(per cent per annum)

Item / week ended

2005

2006

Dec. 30

Nov. 24

Dec. 1

Dec. 8

Dec. 15

Dec. 22

Dec. 29

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Cash Reserve Ratio (per cent)(1)

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.25

Bank Rate

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

I.D.B.I.(2)

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

Prime Lending Rate(3)

10.25-10.75

11.00-11.50

11.00-11.50

11.00-11.50

11.00-11.50

11.00-11.50

11.00-11.50

Deposit Rate(4)

5.50-6.50

6.75-8.00

6.75-8.00

6.75-8.00

7.00-8.00

7.00-8.00

7.00-8.00

Call Money Rate (Low / High)(5)

- Borrowings

4.50/7.55

5.75/7.25

5.00/6.60

5.00/7.00

5.00/8.50

5.75/11.50

6.00/21.00

- Lendings

4.50/7.55

5.75/7.25

5.00/6.60

5.00/7.00

5.00/8.50

5.75/11.50

6.00/21.00

(1) Cash Reserve R atio relates to Scheduled Commercial Banks (e xcluding Regional Rural Banks).
(2) Minimum Term L ending R ate (MTLR).
(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.