SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES (% per annum)(a) |
Period | United States | Japan | Euro Area | United Kingdom | Australia |
ANNUAL |
1996-1997 | 5.66 | 0.61 | 4.29 | 6.66 | 5.35 |
1997-1998 | 5.60 | 0.58 | 4.00 | 7.63 | 5.32 |
1998-1999 | 5.13 | 0.07 | 2.63 | 5.12 | 4.93 |
1999-2000 | 6.73 | 0.08 | 4.50 | 6.14 | 6.23 |
2000-2001 | 3.74 | 0.03 | 4.45 | 5.19 | 4.97 |
2001-2002 | 1.81 | 0.03 | 3.46 | 4.11 | 5.07 |
MONTHLY |
2000-2001 | | | | | |
June | 3.74 | 0.03 | 4.45 | 5.19 | 4.97 |
2001-2002 | | | | | |
July | 3.66 | 0.04 | 4.47 | 5.19 | 5.04 |
August | 3.48 | 0.05 | 4.35 | 4.93 | 4.95 |
September | 2.87 | 0.03 | 3.98 | 4.65 | 4.55 |
October | 2.31 | 0.04 | 3.60 | 4.36 | 4.36 |
November | 2.03 | 0.04 | 3.39 | 3.93 | 4.28 |
December | 1.83 | 0.05 | 3.34 | 3.99 | 4.25 |
January | 1.74 | 0.06 | 3.34 | 3.98 | 4.26 |
February | 1.82 | 0.14 | 3.36 | 3.98 | 4.31 |
March | 1.91 | 0.17 | 3.39 | 4.06 | 4.46 |
April | 1.87 | 0.05 | 3.41 | 4.11 | 4.59 |
May | 1.82 | 0.05 | 3.46 | 4.08 | 4.84 |
June | 1.81 | 0.03 | 3.46 | 4.11 | 5.07 |
2002-2003 | | | | | |
July | 1.79 | 0.04 | 3.41 | 3.99 | 4.98 |
August | 1.73 | 0.03 | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
(a) Rates are three month Certificate of Deposit (United States and Japan), three month European Interbank Offered Rate (Euro Area), 3-month interbank loans (United Kingdom) and 90 Day Bank Accepted Bills (Australia) |
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |