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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1973-08-21       9.50  (    0.25,   2.70%)  140.74%
1973-08-13       9.25  (    0.25,   2.78%)  137.04%
1973-08-06       9.00  (    0.25,   2.86%)  133.33%
1973-07-30       8.75  (    0.25,   2.94%)  129.63%
1973-07-18       8.50  (    0.25,   3.03%)  125.93%
1973-07-09       8.25  (    0.25,   3.13%)  122.22%
1973-07-02       8.00  (    0.25,   3.23%)  118.52%
1973-06-22       7.75  (    0.25,   3.33%)  114.81%
1973-06-07       7.50  (    0.25,   3.45%)  111.11%
1973-05-25       7.25  (    0.25,   3.57%)  107.41%
1973-05-07       7.00  (    0.25,   3.70%)  103.70%
1973-04-19       6.75  (    0.25,   3.85%)  100.00%
1973-03-26       6.50  (    0.25,   4.00%)   96.30%
1973-02-27       6.25  (    0.25,   4.17%)   92.59%
1972-12-27       6.00  (    0.25,   4.35%)   88.89%
1972-10-03       5.75  (    0.25,   4.55%)   85.19%
1972-08-29       5.50  (    0.25,   4.76%)   81.48%
1972-06-27       5.25  (    0.25,   5.00%)   77.78%
1972-03-31       5.00  (    0.25,   5.26%)   74.07%
1972-03-20       4.75  (    0.25,   5.56%)   70.37%
1972-02-16       4.50  (   -0.25,  -5.26%)   66.67%
1972-01-18       4.75  (   -0.25,  -5.00%)   70.37%
1972-01-03       5.00  (   -0.25,  -4.76%)   74.07%
1971-12-17       5.25  (   -0.25,  -4.55%)   77.78%
1971-11-08       5.50  (   -0.25,  -4.35%)   81.48%
1971-10-20       5.75  (   -0.25,  -4.17%)   85.19%
1971-07-07       6.00  (    0.50,   9.09%)   88.89%
1971-04-23       5.50  (    0.25,   4.76%)   81.48%
1971-03-19       5.25  (   -0.25,  -4.55%)   77.78%
1971-03-11       5.50  (   -0.25,  -4.35%)   81.48%
1971-02-16       5.75  (   -0.25,  -4.17%)   85.19%
1971-01-18       6.00  (   -0.25,  -4.00%)   88.89%
1971-01-15       6.25  (   -0.25,  -3.85%)   92.59%
1971-01-06       6.50  (   -0.25,  -3.70%)   96.30%
1970-12-22       6.75  (   -0.25,  -3.57%)  100.00%
1970-11-23       7.00  (   -0.25,  -3.45%)  103.70%
1970-11-12       7.25  (   -0.25,  -3.33%)  107.41%
1970-09-21       7.50  (   -0.50,  -6.25%)  111.11%
1970-03-25       8.00  (   -0.50,  -5.88%)  118.52%
1969-06-09       8.50  (    1.00,  13.33%)  125.93%
1969-03-17       7.50  (    0.50,   7.14%)  111.11%
1969-01-07       7.00  (    0.25,   3.70%)  103.70%
1968-12-18       6.75  (    0.25,   3.85%)  100.00%
1968-12-02       6.50  (    0.25,   4.00%)   96.30%
1968-09-25       6.25  (   -0.25,  -3.85%)   92.59%
1968-04-19       6.50  (    0.50,   8.33%)   96.30%
1967-11-20       6.00  (    0.50,   9.09%)   88.89%
1967-03-27       5.50  (   -0.25,  -4.35%)   81.48%
1967-01-26       5.75  (   -0.25,  -4.17%)   85.19%
1966-08-16       6.00  (    0.25,   4.35%)   88.89%
1966-06-29       5.75  (    0.25,   4.55%)   85.19%
1966-03-10       5.50  (    0.50,  10.00%)   81.48%
1965-12-06       5.00  (    0.50,  11.11%)   74.07%
1960-08-23       4.50  (   -0.50, -10.00%)   66.67%
1959-09-01       5.00  (    0.50,  11.11%)   74.07%
1959-05-18       4.50  (    0.50,  12.50%)   66.67%
1958-09-11       4.00  (    0.50,  14.29%)   59.26%
1958-04-21       3.50  (   -0.50, -12.50%)   51.85%
1958-01-22       4.00  (   -0.50, -11.11%)   59.26%
1957-08-06       4.50  (    0.50,  12.50%)   66.67%
1956-08-21       4.00  (    0.25,   6.67%)   59.26%
1956-04-13       3.75  (    0.25,   7.14%)   55.56%
1955-10-14       3.50  (    0.25,   7.69%)   51.85%
1955-08-04       3.25  (        ,        )   48.15%
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      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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