NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Discount Rate (DISCONTINUED) Series ID: MDISCRT Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US) Release: H.15 Selected Interest Rates Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Percent Date Range: 1950-01-01 to 2002-12-01 Last Updated: 2006-06-07 4:01 PM CDT Notes: Averages of daily figures. For more information, see http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/bcreg/2002/200210312/default.htm. DATE VALUE 1950-01-01 1.50 1950-02-01 1.50 1950-03-01 1.50 1950-04-01 1.50 1950-05-01 1.50 1950-06-01 1.50 1950-07-01 1.50 1950-08-01 1.59 1950-09-01 1.75 1950-10-01 1.75 1950-11-01 1.75 1950-12-01 1.75 1951-01-01 1.75 1951-02-01 1.75 1951-03-01 1.75 1951-04-01 1.75 1951-05-01 1.75 1951-06-01 1.75 1951-07-01 1.75 1951-08-01 1.75 1951-09-01 1.75 1951-10-01 1.75 1951-11-01 1.75 1951-12-01 1.75 1952-01-01 1.75 1952-02-01 1.75 1952-03-01 1.75 1952-04-01 1.75 1952-05-01 1.75 1952-06-01 1.75 1952-07-01 1.75 1952-08-01 1.75 1952-09-01 1.75 1952-10-01 1.75 1952-11-01 1.75 1952-12-01 1.75 1953-01-01 1.88 1953-02-01 2.00 1953-03-01 2.00 1953-04-01 2.00 1953-05-01 2.00 1953-06-01 2.00 1953-07-01 2.00 1953-08-01 2.00 1953-09-01 2.00 1953-10-01 2.00 1953-11-01 2.00 1953-12-01 2.00 1954-01-01 2.00 1954-02-01 1.79 1954-03-01 1.75 1954-04-01 1.63 1954-05-01 1.50 1954-06-01 1.50 1954-07-01 1.50 1954-08-01 1.50 1954-09-01 1.50 1954-10-01 1.50 1954-11-01 1.50 1954-12-01 1.50 1955-01-01 1.50 1955-02-01 1.50 1955-03-01 1.50 1955-04-01 1.63 1955-05-01 1.75 1955-06-01 1.75 1955-07-01 1.75 1955-08-01 1.97 1955-09-01 2.18 1955-10-01 2.25 1955-11-01 2.36 1955-12-01 2.50 1956-01-01 2.50 1956-02-01 2.50 1956-03-01 2.50 1956-04-01 2.65 1956-05-01 2.75 1956-06-01 2.75 1956-07-01 2.75 1956-08-01 2.81 1956-09-01 3.00 1956-10-01 3.00 1956-11-01 3.00 1956-12-01 3.00 1957-01-01 3.00 1957-02-01 3.00 1957-03-01 3.00 1957-04-01 3.00 1957-05-01 3.00 1957-06-01 3.00 1957-07-01 3.00 1957-08-01 3.15 1957-09-01 3.50 1957-10-01 3.50 1957-11-01 3.23 1957-12-01 3.00 1958-01-01 2.94 1958-02-01 2.75 1958-03-01 2.35 1958-04-01 2.03 1958-05-01 1.75 1958-06-01 1.75 1958-07-01 1.75 1958-08-01 1.75 1958-09-01 1.91 1958-10-01 2.00 1958-11-01 2.40 1958-12-01 2.50 1959-01-01 2.50 1959-02-01 2.50 1959-03-01 2.92 1959-04-01 3.00 1959-05-01 3.05 1959-06-01 3.50 1959-07-01 3.50 1959-08-01 3.50 1959-09-01 3.83 1959-10-01 4.00 1959-11-01 4.00 1959-12-01 4.00 1960-01-01 4.00 1960-02-01 4.00 1960-03-01 4.00 1960-04-01 4.00 1960-05-01 4.00 1960-06-01 3.65 1960-07-01 3.50 1960-08-01 3.18 1960-09-01 3.00 1960-10-01 3.00 1960-11-01 3.00 1960-12-01 3.00 1961-01-01 3.00 1961-02-01 3.00 1961-03-01 3.00 1961-04-01 3.00 1961-05-01 3.00 1961-06-01 3.00 1961-07-01 3.00 1961-08-01 3.00 1961-09-01 3.00 1961-10-01 3.00 1961-11-01 3.00 1961-12-01 3.00 1962-01-01 3.00 1962-02-01 3.00 1962-03-01 3.00 1962-04-01 3.00 1962-05-01 3.00 1962-06-01 3.00 1962-07-01 3.00 1962-08-01 3.00 1962-09-01 3.00 1962-10-01 3.00 1962-11-01 3.00 1962-12-01 3.00 1963-01-01 3.00 1963-02-01 3.00 1963-03-01 3.00 1963-04-01 3.00 1963-05-01 3.00 1963-06-01 3.00 1963-07-01 3.24 1963-08-01 3.50 1963-09-01 3.50 1963-10-01 3.50 1963-11-01 3.50 1963-12-01 3.50 1964-01-01 3.50 1964-02-01 3.50 1964-03-01 3.50 1964-04-01 3.50 1964-05-01 3.50 1964-06-01 3.50 1964-07-01 3.50 1964-08-01 3.50 1964-09-01 3.50 1964-10-01 3.50 1964-11-01 3.62 1964-12-01 4.00 1965-01-01 4.00 1965-02-01 4.00 1965-03-01 4.00 1965-04-01 4.00 1965-05-01 4.00 1965-06-01 4.00 1965-07-01 4.00 1965-08-01 4.00 1965-09-01 4.00 1965-10-01 4.00 1965-11-01 4.00 1965-12-01 4.42 1966-01-01 4.50 1966-02-01 4.50 1966-03-01 4.50 1966-04-01 4.50 1966-05-01 4.50 1966-06-01 4.50 1966-07-01 4.50 1966-08-01 4.50 1966-09-01 4.50 1966-10-01 4.50 1966-11-01 4.50 1966-12-01 4.50 1967-01-01 4.50 1967-02-01 4.50 1967-03-01 4.50 1967-04-01 4.10 1967-05-01 4.00 1967-06-01 4.00 1967-07-01 4.00 1967-08-01 4.00 1967-09-01 4.00 1967-10-01 4.00 1967-11-01 4.18 1967-12-01 4.50 1968-01-01 4.50 1968-02-01 4.50 1968-03-01 4.66 1968-04-01 5.20 1968-05-01 5.50 1968-06-01 5.50 1968-07-01 5.50 1968-08-01 5.48 1968-09-01 5.25 1968-10-01 5.25 1968-11-01 5.25 1968-12-01 5.36 1969-01-01 5.50 1969-02-01 5.50 1969-03-01 5.50 1969-04-01 5.95 1969-05-01 6.00 1969-06-01 6.00 1969-07-01 6.00 1969-08-01 6.00 1969-09-01 6.00 1969-10-01 6.00 1969-11-01 6.00 1969-12-01 6.00 1970-01-01 6.00 1970-02-01 6.00 1970-03-01 6.00 1970-04-01 6.00 1970-05-01 6.00 1970-06-01 6.00 1970-07-01 6.00 1970-08-01 6.00 1970-09-01 6.00 1970-10-01 6.00 1970-11-01 5.85 1970-12-01 5.52 1971-01-01 5.23 1971-02-01 4.91 1971-03-01 4.75 1971-04-01 4.75 1971-05-01 4.75 1971-06-01 4.75 1971-07-01 4.88 1971-08-01 5.00 1971-09-01 5.00 1971-10-01 5.00 1971-11-01 4.90 1971-12-01 4.63 1972-01-01 4.50 1972-02-01 4.50 1972-03-01 4.50 1972-04-01 4.50 1972-05-01 4.50 1972-06-01 4.50 1972-07-01 4.50 1972-08-01 4.50 1972-09-01 4.50 1972-10-01 4.50 1972-11-01 4.50 1972-12-01 4.50 1973-01-01 4.77 1973-02-01 5.05 1973-03-01 5.50 1973-04-01 5.50 1973-05-01 5.90 1973-06-01 6.33 1973-07-01 6.98 1973-08-01 7.29 1973-09-01 7.50 1973-10-01 7.50 1973-11-01 7.50 1973-12-01 7.50 1974-01-01 7.50 1974-02-01 7.50 1974-03-01 7.50 1974-04-01 7.60 1974-05-01 8.00 1974-06-01 8.00 1974-07-01 8.00 1974-08-01 8.00 1974-09-01 8.00 1974-10-01 8.00 1974-11-01 8.00 1974-12-01 7.81 1975-01-01 7.40 1975-02-01 6.82 1975-03-01 6.40 1975-04-01 6.25 1975-05-01 6.12 1975-06-01 6.00 1975-07-01 6.00 1975-08-01 6.00 1975-09-01 6.00 1975-10-01 6.00 1975-11-01 6.00 1975-12-01 6.00 1976-01-01 5.79 1976-02-01 5.50 1976-03-01 5.50 1976-04-01 5.50 1976-05-01 5.50 1976-06-01 5.50 1976-07-01 5.50 1976-08-01 5.50 1976-09-01 5.50 1976-10-01 5.50 1976-11-01 5.43 1976-12-01 5.25 1977-01-01 5.25 1977-02-01 5.25 1977-03-01 5.25 1977-04-01 5.25 1977-05-01 5.25 1977-06-01 5.25 1977-07-01 5.25 1977-08-01 5.27 1977-09-01 5.75 1977-10-01 5.80 1977-11-01 6.00 1977-12-01 6.00 1978-01-01 6.37 1978-02-01 6.50 1978-03-01 6.50 1978-04-01 6.50 1978-05-01 6.84 1978-06-01 7.00 1978-07-01 7.23 1978-08-01 7.43 1978-09-01 7.83 1978-10-01 8.26 1978-11-01 9.50 1978-12-01 9.50 1979-01-01 9.50 1979-02-01 9.50 1979-03-01 9.50 1979-04-01 9.50 1979-05-01 9.50 1979-06-01 9.50 1979-07-01 9.69 1979-08-01 10.24 1979-09-01 10.70 1979-10-01 11.77 1979-11-01 12.00 1979-12-01 12.00 1980-01-01 12.00 1980-02-01 12.52 1980-03-01 13.00 1980-04-01 13.00 1980-05-01 12.94 1980-06-01 11.40 1980-07-01 10.87 1980-08-01 10.00 1980-09-01 10.17 1980-10-01 11.00 1980-11-01 11.47 1980-12-01 12.87 1981-01-01 13.00 1981-02-01 13.00 1981-03-01 13.00 1981-04-01 13.00 1981-05-01 13.87 1981-06-01 14.00 1981-07-01 14.00 1981-08-01 14.00 1981-09-01 14.00 1981-10-01 14.00 1981-11-01 13.03 1981-12-01 12.10 1982-01-01 12.00 1982-02-01 12.00 1982-03-01 12.00 1982-04-01 12.00 1982-05-01 12.00 1982-06-01 12.00 1982-07-01 11.81 1982-08-01 10.68 1982-09-01 10.00 1982-10-01 9.68 1982-11-01 9.35 1982-12-01 8.73 1983-01-01 8.50 1983-02-01 8.50 1983-03-01 8.50 1983-04-01 8.50 1983-05-01 8.50 1983-06-01 8.50 1983-07-01 8.50 1983-08-01 8.50 1983-09-01 8.50 1983-10-01 8.50 1983-11-01 8.50 1983-12-01 8.50 1984-01-01 8.50 1984-02-01 8.50 1984-03-01 8.50 1984-04-01 8.87 1984-05-01 9.00 1984-06-01 9.00 1984-07-01 9.00 1984-08-01 9.00 1984-09-01 9.00 1984-10-01 9.00 1984-11-01 8.83 1984-12-01 8.37 1985-01-01 8.00 1985-02-01 8.00 1985-03-01 8.00 1985-04-01 8.00 1985-05-01 7.81 1985-06-01 7.50 1985-07-01 7.50 1985-08-01 7.50 1985-09-01 7.50 1985-10-01 7.50 1985-11-01 7.50 1985-12-01 7.50 1986-01-01 7.50 1986-02-01 7.50 1986-03-01 7.10 1986-04-01 6.83 1986-05-01 6.50 1986-06-01 6.50 1986-07-01 6.16 1986-08-01 5.82 1986-09-01 5.50 1986-10-01 5.50 1986-11-01 5.50 1986-12-01 5.50 1987-01-01 5.50 1987-02-01 5.50 1987-03-01 5.50 1987-04-01 5.50 1987-05-01 5.50 1987-06-01 5.50 1987-07-01 5.50 1987-08-01 5.50 1987-09-01 5.95 1987-10-01 6.00 1987-11-01 6.00 1987-12-01 6.00 1988-01-01 6.00 1988-02-01 6.00 1988-03-01 6.00 1988-04-01 6.00 1988-05-01 6.00 1988-06-01 6.00 1988-07-01 6.00 1988-08-01 6.37 1988-09-01 6.50 1988-10-01 6.50 1988-11-01 6.50 1988-12-01 6.50 1989-01-01 6.50 1989-02-01 6.59 1989-03-01 7.00 1989-04-01 7.00 1989-05-01 7.00 1989-06-01 7.00 1989-07-01 7.00 1989-08-01 7.00 1989-09-01 7.00 1989-10-01 7.00 1989-11-01 7.00 1989-12-01 7.00 1990-01-01 7.00 1990-02-01 7.00 1990-03-01 7.00 1990-04-01 7.00 1990-05-01 7.00 1990-06-01 7.00 1990-07-01 7.00 1990-08-01 7.00 1990-09-01 7.00 1990-10-01 7.00 1990-11-01 7.00 1990-12-01 6.79 1991-01-01 6.50 1991-02-01 6.00 1991-03-01 6.00 1991-04-01 5.98 1991-05-01 5.50 1991-06-01 5.50 1991-07-01 5.50 1991-08-01 5.50 1991-09-01 5.20 1991-10-01 5.00 1991-11-01 4.58 1991-12-01 4.11 1992-01-01 3.50 1992-02-01 3.50 1992-03-01 3.50 1992-04-01 3.50 1992-05-01 3.50 1992-06-01 3.50 1992-07-01 3.02 1992-08-01 3.00 1992-09-01 3.00 1992-10-01 3.00 1992-11-01 3.00 1992-12-01 3.00 1993-01-01 3.00 1993-02-01 3.00 1993-03-01 3.00 1993-04-01 3.00 1993-05-01 3.00 1993-06-01 3.00 1993-07-01 3.00 1993-08-01 3.00 1993-09-01 3.00 1993-10-01 3.00 1993-11-01 3.00 1993-12-01 3.00 1994-01-01 3.00 1994-02-01 3.00 1994-03-01 3.00 1994-04-01 3.00 1994-05-01 3.24 1994-06-01 3.50 1994-07-01 3.50 1994-08-01 3.76 1994-09-01 4.00 1994-10-01 4.00 1994-11-01 4.40 1994-12-01 4.75 1995-01-01 4.75 1995-02-01 5.25 1995-03-01 5.25 1995-04-01 5.25 1995-05-01 5.25 1995-06-01 5.25 1995-07-01 5.25 1995-08-01 5.25 1995-09-01 5.25 1995-10-01 5.25 1995-11-01 5.25 1995-12-01 5.25 1996-01-01 5.24 1996-02-01 5.00 1996-03-01 5.00 1996-04-01 5.00 1996-05-01 5.00 1996-06-01 5.00 1996-07-01 5.00 1996-08-01 5.00 1996-09-01 5.00 1996-10-01 5.00 1996-11-01 5.00 1996-12-01 5.00 1997-01-01 5.00 1997-02-01 5.00 1997-03-01 5.00 1997-04-01 5.00 1997-05-01 5.00 1997-06-01 5.00 1997-07-01 5.00 1997-08-01 5.00 1997-09-01 5.00 1997-10-01 5.00 1997-11-01 5.00 1997-12-01 5.00 1998-01-01 5.00 1998-02-01 5.00 1998-03-01 5.00 1998-04-01 5.00 1998-05-01 5.00 1998-06-01 5.00 1998-07-01 5.00 1998-08-01 5.00 1998-09-01 5.00 1998-10-01 4.86 1998-11-01 4.63 1998-12-01 4.50 1999-01-01 4.50 1999-02-01 4.50 1999-03-01 4.50 1999-04-01 4.50 1999-05-01 4.50 1999-06-01 4.50 1999-07-01 4.50 1999-08-01 4.56 1999-09-01 4.75 1999-10-01 4.75 1999-11-01 4.86 1999-12-01 5.00 2000-01-01 5.00 2000-02-01 5.24 2000-03-01 5.34 2000-04-01 5.50 2000-05-01 5.71 2000-06-01 6.00 2000-07-01 6.00 2000-08-01 6.00 2000-09-01 6.00 2000-10-01 6.00 2000-11-01 6.00 2000-12-01 6.00 2001-01-01 5.52 2001-02-01 5.00 2001-03-01 4.81 2001-04-01 4.28 2001-05-01 3.73 2001-06-01 3.47 2001-07-01 3.25 2001-08-01 3.16 2001-09-01 2.77 2001-10-01 2.02 2001-11-01 1.58 2001-12-01 1.33 2002-01-01 1.25 2002-02-01 1.25 2002-03-01 1.25 2002-04-01 1.25 2002-05-01 1.25 2002-06-01 1.25 2002-07-01 1.25 2002-08-01 1.25 2002-09-01 1.25 2002-10-01 1.25 2002-11-01 0.83 2002-12-01 0.75