1970 8.45
1971 7.74
1972 7.60
1973 7.96
1974 8.92
1975 9.00
1976 9.00
1977 9.02
1978 9.56
1979 10.78
1980 12.66
1981 14.70
1982 15.14
1983 12.57
1984 12.38
1985 11.55
1986 10.17
1987 9.31
1988 9.19
1989 10.13
1990 10.05
1991 9.32
1992 8.24
1993 7.20
1994 7.49
1995 7.87
1996 7.80
1997 7.71
1998 7.07
1999 7.04
Starting series: Commercial paper, 6 months \4\
1929 5.85
1933 1.73
1939 .59
1940 .56
1941 .53
1942 .66
1943 .69
1944 .73
1945 .75
1946 .81
1947 1.03
1948 1.44
1949 1.49
1950 1.45
1951 2.16
1952 2.33
1953 2.52
1954 1.58
1955 2.18
1956 3.31
1957 3.81
1958 2.46
1959 3.97
1960 3.85
1961 2.97
1962 3.26
1963 3.55
1964 3.97
1965 4.38
1966 5.55
1967 5.10
1968 5.90
1969 7.83
1970 7.71
1971 5.11
1972 4.73
1973 8.15
1974 9.84
1975 6.32
1976 5.34
1977 5.61
1978 7.99
1979 10.91
1980 12.29
1981 14.76
1982 11.89
1983 8.89
1984 10.16
1985 8.01
1986 6.39
1987 6.85
1988 7.68
1989 8.80
1990 7.95
1991 5.85
1992 3.80
1993 3.30
1994 4.93
1995 5.93
1996 5.42
1997 5.62
1998 .........
1999 .........
Starting series: Prime rate charged by banks \5\
1929 5.50-6.00
1933 1.50-4.00
1939 1.50
1940 1.50
1941 1.50
1942 1.50
1943 1.50
1944 1.50
1945 1.50
1946 1.50
1947 1.50-1.75
1948 1.75-2.00
1949 2.00
1950 2.07
1951 2.56
1952 3.00
1953 3.17
1954 3.05
1955 3.16
1956 3.77
1957 4.20
1958 3.83
1959 4.48
1960 4.82
1961 4.50
1962 4.50
1963 4.50
1964 4.50
1965 4.54
1966 5.63
1967 5.61
1968 6.30
1969 7.96
1970 7.91
1971 5.72
1972 5.25
1973 8.03
1974 10.81
1975 7.86
1976 6.84
1977 6.83
1978 9.06
1979 12.67
1980 15.27
1981 18.87
1982 14.86
1983 10.79
1984 12.04
1985 9.93
1986 8.33
1987 8.21
1988 9.32
1989 10.87
1990 10.01
1991 8.46
1992 6.25
1993 6.00
1994 7.15
1995 8.83
1996 8.27
1997 8.44
1998 8.35
1999 8.00
Starting series: Discount rate (NY F.R. Bank) \5\
1929 5.16
1933 2.56
1939 1.00
1940 1.00
1941 1.00
1942 \7\1.00
1943 \7\1.00
1944 \7\1.00
1945 \7\1.00
1946 \7\1.00
1947 1.00
1948 1.34
1949 1.50
1950 1.59
1951 1.75
1952 1.75
1953 1.99
1954 1.60
1955 1.89
1956 2.77
1957 3.12
1958 2.15
1959 3.36
1960 3.53
1961 3.00
1962 3.00
1963 3.23
1964 3.55
1965 4.04
1966 4.50
1967 4.19
1968 5.16
1969 5.87
1970 5.95
1971 4.88
1972 4.50
1973 6.44
1974 7.83
1975 6.25
1976 5.50
1977 5.46
1978 7.46
1979 10.28
1980 11.77
1981 13.42
1982 11.02
1983 8.50
1984 8.80
1985 7.69
1986 6.33
1987 5.66
1988 6.20
1989 6.93
1990 6.98
1991 5.45
1992 3.25
1993 3.00
1994 3.60
1995 5.21
1996 5.02
1997 5.00
1998 4.92
1999 4.62
Starting series: Federal funds rate \6\
1929 .......
1933 .......
1939 .......
1940 .......
1941 .......
1942 .......
1943 .......
1944 .......
1945 .......
1946 .......
1947 .......
1948 .......
1949 .......
1950 .......
1951 .......
1952 .......
1953 .......
1954 .......
1955 1.78
1956 2.73
1957 3.11
1958 1.57
1959 3.30
1960 3.22
1961 1.96
1962 2.68
1963 3.18
1964 3.50
1965 4.07
1966 5.11
1967 4.22
1968 5.66
1969 8.20
1970 7.18
1971 4.66
1972 4.43
1973 8.73
1974 10.50
1975 5.82
1976 5.04
1977 5.54
1978 7.93
1979 11.19
1980 13.36
1981 16.38
1982 12.26
1983 9.09
1984 10.23
1985 8.10
1986 6.81
1987 6.66
1988 7.57
1989 9.21
1990 8.10
1991 5.69
1992 3.52
1993 3.02
1994 4.21
1995 5.83
1996 5.30
1997 5.46
1998 5.35
1999 4.97
\1\ GDP less exports of goods and services plus imports of goods and services.
\2\ Rate on new issues within period; bank-discount basis.
\3\ Yields on the more actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities by the Department of the Treasury.
\4\ Effective rate (in the primary market) on conventional mortgages, reflecting fees and charges as well as contract rate and assuming, on the average, repayment at end of 10 years. Rates
beginning January 1973 not strictly comparable with prior rates.
\5\ Bank-discount basis; prior to November 1979, data are for 4-6 months paper. Series no longer published by Federal Reserve (FR). See FR release H.15 Selected Interest Rates dated May 12,
1997.
\6\ For monthly data, high and low for the period. Prime rate for 1929-33 and 1947-48 are ranges of the rate in effect during the period.
Sources: Department of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Housing Finance Board, Moody's Investors Service, and Standard & Poor's.