(per cent per annum)

2002

2003

Item / week ended

Sep. 20

Aug. 15

Aug. 22

Aug. 29

Sep. 5

Sep. 12

Sep. 19

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Cash Reserve Ratio (per cent)⁽¹⁾

5.00

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

Bank Rate

6.50

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

I.D.B.I.⁽²⁾

12.50

12.50

12.50

12.50

12.50

12.50

12.50

Prime Lending Rate⁽³⁾

  11.00-12.00

  10.50-11.50

  10.50-11.50

  10.50-11.50

  10.50-11.50

  10.50-11.50

  10.50-11.50

Deposit Rate⁽⁴⁾

6.50-7.50

5.00-6.00

5.00-6.00

5.00-6.00

5.00-6.00

4.75-6.00

4.75-6.00

Call Money Rate (Low / High)⁽⁵⁾

- Borrowings

4.00/6.55

3.50/5.50

3.95/5.30

3.45/5.10

3.00/4.75

3.45/4.75

3.45/4.70

- Lendings

4.00/6.55

3.50/5.50

4.00/5.35

3.45/5.10

3.00/4.75

3.65/4.75

3.45/4.75

(1) Cash Reserve Ratio relates to Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks). (2) Minimum Term Lending Rate (M T L R). (3) Prime Lending Rate relates to five major Banks. (4) Deposit Rate relates to major Banks for term deposits of more than one year maturity. (5) Data cover 90-95 per cent of total transactions reported by participants.