Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)  

Release: Federal Reserve Bulletin  

Units:  Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Not Applicable

Effective Date
Data before 1975 represent the date of the New York Fed discount rate change, data after 1975 represent the date of the first Federal Reserve bank discount rate change.
Source: Board of Governors: Banking and Monetary Statistics, 1914-1941, and 1941-1970; the Annual Statistical Digest, 1970-1979; and the Federal Reserve Bulletin, 1978 - January 8, 2003.

Please refer to http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/monetary/2003/20030106/default.htm for further information on the discontinuation of this series effective January 9, 2003.