Effective interest rates - March 2019

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 01 May 2019

Key points

  • Effective rates on new mortgages were broadly unchanged at 2.10%.
  • Effective rates on new time deposits for individuals increased by 16bps to 1.41%.
  • Effective rates on new other loans to individuals decreased 64bps to 6.20%.

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 Dec 0.52 0.93 6.75 2.48 1.18 7.45 2.14
2019 Jan 0.50 0.94 6.66 2.48 1.20 6.89 2.09
Feb 0.49 0.95 6.79 2.46 1.25 6.84 2.09
  Mar 0.50 0.96 6.69 2.44   1.41 6.20 2.10

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 Dec 0.41 0.78 3.31 0.74 2.65
2019 Jan 0.41 0.81 3.35 0.78 2.66
Feb 0.41 0.82 3.34 0.78 2.57
  Mar 0.42 0.82 3.34 0.70 2.52

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: 31 May 2019