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Accessible versions of figures in Part 3

Table data presented with the Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on March 1, 2011, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

Figure 58. Selected Interest Rates, 2008-11, Target Federal Funds Rate

Percent

Period	Target federal funds rate	Upper target federal funds rate	Lower target federal funds rate
11 December 2007	4.25	4.25	4.25
22 January 2008	3.50	3.50	3.50
30 January 2008	3.00	3.00	3.00
18 March 2008	2.25	2.25	2.25
30 April 2008	2.00	2.00	2.00
25 June 2008	2.00	2.00	2.00
5 August 2008	2.00	2.00	2.00
16 September 2008	2.00	2.00	2.00
8 October 2008	1.50	1.50	1.50
29 October 2008	1.00	1.00	1.00
16 December 2008	ND	0.25	0.00
28 January 2009	ND	0.25	0.00
18 March 2009	ND	0.25	0.00
29 April 2009	ND	0.25	0.00
24 June 2009	ND	0.25	0.00
12 August 2009	ND	0.25	0.00
23 September 2009	ND	0.25	0.00
4 November 2009	ND	0.25	0.00
16 December 2009	ND	0.25	0.00
27 January 2010	ND	0.25	0.00
16 March 2010	ND	0.25	0.00
28 April 2010	ND	0.25	0.00
23 June 2010	ND	0.25	0.00
10 August 2010	ND	0.25	0.00
21 September 2010	ND	0.25	0.00
3 November 2010	ND	0.25	0.00
14 December 2010	ND	0.25	0.00
26 January 2011	ND	0.25	0.00

Note: The dates on the horizontal axis are those of regularly scheduled Federal Open Market Committee meetings.

Source: The Federal Reserve.

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Figure 58. Selected Interest Rates, 2008-11, 10-Year Treasury Rate

Percent

Date	Ten-year Treasury rate
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
22 February 2008	3.79
25 February 2008	3.91
26 February 2008	3.88
27 February 2008	3.85
28 February 2008	3.71
29 February 2008	3.53
3 March 2008	3.54
4 March 2008	3.63
5 March 2008	3.70
6 March 2008	3.62
7 March 2008	3.56
10 March 2008	3.46
11 March 2008	3.60
12 March 2008	3.49
13 March 2008	3.56
14 March 2008	3.44
17 March 2008	3.34
18 March 2008	3.48
19 March 2008	3.38
20 March 2008	3.34
21 March 2008	ND
24 March 2008	3.56
25 March 2008	3.51
26 March 2008	3.51
27 March 2008	3.56
28 March 2008	3.47
31 March 2008	3.45
1 April 2008	3.57
2 April 2008	3.60
3 April 2008	3.61
4 April 2008	3.50
7 April 2008	3.57
8 April 2008	3.58
9 April 2008	3.49
10 April 2008	3.55
11 April 2008	3.49
14 April 2008	3.53
15 April 2008	3.60
16 April 2008	3.72
17 April 2008	3.75
18 April 2008	3.77
21 April 2008	3.75
22 April 2008	3.74
23 April 2008	3.77
24 April 2008	3.87
25 April 2008	3.91
28 April 2008	3.86
29 April 2008	3.85
30 April 2008	3.77
1 May 2008	3.78
2 May 2008	3.89
5 May 2008	3.88
6 May 2008	3.93
7 May 2008	3.87
8 May 2008	3.79
9 May 2008	3.77
12 May 2008	3.78
13 May 2008	3.90
14 May 2008	3.92
15 May 2008	3.83
16 May 2008	3.85
19 May 2008	3.83
20 May 2008	3.78
21 May 2008	3.81
22 May 2008	3.92
23 May 2008	3.85
26 May 2008	ND
27 May 2008	3.93
28 May 2008	4.03
29 May 2008	4.08
30 May 2008	4.06
2 June 2008	3.98
3 June 2008	3.92
4 June 2008	3.98
5 June 2008	4.06
6 June 2008	3.94
9 June 2008	4.02
10 June 2008	4.11
11 June 2008	4.10
12 June 2008	4.23
13 June 2008	4.27
16 June 2008	4.25
17 June 2008	4.23
18 June 2008	4.16
19 June 2008	4.22
20 June 2008	4.16
23 June 2008	4.19
24 June 2008	4.10
25 June 2008	4.12
26 June 2008	4.07
27 June 2008	3.99
30 June 2008	3.99
1 July 2008	4.01
2 July 2008	3.99
3 July 2008	3.99
4 July 2008	ND
7 July 2008	3.95
8 July 2008	3.91
9 July 2008	3.85
10 July 2008	3.83
11 July 2008	3.96
14 July 2008	3.90
15 July 2008	3.87
16 July 2008	3.97
17 July 2008	4.07
18 July 2008	4.11
21 July 2008	4.09
22 July 2008	4.14
23 July 2008	4.16
24 July 2008	4.03
25 July 2008	4.13
28 July 2008	4.06
29 July 2008	4.09
30 July 2008	4.07
31 July 2008	3.99
1 August 2008	3.97
4 August 2008	3.98
5 August 2008	4.04
6 August 2008	4.06
7 August 2008	3.92
8 August 2008	3.94
11 August 2008	3.99
12 August 2008	3.91
13 August 2008	3.94
14 August 2008	3.89
15 August 2008	3.84
18 August 2008	3.82
19 August 2008	3.83
20 August 2008	3.79
21 August 2008	3.84
22 August 2008	3.87
25 August 2008	3.79
26 August 2008	3.79
27 August 2008	3.77
28 August 2008	3.79
29 August 2008	3.83
1 September 2008	ND
2 September 2008	3.74
3 September 2008	3.71
4 September 2008	3.64
5 September 2008	3.66
8 September 2008	3.66
9 September 2008	3.62
10 September 2008	3.65
11 September 2008	3.64
12 September 2008	3.74
15 September 2008	3.47
16 September 2008	3.48
17 September 2008	3.41
18 September 2008	3.54
19 September 2008	3.78
22 September 2008	3.83
23 September 2008	3.85
24 September 2008	3.80
25 September 2008	3.88
26 September 2008	3.85
29 September 2008	3.61
30 September 2008	3.85
1 October 2008	3.77
2 October 2008	3.66
3 October 2008	3.63
6 October 2008	3.48
7 October 2008	3.50
8 October 2008	3.72
9 October 2008	3.84
10 October 2008	3.89
13 October 2008	ND
14 October 2008	4.08
15 October 2008	4.04
16 October 2008	3.99
17 October 2008	3.98
20 October 2008	3.91
21 October 2008	3.76
22 October 2008	3.65
23 October 2008	3.63
24 October 2008	3.76
27 October 2008	3.79
28 October 2008	3.89
29 October 2008	3.93
30 October 2008	4.00
31 October 2008	4.01
3 November 2008	3.96
4 November 2008	3.81
5 November 2008	3.73
6 November 2008	3.75
7 November 2008	3.83
10 November 2008	3.82
11 November 2008	ND
12 November 2008	3.75
13 November 2008	3.84
14 November 2008	3.72
17 November 2008	3.68
18 November 2008	3.53
19 November 2008	3.38
20 November 2008	3.10
21 November 2008	3.20
24 November 2008	3.35
25 November 2008	3.11
26 November 2008	2.99
27 November 2008	ND
28 November 2008	2.93
1 December 2008	2.72
2 December 2008	2.68
3 December 2008	2.67
4 December 2008	2.55
5 December 2008	2.67
8 December 2008	2.77
9 December 2008	2.67
10 December 2008	2.69
11 December 2008	2.64
12 December 2008	2.60
15 December 2008	2.53
16 December 2008	2.37
17 December 2008	2.20
18 December 2008	2.08
19 December 2008	2.13
22 December 2008	2.16
23 December 2008	2.18
24 December 2008	2.20
25 December 2008	ND
26 December 2008	2.16
29 December 2008	2.13
30 December 2008	2.11
31 December 2008	2.25
1 January 2009	ND
2 January 2009	2.46
5 January 2009	2.49
6 January 2009	2.51
7 January 2009	2.52
8 January 2009	2.47
9 January 2009	2.43
12 January 2009	2.34
13 January 2009	2.33
14 January 2009	2.24
15 January 2009	2.23
16 January 2009	2.36
19 January 2009	ND
20 January 2009	2.40
21 January 2009	2.56
22 January 2009	2.62
23 January 2009	2.65
26 January 2009	2.70
27 January 2009	2.59
28 January 2009	2.71
29 January 2009	2.87
30 January 2009	2.87
2 February 2009	2.76
3 February 2009	2.89
4 February 2009	2.95
5 February 2009	2.95
6 February 2009	3.05
9 February 2009	3.07
10 February 2009	2.90
11 February 2009	2.78
12 February 2009	2.75
13 February 2009	2.89
16 February 2009	ND
17 February 2009	2.64
18 February 2009	2.74
19 February 2009	2.85
20 February 2009	2.78
23 February 2009	2.78
24 February 2009	2.80
25 February 2009	2.95
26 February 2009	2.98
27 February 2009	3.02
2 March 2009	2.91
3 March 2009	2.93
4 March 2009	3.01
5 March 2009	2.83
6 March 2009	2.83
9 March 2009	2.89
10 March 2009	2.99
11 March 2009	2.95
12 March 2009	2.89
13 March 2009	2.89
16 March 2009	2.97
17 March 2009	3.02
18 March 2009	2.51
19 March 2009	2.61
20 March 2009	2.65
23 March 2009	2.68
24 March 2009	2.68
25 March 2009	2.81
26 March 2009	2.76
27 March 2009	2.78
30 March 2009	2.73
31 March 2009	2.71
1 April 2009	2.68
2 April 2009	2.77
3 April 2009	2.91
6 April 2009	2.95
7 April 2009	2.93
8 April 2009	2.86
9 April 2009	2.96
10 April 2009	ND
13 April 2009	2.88
14 April 2009	2.80
15 April 2009	2.82
16 April 2009	2.86
17 April 2009	2.98
20 April 2009	2.88
21 April 2009	2.94
22 April 2009	2.98
23 April 2009	2.96
24 April 2009	3.03
27 April 2009	2.95
28 April 2009	3.05
29 April 2009	3.12
30 April 2009	3.16
1 May 2009	3.21
4 May 2009	3.19
5 May 2009	3.20
6 May 2009	3.18
7 May 2009	3.29
8 May 2009	3.29
11 May 2009	3.17
12 May 2009	3.17
13 May 2009	3.11
14 May 2009	3.10
15 May 2009	3.14
18 May 2009	3.22
19 May 2009	3.25
20 May 2009	3.19
21 May 2009	3.35
22 May 2009	3.45
25 May 2009	ND
26 May 2009	3.50
27 May 2009	3.71
28 May 2009	3.67
29 May 2009	3.47
1 June 2009	3.71
2 June 2009	3.65
3 June 2009	3.56
4 June 2009	3.72
5 June 2009	3.84
8 June 2009	3.91
9 June 2009	3.86
10 June 2009	3.98
11 June 2009	3.88
12 June 2009	3.81
15 June 2009	3.76
16 June 2009	3.67
17 June 2009	3.68
18 June 2009	3.86
19 June 2009	3.79
22 June 2009	3.72
23 June 2009	3.65
24 June 2009	3.72
25 June 2009	3.55
26 June 2009	3.52
29 June 2009	3.51
30 June 2009	3.53
1 July 2009	3.55
2 July 2009	3.51
3 July 2009	ND
6 July 2009	3.52
7 July 2009	3.47
8 July 2009	3.33
9 July 2009	3.44
10 July 2009	3.32
13 July 2009	3.38
14 July 2009	3.50
15 July 2009	3.63
16 July 2009	3.59
17 July 2009	3.67
20 July 2009	3.61
21 July 2009	3.50
22 July 2009	3.58
23 July 2009	3.72
24 July 2009	3.70
27 July 2009	3.75
28 July 2009	3.72
29 July 2009	3.69
30 July 2009	3.67
31 July 2009	3.52
3 August 2009	3.66
4 August 2009	3.70
5 August 2009	3.80
6 August 2009	3.79
7 August 2009	3.89
10 August 2009	3.80
11 August 2009	3.71
12 August 2009	3.72
13 August 2009	3.59
14 August 2009	3.55
17 August 2009	3.48
18 August 2009	3.51
19 August 2009	3.45
20 August 2009	3.42
21 August 2009	3.56
24 August 2009	3.48
25 August 2009	3.45
26 August 2009	3.44
27 August 2009	3.47
28 August 2009	3.46
31 August 2009	3.40
1 September 2009	3.38
2 September 2009	3.29
3 September 2009	3.33
4 September 2009	3.45
7 September 2009	ND
8 September 2009	3.47
9 September 2009	3.48
10 September 2009	3.36
11 September 2009	3.34
14 September 2009	3.42
15 September 2009	3.47
16 September 2009	3.48
17 September 2009	3.42
18 September 2009	3.49
21 September 2009	3.49
22 September 2009	3.46
23 September 2009	3.44
24 September 2009	3.40
25 September 2009	3.34
28 September 2009	3.31
29 September 2009	3.31
30 September 2009	3.31
1 October 2009	3.21
2 October 2009	3.24
5 October 2009	3.24
6 October 2009	3.27
7 October 2009	3.21
8 October 2009	3.27
9 October 2009	3.40
12 October 2009	ND
13 October 2009	3.34
14 October 2009	3.45
15 October 2009	3.49
16 October 2009	3.43
19 October 2009	3.41
20 October 2009	3.35
21 October 2009	3.42
22 October 2009	3.44
23 October 2009	3.51
26 October 2009	3.59
27 October 2009	3.49
28 October 2009	3.44
29 October 2009	3.53
30 October 2009	3.41
2 November 2009	3.45
3 November 2009	3.50
4 November 2009	3.57
5 November 2009	3.57
6 November 2009	3.54
9 November 2009	3.52
10 November 2009	3.50
11 November 2009	ND
12 November 2009	3.45
13 November 2009	3.43
16 November 2009	3.33
17 November 2009	3.33
18 November 2009	3.36
19 November 2009	3.35
20 November 2009	3.36
23 November 2009	3.37
24 November 2009	3.32
25 November 2009	3.28
26 November 2009	ND
27 November 2009	3.21
30 November 2009	3.21
1 December 2009	3.28
2 December 2009	3.32
3 December 2009	3.39
4 December 2009	3.48
7 December 2009	3.44
8 December 2009	3.40
9 December 2009	3.45
10 December 2009	3.49
11 December 2009	3.55
14 December 2009	3.56
15 December 2009	3.60
16 December 2009	3.61
17 December 2009	3.50
18 December 2009	3.55
21 December 2009	3.69
22 December 2009	3.76
23 December 2009	3.77
24 December 2009	3.82
25 December 2009	ND
28 December 2009	3.85
29 December 2009	3.82
30 December 2009	3.80
31 December 2009	3.85
1 January 2010	ND
4 January 2010	3.85
5 January 2010	3.77
6 January 2010	3.85
7 January 2010	3.85
8 January 2010	3.83
11 January 2010	3.85
12 January 2010	3.74
13 January 2010	3.80
14 January 2010	3.76
15 January 2010	3.70
18 January 2010	ND
19 January 2010	3.73
20 January 2010	3.68
21 January 2010	3.62
22 January 2010	3.62
25 January 2010	3.66
26 January 2010	3.65
27 January 2010	3.66
28 January 2010	3.68
29 January 2010	3.63
1 February 2010	3.68
2 February 2010	3.67
3 February 2010	3.73
4 February 2010	3.62
5 February 2010	3.59
8 February 2010	3.62
9 February 2010	3.67
10 February 2010	3.72
11 February 2010	3.73
12 February 2010	3.69
15 February 2010	ND
16 February 2010	3.66
17 February 2010	3.74
18 February 2010	3.79
19 February 2010	3.78
22 February 2010	3.80
23 February 2010	3.69
24 February 2010	3.70
25 February 2010	3.64
26 February 2010	3.61
1 March 2010	3.61
2 March 2010	3.62
3 March 2010	3.63
4 March 2010	3.61
5 March 2010	3.69
8 March 2010	3.72
9 March 2010	3.71
10 March 2010	3.73
11 March 2010	3.73
12 March 2010	3.71
15 March 2010	3.71
16 March 2010	3.66
17 March 2010	3.65
18 March 2010	3.68
19 March 2010	3.70
22 March 2010	3.67
23 March 2010	3.69
24 March 2010	3.84
25 March 2010	3.91
26 March 2010	3.86
29 March 2010	3.88
30 March 2010	3.88
31 March 2010	3.84
1 April 2010	3.89
2 April 2010	3.96
5 April 2010	4.01
6 April 2010	3.98
7 April 2010	3.89
8 April 2010	3.91
9 April 2010	3.90
12 April 2010	3.87
13 April 2010	3.84
14 April 2010	3.88
15 April 2010	3.86
16 April 2010	3.79
19 April 2010	3.83
20 April 2010	3.82
21 April 2010	3.77
22 April 2010	3.80
23 April 2010	3.84
26 April 2010	3.83
27 April 2010	3.71
28 April 2010	3.80
29 April 2010	3.76
30 April 2010	3.69
3 May 2010	3.72
4 May 2010	3.63
5 May 2010	3.58
6 May 2010	3.41
7 May 2010	3.45
10 May 2010	3.57
11 May 2010	3.56
12 May 2010	3.56
13 May 2010	3.55
14 May 2010	3.44
17 May 2010	3.47
18 May 2010	3.38
19 May 2010	3.36
20 May 2010	3.25
21 May 2010	3.20
24 May 2010	3.23
25 May 2010	3.18
26 May 2010	3.21
27 May 2010	3.34
28 May 2010	3.31
31 May 2010	ND
1 June 2010	3.29
2 June 2010	3.35
3 June 2010	3.39
4 June 2010	3.20
7 June 2010	3.17
8 June 2010	3.18
9 June 2010	3.20
10 June 2010	3.33
11 June 2010	3.24
14 June 2010	3.28
15 June 2010	3.32
16 June 2010	3.27
17 June 2010	3.21
18 June 2010	3.24
21 June 2010	3.26
22 June 2010	3.18
23 June 2010	3.13
24 June 2010	3.14
25 June 2010	3.12
28 June 2010	3.05
29 June 2010	2.97
30 June 2010	2.97
1 July 2010	2.96
2 July 2010	3.00
5 July 2010	ND
6 July 2010	2.95
7 July 2010	3.00
8 July 2010	3.04
9 July 2010	3.07
12 July 2010	3.08
13 July 2010	3.15
14 July 2010	3.07
15 July 2010	3.00
16 July 2010	2.96
19 July 2010	2.99
20 July 2010	2.98
21 July 2010	2.90
22 July 2010	2.96
23 July 2010	3.02
26 July 2010	3.03
27 July 2010	3.08
28 July 2010	3.03
29 July 2010	3.03
30 July 2010	2.94
2 August 2010	2.99
3 August 2010	2.94
4 August 2010	2.98
5 August 2010	2.94
6 August 2010	2.86
9 August 2010	2.86
10 August 2010	2.79
11 August 2010	2.72
12 August 2010	2.74
13 August 2010	2.68
16 August 2010	2.58
17 August 2010	2.64
18 August 2010	2.64
19 August 2010	2.58
20 August 2010	2.62
23 August 2010	2.60
24 August 2010	2.50
25 August 2010	2.54
26 August 2010	2.50
27 August 2010	2.66
30 August 2010	2.54
31 August 2010	2.47
1 September 2010	2.58
2 September 2010	2.63
3 September 2010	2.72
6 September 2010	ND
7 September 2010	2.61
8 September 2010	2.66
9 September 2010	2.77
10 September 2010	2.81
13 September 2010	2.74
14 September 2010	2.68
15 September 2010	2.74
16 September 2010	2.77
17 September 2010	2.75
20 September 2010	2.72
21 September 2010	2.61
22 September 2010	2.56
23 September 2010	2.56
24 September 2010	2.62
27 September 2010	2.54
28 September 2010	2.48
29 September 2010	2.52
30 September 2010	2.53
1 October 2010	2.54
4 October 2010	2.50
5 October 2010	2.50
6 October 2010	2.41
7 October 2010	2.41
8 October 2010	2.41
11 October 2010	ND
12 October 2010	2.44
13 October 2010	2.46
14 October 2010	2.52
15 October 2010	2.59
18 October 2010	2.52
19 October 2010	2.50
20 October 2010	2.51
21 October 2010	2.57
22 October 2010	2.59
25 October 2010	2.59
26 October 2010	2.67
27 October 2010	2.75
28 October 2010	2.69
29 October 2010	2.63
1 November 2010	2.66
2 November 2010	2.63
3 November 2010	2.67
4 November 2010	2.53
5 November 2010	2.58
8 November 2010	2.60
9 November 2010	2.72
10 November 2010	2.65
11 November 2010	ND
12 November 2010	2.76
15 November 2010	2.92
16 November 2010	2.85
17 November 2010	2.89
18 November 2010	2.90
19 November 2010	2.88
22 November 2010	2.80
23 November 2010	2.77
24 November 2010	2.93
25 November 2010	ND
26 November 2010	2.87
29 November 2010	2.84
30 November 2010	2.81
1 December 2010	2.97
2 December 2010	3.01
3 December 2010	3.03
6 December 2010	2.95
7 December 2010	3.15
8 December 2010	3.26
9 December 2010	3.23
10 December 2010	3.32
13 December 2010	3.29
14 December 2010	3.49
15 December 2010	3.53
16 December 2010	3.47
17 December 2010	3.33
20 December 2010	3.36
21 December 2010	3.35
22 December 2010	3.36
23 December 2010	3.41
24 December 2010	ND
27 December 2010	3.36
28 December 2010	3.50
29 December 2010	3.35
30 December 2010	3.38
31 December 2010	3.30
3 January 2011	3.36
4 January 2011	3.36
5 January 2011	3.50
6 January 2011	3.44
7 January 2011	3.34
10 January 2011	3.32
11 January 2011	3.37
12 January 2011	3.40
13 January 2011	3.34
14 January 2011	3.35
17 January 2011	ND
18 January 2011	3.39
19 January 2011	3.37
20 January 2011	3.47
21 January 2011	3.44
24 January 2011	3.43
25 January 2011	3.35
26 January 2011	3.45
27 January 2011	3.42
28 January 2011	3.36
31 January 2011	3.42
1 February 2011	3.48
2 February 2011	3.52
3 February 2011	3.58
4 February 2011	3.68
7 February 2011	3.68
8 February 2011	3.75
9 February 2011	3.65
10 February 2011	3.70
11 February 2011	3.64
14 February 2011	3.62
15 February 2011	3.61
16 February 2011	3.62
17 February 2011	3.58
18 February 2011	3.59
21 February 2011	ND
22 February 2011	3.46

Note: The data are daily and extend through February 22, 2011. The 10-year Treasury rate is the constant-maturity yield based on the most actively traded securities.

Source: Department of the Treasury.

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