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Access to Data Not Yet Available in Query Builder

Please note that for July 2011 International Financial Statistics (IFS) release the data for the following concepts are not available in query builder. You can request the data by contacting StatisticsQuery@IMF.org. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Interest Rates Financial Monetary
60.A.ZF Avg. Cost For Central Bank Funding 12E.SZK Net Claims On Eurosystem
60A..ZF Bank Bill Rate 14M..ZK Currency Put Into Circulation
60BC.ZF Commercial Paper- 3 Month 36AN.ZK Sec Other Than Shares Over 2 Yrs
60CS.ZF T-Bill Rate-3 Mnth Cons. Mat. 36N..ZK Money Market Fund Shares
60D..ZF Euro Dollar London 59T..ZF Total
60EA.ZF 3-Month Deposits Libor Rate 59TA.ZF Nonresidents
60EB.ZF 6-Month Deposits Libor Rate 59TB.ZF Residents
60F..ZF Discount (-) Premium F.R. 59TBAZF Monetary Authorities
60L.IZF Deposits Indexed To Fgn.Ccy. 59TBBZF Commercial Banks
60L.UZF Deposit Rate In Euros 59TBCZF Govt. Spons. Enterprises
60LA.ZF Certificates Of Deposit Rate 59TBDZF Other Financial Inst.
60LC.ZF Cds(Secondary Market) 3 Month 59TBEZF Non-Financial Sectors
60LCNZF Deps,Corps,New Bus,Up To 1 Yr 25A.UZK Deposits With Agreed Maturity
60LCRZF Repos, Stocks 25B.UZK Deposits Redeemable At Notice
60LCSZF Deps,Corps,Stocks,Up To 2 Yrs 25F.UZK Repurchase Agreements
60LDAZF Overnight Us$ Dep.London 0Ff 35ABUZK Deposits W/Agreed Maturity: Over 2 Y
60LDBZF 7-Day Deposits London Offer 35B.UZK Deposits Redeemable At Notice
60LDCZF 1-Month Us Dep. London Offer 35BBUZK Deposits Redeem At Notice: Over 3 Mo
60LDDZF 3-Month Us Dep. London Offer 35F.UZK Repurchase Agreements
60LDEZF 6-Month Us Dep. London Offer 36AAUZK Securities Other Than Shares: Over 2
60LDFZF 1-Year Us Dep. London Offer    
60LHNZF Deps,Households,New Bus, Up To 1 Yr X-Rates and International Liquidity
60LHSZF Deps,Households,Stocks,Up To 2 Yrs  
60LSAZF 3 Months Comm.Bks.Sdr Deposit ..AB.ZF Market Rate
60LSBZF 6 Months Comm.Bks.Sdr Deposit ..AD.ZF Market Rate
60LSCZF 1 Year Comm.Bks.Sdr Deposit ..AF.ZF Market Rate
60M..ZF Housing Bonds ..AHXZF Exchange Rate Index 1995=100
60N..ZF Average Cost Of Funds ..DE.ZF Market Rate
60P.IZF Lending Rate Indexed To Fgn.Ccy. ..DG.ZF Market Rate
60P.UZF Lending Rate In Euros ..RBTZF Market Rate
60PA.ZF Mortgage Rate ..RH.ZF Market Rate
60PCNZF Loans,Corps,New Bus,Over Euro 1 Mil, ..WA.ZF  Nc Per Usd, Principal Rate, End Of P
60PCSZF Loans,Corps,Stocks, Up To 1 Yr ..WF.ZF Principal Rate, Pd. Average
60PHMZF Loans,Households,House Purch, Stocks ..XE.ZF Secondary Rate
60PHNZF Loans,Households,House Purch,New Bus ..XF.ZF Secondary Rate, Pd.Average
60PHSZF Loans,Households,Stocks,Up To 1 Yr ..YE.ZF Tertiary Rate
60PNSZF Loans,Households,New Bus,Floating &  
60R..ZF Rate 0F Remuneration
60S..ZF Sdr Interest Rate
60X..ZF Eurosystem Deposit Facility Rate
60Z..ZF Discount(-)Or Premiums F.R.
60ZB.ZF 3 Months Forward Rate ($)