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					Source : http://www2.boj.or.jp/en/dlong/stat/data | www.boj.or.jp/en | Bank of Japan | http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/stat/dlong/fin_stat/rate/ehdis.csv | Column (1) : Bank of Japan target Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate 1 Column (2) : Bank of Japan target Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate | TARGET 2 Column (3) : Announcement | VOTE: 3 Column (4) : MARKET Uncollateralized Overnight Call Rate | Daily average. This is the market value of the rate the BOJ targets. 4 Column (5) : Discount Rate of Commercial Bills and Interest Rates on Loans Secured by Government Bonds, Specially Designated Securities and Bills Corresponding to Commercial Bills | Since August 11, 2006 the old offical discount rate is referred to as the basic discount rate and basic loan rate. 5 Column (6) : Loans Secured by Other Collateral 6 Column (7) : Discount Rate / Loan Rate since 2001 7 EconStats does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. 20110623 http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/stat/dlong/fin_stat/rate/ehdis.csv

   Japan     Discount Rates - Avg over Year 

                |          (1)    |          (2)    |          (3)    |          (4)    |          (5)    |          (6)    |          (7)    |
                | BOJ Target rate | BOJ Target rate |    Announcement |     Target Rate |   Discount Rate |       Loan Rate | Discount Rate / |
                | (overnight call | (overnight call |                 |          (uocr) |                 |                 | Loan Rate since |
                | rate btwn major | rate btwn major |                 |                 |                 |                 |            2001 |
                |          banks) |          banks) |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |
                |           Japan |           Japan |           Japan |           Japan |           Japan |           Japan |           Japan |

year    Avg over|______1990_-2010_|______1990_-2011_|______2008_-2008_|______2005_-2011_|______1970_-2008_|______1973_-2008_|______2001_-2011_|
2011                         _MPM             0.100                na             0.078                na                na              0.30 
2010                  eleven_MPMs             0.100                na             0.094                na                na              0.30 
2009                fourteen_MPMs             0.100                na             0.105                na                na              0.30 
2008                eighteen_MPMs             0.459            5.5000             0.463              0.50              0.75              0.70 
2007                fourteen_MPMs             0.465                na             0.475              0.50              0.75              0.70 
2006                fourteen_MPMs             0.170                na             0.135              0.50              0.75              0.24 
2005                 fifteen_MPMs             0.100                na             0.001              0.50              0.75              0.10 
2004                 sixteen_MPMs             0.100                na                na              0.50              0.75              0.10 
2003                 sixteen_MPMs             0.100                na                na              0.50              0.75              0.10 
2002                 sixteen_MPMs             0.100                na                na              0.50              0.75              0.10 
2001               seventeen_MPMs             0.081                na                na              0.50              0.75              0.24 
2000                eighteen_MPMs             0.189                na                na              0.50              0.75                na 
1999                 ninteen_MPMs             0.162                na                na              0.50              0.75                na 
1998                  twenty_MPMs             0.390                na                na              0.50              0.75                na 
1997                         _MPM             0.500                na                na              0.50              0.75                na 
1996                         _MPM             0.500                na                na              0.50              0.75                na 
1995                     two_MPMs             1.018                na                na              1.05              1.30                na 
1994                         _MPM             1.750                na                na              1.75              2.00                na 
1993                     two_MPMs             2.313                na                na              2.36              2.61                na 
1992                     two_MPMs             3.685                na                na              3.72              3.97                na 
1991                   three_MPMs             5.622                na                na              5.64              5.89                na 
1990                      one_MPM             6.000                na                na              5.35              5.60                na 
1989                         _MPM                na                na                na              3.06              3.31                na 
1988                         _MPM                na                na                na              2.50              2.75                na 
1987                         _MPM                na                na                na              2.57              2.82                na 
1986                         _MPM                na                na                na              3.69              3.94                na 
1985                         _MPM                na                na                na              5.00              5.25                na 
1984                         _MPM                na                na                na              5.00              5.25                na 
1983                         _MPM                na                na                na              5.40              5.65                na 
1982                         _MPM                na                na                na              5.50              5.75                na 
1981                         _MPM                na                na                na              6.42              6.67                na 
1980                         _MPM                na                na                na              8.03              8.28                na 
1979                         _MPM                na                na                na              4.64              4.89                na 
1978                         _MPM                na                na                na              3.65              3.90                na 
1977                         _MPM                na                na                na              5.15              5.40                na 
1976                         _MPM                na                na                na              6.50              6.75                na 
1975                         _MPM                na                na                na              7.98              8.23                na 
1974                         _MPM                na                na                na              9.00              9.25                na 
1973                         _MPM                na                na                na              5.79              6.56                na 
1972                         _MPM                na                na                na              4.46                na                na 
1971                         _MPM                na                na                na              5.41                na                na 
1970                         _MPM                na                na                na              6.19                na                na 
1969                         _MPM                na                na                na                na                na                na