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United States Real Interest Rate 1970s

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

1.46% decade average (1970-1979)

United States's real interest rate during the 1970s ranged from -1.28% (1975) to 4.03% (1979), averaging 1.46% over 10 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1970	2.51%	−0.34pp	4th
1971	0.62%	−1.89pp	3rd
1972	0.88%	+0.26pp	5th
1973	2.41%	+1.53pp	10th
1974	1.65%	−0.76pp	10th
1975	-1.28%	−2.93pp	7th
1976	1.27%	+2.55pp	11th
1977	0.58%	−0.69pp	10th
1978	1.89%	+1.31pp	15th
1979	4.03%	+2.14pp	25th