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Current Bank Base Rates Now


Allied Irish Bank (GB) Bank of Ireland UK Bank of Scotland Barclays Bank Clydesdale Bank Coutts & Co First Direct


First Trust Bank HSBC


Lloyds TSB Bank NatWest Bank


Northern Bank (NI)


Royal Bank of Scotland The Co-operative Bank Ulster Bank


Yorkshire Bank


0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50%


% w.e.f. 6.3.09 6.3.09 6.3.09 5.3.09 6.3.09 5.3.09 5.3.09 6.3.09 5.3.09 5.3.09 5.3.09 1.4.09 5.3.09 5.3.09 6.3.09 6.3.09


Bank Base Rates Date


Rate


22.3.91 12.50% 12.4.91 12.00% 24.5.91 11.50% 12.7.91 11.00% 4.9.91 10.50% 5.5.92 10.00% 16.9.92 12.00% 18.9.92 10.00% 22.9.92 9.00% 16.10.92 8.00% 13.11.92 7.00% 26.1.93 6.00% 23.11.93 5.50% 8.2.94


5.25%


12.9.94 5.75% 7.12.94 6.25% 2.2.95


6.75%


13.12.95 6.50% 18.1.96 6.25% 8.3.96 6.6.96


6.00% 5.75%


30.10.96 6.00% 6.5.97


6.25% Date 6.6.97


(1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00% (1.00%


Previously % w.e.f.


6.2.09) 6.2.09) 5.2.09) 5.2.09) 6.2.09) 5.2.09) 5.2.09) 6.2.09) 5.2.09) 5.2.09) 5.2.09) 1.3.09) 5.2.09) 5.2.09) 6.2.09) 6.2.09)


Consumer Prices Index Jan


2008 105.5 106.3 106.7 107.6 108.3 109.0 109.0 109.7 110.3 110.0 109.9 109.5 2009 108.7 109.6 109.8 110.1 110.7 111.0 110.9 111.4 111.5 111.7 112.0 112.6 2010 112.4 112.9 113.5 114.2 114.4 114.6 114.3 114.9 114.9 115.2 115.6 116.8 2011 116.9 117.8 118.1 119.3 119.5 119.4 119.4 120.1 120.9 121.0 121.2 121.7 2012 121.1 2005 = 100


Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Dec


Retail Prices Index Jan


2008 209.8 211.4 212.1 214.0 215.1 216.8 216.5 217.2 218.4 217.7 216.0 212.9 2009 210.1 211.4 211.3 211.5 212.8 213.4 213.4 214.4 215.3 216.0 216.6 218.0 2010 217.9 219.2 220.7 222.8 223.6 224.1 223.6 224.5 225.3 225.8 226.8 228.4 2011 229.0 231.3 232.5 234.4 235.2 235.2 234.7 236.1 237.9 238.0 238.5 239.4 2012 238.0 13th January 1987 = 100


Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Dec


Annual Inflation Jan


Rate


10.7.97 6.75% 7.8.97


6.11.97 7.25% 4.6.98


6.50% 7.00% 7.50%


8.10.98 7.25% 5.11.98 6.75% 10.12.98 6.25% 7.1.99 4.2.99 8.4.99


6.00% 5.50% 5.25%


10.6.99 5.00% 8.9.99


5.25%


4.11.99 5.50% 13.1.00 5.75% 10.2.00 6.00% 8.2.01 5.4.01


5.75% 5.50%


10.5.01 5.25% 2.8.01


5.00%


18.9.01 4.75% 4.10.01 4.50% 8.11.01 4.00%


Date 6.2.03 Rate 3.75%


10.7.03 3.50% 6.11.03 3.75% 5.2.04 6.5.04


4.00% 4.25%


10.6.04 4.50% 5.8.04 4.8.05 3.8.06


4.75% 4.50% 4.75%


9.11.06 5.00% 11.1.07 5.25% 10.5.07 5.50% 5.7.07


6.12.07 5.50% 7.2.08


5.75% 5.25%


10.4.08 5.00% 8.10.08 4.50% 6.11.08 3.00% 4.12.08 2.00% 8.1.09 5.2.09 5.3.09


1.50% 1.00% 0.50%


Source: Barclays Bank


Residential Mortgage Rates Date


Rate


1.7.04 1.9.04 1.9.05 1.9.06


1.12.06 1.2.07


6.50% 6.75% 6.50% 6.75% 7.00% 7.25%


Date


1.6.07 1.8.07 1.1.08 1.3.08 1.5.08


1.11.08 Rate


7.50% 7.75% 7.50% 7.25% 7.00% 6.50%


Date


1.12.08 1.1.09 1.2.09 1.3.09 1.4.09 4.1.11


2008 4.1% 4.1% 3.8% 4.2% 4.3% 4.6% 5.0% 4.8% 5.0% 4.2% 3.0% 0.9% 2009 0.1% 0.0% -0.4% -1.2% -1.1% -1.6% -1.4% -1.3% -1.4% -0.8% 0.3% 2.4% 2010 2011


Feb Mar 2012 3.9% Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Dec


3.7% 3.7% 4.4% 5.3% 5.1% 5.0% 4.8% 4.7% 4.6% 4.5% 4.7% 4.8% 5.1% 5.5% 5.3% 5.2% 5.2% 5.0% 5.0% 5.2% 5.6% 5.4% 5.2% 4.8%


2008 3.4% 3.7% 3.5% 4.0% 4.4% 4.8% 5.3% 5.2% 5.5% 4.7% 3.9% 2.8% 2009 2.4% 2.5% 2.2% 1.7% 1.6% 1.0% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3% 1.9% 2.7% 3.8% 2010 2011 2012


Underlying Inflation Jan


Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec


4.6% 4.2% 4.8% 5.4% 5.1% 5.0% 4.8% 4.7% 4.6% 4.6% 4.7% 4.7% 5.1% 5.5% 5.4% 5.3% 5.3% 5.0% 5.0% 5.3% 5.7% 5.6% 5.3% 5.0% 4.0%


LIBOR - 3 Month Interbank (closing rate on last day of month) Jan Feb Mar


Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec


2008 5.58% 5.74% 6.01% 5.84% 5.87% 5.95% 5.78% 5.75% 6.30% 5.84% 3.91% 2.77% 2009 2.17% 2.05% 1.65% 1.45% 1.28% 1.19% 0.89% 0.69% 0.54% 0.59% 0.61% 0.61% 2010 0.62% 0.64% 0.65% 0.68% 0.71% 0.73% 0.75% 0.73% 0.73% 0.74% 0.74% 0.76% 2011 0.77% 0.80% 0.82% 0.82% 0.83% 0.83% 0.83% 0.89% 0.95% 0.99% 1.04% 1.08% 2012 1.08%


Finance House Base Rate Jan


2008 6.5% 6.5% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.5% 5.5% 2009 4.0% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 2.0% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2010 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2011 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2012 1.5% 1.5%


Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Rate


5.00% 4.75% 4.50% 4.00% 3.50% 3.99%


Source: Halifax - Existing borrowers


Late Payment of Commercial Debts From To


From To 1.1.11 1.7.11


Rate


30.6.11 31.12.11


8.50% 8.50%


1.1.12 30.6.12 Rate 8.50%


The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 For contracts from 1.11.98 to 6.8.02 the rate applying is the Bank of England Base Rate that was in place on the day the debt became overdue plus 8%.


The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002 For contracts from 7.8.02 the rate is set for a six month period by taking the Bank of England Base Rate on 30 June and 31 December and adding 8%.


Exchange Rates Australian Dollar


Canadian Dollar Danish Krone Euro


Hong Kong Dollar


1.0026 5.6794 0.7639 7.7545


US Dollar Japanese Yen Australian Dollar OECD Export Credit Rates


Rates are subject to change on the 15th of each month. A premium of 0.2% is to be added to the CIRRs when fixing at bid. Interest rates may not be fixed for longer than 120 days.


CIRRs


STANDARD CURRENCIES Euro


Sterling 15.02.12 15.01.12 to 14.03.12 to 14.02.12


2 to 5 years 1.83% 1.93% 5 to 8½ years 2.54% 2.68% over 8½ years 3.12% 3.24%


2 to 5 years 1.53% 1.52% 5 to 8½ years 2.02% 2.06% over 8½ years 2.52% 2.58%


2 to 5 years 1.36% 1.39% 5 to 8½ years 1.84% 1.89% over 8½ years 2.38% 2.43%


2 to 5 years 1.20% 1.20% 5 to 8½ years 1.35% 1.36% over 8½ years 1.56% 1.59% 4.31%


4.29%


Canadian Dollar 2 to 5 years 2.02% 1.96% 5 to 8½ years 2.31% 2.28% over 8½ years 2.53% 2.53%


US Dollar Sterling 0.9410


1.4849 1.5821 8.9621 1.2055


12.2366 Euro


1.2318 1.3125 7.4347 -


10.1512 Japanese Yen


US Dollar Sterling 76.2500


New Zealand Dollar 1.2101 Norwegian Krone Polish Zloty Saudi Riyal


5.8575 3.2275 3.7503


120.3225 1.9095 9.2432 5.0930 5.9180


CIRRs


Czech Koruna Danish Krone


Hungarian Forint Korean Won


Swedish Krona Swiss Franc 15.02.12


to 14.03.12 to 14.02.12 3.43%


15.01.12 3.67%


New Zealand Dollar Norwegian Krone Polish Zloty


2 to 5 years 1.38% 1.24% 5 to 8½ years 1.79% 1.66% over 8½ years 2.23% 2.10% 10.43% 4.50% 4.35% 2.75% 6.24%


9.58% 4.51% 4.30% 2.89% 6.34%


2 to 5 years 1.91% 1.85% 5 to 8½ years 2.11% 2.07% over 8½ years 2.29% 2.28%


2 to 5 years 1.08% 1.01% 5 to 8½ years 1.25% 1.20% over 8½ years 1.47% 1.46%


(on last working day of January 2012) Euro


99.8167 1.5841 7.6679 4.2250 4.9094


South African Rand 7.7990 Swedish Krona Swiss Franc UK Pound


6.8099 0.9195 0.6337


US Dollar Sterling 12.3068


10.7460 1.4510 -


US Dollar -1.5780


Source: Bank of England Euro


10.2095 8.9146 1.2037 0.8296 1.3091


From 15 January 1999 a single Euro CIRR prevails for all


participating countries, replacing the national CIRRs. A three tier system is applied, with different Euro-CIRRs for repayment periods of: 2 to 5 years; 5 to 8½ years; over 8½ years.


Source: ONS


Source: ONS Nov


Source: ONS Nov


Source: ONS Nov


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