,Instrument,"Commercial paper" ,Maturity,"6-month" ,Frequency,"Monthly" ,Description,"6-MONTH PRIME COMMERCIAL PAPER - AVERAGE DEALER OFFERING RATE QUOTED ON DISCOUNT BASIS" ,Status,"Discontinued" ,Note,"Annualized using a 360-day year or bank interest." ,Note,"On a discount basis." ,Note,"Series ended August 29, 1997. An average of offering rates on commercial paper placed by several leading dealers for firms whose bond rating is AA or the equivalent." DATE , CPM6 01/1970, 8.78 02/1970, 8.55 03/1970, 8.33 04/1970, 8.06 05/1970, 8.24 06/1970, 8.21 07/1970, 8.29 08/1970, 7.90 09/1970, 7.32 10/1970, 6.85 11/1970, 6.29 12/1970, 5.73 01/1971, 5.11 02/1971, 4.47 03/1971, 4.19 04/1971, 4.57 05/1971, 5.10 06/1971, 5.46 07/1971, 5.75 08/1971, 5.74 09/1971, 5.75 10/1971, 5.54 11/1971, 4.92 12/1971, 4.74 01/1972, 4.08 02/1972, 3.94 03/1972, 4.16 04/1972, 4.58 05/1972, 4.51 06/1972, 4.64 07/1972, 4.85 08/1972, 4.81 09/1972, 5.15 10/1972, 5.30 11/1972, 5.25 12/1972, 5.45 01/1973, 5.78 02/1973, 6.22 03/1973, 6.85 04/1973, 7.14 05/1973, 7.27 06/1973, 7.99 07/1973, 9.19 08/1973, 10.21 09/1973, 10.23 10/1973, 8.92 11/1973, 8.94 12/1973, 9.08 01/1974, 8.67 02/1974, 7.83 03/1974, 8.42 04/1974, 9.79 05/1974, 10.62 06/1974, 10.97 07/1974, 11.72 08/1974, 11.65 09/1974, 11.23 10/1974, 9.37 11/1974, 8.81 12/1974, 8.98 01/1975, 7.30 02/1975, 6.34 03/1975, 6.06 04/1975, 6.15 05/1975, 5.82 06/1975, 5.79 07/1975, 6.45 08/1975, 6.70 09/1975, 6.86 10/1975, 6.49 11/1975, 5.92 12/1975, 5.97 01/1976, 5.27 02/1976, 5.23 03/1976, 5.37 04/1976, 5.23 05/1976, 5.55 06/1976, 5.94 07/1976, 5.67 08/1976, 5.47 09/1976, 5.45 10/1976, 5.22 11/1976, 5.05 12/1976, 4.70 01/1977, 4.75 02/1977, 4.82 03/1977, 4.87 04/1977, 4.87 05/1977, 5.35 06/1977, 5.49 07/1977, 5.41 08/1977, 5.84 09/1977, 6.17 10/1977, 6.56 11/1977, 6.59 12/1977, 6.64 01/1978, 6.79 02/1978, 6.80 03/1978, 6.80 04/1978, 6.86 05/1978, 7.11 06/1978, 7.63 07/1978, 7.91 08/1978, 7.90 09/1978, 8.44 10/1978, 9.03 11/1978, 10.23 12/1978, 10.43 01/1979, 10.32 02/1979, 10.01 03/1979, 9.96 04/1979, 9.87 05/1979, 9.98 06/1979, 9.71 07/1979, 9.82 08/1979, 10.39 09/1979, 11.60 10/1979, 13.23 11/1979, 13.26 12/1979, 12.80 01/1980, 12.66 02/1980, 13.60 03/1980, 16.50 04/1980, 14.93 05/1980, 9.29 06/1980, 8.03 07/1980, 8.29 08/1980, 9.61 09/1980, 11.04 10/1980, 12.32 11/1980, 14.73 12/1980, 16.49 01/1981, 15.10 02/1981, 14.87 03/1981, 13.59 04/1981, 14.17 05/1981, 16.66 06/1981, 15.22 07/1981, 16.09 08/1981, 16.62 09/1981, 15.93 10/1981, 14.72 11/1981, 11.96 12/1981, 12.14 01/1982, 13.35 02/1982, 14.27 03/1982, 13.47 04/1982, 13.64 05/1982, 13.02 06/1982, 13.79 07/1982, 13.00 08/1982, 10.80 09/1982, 10.86 10/1982, 9.21 11/1982, 8.72 12/1982, 8.50 01/1983, 8.15 02/1983, 8.39 03/1983, 8.48 04/1983, 8.48 05/1983, 8.31 06/1983, 9.03 07/1983, 9.36 08/1983, 9.68 09/1983, 9.28 10/1983, 8.98 11/1983, 9.09 12/1983, 9.50 01/1984, 9.18 02/1984, 9.31 03/1984, 9.86 04/1984, 10.22 05/1984, 10.87 06/1984, 11.23 07/1984, 11.34 08/1984, 11.16 09/1984, 10.94 10/1984, 10.16 11/1984, 9.06 12/1984, 8.55 01/1985, 8.15 02/1985, 8.69 03/1985, 9.23 04/1985, 8.47 05/1985, 7.88 06/1985, 7.38 07/1985, 7.57 08/1985, 7.74 09/1985, 7.86 10/1985, 7.79 11/1985, 7.69 12/1985, 7.62 01/1986, 7.62 02/1986, 7.54 03/1986, 7.08 04/1986, 6.47 05/1986, 6.53 06/1986, 6.63 07/1986, 6.24 08/1986, 5.83 09/1986, 5.61 10/1986, 5.61 11/1986, 5.69 12/1986, 5.88 01/1987, 5.76 02/1987, 5.99 03/1987, 6.10 04/1987, 6.50 05/1987, 7.04 06/1987, 7.00 07/1987, 6.72 08/1987, 6.81 09/1987, 7.55 10/1987, 7.96 11/1987, 7.17 12/1987, 7.49 01/1988, 6.92 02/1988, 6.58 03/1988, 6.64 04/1988, 6.92 05/1988, 7.31 06/1988, 7.53 07/1988, 7.90 08/1988, 8.36 09/1988, 8.23 10/1988, 8.24 11/1988, 8.55 12/1988, 8.97 01/1989, 9.02 02/1989, 9.35 03/1989, 9.97 04/1989, 9.78 05/1989, 9.29 06/1989, 8.80 07/1989, 8.35 08/1989, 8.32 09/1989, 8.50 10/1989, 8.24 11/1989, 8.00 12/1989, 7.93 01/1990, 7.96 02/1990, 8.04 03/1990, 8.23 04/1990, 8.29 05/1990, 8.23 06/1990, 8.06 07/1990, 7.90 08/1990, 7.77 09/1990, 7.83 10/1990, 7.81 11/1990, 7.74 12/1990, 7.49 01/1991, 7.02 02/1991, 6.41 03/1991, 6.36 04/1991, 6.07 05/1991, 5.94 06/1991, 6.16 07/1991, 6.14 08/1991, 5.76 09/1991, 5.59 10/1991, 5.33 11/1991, 4.93 12/1991, 4.49 01/1992, 4.06 02/1992, 4.13 03/1992, 4.38 04/1992, 4.13 05/1992, 3.97 06/1992, 3.99 07/1992, 3.53 08/1992, 3.44 09/1992, 3.26 10/1992, 3.33 11/1992, 3.67 12/1992, 3.70 01/1993, 3.35 02/1993, 3.27 03/1993, 3.24 04/1993, 3.19 05/1993, 3.20 06/1993, 3.38 07/1993, 3.35 08/1993, 3.33 09/1993, 3.25 10/1993, 3.27 11/1993, 3.43 12/1993, 3.40 01/1994, 3.30 02/1994, 3.62 03/1994, 4.08 04/1994, 4.40 05/1994, 4.92 06/1994, 4.86 07/1994, 5.13 08/1994, 5.19 09/1994, 5.32 10/1994, 5.70 11/1994, 6.01 12/1994, 6.62 01/1995, 6.63 02/1995, 6.38 03/1995, 6.30 04/1995, 6.19 05/1995, 6.07 06/1995, 5.79 07/1995, 5.68 08/1995, 5.75 09/1995, 5.66 10/1995, 5.71 11/1995, 5.59 12/1995, 5.43 01/1996, 5.23 02/1996, 4.99 03/1996, 5.26 04/1996, 5.38 05/1996, 5.42 06/1996, 5.57 07/1996, 5.67 08/1996, 5.51 09/1996, 5.66 10/1996, 5.45 11/1996, 5.40 12/1996, 5.44 01/1997, 5.48 02/1997, 5.42 03/1997, 5.61 04/1997, 5.79 05/1997, 5.78 06/1997, 5.69 07/1997, 5.60 08/1997, 5.59 09/1997, ND 10/1997, ND 11/1997, ND 12/1997, ND 01/1998, ND 02/1998, ND 03/1998, ND 04/1998, ND 05/1998, ND 06/1998, ND 07/1998, ND 08/1998, ND 09/1998, ND 10/1998, ND 11/1998, ND 12/1998, ND 01/1999, ND 02/1999, ND 03/1999, ND 04/1999, ND 05/1999, ND 06/1999, ND 07/1999, ND 08/1999, ND 09/1999, ND 10/1999, ND 11/1999, ND 12/1999, ND 01/2000, ND 02/2000, ND 03/2000, ND 04/2000, ND 05/2000, ND 06/2000, ND 07/2000, ND 08/2000, ND 09/2000, ND 10/2000, ND 11/2000, ND 12/2000, ND 01/2001, ND 02/2001, ND 03/2001, ND 04/2001, ND 05/2001, ND 06/2001, ND 07/2001, ND 08/2001, ND 09/2001, ND 10/2001, ND 11/2001, ND 12/2001, ND 01/2002, ND 02/2002, ND 03/2002, ND 04/2002, ND 05/2002, ND 06/2002, ND 07/2002, ND 08/2002, ND 09/2002, ND 10/2002, ND 11/2002, ND 12/2002, ND 01/2003, ND 02/2003, ND 03/2003, ND 04/2003, ND 05/2003, ND 06/2003, ND 07/2003, ND 08/2003, ND 09/2003, ND 10/2003, ND 11/2003, ND 12/2003, ND 01/2004, ND 02/2004, ND 03/2004, ND 04/2004, ND 05/2004, ND 06/2004, ND 07/2004, ND 08/2004, ND 09/2004, ND 10/2004, ND 11/2004, ND 12/2004, ND 01/2005, ND 02/2005, ND 03/2005, ND 04/2005, ND 05/2005, ND 06/2005, ND 07/2005, ND 08/2005, ND 09/2005, ND 10/2005, ND 11/2005, ND 12/2005, ND 01/2006, ND 02/2006, ND 03/2006, ND 04/2006, ND 05/2006, ND 06/2006, ND 07/2006, ND 08/2006, ND 09/2006, ND 10/2006, ND 11/2006, ND 12/2006, ND 01/2007, ND 02/2007, ND 03/2007, ND 04/2007, ND 05/2007, ND 06/2007, ND 07/2007, ND 08/2007, ND 09/2007, ND 10/2007, ND 11/2007, ND 12/2007, ND 01/2008, ND 02/2008, ND 03/2008, ND 04/2008, ND 05/2008, ND