Effective interest rates - October 2018

This statistical release contains average interest rates across deposit or loan accounts with UK banks and building societies, calculated using data on rates and balances.
Published on 29 November 2018

Key points

  • Effective rates on new time deposits by individuals increased 8bps to 1.27%.
  • Effective rates on the stock of interest charging credit cards decreased 13bps to 18.50%.
  • Effective rates on the stock of PNFCs overdraft decreased 13bps to 3.84%.

Table A: Effective interest rates paid/received on individual's balances by UK MFIs (excluding central bank)

Per cent
Not seasonally adjusted

Outstanding New business


Sight
deposits
Time
deposits
Other
loans
Secured
loans
Time
deposits
Other
loans
Secured
loans
Z6IQ Z6IW Z6KO Z6K6 Z6IH Z6K5 Z6JM
2018 Jul 0.43 0.90 6.73 2.45 1.12 6.84 2.04
Aug 0.44 0.89 6.81 2.44 1.20 6.90 2.10
   Sep 0.50 0.92 6.77 2.53 1.19 6.36 2.10
  Oct 0.49 0.93 6.76 2.50 1.27 6.72 2.08

Table B: Effective interest rates paid/received on PNFC balances by UK MFIs (excluding central bank)

Per cent
Not seasonally adjusted

Outstanding New business


Sight
deposits
Time
deposits

Loans
Time
deposits

Loans
HSCT HSCU HSDC BJ72 BJ82
2018 Jul 0.25 0.61 3.20 0.51 2.61
Aug 0.33 0.71 3.26 0.68 2.72
  Sep  0.35 0.72 3.30 0.66 2.59
  Oct 0.39 0.75 3.30 0.71 2.77

Chart 1: Effective interest rates on individuals deposits

Not seasonally adjusted

Chart 2: Effective interest rates on individuals loans

Not seasonally adjusted

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Next release date: 4 January 2019