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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

5.1b Prime Interest Rate

Real prime rate (a) - per cent

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

1978-79

3.06

2.68

2.68

2.68

2.12

2.12

2.12

1979-80

1.56

1.56

1.56

0.82

0.82

0.82

0.45

0.50

0.54

1.35

1.53

1.53

1980-81

2.18

2.18

2.18

3.02

3.02

3.48

3.75

3.75

4.43

5.80

5.80

5.80

1981-82

6.19

6.19

6.19

4.00

4.00

4.00

5.06

5.24

5.24

6.05

6.05

6.05

1982-83

4.44

4.44

4.44

4.95

4.95

4.05

2.78

2.33

4.13

4.41

3.51

4.41

1983-84

5.31

4.85

4.40

4.51

4.28

3.36

5.77

6.52

8.22

10.82

10.67

10.19

1984-85

10.74

10.25

9.28

10.14

10.14

10.62

9.43

9.72

10.97

9.38

9.62

10.46

1985-86

9.10

9.33

10.03

9.52

10.21

11.65

10.25

10.02

9.01

9.22

8.29

7.83

1986-87

7.40

8.46

9.24

8.15

7.92

7.47

7.68

8.09

8.09

7.50

6.82

6.36

1987-88

6.84

6.38

5.68

6.30

6.30

6.26

5.94

5.94

5.94

6.07

6.63

7.38

1988-89

7.08

7.08

7.54

7.57

8.27

8.27

9.55

10.49

10.96

10.36

10.92

11.29

1989-90

11.34

11.34

11.57

11.78

11.78

11.78

10.50

10.04

10.04

10.03

10.03

10.03

1990-91

11.22

10.51

10.27

8.51

8.51

8.51

9.87

9.87

9.87

11.07

10.49

10.49

1991-92

10.71

10.71

9.84

11.67

10.74

10.74

10.03

9.64

9.64

10.18

9.44

9.19

1992-93

9.52

9.13

9.13

9.67

9.67

9.67

8.70

8.70

8.70

7.46

7.46

7.46

1993-94

7.14

6.65

6.65

6.97

6.97

6.97

7.50

7.50

7.50

7.18

7.18

7.18

1994-95

6.97

6.97

7.26

6.83

7.07

7.56

6.54

6.54

6.54

5.93

5.93

5.93

1995-96

5.33

5.33

5.33

5.33

5.33

5.38

6.80

6.80

6.80

7.47

7.47

7.47

1996-97

8.52

8.13

7.98

8.62

8.42

7.93

7.90

7.90

7.90

8.97

8.92

8.67

1997-98

9.28

8.78

8.78

8.67

8.67

8.67

8.67

8.67

8.67

7.45

7.30

7.30

1998-99

6.66

6.66

6.66

(a) Banks' prime rate discounted by the inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin, RBA
Consumer Price Index, ABS (6401.0)

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