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Accessible Versions of Figures in Part 3

Table data presented with the Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on February 27, 2008, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

Selected Interest Rates, 2005-08, Target Federal Funds Rate

Percent
Period	Target federal funds rate
14 December 2004	2.25
2 February 2005	2.50
22 March 2005	2.75
3 May 2005	3.00
30 June 2005	3.25
9 August 2005	3.50
20 September 2005	3.75
1 November 2005	4.00
13 December 2005	4.25
31 January 2006	4.50
28 March 2006	4.75
10 May 2006	5.00
29 June 2006	5.25
8 August 2006	5.25
20 September 2006	5.25
25 October 2006	5.25
12 December 2006	5.25
31 January 2007	5.25
21 March 2007	5.25
9 May 2007	5.25
28 June 2007	5.25
7 August 2007	5.25
18 September 2007	4.75
31 October 2007	4.50
11 December 2007	4.25
22 January 2008	3.50
30 January 2008	3.00

Note: The data are daily and extend through February 21, 2008. The dates on the horizontal axis are those of regularly scheduled FOMC meetings.

Source: Federal Reserve.

Selected Interest Rates, 2005-08, Ten-Year Treasury Rate

Percent
Period	Ten-year Treasury rate
3 January 2005	4.23
4 January 2005	4.29
5 January 2005	4.29
6 January 2005	4.29
7 January 2005	4.29
10 January 2005	4.29
11 January 2005	4.26
12 January 2005	4.25
13 January 2005	4.20
14 January 2005	4.23
17 January 2005	ND
18 January 2005	4.21
19 January 2005	4.20
20 January 2005	4.17
21 January 2005	4.16
24 January 2005	4.14
25 January 2005	4.20
26 January 2005	4.21
27 January 2005	4.22
28 January 2005	4.16
31 January 2005	4.14
1 February 2005	4.15
2 February 2005	4.15
3 February 2005	4.18
4 February 2005	4.09
7 February 2005	4.07
8 February 2005	4.05
9 February 2005	4.00
10 February 2005	4.07
11 February 2005	4.10
14 February 2005	4.08
15 February 2005	4.10
16 February 2005	4.16
17 February 2005	4.19
18 February 2005	4.27
21 February 2005	ND
22 February 2005	4.29
23 February 2005	4.27
24 February 2005	4.29
25 February 2005	4.27
28 February 2005	4.36
1 March 2005	4.38
2 March 2005	4.38
3 March 2005	4.39
4 March 2005	4.32
7 March 2005	4.31
8 March 2005	4.38
9 March 2005	4.52
10 March 2005	4.48
11 March 2005	4.56
14 March 2005	4.52
15 March 2005	4.54
16 March 2005	4.52
17 March 2005	4.47
18 March 2005	4.51
21 March 2005	4.53
22 March 2005	4.63
23 March 2005	4.61
24 March 2005	4.60
25 March 2005	ND
28 March 2005	4.64
29 March 2005	4.60
30 March 2005	4.56
31 March 2005	4.50
1 April 2005	4.46
4 April 2005	4.47
5 April 2005	4.48
6 April 2005	4.44
7 April 2005	4.49
8 April 2005	4.50
11 April 2005	4.45
12 April 2005	4.38
13 April 2005	4.38
14 April 2005	4.37
15 April 2005	4.27
18 April 2005	4.27
19 April 2005	4.21
20 April 2005	4.22
21 April 2005	4.32
22 April 2005	4.26
25 April 2005	4.26
26 April 2005	4.28
27 April 2005	4.25
28 April 2005	4.19
29 April 2005	4.21
2 May 2005	4.21
3 May 2005	4.21
4 May 2005	4.20
5 May 2005	4.19
6 May 2005	4.28
9 May 2005	4.29
10 May 2005	4.23
11 May 2005	4.21
12 May 2005	4.18
13 May 2005	4.12
16 May 2005	4.13
17 May 2005	4.12
18 May 2005	4.07
19 May 2005	4.11
20 May 2005	4.13
23 May 2005	4.07
24 May 2005	4.04
25 May 2005	4.08
26 May 2005	4.08
27 May 2005	4.08
30 May 2005	ND
31 May 2005	4.00
1 June 2005	3.91
2 June 2005	3.89
3 June 2005	3.98
6 June 2005	3.96
7 June 2005	3.92
8 June 2005	3.95
9 June 2005	3.98
10 June 2005	4.05
13 June 2005	4.09
14 June 2005	4.13
15 June 2005	4.12
16 June 2005	4.09
17 June 2005	4.09
20 June 2005	4.11
21 June 2005	4.06
22 June 2005	3.95
23 June 2005	3.96
24 June 2005	3.92
27 June 2005	3.90
28 June 2005	3.97
29 June 2005	3.99
30 June 2005	3.94
1 July 2005	4.06
4 July 2005	ND
5 July 2005	4.11
6 July 2005	4.08
7 July 2005	4.05
8 July 2005	4.11
11 July 2005	4.11
12 July 2005	4.15
13 July 2005	4.17
14 July 2005	4.19
15 July 2005	4.18
18 July 2005	4.22
19 July 2005	4.20
20 July 2005	4.17
21 July 2005	4.28
22 July 2005	4.23
25 July 2005	4.25
26 July 2005	4.24
27 July 2005	4.27
28 July 2005	4.20
29 July 2005	4.28
1 August 2005	4.32
2 August 2005	4.34
3 August 2005	4.30
4 August 2005	4.32
5 August 2005	4.40
8 August 2005	4.42
9 August 2005	4.41
10 August 2005	4.40
11 August 2005	4.32
12 August 2005	4.24
15 August 2005	4.27
16 August 2005	4.23
17 August 2005	4.28
18 August 2005	4.21
19 August 2005	4.21
22 August 2005	4.22
23 August 2005	4.20
24 August 2005	4.19
25 August 2005	4.18
26 August 2005	4.20
29 August 2005	4.20
30 August 2005	4.16
31 August 2005	4.02
1 September 2005	4.02
2 September 2005	4.03
5 September 2005	ND
6 September 2005	4.09
7 September 2005	4.15
8 September 2005	4.15
9 September 2005	4.14
12 September 2005	4.18
13 September 2005	4.14
14 September 2005	4.17
15 September 2005	4.22
16 September 2005	4.26
19 September 2005	4.25
20 September 2005	4.26
21 September 2005	4.19
22 September 2005	4.19
23 September 2005	4.25
26 September 2005	4.30
27 September 2005	4.30
28 September 2005	4.26
29 September 2005	4.29
30 September 2005	4.34
3 October 2005	4.39
4 October 2005	4.38
5 October 2005	4.36
6 October 2005	4.37
7 October 2005	4.35
10 October 2005	ND
11 October 2005	4.39
12 October 2005	4.45
13 October 2005	4.48
14 October 2005	4.48
17 October 2005	4.50
18 October 2005	4.49
19 October 2005	4.47
20 October 2005	4.46
21 October 2005	4.39
24 October 2005	4.45
25 October 2005	4.54
26 October 2005	4.60
27 October 2005	4.57
28 October 2005	4.58
31 October 2005	4.57
1 November 2005	4.58
2 November 2005	4.61
3 November 2005	4.65
4 November 2005	4.66
7 November 2005	4.65
8 November 2005	4.57
9 November 2005	4.64
10 November 2005	4.55
11 November 2005	ND
14 November 2005	4.61
15 November 2005	4.56
16 November 2005	4.49
17 November 2005	4.46
18 November 2005	4.50
21 November 2005	4.46
22 November 2005	4.43
23 November 2005	4.47
24 November 2005	ND
25 November 2005	4.43
28 November 2005	4.41
29 November 2005	4.48
30 November 2005	4.49
1 December 2005	4.52
2 December 2005	4.52
5 December 2005	4.57
6 December 2005	4.49
7 December 2005	4.52
8 December 2005	4.47
9 December 2005	4.54
12 December 2005	4.56
13 December 2005	4.54
14 December 2005	4.45
15 December 2005	4.47
16 December 2005	4.45
19 December 2005	4.45
20 December 2005	4.47
21 December 2005	4.49
22 December 2005	4.44
23 December 2005	4.38
26 December 2005	ND
27 December 2005	4.34
28 December 2005	4.38
29 December 2005	4.37
30 December 2005	4.39
2 January 2006	ND
3 January 2006	4.37
4 January 2006	4.36
5 January 2006	4.36
6 January 2006	4.38
9 January 2006	4.38
10 January 2006	4.43
11 January 2006	4.46
12 January 2006	4.42
13 January 2006	4.36
16 January 2006	ND
17 January 2006	4.34
18 January 2006	4.34
19 January 2006	4.38
20 January 2006	4.37
23 January 2006	4.36
24 January 2006	4.40
25 January 2006	4.49
26 January 2006	4.53
27 January 2006	4.52
30 January 2006	4.54
31 January 2006	4.53
1 February 2006	4.57
2 February 2006	4.57
3 February 2006	4.54
6 February 2006	4.55
7 February 2006	4.57
8 February 2006	4.56
9 February 2006	4.54
10 February 2006	4.59
13 February 2006	4.58
14 February 2006	4.62
15 February 2006	4.61
16 February 2006	4.59
17 February 2006	4.54
20 February 2006	ND
21 February 2006	4.57
22 February 2006	4.53
23 February 2006	4.56
24 February 2006	4.58
27 February 2006	4.59
28 February 2006	4.55
1 March 2006	4.59
2 March 2006	4.64
3 March 2006	4.68
6 March 2006	4.74
7 March 2006	4.74
8 March 2006	4.73
9 March 2006	4.74
10 March 2006	4.76
13 March 2006	4.77
14 March 2006	4.71
15 March 2006	4.73
16 March 2006	4.65
17 March 2006	4.68
20 March 2006	4.66
21 March 2006	4.71
22 March 2006	4.70
23 March 2006	4.73
24 March 2006	4.67
27 March 2006	4.70
28 March 2006	4.79
29 March 2006	4.81
30 March 2006	4.86
31 March 2006	4.86
3 April 2006	4.88
4 April 2006	4.87
5 April 2006	4.84
6 April 2006	4.90
7 April 2006	4.97
10 April 2006	4.97
11 April 2006	4.93
12 April 2006	4.98
13 April 2006	5.05
14 April 2006	ND
17 April 2006	5.01
18 April 2006	4.99
19 April 2006	5.04
20 April 2006	5.04
21 April 2006	5.01
24 April 2006	4.99
25 April 2006	5.07
26 April 2006	5.12
27 April 2006	5.09
28 April 2006	5.07
1 May 2006	5.14
2 May 2006	5.12
3 May 2006	5.15
4 May 2006	5.16
5 May 2006	5.12
8 May 2006	5.12
9 May 2006	5.13
10 May 2006	5.13
11 May 2006	5.14
12 May 2006	5.19
15 May 2006	5.15
16 May 2006	5.10
17 May 2006	5.16
18 May 2006	5.08
19 May 2006	5.05
22 May 2006	5.04
23 May 2006	5.07
24 May 2006	5.03
25 May 2006	5.07
26 May 2006	5.06
29 May 2006	ND
30 May 2006	5.09
31 May 2006	5.12
1 June 2006	5.11
2 June 2006	5.00
5 June 2006	5.02
6 June 2006	5.01
7 June 2006	5.02
8 June 2006	5.00
9 June 2006	4.98
12 June 2006	4.99
13 June 2006	4.97
14 June 2006	5.05
15 June 2006	5.10
16 June 2006	5.13
19 June 2006	5.14
20 June 2006	5.15
21 June 2006	5.16
22 June 2006	5.20
23 June 2006	5.23
26 June 2006	5.25
27 June 2006	5.21
28 June 2006	5.25
29 June 2006	5.22
30 June 2006	5.15
3 July 2006	5.15
4 July 2006	ND
5 July 2006	5.23
6 July 2006	5.19
7 July 2006	5.14
10 July 2006	5.13
11 July 2006	5.10
12 July 2006	5.10
13 July 2006	5.08
14 July 2006	5.07
17 July 2006	5.07
18 July 2006	5.13
19 July 2006	5.06
20 July 2006	5.03
21 July 2006	5.05
24 July 2006	5.05
25 July 2006	5.07
26 July 2006	5.04
27 July 2006	5.07
28 July 2006	5.00
31 July 2006	4.99
1 August 2006	4.99
2 August 2006	4.96
3 August 2006	4.96
4 August 2006	4.91
7 August 2006	4.93
8 August 2006	4.93
9 August 2006	4.92
10 August 2006	4.93
11 August 2006	4.97
14 August 2006	5.00
15 August 2006	4.93
16 August 2006	4.87
17 August 2006	4.87
18 August 2006	4.84
21 August 2006	4.82
22 August 2006	4.82
23 August 2006	4.82
24 August 2006	4.81
25 August 2006	4.79
28 August 2006	4.80
29 August 2006	4.79
30 August 2006	4.76
31 August 2006	4.74
1 September 2006	4.73
4 September 2006	ND
5 September 2006	4.78
6 September 2006	4.80
7 September 2006	4.80
8 September 2006	4.78
11 September 2006	4.80
12 September 2006	4.78
13 September 2006	4.77
14 September 2006	4.79
15 September 2006	4.80
18 September 2006	4.81
19 September 2006	4.74
20 September 2006	4.73
21 September 2006	4.65
22 September 2006	4.60
25 September 2006	4.56
26 September 2006	4.59
27 September 2006	4.60
28 September 2006	4.63
29 September 2006	4.64
2 October 2006	4.62
3 October 2006	4.62
4 October 2006	4.57
5 October 2006	4.61
6 October 2006	4.70
9 October 2006	ND
10 October 2006	4.75
11 October 2006	4.78
12 October 2006	4.79
13 October 2006	4.81
16 October 2006	4.79
17 October 2006	4.78
18 October 2006	4.77
19 October 2006	4.79
20 October 2006	4.79
23 October 2006	4.83
24 October 2006	4.83
25 October 2006	4.78
26 October 2006	4.73
27 October 2006	4.68
30 October 2006	4.68
31 October 2006	4.61
1 November 2006	4.57
2 November 2006	4.60
3 November 2006	4.72
6 November 2006	4.71
7 November 2006	4.66
8 November 2006	4.64
9 November 2006	4.62
10 November 2006	4.59
13 November 2006	4.61
14 November 2006	4.57
15 November 2006	4.61
16 November 2006	4.66
17 November 2006	4.61
20 November 2006	4.60
21 November 2006	4.58
22 November 2006	4.57
23 November 2006	ND
24 November 2006	4.55
27 November 2006	4.54
28 November 2006	4.51
29 November 2006	4.52
30 November 2006	4.46
1 December 2006	4.43
4 December 2006	4.43
5 December 2006	4.45
6 December 2006	4.48
7 December 2006	4.49
8 December 2006	4.56
11 December 2006	4.52
12 December 2006	4.49
13 December 2006	4.58
14 December 2006	4.60
15 December 2006	4.60
18 December 2006	4.60
19 December 2006	4.60
20 December 2006	4.60
21 December 2006	4.55
22 December 2006	4.63
25 December 2006	ND
26 December 2006	4.61
27 December 2006	4.66
28 December 2006	4.70
29 December 2006	4.71
1 January 2007	ND
2 January 2007	4.68
3 January 2007	4.67
4 January 2007	4.62
5 January 2007	4.65
8 January 2007	4.66
9 January 2007	4.66
10 January 2007	4.69
11 January 2007	4.74
12 January 2007	4.77
15 January 2007	ND
16 January 2007	4.75
17 January 2007	4.79
18 January 2007	4.75
19 January 2007	4.78
22 January 2007	4.76
23 January 2007	4.81
24 January 2007	4.81
25 January 2007	4.87
26 January 2007	4.88
29 January 2007	4.90
30 January 2007	4.88
31 January 2007	4.83
1 February 2007	4.84
2 February 2007	4.83
5 February 2007	4.81
6 February 2007	4.77
7 February 2007	4.74
8 February 2007	4.73
9 February 2007	4.79
12 February 2007	4.80
13 February 2007	4.82
14 February 2007	4.74
15 February 2007	4.70
16 February 2007	4.69
19 February 2007	ND
20 February 2007	4.68
21 February 2007	4.69
22 February 2007	4.73
23 February 2007	4.68
26 February 2007	4.63
27 February 2007	4.50
28 February 2007	4.56
1 March 2007	4.56
2 March 2007	4.52
5 March 2007	4.51
6 March 2007	4.53
7 March 2007	4.50
8 March 2007	4.51
9 March 2007	4.59
12 March 2007	4.56
13 March 2007	4.50
14 March 2007	4.53
15 March 2007	4.54
16 March 2007	4.55
19 March 2007	4.58
20 March 2007	4.56
21 March 2007	4.53
22 March 2007	4.60
23 March 2007	4.62
26 March 2007	4.60
27 March 2007	4.62
28 March 2007	4.62
29 March 2007	4.64
30 March 2007	4.65
2 April 2007	4.65
3 April 2007	4.67
4 April 2007	4.66
5 April 2007	4.68
6 April 2007	4.76
9 April 2007	4.75
10 April 2007	4.73
11 April 2007	4.74
12 April 2007	4.74
13 April 2007	4.76
16 April 2007	4.74
17 April 2007	4.69
18 April 2007	4.66
19 April 2007	4.68
20 April 2007	4.68
23 April 2007	4.66
24 April 2007	4.63
25 April 2007	4.66
26 April 2007	4.69
27 April 2007	4.71
30 April 2007	4.63
1 May 2007	4.64
2 May 2007	4.65
3 May 2007	4.68
4 May 2007	4.65
7 May 2007	4.64
8 May 2007	4.63
9 May 2007	4.67
10 May 2007	4.65
11 May 2007	4.67
14 May 2007	4.69
15 May 2007	4.71
16 May 2007	4.71
17 May 2007	4.76
18 May 2007	4.81
21 May 2007	4.79
22 May 2007	4.83
23 May 2007	4.86
24 May 2007	4.86
25 May 2007	4.86
28 May 2007	ND
29 May 2007	4.88
30 May 2007	4.88
31 May 2007	4.90
1 June 2007	4.95
4 June 2007	4.93
5 June 2007	4.98
6 June 2007	4.97
7 June 2007	5.11
8 June 2007	5.12
11 June 2007	5.14
12 June 2007	5.26
13 June 2007	5.20
14 June 2007	5.23
15 June 2007	5.16
18 June 2007	5.15
19 June 2007	5.09
20 June 2007	5.14
21 June 2007	5.16
22 June 2007	5.14
25 June 2007	5.09
26 June 2007	5.10
27 June 2007	5.09
28 June 2007	5.12
29 June 2007	5.03
2 July 2007	5.00
3 July 2007	5.05
4 July 2007	ND
5 July 2007	5.16
6 July 2007	5.19
9 July 2007	5.16
10 July 2007	5.03
11 July 2007	5.09
12 July 2007	5.13
13 July 2007	5.11
16 July 2007	5.05
17 July 2007	5.08
18 July 2007	5.02
19 July 2007	5.04
20 July 2007	4.96
23 July 2007	4.97
24 July 2007	4.94
25 July 2007	4.92
26 July 2007	4.79
27 July 2007	4.80
30 July 2007	4.82
31 July 2007	4.78
1 August 2007	4.76
2 August 2007	4.77
3 August 2007	4.71
6 August 2007	4.72
7 August 2007	4.77
8 August 2007	4.84
9 August 2007	4.79
10 August 2007	4.81
13 August 2007	4.78
14 August 2007	4.73
15 August 2007	4.69
16 August 2007	4.60
17 August 2007	4.68
20 August 2007	4.64
21 August 2007	4.60
22 August 2007	4.63
23 August 2007	4.62
24 August 2007	4.63
27 August 2007	4.60
28 August 2007	4.53
29 August 2007	4.57
30 August 2007	4.51
31 August 2007	4.54
3 September 2007	ND
4 September 2007	4.56
5 September 2007	4.48
6 September 2007	4.51
7 September 2007	4.38
10 September 2007	4.34
11 September 2007	4.37
12 September 2007	4.41
13 September 2007	4.49
14 September 2007	4.47
17 September 2007	4.48
18 September 2007	4.50
19 September 2007	4.53
20 September 2007	4.69
21 September 2007	4.64
24 September 2007	4.63
25 September 2007	4.63
26 September 2007	4.63
27 September 2007	4.58
28 September 2007	4.59
1 October 2007	4.56
2 October 2007	4.54
3 October 2007	4.55
4 October 2007	4.54
5 October 2007	4.65
8 October 2007	ND
9 October 2007	4.67
10 October 2007	4.65
11 October 2007	4.66
12 October 2007	4.70
15 October 2007	4.69
16 October 2007	4.66
17 October 2007	4.57
18 October 2007	4.52
19 October 2007	4.41
22 October 2007	4.42
23 October 2007	4.41
24 October 2007	4.36
25 October 2007	4.37
26 October 2007	4.41
29 October 2007	4.39
30 October 2007	4.40
31 October 2007	4.48
1 November 2007	4.36
2 November 2007	4.31
5 November 2007	4.35
6 November 2007	4.38
7 November 2007	4.34
8 November 2007	4.28
9 November 2007	4.23
12 November 2007	ND
13 November 2007	4.26
14 November 2007	4.28
15 November 2007	4.17
16 November 2007	4.15
19 November 2007	4.07
20 November 2007	4.06
21 November 2007	4.00
22 November 2007	ND
23 November 2007	4.01
26 November 2007	3.83
27 November 2007	3.95
28 November 2007	4.03
29 November 2007	3.94
30 November 2007	3.97
3 December 2007	3.89
4 December 2007	3.89
5 December 2007	3.92
6 December 2007	4.02
7 December 2007	4.12
10 December 2007	4.15
11 December 2007	3.98
12 December 2007	4.05
13 December 2007	4.18
14 December 2007	4.24
17 December 2007	4.20
18 December 2007	4.14
19 December 2007	4.06
20 December 2007	4.04
21 December 2007	4.18
24 December 2007	4.23
25 December 2007	ND
26 December 2007	4.30
27 December 2007	4.21
28 December 2007	4.11
31 December 2007	4.04
1 January 2008	ND
2 January 2008	3.91
3 January 2008	3.91
4 January 2008	3.88
7 January 2008	3.86
8 January 2008	3.86
9 January 2008	3.82
10 January 2008	3.91
11 January 2008	3.82
14 January 2008	3.81
15 January 2008	3.72
16 January 2008	3.74
17 January 2008	3.66
18 January 2008	3.66
21 January 2008	ND
22 January 2008	3.52
23 January 2008	3.51
24 January 2008	3.68
25 January 2008	3.61
28 January 2008	3.61
29 January 2008	3.69
30 January 2008	3.78
31 January 2008	3.67
1 February 2008	3.62
4 February 2008	3.68
5 February 2008	3.61
6 February 2008	3.61
7 February 2008	3.74
8 February 2008	3.64
11 February 2008	3.62
12 February 2008	3.66
13 February 2008	3.70
14 February 2008	3.85
15 February 2008	3.76
18 February 2008	ND
19 February 2008	3.89
20 February 2008	3.93
21 February 2008	3.77

Note: The data are daily and extend through February 21, 2008. The ten-year Treasury rate is the constant-maturity yield based on the most actively traded securities.

Source: Department of the Treasury.

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