,Instrument,"Bank prime loan"
  ,Maturity,"Not applicable"
  ,Frequency,"Monthly"
  ,Description,"Average majority prime rate charged by banks on short-term loans to business, quoted on an investment basis"
  ,Note,"Weekly figures are averages of 7 calendar days ending on Wednesday of the current week; monthly figures include each calendar day in the month."
  ,Note,"Annualized using a 360-day year or bank interest."
  ,Note,"Rate posted by a majority of top 25 (by assets in domestic offices) insured U.S.-chartered commercial banks. Prime is one of several base rates used by banks to price short-term business loans."


DATE      , PRIMENA
01/1949, 2.00
02/1949, 2.00
03/1949, 2.00
04/1949, 2.00
05/1949, 2.00
06/1949, 2.00
07/1949, 2.00
08/1949, 2.00
09/1949, 2.00
10/1949, 2.00
11/1949, 2.00
12/1949, 2.00
01/1950, 2.00
02/1950, 2.00
03/1950, 2.00
04/1950, 2.00
05/1950, 2.00
06/1950, 2.00
07/1950, 2.00
08/1950, 2.00
09/1950, 2.08
10/1950, 2.25
11/1950, 2.25
12/1950, 2.25
01/1951, 2.44
02/1951, 2.50
03/1951, 2.50
04/1951, 2.50
05/1951, 2.50
06/1951, 2.50
07/1951, 2.50
08/1951, 2.50
09/1951, 2.50
10/1951, 2.62
11/1951, 2.75
12/1951, 2.85
01/1952, 3.00
02/1952, 3.00
03/1952, 3.00
04/1952, 3.00
05/1952, 3.00
06/1952, 3.00
07/1952, 3.00
08/1952, 3.00
09/1952, 3.00
10/1952, 3.00
11/1952, 3.00
12/1952, 3.00
01/1953, 3.00
02/1953, 3.00
03/1953, 3.00
04/1953, 3.03
05/1953, 3.25
06/1953, 3.25
07/1953, 3.25
08/1953, 3.25
09/1953, 3.25
10/1953, 3.25
11/1953, 3.25
12/1953, 3.25
01/1954, 3.25
02/1954, 3.25
03/1954, 3.13
04/1954, 3.00
05/1954, 3.00
06/1954, 3.00
07/1954, 3.00
08/1954, 3.00
09/1954, 3.00
10/1954, 3.00
11/1954, 3.00
12/1954, 3.00
01/1955, 3.00
02/1955, 3.00
03/1955, 3.00
04/1955, 3.00
05/1955, 3.00
06/1955, 3.00
07/1955, 3.00
08/1955, 3.23
09/1955, 3.25
10/1955, 3.40
11/1955, 3.50
12/1955, 3.50
01/1956, 3.50
02/1956, 3.50
03/1956, 3.50
04/1956, 3.65
05/1956, 3.75
06/1956, 3.75
07/1956, 3.75
08/1956, 3.84
09/1956, 4.00
10/1956, 4.00
11/1956, 4.00
12/1956, 4.00
01/1957, 4.00
02/1957, 4.00
03/1957, 4.00
04/1957, 4.00
05/1957, 4.00
06/1957, 4.00
07/1957, 4.00
08/1957, 4.42
09/1957, 4.50
10/1957, 4.50
11/1957, 4.50
12/1957, 4.50
01/1958, 4.34
02/1958, 4.00
03/1958, 4.00
04/1958, 3.83
05/1958, 3.50
06/1958, 3.50
07/1958, 3.50
08/1958, 3.50
09/1958, 3.83
10/1958, 4.00
11/1958, 4.00
12/1958, 4.00
01/1959, 4.00
02/1959, 4.00
03/1959, 4.00
04/1959, 4.00
05/1959, 4.23
06/1959, 4.50
07/1959, 4.50
08/1959, 4.50
09/1959, 5.00
10/1959, 5.00
11/1959, 5.00
12/1959, 5.00
01/1960, 5.00
02/1960, 5.00
03/1960, 5.00
04/1960, 5.00
05/1960, 5.00
06/1960, 5.00
07/1960, 5.00
08/1960, 4.85
09/1960, 4.50
10/1960, 4.50
11/1960, 4.50
12/1960, 4.50
01/1961, 4.50
02/1961, 4.50
03/1961, 4.50
04/1961, 4.50
05/1961, 4.50
06/1961, 4.50
07/1961, 4.50
08/1961, 4.50
09/1961, 4.50
10/1961, 4.50
11/1961, 4.50
12/1961, 4.50
01/1962, 4.50
02/1962, 4.50
03/1962, 4.50
04/1962, 4.50
05/1962, 4.50
06/1962, 4.50
07/1962, 4.50
08/1962, 4.50
09/1962, 4.50
10/1962, 4.50
11/1962, 4.50
12/1962, 4.50
01/1963, 4.50
02/1963, 4.50
03/1963, 4.50
04/1963, 4.50
05/1963, 4.50
06/1963, 4.50
07/1963, 4.50
08/1963, 4.50
09/1963, 4.50
10/1963, 4.50
11/1963, 4.50
12/1963, 4.50
01/1964, 4.50
02/1964, 4.50
03/1964, 4.50
04/1964, 4.50
05/1964, 4.50
06/1964, 4.50
07/1964, 4.50
08/1964, 4.50
09/1964, 4.50
10/1964, 4.50
11/1964, 4.50
12/1964, 4.50
01/1965, 4.50
02/1965, 4.50
03/1965, 4.50
04/1965, 4.50
05/1965, 4.50
06/1965, 4.50
07/1965, 4.50
08/1965, 4.50
09/1965, 4.50
10/1965, 4.50
11/1965, 4.50
12/1965, 4.92
01/1966, 5.00
02/1966, 5.00
03/1966, 5.35
04/1966, 5.50
05/1966, 5.50
06/1966, 5.52
07/1966, 5.75
08/1966, 5.88
09/1966, 6.00
10/1966, 6.00
11/1966, 6.00
12/1966, 6.00
01/1967, 5.96
02/1967, 5.75
03/1967, 5.71
04/1967, 5.50
05/1967, 5.50
06/1967, 5.50
07/1967, 5.50
08/1967, 5.50
09/1967, 5.50
10/1967, 5.50
11/1967, 5.68
12/1967, 6.00
01/1968, 6.00
02/1968, 6.00
03/1968, 6.00
04/1968, 6.20
05/1968, 6.50
06/1968, 6.50
07/1968, 6.50
08/1968, 6.50
09/1968, 6.45
10/1968, 6.25
11/1968, 6.25
12/1968, 6.60
01/1969, 6.95
02/1969, 7.00
03/1969, 7.24
04/1969, 7.50
05/1969, 7.50
06/1969, 8.23
07/1969, 8.50
08/1969, 8.50
09/1969, 8.50
10/1969, 8.50
11/1969, 8.50
12/1969, 8.50
01/1970, 8.50
02/1970, 8.50
03/1970, 8.39
04/1970, 8.00
05/1970, 8.00
06/1970, 8.00
07/1970, 8.00
08/1970, 8.00
09/1970, 7.83
10/1970, 7.50
11/1970, 7.28
12/1970, 6.92
01/1971, 6.29
02/1971, 5.88
03/1971, 5.44
04/1971, 5.28
05/1971, 5.46
06/1971, 5.50
07/1971, 5.91
08/1971, 6.00
09/1971, 6.00
10/1971, 5.90
11/1971, 5.53
12/1971, 5.49
01/1972, 5.18
02/1972, 4.75
03/1972, 4.75
04/1972, 4.97
05/1972, 5.00
06/1972, 5.04
07/1972, 5.25
08/1972, 5.27
09/1972, 5.50
10/1972, 5.73
11/1972, 5.75
12/1972, 5.79
01/1973, 6.00
02/1973, 6.02
03/1973, 6.30
04/1973, 6.61
05/1973, 7.01
06/1973, 7.49
07/1973, 8.30
08/1973, 9.23
09/1973, 9.86
10/1973, 9.94
11/1973, 9.75
12/1973, 9.75
01/1974, 9.73
02/1974, 9.21
03/1974, 8.85
04/1974, 10.02
05/1974, 11.25
06/1974, 11.54
07/1974, 11.97
08/1974, 12.00
09/1974, 12.00
10/1974, 11.68
11/1974, 10.83
12/1974, 10.50
01/1975, 10.05
02/1975, 8.96
03/1975, 7.93
04/1975, 7.50
05/1975, 7.40
06/1975, 7.07
07/1975, 7.15
08/1975, 7.66
09/1975, 7.88
10/1975, 7.96
11/1975, 7.53
12/1975, 7.26
01/1976, 7.00
02/1976, 6.75
03/1976, 6.75
04/1976, 6.75
05/1976, 6.75
06/1976, 7.20
07/1976, 7.25
08/1976, 7.01
09/1976, 7.00
10/1976, 6.77
11/1976, 6.50
12/1976, 6.35
01/1977, 6.25
02/1977, 6.25
03/1977, 6.25
04/1977, 6.25
05/1977, 6.41
06/1977, 6.75
07/1977, 6.75
08/1977, 6.83
09/1977, 7.13
10/1977, 7.52
11/1977, 7.75
12/1977, 7.75
01/1978, 7.93
02/1978, 8.00
03/1978, 8.00
04/1978, 8.00
05/1978, 8.27
06/1978, 8.63
07/1978, 9.00
08/1978, 9.01
09/1978, 9.41
10/1978, 9.94
11/1978, 10.94
12/1978, 11.55
01/1979, 11.75
02/1979, 11.75
03/1979, 11.75
04/1979, 11.75
05/1979, 11.75
06/1979, 11.65
07/1979, 11.54
08/1979, 11.91
09/1979, 12.90
10/1979, 14.39
11/1979, 15.55
12/1979, 15.30
01/1980, 15.25
02/1980, 15.63
03/1980, 18.31
04/1980, 19.77
05/1980, 16.57
06/1980, 12.63
07/1980, 11.48
08/1980, 11.12
09/1980, 12.23
10/1980, 13.79
11/1980, 16.06
12/1980, 20.35
01/1981, 20.16
02/1981, 19.43
03/1981, 18.05
04/1981, 17.15
05/1981, 19.61
06/1981, 20.03
07/1981, 20.39
08/1981, 20.50
09/1981, 20.08
10/1981, 18.45
11/1981, 16.84
12/1981, 15.75
01/1982, 15.75
02/1982, 16.56
03/1982, 16.50
04/1982, 16.50
05/1982, 16.50
06/1982, 16.50
07/1982, 16.26
08/1982, 14.39
09/1982, 13.50
10/1982, 12.52
11/1982, 11.85
12/1982, 11.50
01/1983, 11.16
02/1983, 10.98
03/1983, 10.50
04/1983, 10.50
05/1983, 10.50
06/1983, 10.50
07/1983, 10.50
08/1983, 10.89
09/1983, 11.00
10/1983, 11.00
11/1983, 11.00
12/1983, 11.00
01/1984, 11.00
02/1984, 11.00
03/1984, 11.21
04/1984, 11.93
05/1984, 12.39
06/1984, 12.60
07/1984, 13.00
08/1984, 13.00
09/1984, 12.97
10/1984, 12.58
11/1984, 11.77
12/1984, 11.06
01/1985, 10.61
02/1985, 10.50
03/1985, 10.50
04/1985, 10.50
05/1985, 10.31
06/1985, 9.78
07/1985, 9.50
08/1985, 9.50
09/1985, 9.50
10/1985, 9.50
11/1985, 9.50
12/1985, 9.50
01/1986, 9.50
02/1986, 9.50
03/1986, 9.10
04/1986, 8.83
05/1986, 8.50
06/1986, 8.50
07/1986, 8.16
08/1986, 7.90
09/1986, 7.50
10/1986, 7.50
11/1986, 7.50
12/1986, 7.50
01/1987, 7.50
02/1987, 7.50
03/1987, 7.50
04/1987, 7.75
05/1987, 8.14
06/1987, 8.25
07/1987, 8.25
08/1987, 8.25
09/1987, 8.70
10/1987, 9.07
11/1987, 8.78
12/1987, 8.75
01/1988, 8.75
02/1988, 8.51
03/1988, 8.50
04/1988, 8.50
05/1988, 8.84
06/1988, 9.00
07/1988, 9.29
08/1988, 9.84
09/1988, 10.00
10/1988, 10.00
11/1988, 10.05
12/1988, 10.50
01/1989, 10.50
02/1989, 10.93
03/1989, 11.50
04/1989, 11.50
05/1989, 11.50
06/1989, 11.07
07/1989, 10.98
08/1989, 10.50
09/1989, 10.50
10/1989, 10.50
11/1989, 10.50
12/1989, 10.50
01/1990, 10.11
02/1990, 10.00
03/1990, 10.00
04/1990, 10.00
05/1990, 10.00
06/1990, 10.00
07/1990, 10.00
08/1990, 10.00
09/1990, 10.00
10/1990, 10.00
11/1990, 10.00
12/1990, 10.00
01/1991, 9.52
02/1991, 9.05
03/1991, 9.00
04/1991, 9.00
05/1991, 8.50
06/1991, 8.50
07/1991, 8.50
08/1991, 8.50
09/1991, 8.20
10/1991, 8.00
11/1991, 7.58
12/1991, 7.21
01/1992, 6.50
02/1992, 6.50
03/1992, 6.50
04/1992, 6.50
05/1992, 6.50
06/1992, 6.50
07/1992, 6.02
08/1992, 6.00
09/1992, 6.00
10/1992, 6.00
11/1992, 6.00
12/1992, 6.00
01/1993, 6.00
02/1993, 6.00
03/1993, 6.00
04/1993, 6.00
05/1993, 6.00
06/1993, 6.00
07/1993, 6.00
08/1993, 6.00
09/1993, 6.00
10/1993, 6.00
11/1993, 6.00
12/1993, 6.00
01/1994, 6.00
02/1994, 6.00
03/1994, 6.06
04/1994, 6.45
05/1994, 6.99
06/1994, 7.25
07/1994, 7.25
08/1994, 7.51
09/1994, 7.75
10/1994, 7.75
11/1994, 8.15
12/1994, 8.50
01/1995, 8.50
02/1995, 9.00
03/1995, 9.00
04/1995, 9.00
05/1995, 9.00
06/1995, 9.00
07/1995, 8.80
08/1995, 8.75
09/1995, 8.75
10/1995, 8.75
11/1995, 8.75
12/1995, 8.65
01/1996, 8.50
02/1996, 8.25
03/1996, 8.25
04/1996, 8.25
05/1996, 8.25
06/1996, 8.25
07/1996, 8.25
08/1996, 8.25
09/1996, 8.25
10/1996, 8.25
11/1996, 8.25
12/1996, 8.25
01/1997, 8.25
02/1997, 8.25
03/1997, 8.30
04/1997, 8.50
05/1997, 8.50
06/1997, 8.50
07/1997, 8.50
08/1997, 8.50
09/1997, 8.50
10/1997, 8.50
11/1997, 8.50
12/1997, 8.50
01/1998, 8.50
02/1998, 8.50
03/1998, 8.50
04/1998, 8.50
05/1998, 8.50
06/1998, 8.50
07/1998, 8.50
08/1998, 8.50
09/1998, 8.49
10/1998, 8.12
11/1998, 7.89
12/1998, 7.75
01/1999, 7.75
02/1999, 7.75
03/1999, 7.75
04/1999, 7.75
05/1999, 7.75
06/1999, 7.75
07/1999, 8.00
08/1999, 8.06
09/1999, 8.25
10/1999, 8.25
11/1999, 8.37
12/1999, 8.50
01/2000, 8.50
02/2000, 8.73
03/2000, 8.83
04/2000, 9.00
05/2000, 9.24
06/2000, 9.50
07/2000, 9.50
08/2000, 9.50
09/2000, 9.50
10/2000, 9.50
11/2000, 9.50
12/2000, 9.50
01/2001, 9.05
02/2001, 8.50
03/2001, 8.32
04/2001, 7.80
05/2001, 7.24
06/2001, 6.98
07/2001, 6.75
08/2001, 6.67
09/2001, 6.28
10/2001, 5.53
11/2001, 5.10
12/2001, 4.84
01/2002, 4.75
02/2002, 4.75
03/2002, 4.75
04/2002, 4.75
05/2002, 4.75
06/2002, 4.75
07/2002, 4.75
08/2002, 4.75
09/2002, 4.75
10/2002, 4.75
11/2002, 4.35
12/2002, 4.25
01/2003, 4.25
02/2003, 4.25
03/2003, 4.25
04/2003, 4.25
05/2003, 4.25
06/2003, 4.22
07/2003, 4.00
08/2003, 4.00
09/2003, 4.00
10/2003, 4.00
11/2003, 4.00
12/2003, 4.00
01/2004, 4.00
02/2004, 4.00
03/2004, 4.00
04/2004, 4.00
05/2004, 4.00
06/2004, 4.01
07/2004, 4.25
08/2004, 4.43
09/2004, 4.58
10/2004, 4.75
11/2004, 4.93
12/2004, 5.15
01/2005, 5.25
02/2005, 5.49
03/2005, 5.58
04/2005, 5.75
05/2005, 5.98
06/2005, 6.01
07/2005, 6.25
08/2005, 6.44
09/2005, 6.59
10/2005, 6.75
11/2005, 7.00
12/2005, 7.15
01/2006, 7.26
02/2006, 7.50
03/2006, 7.53
04/2006, 7.75
05/2006, 7.93
06/2006, 8.02
07/2006, 8.25
08/2006, 8.25
09/2006, 8.25
10/2006, 8.25
11/2006, 8.25
12/2006, 8.25
01/2007, 8.25
02/2007, 8.25
03/2007, 8.25
04/2007, 8.25
05/2007, 8.25
06/2007, 8.25
07/2007, 8.25
08/2007, 8.25
09/2007, 8.03
10/2007, 7.74
11/2007, 7.50
12/2007, 7.33
01/2008, 6.98
02/2008, 6.00
03/2008, 5.66
04/2008, 5.24
05/2008, 5.00
06/2008, 5.00
07/2008, 5.00
08/2008, 5.00
09/2008, 5.00
10/2008, 4.56
11/2008, 4.00
12/2008, 3.61