This table contains the following series:
Starting series: U.S. Treasury security yields: 3-month bills (new issues) \1\
1999 4.66
2000 5.85
2001 3.44
2002 1.62
2003 1.01
2004 1.38
2005 3.16
2006 4.73
2007 4.41
2008 1.48
2008:Aug 1.79
Sept 1.46
Oct .84
Nov .30
Dec .04
2009:Jan .12
Feb .31
Mar .25
Apr .17
May .15
June .17
July .19
Aug .18
2009:Aug 8 .18
15 .19
22 .18
29 .16
2009:Sept 5 .15
Starting series: U.S. Treasury security yields: Constant maturities: 3-year \2\
1999 5.49
2000 6.22
2001 4.09
2002 3.10
2003 2.10
2004 2.78
2005 3.93
2006 4.77
2007 4.35
2008 2.24
2008:Aug 2.70
Sept 2.32
Oct 1.86
Nov 1.51
Dec 1.07
2009:Jan 1.13
Feb 1.37
Mar 1.31
Apr 1.32
May 1.39
June 1.76
July 1.55
Aug 1.65
2009:Aug 8 1.78
15 1.72
22 1.56
29 1.57
2009:Sept 5 1.44
Starting series: U.S. Treasury security yields: Constant maturities: 10-year \2\
1999 5.65
2000 6.03
2001 5.02
2002 4.61
2003 4.01
2004 4.27
2005 4.29
2006 4.80
2007 4.63
2008 3.66
2008:Aug 3.89
Sept 3.69
Oct 3.81
Nov 3.53
Dec 2.42
2009:Jan 2.52
Feb 2.87
Mar 2.82
Apr 2.93
May 3.29
June 3.72
July 3.56
Aug 3.59
2009:Aug 8 3.77
15 3.67
22 3.48
29 3.46
2009:Sept 5 3.37
Starting series: U.S. Treasury security yields: Constant maturities: 30-year \2\
1999 5.87
2000 5.94
2001 5.49
2002 *
2003 *
2004 *
2005 *
2006 4.91
2007 4.84
2008 4.28
2008:Aug 4.50
Sept 4.27
Oct 4.17
Nov 4.00
Dec 2.87
2009:Jan 3.13
Feb 3.59
Mar 3.64
Apr 3.76
May 4.23
June 4.52
July 4.41
Aug 4.37
2009:Aug 8 4.52
15 4.47
22 4.31
29 4.23
2009:Sept 5 4.18
Starting series: High-grade municipal bonds (S&P) \3\
1999 5.43
2000 5.77
2001 5.19
2002 5.05
2003 4.73
2004 4.63
2005 4.29
2006 4.42
2007 4.42
2008 4.80
2008:Aug 4.90
Sept 5.03
Oct 5.68
Nov 5.28
Dec 5.53
2009:Jan 5.13
Feb 5.00
Mar 5.15
Apr 4.88
May 4.60
June 4.84
July 4.69
Aug 4.58
2009:Aug 8 4.65
15 4.63
22 4.54
29 4.51
2009:Sept 5 4.32
Starting series: Corporate Aaa bonds (Moody's)
1999 7.04
2000 7.62
2001 7.08
2002 6.49
2003 5.67
2004 5.63
2005 5.24
2006 5.59
2007 5.56
2008 5.64
2008:Aug 5.64
Sept 5.65
Oct 6.28
Nov 6.15
Dec 5.08
2009:Jan 5.05
Feb 5.27
Mar 5.50
Apr 5.39
May 5.54
June 5.61
July 5.41
Aug 5.26
2009:Aug 8 5.34
15 5.34
22 5.24
29 5.14
2009:Sept 5 5.10
Starting series: Discount window (NY F.R. Bank): Primary Credit \4\\5\
1999 ........
2000 ........
2001 ........
2002 ........
2003 2.12
2004 2.34
2005 4.19
2006 5.96
2007 5.86
2008 2.39
2008:Aug 2.25
Sept 2.25
Oct 1.25
Nov 1.25
Dec .50
2009:Jan .50
Feb .50
Mar .50
Apr .50
May .50
June .50
July .50
Aug .50
2009:Aug 8 .50
15 .50
22 .50
29 .50
2009:Sept 5 .50
Starting series: Discount window (NY F.R. Bank): Discount Rate \4\\5\
1999 4.62
2000 5.73
2001 3.40
2002 1.17
2003 *
2004 *
2005 *
2006 *
2007 *
2008 *
2008:Aug *
Sept *
Oct *
Nov *
Dec *
2009:Jan *
Feb *
Mar *
Apr *
May *
June *
July *
Aug *
2009:Aug 8 *
15 *
22 *
29 *
2009:Sept 5 *
Starting series: Prime rate charged by banks \5\
1999 8.00
2000 9.23
2001 6.91
2002 4.67
2003 4.12
2004 4.34
2005 6.19
2006 7.96
2007 8.05
2008 5.09
2008:Aug 5.00
Sept 5.00
Oct 4.00
Nov 4.00
Dec 3.25
2009:Jan 3.25
Feb 3.25
Mar 3.25
Apr 3.25
May 3.25
June 3.25
July 3.25
Aug 3.25
2009:Aug 8 3.25
15 3.25
22 3.25
29 3.25
2009:Sept 5 3.25
Starting series: Federal funds rate \6\
1999 4.97
2000 6.24
2001 3.88
2002 1.67
2003 1.13
2004 1.35
2005 3.22
2006 4.97
2007 5.02
2008 1.92
2008:Aug 2.00
Sept 1.81
Oct .97
Nov .39
Dec .16
2009:Jan .15
Feb .22
Mar .18
Apr .15
May .18
June .21
July .16
Aug .16
2009:Aug 8 .18
15 .17
22 .16
29 .16
2009:Sept 5 .15
Starting series: New-home mortgage yields (FHFB) \7\
1999 7.04
2000 7.52
2001 7.00
2002 6.43
2003 5.80
2004 5.77
2005 5.94
2006 6.63
2007 6.41
2008 6.05
2008:Aug 6.33
Sept 6.09
Oct 6.10
Nov 6.16
Dec 5.67
2009:Jan 5.11
Feb 5.09
Mar 5.10
Apr 4.96
May 4.92
June 5.17
July 5.40
Aug ..........
2009:Aug 8 ..........
15 ..........
22 ..........
29 ..........
2009:Sept 5 ..........
\1\ High bill rate at auction,
issue date within period, bank-
discount basis. Data are stopyields
from uniform-price auctions.
\2\ Yields on actively traded
issues adjusted to constant
maturities.
\3\ Weekly data are Wednesday
figures.
\4\ Discount window borrowing
forprimary credit and discount rate
(adjustment credit). The rate for
primary credit replaced the rate for
adjustment credit.
\5\ Average effective rate for
year; rate in effect at end of month
orweek.
\6\ Daily effective rate;
weighted average of rates on
brokered trades.
\7\ Effective rate (in the
primary market) on conventional
mortgages, reflecting fees and
charges as well as contract rate and
assumed, on the average, repayment
at end of 10 years.
* Discount rate (adjustment
credit) series was discontinued
afterJanuary 8, 2003. Series for
30-yearconstant maturity was
discontinued on February 18, 2002,
and reintroduced on February 9,
2006.
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.