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Table 34. Interest Rates and Exchange Rates(1)

    2004 2005 2004 2005 2006
      J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J
                                             
Interest rates                                              
Bank rate(2) 122530 2.50 2.92 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.50 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 3.00 3.25 3.25 3.50 3.75
Prime rate 122495 4.00 4.42 3.75 3.75 3.75 4.00 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.50 4.75 4.75 5.00 5.25
90-day treasury bills 122484 2.23 2.71 2.04 2.06 2.09 2.37 2.54 2.62 2.46 2.47 2.46 2.50 2.50 2.46 2.47 2.57 2.70 2.77 2.98 3.22 3.39 3.46
90-day commercial paper 122491 2.31 2.84 2.10 2.12 2.22 2.50 2.60 2.74 2.57 2.56 2.57 2.68 2.58 2.59 2.58 2.64 2.83 2.98 3.14 3.37 3.52 3.67
Conventional mortgages                                              
    1-year
 122520 4.59 5.06 4.70 4.60 4.40 4.80 4.90 5.00 4.80 4.80 4.80 5.05 4.90 4.85 4.75 4.90 5.00 5.00 5.25 5.60 5.80 5.80
    5-year
 122521 6.23 5.99 6.70 6.55 6.30 6.30 6.40 6.30 6.05 6.05 6.05 6.25 6.05 5.95 5.70 5.80 5.80 5.80 6.00 6.15 6.30 6.30
Long-term Canada bonds 122487 5.08 4.39 5.30 5.29 5.14 5.02 4.96 4.87 4.86 4.69 4.71 4.75 4.55 4.41 4.27 4.31 4.11 4.21 4.38 4.20 4.04 4.22
                                             
Exchange rates(1)                                              
US dollar 37426 1.301 1.211 1.358 1.322 1.312 1.288 1.247 1.196 1.219 1.225 1.240 1.216 1.236 1.256 1.240 1.223 1.204 1.178 1.178 1.181 1.161 1.157
    reciprocal
 (1/37426) 0.768 0.825 0.737 0.756 0.762 0.777 0.802 0.836 0.820 0.816 0.807 0.822 0.809 0.796 0.806 0.818 0.831 0.849 0.849 0.847 0.861 0.864
British pound 37430 2.384 2.206 2.482 2.438 2.388 2.310 2.254 2.227 2.350 2.300 2.340 2.318 2.344 2.329 2.254 2.140 2.162 2.127 2.078 2.048 2.028 2.046
Euro 121742 1.617 .. 1.649 1.622 1.600 1.574 1.559 1.556 1.632 1.605 1.613 1.605 1.600 1.593 1.508 1.471 1.481 1.441 1.416 1.392 1.377 1.403
Japanese yen ('000) 37456 12.03 11.03 12.41 12.07 11.90 11.70 11.46 11.43 11.73 11.86 11.81 11.56 11.53 11.78 11.41 10.92 10.89 10.59 10.25 9.97 9.80 10.02
C-6 index(3) 37451 92.47 99.35 88.68 91.00 91.80 93.52 96.36 99.92 97.74 97.41 96.40 98.17 96.82 95.45 97.06 98.76 100.02 102.32 102.67 102.71 104.42 104.43

(1) Canadian dollars per unit.
(2) Last Wednesday of the month.
(3) 1992=100. A rise in the index indicates an increase in the Canadian dollar.
Source: Bank of Canada, Public Information Service (1-800-303-1282).
CANSIM tables: 176-0043, 176-0064, 176-0067