Average Rates on Short-term Loans Extended by Russian Credit Institutions in 2006

US dollars
% p. a.

	Non-financial organisations	Individuals
January	8.6	13.0
February	8.5	11.8
March	8.8	10.1
April*	8.5	11.5
May	8.3	11.1
June	8.3	12.2
July	8.6	13.2
August	8.5	12.7
September	8.6	13.6
October	8.6	13.0
November	8.5	12.2
December	8.4	13.3

* From April 2006, in line with Ordinance No. 1660-U, data of credit institutions’ branches are included in the calculation of interest rates on banks’ credit and lending operations.

Updated January 22, 2009.