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US bank prime loan rate, annual average, 1949–2025

The annual average peaked at 18.9% in 1981, then fell for decades; by 2025 it stood at 7.4%.

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US bank prime loan rate, annual average, 1949–2025: 39 points, a line chart.
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The data: 39 points
YearBank prime loan rate (%)
19492
19512.56
19533.17
19553.16
19574.2
19594.48
19614.5
19634.5
19654.54
19675.63
19697.95
19715.72
19738.02
19757.86
19776.82
197912.67
198118.87
198310.79
19859.93
19878.2
198910.87
19918.46
19936
19958.83
19978.44
19997.99
20016.92
20034.12
20056.19
20078.05
20093.25
20113.25
20133.25
20153.26
20174.1
20195.28
20213.25
20238.19
20257.37
Source
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (H.15), series MPRIME, via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis); yearly averages calculated by Unlabeled
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