Tables

This chapter provides monthly information on the main exchange rates, interest rates and security prices and Retail Prices Index (RPI). Table 7.1A shows the sterling exchange rate index against a basket of currencies. Table 7.1B shows the mid-point between the spot buying and selling rates recorded by the Bank of England at 16.00 each day. Table 7.1C shows the interest rates on US Treasury bills and euro-dollar deposits in London; the interest rate differentials of local authority loans and interbank sterling deposits on euro-dollar deposits in London; the price of gold at the 15.00 fixing in London; the exchange rate against Special Drawing Rights and the Euros.

The data for Table 7.1D are taken from daily series which appear in the Financial Times and relate to the last Friday of each month. The series on individual stocks relate to stocks selected to represent a cross section of the market. Prices and yields are based on middle market prices at the close of official business.

7.1A Average rates against sterling
7.1B End month rates and forward margins against sterling
7.1C Interest rate differentials and exchange rates
7.1D British government securities: clean prices and yields
7.1E British government securities: yield curve data
7.1F Certificates of tax deposit: rates of interest
7.1G Company security prices and yields
7.1H Short-term sterling money rates
7.1I National savings & investments: investment account rates of interest
7.1J Selected retail banks' base rates
7.1K Finance house base rates
7.1L Average quoted Household interest rates
7.1M Local authorities interest rates: Public Works Loan Board
7.1N Other local authorities interest rates: Last Published in October 2004
7.1O Average money rates
7.2A Retail Prices Index (RPI) and other selected indices

Source: Series AMIJ, Table 7.1O