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- 1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
- 2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
- 3. Read README.md for full context
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Schema
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| date | date | date |
| rate | number | in percent % |
Data Files
| File | Description | Size | Last modified | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
data | 13.4 kB | 26 days ago | data |
| Files | Size | Format | Created | Updated | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.4 kB | csv | 9 months ago | Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and Licence (PDDL) | Bank of England Website (originally an xls) |
Interest Rate since 1694 from Bank of England.
Data
Data comes from the Bank of England Website www.bankofengland.co.uk. Rate is either minimum lending rate, minimum band 1 dealing rate, or repo rate depending on era. Converted by assuming where month or day not given that it was the first of the month (see data.original.csv)
Original data in xls format www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/Documents/rates/baserate.xls
Automation
Up-to-date (auto-updates every month) interest-rate-gb dataset could be found on the datahub.io: https://datahub.io/core/interest-rates-gb
License
Public Domain Dedication and License.