Nominal Interest Rates on Special Issues
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Special-issue interest rates on new
investments (percent)
| Month |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| January |
6.625 |
5.375 |
5.250 |
4.000 |
4.250 |
4.250 |
4.500 |
4.750 |
4.000 |
2.125 |
| February |
6.750 |
5.375 |
5.250 |
4.125 |
4.125 |
4.125 |
4.625 |
4.875 |
3.500 |
2.750 |
| March |
6.500 |
5.250 |
5.125 |
3.875 |
4.000 |
4.375 |
4.625 |
4.625 |
3.375 |
2.875 |
| April |
6.250 |
5.250 |
5.625 |
4.000 |
3.875 |
4.500 |
5.000 |
4.750 |
3.375 |
2.500 |
| May |
6.375 |
5.500 |
5.250 |
4.000 |
4.500 |
4.250 |
5.125 |
4.625 |
3.750 |
2.875 |
| June |
6.500 |
5.625 |
5.250 |
3.500 |
4.625 |
4.125 |
5.125 |
5.000 |
4.000 |
3.250 |
| July |
6.250 |
5.625 |
5.000 |
3.625 |
4.625 |
4.000 |
5.250 |
5.000 |
3.875 |
3.250 |
| August |
6.125 |
5.250 |
4.750 |
4.500 |
4.500 |
4.375 |
5.000 |
4.750 |
3.875 |
3.250 |
| September |
6.000 |
5.125 |
4.375 |
4.500 |
4.125 |
4.125 |
4.750 |
4.500 |
3.750 |
3.125 |
| October |
6.000 |
4.875 |
3.875 |
4.000 |
4.125 |
4.375 |
4.750 |
4.500 |
3.625 |
3.000 |
| November |
5.875 |
4.500 |
4.125 |
4.375 |
4.125 |
4.625 |
4.625 |
4.500 |
3.750 |
3.125 |
| December |
5.625 |
5.000 |
4.500 |
4.375 |
4.375 |
4.625 |
4.500 |
4.000 |
2.750 |
2.875 |
| Average |
6.240 |
5.229 |
4.865 |
4.073 |
4.271 |
4.313 |
4.823 |
4.656 |
3.635 |
2.917 |
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| Month |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| January |
3.500 |
2.875 |
1.500 |
1.500 |
2.500 |
2.125 |
2.250 |
2.375 |
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| February |
3.125 |
2.875 |
1.500 |
1.625 |
2.250 |
1.625 |
1.875 |
2.375 |
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|
| March |
3.125 |
3.000 |
1.625 |
1.500 |
2.250 |
1.875 |
1.750 |
2.375 |
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| April |
3.375 |
3.000 |
1.875 |
1.500 |
2.375 |
1.875 |
1.750 |
2.375 |
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| May |
3.250 |
2.875 |
1.625 |
1.375 |
2.375 |
2.000 |
1.750 |
2.250 |
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| June |
2.875 |
2.500 |
1.375 |
1.750 |
2.250 |
2.000 |
1.875 |
2.250 |
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| July |
2.625 |
2.625 |
1.375 |
2.125 |
2.250 |
2.250 |
1.500 |
2.250 |
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|
| August |
2.500 |
2.250 |
1.250 |
2.125 |
2.375 |
2.125 |
1.500 |
2.250 |
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| September |
2.125 |
1.875 |
1.250 |
2.375 |
2.125 |
2.125 |
1.625 |
2.250 |
|
|
| October |
2.125 |
1.625 |
1.375 |
2.250 |
2.375 |
2.000 |
1.625 |
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|
|
| November |
2.125 |
1.750 |
1.375 |
2.125 |
2.125 |
2.125 |
1.875 |
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|
|
| December |
2.375 |
1.750 |
1.375 |
2.250 |
2.000 |
2.125 |
2.375 |
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| Average |
2.760 |
2.417 |
1.458 |
1.875 |
2.271 |
2.021 |
1.813 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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Note: The current formula
for determining special-issue interest rates became effective with the
October 1960 rate. Under this formula, the highest interest rate is
15.250 percent (Oct 1981) and the lowest rate is 1.250 percent (Aug 2012, Sep 2012). See table for
1937-1999 interest rates. |