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
2025-10-30: 7.00000000 Percent

Historical values in Percent: Summary Detail
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      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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1973-08-13       9.25  (    0.25,   2.78%)  132.14%
1973-08-06       9.00  (    0.25,   2.86%)  128.57%
1973-07-30       8.75  (    0.25,   2.94%)  125.00%
1973-07-18       8.50  (    0.25,   3.03%)  121.43%
1973-07-09       8.25  (    0.25,   3.13%)  117.86%
1973-07-02       8.00  (    0.25,   3.23%)  114.29%
1973-06-22       7.75  (    0.25,   3.33%)  110.71%
1973-06-07       7.50  (    0.25,   3.45%)  107.14%
1973-05-25       7.25  (    0.25,   3.57%)  103.57%
1973-05-07       7.00  (    0.25,   3.70%)  100.00%
1973-04-19       6.75  (    0.25,   3.85%)   96.43%
1973-03-26       6.50  (    0.25,   4.00%)   92.86%
1973-02-27       6.25  (    0.25,   4.17%)   89.29%
1972-12-27       6.00  (    0.25,   4.35%)   85.71%
1972-10-03       5.75  (    0.25,   4.55%)   82.14%
1972-08-29       5.50  (    0.25,   4.76%)   78.57%
1972-06-27       5.25  (    0.25,   5.00%)   75.00%
1972-03-31       5.00  (    0.25,   5.26%)   71.43%
1972-03-20       4.75  (    0.25,   5.56%)   67.86%
1972-02-16       4.50  (   -0.25,  -5.26%)   64.29%
1972-01-18       4.75  (   -0.25,  -5.00%)   67.86%
1972-01-03       5.00  (   -0.25,  -4.76%)   71.43%
1971-12-17       5.25  (   -0.25,  -4.55%)   75.00%
1971-11-08       5.50  (   -0.25,  -4.35%)   78.57%
1971-10-20       5.75  (   -0.25,  -4.17%)   82.14%
1971-07-07       6.00  (    0.50,   9.09%)   85.71%
1971-04-23       5.50  (    0.25,   4.76%)   78.57%
1971-03-19       5.25  (   -0.25,  -4.55%)   75.00%
1971-03-11       5.50  (   -0.25,  -4.35%)   78.57%
1971-02-16       5.75  (   -0.25,  -4.17%)   82.14%
1971-01-18       6.00  (   -0.25,  -4.00%)   85.71%
1971-01-15       6.25  (   -0.25,  -3.85%)   89.29%
1971-01-06       6.50  (   -0.25,  -3.70%)   92.86%
1970-12-22       6.75  (   -0.25,  -3.57%)   96.43%
1970-11-23       7.00  (   -0.25,  -3.45%)  100.00%
1970-11-12       7.25  (   -0.25,  -3.33%)  103.57%
1970-09-21       7.50  (   -0.50,  -6.25%)  107.14%
1970-03-25       8.00  (   -0.50,  -5.88%)  114.29%
1969-06-09       8.50  (    1.00,  13.33%)  121.43%
1969-03-17       7.50  (    0.50,   7.14%)  107.14%
1969-01-07       7.00  (    0.25,   3.70%)  100.00%
1968-12-18       6.75  (    0.25,   3.85%)   96.43%
1968-12-02       6.50  (    0.25,   4.00%)   92.86%
1968-09-25       6.25  (   -0.25,  -3.85%)   89.29%
1968-04-19       6.50  (    0.50,   8.33%)   92.86%
1967-11-20       6.00  (    0.50,   9.09%)   85.71%
1967-03-27       5.50  (   -0.25,  -4.35%)   78.57%
1967-01-26       5.75  (   -0.25,  -4.17%)   82.14%
1966-08-16       6.00  (    0.25,   4.35%)   85.71%
1966-06-29       5.75  (    0.25,   4.55%)   82.14%
1966-03-10       5.50  (    0.50,  10.00%)   78.57%
1965-12-06       5.00  (    0.50,  11.11%)   71.43%
1960-08-23       4.50  (   -0.50, -10.00%)   64.29%
1959-09-01       5.00  (    0.50,  11.11%)   71.43%
1959-05-18       4.50  (    0.50,  12.50%)   64.29%
1958-09-11       4.00  (    0.50,  14.29%)   57.14%
1958-04-21       3.50  (   -0.50, -12.50%)   50.00%
1958-01-22       4.00  (   -0.50, -11.11%)   57.14%
1957-08-06       4.50  (    0.50,  12.50%)   64.29%
1956-08-21       4.00  (    0.25,   6.67%)   57.14%
1956-04-13       3.75  (    0.25,   7.14%)   53.57%
1955-10-14       3.50  (    0.25,   7.69%)   50.00%
1955-08-04       3.25  (        ,        )   46.43%
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      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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