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United States Lending Rate 1970s

Name: United States Lending Rate 1970s
Creator: World Bank
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Lending interest rate · World Bank

8.10% decade average (1970-1979)

United States's lending rate during the 1970s ranged from 5.25% (1972) to 12.67% (1979), averaging 8.10% over 10 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1970	7.91%	−0.04pp	5th
1971	5.72%	−2.19pp	1st
1972	5.25%	−0.48pp	1st
1973	8.02%	+2.77pp	8th
1974	10.80%	+2.78pp	9th
1975	7.86%	−2.94pp	4th
1976	6.84%	−1.02pp	2nd
1977	6.82%	−0.02pp	2nd
1978	9.06%	+2.23pp	6th
1979	12.67%	+3.61pp	19th