In the United States, the average discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York decreased overall, albeit with fluctuation, between 1990 and 2021. In 2021, the discount rate averaged 0.25 percent - a decrease from the previous year, when the average discount rate was 0.58 percent. At the beginning of the time period under observation, the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York averaged about seven percent, so there has been an overall decrease of around 6.75 percent since then.
Average discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1990 to 2021
Year
Rate
2021*
0.25%
2020
0.58%
2019
2.75%
2018
2.46%
2017
1.63%
2016
1.02%
2015
0.77%
2014
0.75%
2013
0.75%
2012
0.75%
2011
0.75%
2010
0.73%
2009
0.5%
2008
2.17%
2007
5.79%
2006
6.02%
2005
4.25%
2004
2.4%
2003
2.1%
2002
1.17%
2001
3.41%
2000
5.73%
1995
5.21%
1990
6.98%
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Figures refer to annual averages of monthly data.
*Figure for 2021 refers to the period from January to August 2021.
Rate for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Beginning 2003, the rate charged for discounts made and advances extended under the Federal Reserve's primary credit discount window program, which became effective January 9, 2003. The rate replaced that for adjustment credit, which was discontinued after January 8, 2003.
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St. Louis Fed. (October 4, 2021). Average discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187628/federal-reserve-bank-of-new-york-discount-rate-siince-1990/
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St. Louis Fed. (2021). Average discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187628/federal-reserve-bank-of-new-york-discount-rate-siince-1990/
St. Louis Fed. "Average Discount Rate of The Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187628/federal-reserve-bank-of-new-york-discount-rate-siince-1990/
St. Louis Fed, Average discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187628/federal-reserve-bank-of-new-york-discount-rate-siince-1990/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Average discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], St. Louis Fed, October 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187628/federal-reserve-bank-of-new-york-discount-rate-siince-1990/
