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Table 11.1
Interest rates and exchange rates
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| Interest rates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank rate 1 | Prime rate | 90-day Treasury bills | 90-day commercial paper | Conventional mortgage rate | Long-term Canada bond rate (over 10 years) | ||
| 1-year | 5-year | ||||||
| v122530 | v122495 | v122484 | v122491 | v122520 | v122521 | v122487 | |
| rates | |||||||
| 2007 | 4.60 | 6.10 | 4.17 | 4.63 | 6.90 | 7.07 | 4.34 |
| 2008 | 3.21 | 4.73 | 2.44 | 3.23 | 6.70 | 7.06 | 4.04 |
| 2007 | |||||||
| May | 4.50 | 6.00 | 4.20 | 4.43 | 6.85 | 7.14 | 4.43 |
| June | 4.50 | 6.00 | 4.38 | 4.58 | 7.05 | 7.24 | 4.59 |
| July | 4.75 | 6.25 | 4.54 | 4.70 | 7.05 | 7.24 | 4.52 |
| August | 4.75 | 6.25 | 4.31 | 5.09 | 7.05 | 7.24 | 4.44 |
| September | 4.75 | 6.25 | 4.09 | 5.03 | 7.05 | 7.19 | 4.50 |
| October | 4.75 | 6.25 | 3.99 | 4.70 | 7.25 | 7.44 | 4.39 |
| November | 4.75 | 6.25 | 3.97 | 4.84 | 7.20 | 7.39 | 4.22 |
| December | 4.50 | 6.00 | 3.87 | 4.80 | 7.35 | 7.54 | 4.18 |
| 2008 | |||||||
| January | 4.25 | 5.75 | 3.60 | 3.95 | 7.35 | 7.39 | 4.17 |
| February | 4.25 | 5.75 | 3.28 | 3.84 | 7.25 | 7.29 | 4.14 |
| March | 3.75 | 5.25 | 2.48 | 3.57 | 7.15 | 7.19 | 3.91 |
| April | 3.25 | 4.75 | 2.39 | 3.25 | 6.95 | 6.99 | 4.02 |
| May | 3.25 | 4.75 | 2.72 | 3.11 | 6.15 | 6.65 | 4.07 |
| June | 3.25 | 4.75 | 2.76 | 3.21 | 6.95 | 7.15 | 4.07 |
| July | 3.25 | 4.75 | 2.42 | 3.27 | 6.95 | 7.15 | 4.18 |
| August | 3.25 | 4.75 | 2.49 | 3.25 | 6.65 | 6.85 | 4.02 |
| September | 3.25 | 4.75 | 2.15 | 3.45 | 6.65 | 6.85 | 4.14 |
| October | 2.50 | 4.00 | 1.93 | 2.95 | 6.35 | 7.20 | 4.31 |
| November | 2.50 | 4.00 | 1.87 | 2.68 | 6.35 | 7.20 | 4.00 |
| December | 1.75 | 3.50 | 1.12 | 2.22 | 5.60 | 6.75 | 3.45 |
| 2009 | |||||||
| January | 1.25 | 3.00 | 0.93 | 1.30 | 5.00 | 5.79 | 3.74 |
| February | 1.25 | 3.00 | 0.85 | 1.23 | 5.00 | 5.79 | 3.70 |
| March | 0.75 | 2.50 | 0.47 | 1.05 | 4.50 | 5.55 | 3.63 |
| April | 0.50 | 2.25 | 0.33 | 0.70 | 3.90 | 5.25 | 3.72 |
| May | 0.50 | 2.25 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 3.90 | 5.25 | 4.11 |
| Exchange rates 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States dollar | Reciprocal | British pound | Euro | Japanese yen | CERI index 3 | |
| v37426 | 1 / v37426 3 | v37430 | v121742 | v37456 | v41498903 | |
| rates | rates multiplied by 1000 | 1992=100 | ||||
| 2007 | 1.074 | 0.931 | 2.148 | 1.469 | 9.12 | 113.13 |
| 2008 | 1.067 | 0.937 | 1.961 | 1.560 | 10.39 | 112.53 |
| 2007 | ||||||
| May | 1.095 | 0.913 | 2.173 | 1.480 | 9.07 | 110.85 |
| June | 1.065 | 0.939 | 2.116 | 1.429 | 8.68 | 114.05 |
| July | 1.050 | 0.952 | 2.138 | 1.442 | 8.65 | 115.19 |
| August | 1.058 | 0.945 | 2.127 | 1.441 | 9.07 | 114.36 |
| September | 1.025 | 0.975 | 2.070 | 1.427 | 8.92 | 117.51 |
| October | 0.975 | 1.025 | 1.994 | 1.388 | 8.42 | 123.33 |
| November | 0.967 | 1.034 | 2.002 | 1.420 | 8.71 | 123.93 |
| December | 1.003 | 0.997 | 2.024 | 1.461 | 8.93 | 119.67 |
| 2008 | ||||||
| January | 1.011 | 0.989 | 1.991 | 1.488 | 9.39 | 118.30 |
| February | 0.999 | 1.001 | 1.962 | 1.474 | 9.33 | 119.44 |
| March | 1.002 | 0.998 | 2.006 | 1.556 | 9.94 | 117.90 |
| April | 1.014 | 0.986 | 2.009 | 1.597 | 9.88 | 116.50 |
| May | 0.999 | 1.001 | 1.965 | 1.555 | 9.58 | 118.43 |
| June | 1.017 | 0.984 | 1.999 | 1.582 | 9.51 | 116.46 |
| July | 1.013 | 0.987 | 2.014 | 1.595 | 9.47 | 116.64 |
| August | 1.054 | 0.948 | 1.985 | 1.573 | 9.64 | 113.03 |
| September | 1.058 | 0.945 | 1.901 | 1.517 | 9.93 | 113.07 |
| October | 1.185 | 0.844 | 1.994 | 1.569 | 11.87 | 102.42 |
| November | 1.218 | 0.821 | 1.866 | 1.553 | 12.58 | 100.08 |
| December | 1.234 | 0.810 | 1.834 | 1.663 | 13.52 | 98.09 |
| 2009 | ||||||
| January | 1.226 | 0.815 | 1.773 | 1.623 | 13.60 | 98.90 |
| February | 1.245 | 0.803 | 1.794 | 1.593 | 13.42 | 98.01 |
| March | 1.265 | 0.791 | 1.791 | 1.649 | 12.92 | 96.68 |
| April | 1.224 | 0.817 | 1.801 | 1.616 | 12.38 | 99.41 |
| May | 1.151 | 0.869 | 1.777 | 1.573 | 11.92 | 104.99 |
Last Wednesday of the month.
Canadian dollars per unit.
Canadian dollar effective exchange rate index (CERI) (1992=100). A rise in the index indicates an increase in the Canadian dollar.
