What are Historical Values of the US Prime Rates?

Here are Historical Values of the US Prime Rates for commercial banks providing short-term loans to their most creditworthy customers.

US Prime Rate
US: PRIME
2025-12-11: 6.75000000 Percent

Historical values in Percent: Summary Detail
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      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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1980-05-01      18.50  (   -1.00,  -5.13%)  274.07%
1980-04-18      19.50  (   -0.50,  -2.50%)  288.89%
1980-04-02      20.00  (    0.50,   2.56%)  296.30%
1980-03-28      19.50  (    0.50,   2.63%)  288.89%
1980-03-19      19.00  (    0.50,   2.70%)  281.48%
1980-03-14      18.50  (    0.75,   4.23%)  274.07%
1980-03-07      17.75  (    0.50,   2.90%)  262.96%
1980-03-04      17.25  (    0.50,   2.99%)  255.56%
1980-02-29      16.75  (    0.25,   1.52%)  248.15%
1980-02-22      16.50  (    0.75,   4.76%)  244.44%
1980-02-19      15.75  (    0.50,   3.28%)  233.33%
1979-12-07      15.25  (   -0.25,  -1.61%)  225.93%
1979-11-30      15.50  (   -0.25,  -1.59%)  229.63%
1979-11-16      15.75  (    0.25,   1.61%)  233.33%
1979-11-09      15.50  (    0.25,   1.64%)  229.63%
1979-11-01      15.25  (    0.25,   1.67%)  225.93%
1979-10-24      15.00  (    0.50,   3.45%)  222.22%
1979-10-09      14.50  (    1.00,   7.41%)  214.81%
1979-09-28      13.50  (    0.25,   1.89%)  200.00%
1979-09-20      13.25  (    0.25,   1.92%)  196.30%
1979-09-14      13.00  (    0.25,   1.96%)  192.59%
1979-09-07      12.75  (    0.50,   4.08%)  188.89%
1979-08-28      12.25  (    0.25,   2.08%)  181.48%
1979-08-16      12.00  (    0.25,   2.13%)  177.78%
1979-07-27      11.75  (    0.25,   2.17%)  174.07%
1979-06-19      11.50  (   -0.25,  -2.13%)  170.37%
1978-12-26      11.75  (    0.25,   2.17%)  174.07%
1978-11-24      11.50  (    0.50,   4.55%)  170.37%
1978-11-17      11.00  (    0.25,   2.33%)  162.96%
1978-11-06      10.75  (    0.25,   2.38%)  159.26%
1978-11-01      10.50  (    0.25,   2.44%)  155.56%
1978-10-27      10.25  (    0.25,   2.50%)  151.85%
1978-10-13      10.00  (    0.25,   2.56%)  148.15%
1978-09-28       9.75  (    0.25,   2.63%)  144.44%
1978-09-15       9.50  (    0.25,   2.70%)  140.74%
1978-09-01       9.25  (    0.25,   2.78%)  137.04%
1978-06-30       9.00  (    0.25,   2.86%)  133.33%
1978-06-16       8.75  (    0.25,   2.94%)  129.63%
1978-05-26       8.50  (    0.25,   3.03%)  125.93%
1978-05-05       8.25  (    0.25,   3.13%)  122.22%
1978-01-10       8.00  (    0.25,   3.23%)  118.52%
1977-10-24       7.75  (    0.25,   3.33%)  114.81%
1977-10-07       7.50  (    0.25,   3.45%)  111.11%
1977-09-16       7.25  (    0.25,   3.57%)  107.41%
1977-08-22       7.00  (    0.25,   3.70%)  103.70%
1977-05-27       6.75  (    0.25,   3.85%)  100.00%
1977-05-13       6.50  (    0.25,   4.00%)   96.30%
1976-12-10       6.25  (   -0.25,  -3.85%)   92.59%
1976-10-29       6.50  (   -0.25,  -3.70%)   96.30%
1976-10-01       6.75  (   -0.25,  -3.57%)  100.00%
1976-08-02       7.00  (   -0.25,  -3.45%)  103.70%
1976-06-04       7.25  (    0.25,   3.57%)  107.41%
1976-06-01       7.00  (    0.25,   3.70%)  103.70%
1976-01-21       6.75  (   -0.25,  -3.57%)  100.00%
1976-01-12       7.00  (   -0.25,  -3.45%)  103.70%
1975-12-01       7.25  (   -0.25,  -3.33%)  107.41%
1975-11-04       7.50  (   -0.25,  -3.23%)  111.11%
1975-10-27       7.75  (   -0.25,  -3.13%)  114.81%
1975-09-15       8.00  (    0.25,   3.23%)  118.52%
1975-08-11       7.75  (    0.25,   3.33%)  114.81%
1975-07-25       7.50  (    0.25,   3.45%)  111.11%
1975-07-18       7.25  (    0.25,   3.57%)  107.41%
1975-06-09       7.00  (   -0.25,  -3.45%)  103.70%
1975-05-20       7.25  (   -0.25,  -3.33%)  107.41%
1975-03-25       7.50  (   -0.25,  -3.23%)  111.11%
1975-03-19       7.75  (   -0.25,  -3.13%)  114.81%
1975-03-10       8.00  (   -0.25,  -3.03%)  118.52%
1975-03-03       8.25  (   -0.25,  -2.94%)  122.22%
1975-02-24       8.50  (   -0.25,  -2.86%)  125.93%
1975-02-18       8.75  (   -0.25,  -2.78%)  129.63%
1975-02-03       9.00  (   -0.50,  -5.26%)  133.33%
1975-01-28       9.50  (   -0.50,  -5.00%)  140.74%
1975-01-13      10.00  (   -0.25,  -2.44%)  148.15%
1974-11-25      10.25  (   -0.50,  -4.65%)  151.85%
1974-11-13      10.75  (   -0.25,  -2.27%)  159.26%
1974-11-06      11.00  (   -0.25,  -2.22%)  162.96%
1974-10-22      11.25  (   -0.50,  -4.26%)  166.67%
1974-10-08      11.75  (   -0.25,  -2.08%)  174.07%
1974-07-08      12.00  (    0.25,   2.13%)  177.78%
1974-06-27      11.75  (    0.25,   2.17%)  174.07%
1974-05-17      11.50  (    0.25,   2.22%)  170.37%
1974-05-10      11.25  (    0.25,   2.27%)  166.67%
1974-05-07      11.00  (    0.25,   2.33%)  162.96%
1974-05-02      10.75  (    0.25,   2.38%)  159.26%
1974-04-25      10.50  (    0.25,   2.44%)  155.56%
1974-04-22      10.25  (    0.25,   2.50%)  151.85%
1974-04-11      10.00  (    0.25,   2.56%)  148.15%
1974-04-08       9.75  (    0.25,   2.63%)  144.44%
1974-04-04       9.50  (    0.25,   2.70%)  140.74%
1974-04-01       9.25  (    0.25,   2.78%)  137.04%
1974-03-22       9.00  (    0.25,   2.86%)  133.33%
1974-02-25       8.75  (   -0.25,  -2.78%)  129.63%
1974-02-19       9.00  (   -0.25,  -2.70%)  133.33%
1974-02-11       9.25  (   -0.25,  -2.63%)  137.04%
1974-01-29       9.50  (   -0.25,  -2.56%)  140.74%
1973-12-03       9.75  (    0.25,   2.63%)  144.44%
1973-10-29       9.50  (   -0.25,  -2.56%)  140.74%
1973-10-23       9.75  (   -0.25,  -2.50%)  144.44%
1973-09-18      10.00  (    0.25,   2.56%)  148.15%
1973-08-28       9.75  (    0.25,   2.63%)  144.44%
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      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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