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					Source : http://www2.boj.or.jp/en/dlong/stat/data | www.boj.or.jp/en | Bank of Japan and EconStats | http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/stat/dlong/fin_stat/rate/data/primeold.htm | Column (1) : Short term most frequent 13 Column (2) : Newly Issued Government Bonds Yield (10 years) (b) 14 Column (3) : Government Bond Futures Listed Yield on TSE (10 years) (c) 15 Column (4) : Long-term Prime Lending Rates 16 EconStats does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. 20110623 http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/stat/dlong/fin_stat/rate/data/primeold.htm

   Japan     Prime Lending Rate - End of Year 

                |          (1)    |          (2)    |          (3)    |          (4)    |
                |   ST Rates Most |    Newly Issued | Government Bond | Long-term Prime |
                |        Frequent |Government Bonds |  Futures Listed |   Lending Rates |
                |                 |Yield (10 years) |Yield on TSE (10 |                 |
                |                 |             (b) |      years) (c) |                 |
                |           Japan |           Japan |           Japan |           Japan |

year    End of  |______1970_-2011_|______1998_-2010_|______1985_-2010_|______1970_-2011_|
2011                       1.4750                na                na            1.4000 
2010                       1.4750            0.9300            1.1560            1.4000 
2009                       1.4750            1.2850            1.4530            1.6500 
2008                       1.6750            1.1650            1.4180            2.4000 
2007                       1.8750            1.5000            1.6950            2.3000 
2006                       1.6250            1.6750            1.9350            2.3500 
2005                       1.3750            1.4700            1.6490            1.8500 
2004                       1.3750            1.4350            1.5640            1.5500 
2003                       1.3750            1.3600            1.6060            1.7000 
2002                       1.3750            0.9000            1.2620            1.6500 
2001                       1.3750            1.3650            1.5750            1.8500 
2000                       1.5000            1.6400            1.8600            2.1500 
1999                       1.5180            1.6450            2.0470            2.2000 
1998                       1.5180            1.9700            2.5090            2.2000 
1997                       1.5870                na            2.3260            2.3000 
1996                       1.7250                na            2.8820            2.5000 
1995                       1.7940                na            3.3560            2.6000 
1994                       3.3810                na            4.7350            4.9000 
1993                       2.4150                na            3.6130            3.5000 
1992                       3.7950                na            4.7660            5.5000 
1991                       4.7610                na            5.5530            6.9000 
1990                       5.5890                na            6.8060            8.1000 
1989                       4.4850                na            5.5170            6.5000 
1988                       3.9330                na            5.0090            5.7000 
1987                       5.0700                na            4.9880            5.7000 
1986                       5.4200                na            5.3180            6.2000 
1985                       5.5000                na            5.9680            7.2000 
1984                       5.5000                na                na            7.6000 
1983                       5.5000                na                na            8.2000 
1982                       6.0000                na                na            8.6000 
1981                       6.0000                na                na            8.6000 
1980                       7.5000                na                na            8.8000 
1979                       6.5000                na                na            8.2000 
1978                       3.7500                na                na            7.1000 
1977                       4.5000                na                na            7.6000 
1976                       6.7500                na                na            9.2000 
1975                       6.7500                na                na            9.2000 
1974                       9.2500                na                na            9.9000 
1973                       7.2500                na                na            8.6000 
1972                       4.5000                na                na            7.7000 
1971                       5.5000                na                na            8.2000 
1970                       6.2500                na                na            8.5000 
1969                           na                na                na                na