Base Interest Rates

HC Deb 27 October 1988 vol 139 cc352-3W

Mr. Martlew

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to the current base interest rate or equivalents in each of the Group of Seven countries.

Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to the current base interest rate or equivalents, in each of the Group of Seven countries.

Mr. Leadbitter

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to the current base interest rate or equivalents, in each of the Group of Seven countries.

Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to the current base interest rate or equivalents, in each of the Group of Seven countries.

Mr. Norman Lamont

Information on interest rates in the Group of Seven countries is readily available from a number of sources. The latest figures are shown in the table.

Three month interest rates1 (26 October 1988)
	Rate
United Kingdom	12.1
United States of America	8.5
Japan	4.7
Germany	5.1
France	8.1
Italy	11.6
Canada	10.4
1 Certificate of Deposit or Interbank rate.