*Release Date: September 30, 2004*

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A.5. Average Effective Interest Rates on Non-real-estate Bank Loans Made to Farmers
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| Period | Allloans | Purpose of loan | Size of loan(thousands of dollars) | Size of bank?s farmloan portfolio |
|--------|----------|-----------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||
| 7.8    | 8.2      | 8.6             | 8.8                                | 9.3                               | 6.3 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 6.8 |
| 7.5    | 8.0      | 8.1             | 8.1                                | 8.7                               | 6.2 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 6.7 |
| 7.8    | 8.3      | 8.0             | 8.4                                | 8.6                               | 7.0 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 7.2 |
| 9.5    | 10.1     | 10.2            | 10.0                               | 10.3                              | 8.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 9.0 |
| 8.4    | 8.8      | 9.5             | 8.6                                | 9.7                               | 8.0 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 7.8 |
| 9.2    | 9.6      | 9.8             | 9.9                                | 9.8                               | 8.5 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 8.7 |
| 9.0    | 9.4      | 9.7             | 9.6                                | 9.3                               | 8.0 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 8.3 |
| 8.7    | 9.1      | 9.1             | 9.2                                | 8.8                               | 7.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 7.9 |
| 9.7    | 9.8      | 9.9             | 9.9                                | 9.3                               | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 9.3 |
| 7.8    | 7.6      | 8.0             | 8.4                                | 8.3                               | 7.0 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 7.1 |
| 5.9    | 6.1      | 5.8             | 6.4                                | 6.7                               | 4.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.4    | 5.1      | 5.4             | 5.7                                | 6.0                               | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 4.3 |
|   |
| 9.1    | 9.6      | 9.6             | 9.6                                | 9.2                               | 8.3 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 8.5 |
| 8.3    | 8.3      | 8.6             | 8.6                                | 8.1                               | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 7.8 |
| 7.7    | 7.8      | 7.5             | 8.1                                | 8.2                               | 6.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 7.1 |
| 6.2    | 6.2      | 6.3             | 6.8                                | 7.4                               | 5.3 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 5.3 |
| 6.3    | 6.5      | 5.6             | 6.8                                | 6.7                               | 5.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 5.1 |
| 6.2    | 6.1      | 6.3             | 6.4                                | 7.1                               | 5.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 5.3 |
| 5.7    | 6.3      | 6.1             | 6.0                                | 6.3                               | 4.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 4.8 |
| 5.5    | 5.6      | 5.4             | 6.2                                | 7.2                               | 4.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| 5.6    | 5.3      | 5.2             | 6.0                                | 6.2                               | 4.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 4.3 |
| 5.9    | 5.6      | 5.7             | 6.4                                | 6.2                               | 4.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 4.8 |
| 5.2    | 4.8      | 5.6             | 5.4                                | 6.0                               | 4.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 4.3 |
| 5.0    | 4.7      | 5.4             | 5.2                                | 5.6                               | 4.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 4.1 |
| 5.3    | 5.1      | 5.9             | 5.6                                | 5.5                               | 4.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| 5.2    | 4.8      | 5.3             | 5.4                                | 5.4                               | 4.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 4.4 |
| 5.5    | 5.4      | 5.5             | 5.8                                | 5.6                               | 5.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.7 |
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   Note. Data are estimates from the Federal Reserve System's Survey of the Terms of Bank Lending
to Farmers. Effective (compounded) interest rates are calculated from the stated rate and other terms of
the loans and weighted by loan size. Quarterly estimates are expressed as an annual rate and are based
on loans made during the first full week of the second month of the quarter.
   1. Loans used primarily to finance such items as current crop production expenses and the care and
feeding of livestock (including poultry). Return to table2. Typically loans for which the lender does not know the purpose. Return to table3. Portfolios with $25 million or less in farm loans. Return to table4. Portfolios with more than $25 million in farm loans. Return to table
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