Interest rates in the tables below are from Table F2 "Interest Rates and Yields - Capital Market" for month year values, as published in the Reserve Bank of Australia's Bulletin. They are expressed as a percent per annum.

3 Year Results
MONTH	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Jan	7.37	6.47	5.32	4.72	6.82	4.84	5.41	4.58	5.57	5.28	5.28	6.09	6.57	2.84	4.73
Feb	7.99	6.85	5.33	5.13	6.52	4.82	5.38	4.36	5.37	5.54	5.26	5.93	6.63	3.21	4.76
March	8.40	7.12	5.12	5.00	6.38	4.75	5.82	4.64	5.15	5.62	5.36	6.17	6.14	3.37	5.24
April	8.21	6.77	5.22	5.02	6.43	5.11	5.51	4.66	5.55	5.29	5.65	6.08	6.40	3.46
May	8.38	6.21	4.87	5.46	6.20	5.38	5.90	4.44	5.36	5.14	5.69	6.22	6.73	4.01
June	8.33	5.93	5.25	5.63	5.97	5.55	5.61	4.47	5.43	5.10	5.78	6.45	6.71	4.63
July	7.53	5.58	5.17	5.53	6.22	5.67	5.37	4.80	5.50	5.12	5.97	6.39	6.17	4.89
Aug	7.24	5.51	5.73	5.77	6.37	4.99	5.25	5.05	5.28	5.00	5.79	6.20	5.65	5.03
Sept	7.01	5.23	4.62	5.60	6.21	4.50	4.95	5.04	5.24	5.29	5.76	6.44	5.10	4.94
Oct	6.72	5.24	4.67	6.08	6.09	4.22	4.90	5.53	5.14	5.36	6.02	6.68	4.55	5.11
Nov	6.64	5.59	4.59	6.18	5.71	4.74	5.01	5.83	4.94	5.29	5.93	6.44	3.67	4.74
Dec	6.58	5.49	4.64	6.47	5.27	5.10	4.55	5.39	5.10	5.21	6.10	6.84	3.21	4.89

5 Year Results
MONTH	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Jan	7.65	6.96	5.57	4.81	7.01	5.02	5.69	4.80	5.75	5.35	5.29	6.06	6.36	3.27	5.06
Feb	8.24	7.27	5.60	5.27	6.64	4.95	5.64	4.62	5.52	5.56	5.26	5.85	6.35	3.73	5.10
March	8.61	7.58	5.39	5.16	6.40	4.92	6.05	4.90	5.33	5.67	5.37	6.09	6.10	3.89	5.50
April	8.40	7.30	5.49	5.19	6.45	5.36	5.75	4.91	5.75	5.32	5.67	6.02	6.27	4.00
May	8.61	6.80	5.07	5.68	6.24	5.65	6.04	4.61	5.59	5.14	5.70	6.15	6.59	4.66
June	8.59	6.44	5.38	5.90	6.05	5.78	5.78	4.71	5.67	5.10	5.78	6.40	6.57	5.23
July	8.89	5.95	5.31	5.82	6.24	5.84	5.59	5.07	5.70	5.13	5.92	6.27	6.16	5.44
Aug	7.59	6.00	5.81	6.02	6.32	5.20	5.44	5.27	5.44	5.02	5.74	6.11	5.69	5.30
Sept	7.35	5.67	4.79	5.88	6.20	4.90	5.11	5.21	5.35	5.33	5.66	6.38	5.20	5.22
Oct	7.01	5.58	4.59	6.31	6.12	4.59	5.15	5.67	5.27	5.40	5.88	6.51	4.76	5.34
Nov	6.91	5.88	4.76	6.41	5.73	5.10	5.27	5.92	5.07	5.34	5.80	6.27	3.97	4.99
Dec	6.96	5.72	4.77	6.70	5.34	5.47	4.79	5.55	5.22	5.22	6.03	6.59	3.51	5.25

10 Year Results
MONTH	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Jan	8.01	7.41	5.90	5.02	7.16	5.33	6.01	5.18	5.83	5.40	5.35	5.94	6.09	4.10	5.38
Feb	8.59	7.68	5.98	5.55	6.65	5.23	5.95	5.07	5.55	5.57	5.29	5.69	6.21	4.40	5.43
March	8.88	8.00	5.75	5.49	6.36	5.28	6.32	5.33	5.49	5.67	5.41	5.88	6.04	4.41	5.76
April	8.72	7.83	5.89	5.51	6.39	5.78	6.10	5.28	5.94	5.35	5.70	5.88	6.29	4.57
May	8.85	7.48	5.38	6.00	6.27	6.03	6.20	4.87	5.85	5.15	5.71	6.02	6.53	5.28
June	8.88	7.05	5.58	6.27	6.16	6.04	5.99	5.01	5.87	5.11	5.79	6.26	6.45	5.52
July	8.30	6.37	5.53	6.24	6.25	6.08	5.86	5.43	5.85	5.13	5.84	6.03	6.23	5.60
Aug	8.07	6.56	5.91	6.35	6.28	5.54	5.69	5.49	5.54	5.06	5.67	5.92	5.75	5.41
Sept	7.79	6.13	5.08	6.30	6.20	5.52	5.34	5.38	5.47	5.36	5.51	6.16	5.40	5.36
Oct	7.38	5.96	4.94	6.63	6.18	5.21	5.58	5.76	5.39	5.48	5.66	6.18	5.18	5.54
Nov	7.17	6.20	5.03	6.64	5.77	5.61	5.70	5.95	5.23	5.38	5.59	6.00	4.58	5.23
Dec	7.37	6.05	5.01	6.96	5.46	6.01	5.16	5.60	5.33	5.20	5.89	6.33	3.99	5.65

* Used for unfunded surcharge debit accounts

Treasury Capital Indexed Bond Yields
MONTH	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Jan	4.59	4.23	3.95	3.43	3.64	3.235	3.53	3.295	3.59	2.755	2.17	2.675	2.43	2.12	2.62
Feb	4.78	4.36	3.92	3.59	3.63	3.265	3.46	3.195	3.34	2.84	2.285	2.425	2.36	2.19	2.70
March	4.86	4.60	3.73	3.64	3.65	3.275	3.58	3.35	3.175	2.79	2.24	2.520	2.29	2.17	2.80
April	4.79	4.93	3.71	3.74	3.67	3.41	3.53	3.34	3.44	2.71	2.485	2.605	2.24	2.53
May	5.03	4.65	3.45	3.70	3.54	3.485	3.51	3.035	3.30	2.60	2.505	2.625	2.36	3.13
June	5.19	4.44	3.44	3.76	3.42	3.47	3.43	3.075	3.32	2.64	2.42	2.69	2.40	3.02
July	4.85	4.13	3.36	3.80	3.375	3.52	3.44	3.41	3.31	2.57	2.355	2.61	2.39	3.10
Aug	4.78	4.37	3.50	3.65	3.425	3.22	3.51	3.475	2.995	2.39	2.205	2.42	2.22	2.97
Sept	4.64	4.10	3.25	3.64	3.44	3.445	3.295	3.405	2.83	2.56	2.135	2.55	1.98	3.01
Oct	4.32	4.06	3.48	3.69	3.44	3.34	3.33	3.565	2.85	2.57	2.23	2.51	2.74	2.90
Nov	4.15	4.12	3.44	3.70	3.405	3.465	3.345	3.74	2.70	2.455	2.40	2.29	2.75	2.68
Dec	4.23	4.05	3.42	3.78	3.305	3.52	3.215	3.515	2.755	2.20	2.635	2.58	2.46	2.90

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia 2008, F02 Capital Market Yields - Government Bonds

Yields are month end values expressed per cent per annum.

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