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- Prime Rate
- 1929Ð1996
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- Year Lowest Rate Highest Rate
- 1929 5.50 6.00
- 1930 3.50 6.00
- 1931 2.75 5.00
- 1932 3.25 4.00
- 1933 1.50 4.00
- 1934 1.50 1.50
- 1935 1.50 1.50
- 1936 1.50 1.50
- 1937 1.50 1.50
- 1938 1.50 1.50
- 1939 1.50 1.50
- 1940 1.50 1.50
- 1941 1.50 1.50
- 1942 1.50 1.50
- 1943 1.50 1.50
- 1944 1.50 1.50
- 1945 1.50 1.50
- 1946 1.50 1.50
- 1947 1.50 1.75
- 1948 2.00 2.00
- 1949 2.00 2.00
- 1950 2.00 2.25
- 1951 2.50 3.00
- 1952 3.00 3.00
- 1953 3.00 3.25
- 1954 3.00 3.25
- 1955 3.00 3.50
- 1956 3.50 4.00
- 1957 4.00 4.50
- 1958 3.50 4.50
- 1959 4.00 5.00
- 1960 4.50 5.00
- 1961 4.50 4.50
- 1962 4.50 4.50
- 1963 4.50 4.50
- 1964 4.50 4.50
- 1965 4.50 5.00
- 1966 5.00 6.00
- 1967 5.50 6.00
- 1968 6.00 6.75
- 1969 6.75 8.50
- 1970 6.75 8.50
- 1971 5.25 6.75
- 1972 5.00 6.00
- 1973 6.00 10.00
- 1974 8.75 12.00
- 1975 7.00 10.50
- 1976 6.25 7.25
- 1977 6.50 7.75
- 1978 8.00 11.75
- 1979 11.50 15.75
- 1980 11.00 21.50
- 1981 15.75 20.50
- 1982 11.50 17.00
- 1983 10.50 11.50
- 1984 10.75 13.00
- 1985 9.50 10.75
- 1986 7.50 9.50
- 1987 7.50 9.75
- 1988 8.50 10.50
- 1989 10.50 11.50
- 1990 10.00 10.50
- 1991 6.50 9.50
- 1992 6.00 6.50
- 1993 6.00 6.00
- 1994 6.00 8.50
- 1995 8.50 9.00
- 1996 8.50 8.25
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- Source: Federal Reserve Board, Economic Indicators
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