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Prime Lending Rates (Principal Banks)



(Percent per annum)

Effective Dates Short-term Prime Lending Rates of Banks 1 Long-term
Prime Lending Rates 3
Most Frequent Highest Lowest
2001   Feb. 9 1.500 (2000.8.24)4 1.625 (2000.8.25)4 1.500 (2000.8.24)4 2.05
Mar. 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.9
Mar. 26 ↓ ↓ 1.375 ↓
Mar. 28 1.375 ↓ ↓ ↓
Apr. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.85
May 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.75
June 8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.6
July 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.55
Aug. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.65
Oct. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.7
Nov. 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.65
Dec. 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.85
2002   Jan. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.0
Feb. 8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.2
Mar. 8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.3
Apr. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.1
June 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.95
Aug. 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.9
Sep. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.7
Oct. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.6
Dec. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.65
2003   Feb. 12 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.55
Mar. 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.5
Apr. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.4
May 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.35
June 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.25
July 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.6
Aug. 8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.5
Sep. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.85
Oct. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.65
Nov. 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.8
Dec. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.7
2004   Feb. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.6
Mar. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.65
Apr. 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.7
June 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.9
July 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.8
Aug. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.75
Sep. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.70
Dec. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.55
2005   Mar. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.65
Apr. 8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.55
May 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.50
June 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.45
Aug. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.60
Sep. 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.55
Oct. 12 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.80
Nov. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.90
Dec. 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.85
2006   Jan. 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.80
Feb. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.0
Mar. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.1
Apr. 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.45
May 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.50
June 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.45
July 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.65
Aug. 10 ↓ 1.875 ↓ 2.50
Aug. 21 Not applicable2 ↓ ↓ ↓
Aug. 24 1.625 ↓ 1.625 ↓
Sep. 8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.30
Oct. 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.35
Nov. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.30
Dec. 8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.35
2007   Jan. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.40
Feb.  9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.30
Mar.  9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.20
Mar. 20 1.875 ↓ ↓ ↓
Mar. 26 ↓ 2.125 1.875 ↓
Apr. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.25
June  8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.45
July 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.55
Sep. 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.25
Oct. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.45
Nov.  9  ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.20
Dec. 11  ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.30
2008   Jan. 10  ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.10
Feb. 8  ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.15
Mar. 11  ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.10
May 9  ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.40
June 10  ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.45
July 10  ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.40
Aug. 8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.25
Sep.10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.30
Oct.10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.35
Nov.11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.40
Nov.17 1.675 1.925 1.675 ↓
2009   Jan. 9 Not applicable2 ↓ 1.475 2.25
Jan.13 1.475 1.725 ↓ ↓
Apr.10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.30
May 8 ↓ ↓ ↓ 2.10
July 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.90
Aug. 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.95
Sep. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.80
Oct. 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.70
Nov. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.85
Dec. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.65
2010   Mar. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.60
Apr. 9 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.65
May 11 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.60
June 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.45
Aug. 10 ↓ ↓ ↓ 1.40

1 The highest and lowest interest rates, and the most frequent rate, which is the rate adopted by the largest number of the six city banks (Mizuho Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Resona Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank, and Saitama Resona Bank).
Since January 23, 1989, these banks have independently set the rate taking into consideration funding costs and other factors.
2 "Not applicable" because there is more than one rete.
3 The interst rate adopted and released by Mizuho Corporate Bank.
4 Effective dates.
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