Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - France - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Monetary policy rates around the globe (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In France, the monetary policy rate was 3.00 percent on 31 December 1998, as on the previous day.
Sample. There are 19,704 records in the daily series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time period stretching from January 1945 to December 1998.
History. Here are a few simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the rate attained a maximum of 18.75 percent on 3 July 1981; it reached its lowest level of 1.62 on 20 January 1945; it had an average value of 6.13.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 1998-12-29 | 3.0 |
| 1998-12-30 | 3.0 |
| 1998-12-31 | 3.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | France |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Interest rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level |