Official Cash Rate (OCR) decisions and current rate

Date (Links are to news releases)	Change in OCR	OCR rate
24 April 2013	No change	2.50
14 March 2013	No change	2.50
31 January 2013	No change	2.50
6 December 2012	No change	2.50
25 October 2012	No change	2.50
13 September 2012	No change	2.50
26 July 2012	No change	2.50
14 June 2012	No change	2.50
26 April 2012	No change	2.50
8 March 2012	No change	2.50
26 January 2012	No change	2.50
8 December 2011	No change	2.50
27 October 2011	No change	2.50
15 September 2011	No change	2.50
28 July 2011	No change	2.50
9 June 2011	No change	2.50
28 April 2011	No change	2.50
10 March 2011	-0.50	2.50
27 January 2011	No change	3.00
9 December 2010	No change	3.00
28 October 2010	No change	3.00
16 September 2010	No change	3.00
29 July 2010	+0.25	3.00
10 June 2010	+0.25	2.75
29 April 2010	No change	2.50
11 March 2010	No change	2.50
28 January 2010	No change	2.50
10 December 2009	No change	2.50
29 October 2009	No change	2.50
10 September 2009	No change	2.50
30 July 2009	No change	2.50
11 June 2009	No change	2.50
30 April 2009	-0.50	2.50
12 March 2009	-0.50	3.00
29 January 2009	-1.50	3.50
4 December 2008	-1.50	5.00
23 October 2008	-1.00	6.50
11 September 2008	-0.50	7.50
24 July 2008	-0.25	8.00
5 June 2008	No change	8.25
24 April 2008	No change	8.25
6 March 2008	No change	8.25
24 January 2008	No change	8.25
6 December 2007	No change	8.25
25 October 2007	No change	8.25
13 September 2007	No change	8.25
26 July 2007	+0.25	8.25
7 June 2007	+0.25	8.00
26 April 2007	+0.25	7.75
8 March 2007	+0.25	7.50
25 January 2007	No change	7.25
7 December 2006	No change	7.25
26 October 2006	No change	7.25
14 September 2006	No change	7.25
27 July 2006	No change	7.25
8 June 2006	No change	7.25
27 April 2006	No change	7.25
9 March 2006	No change	7.25
26 January 2006	No change	7.25
8 December 2005	+0.25	7.25
27 October 2005	+0.25	7.00
15 September 2005	No change	6.75
28 July 2005	No change	6.75
9 June 2005	No change	6.75
28 April 2005	No change	6.75
10 March 2005	+0.25	6.75
27 January 2005	No change	6.50
9 December 2004	No change	6.50
28 October 2004	+0.25	6.50
9 September 2004	+0.25	6.25
29 July 2004	+0.25	6.00
10 June 2004	+0.25	5.75
29 April 2004	+0.25	5.50
11 March 2004	No change	5.25
29 January 2004	+0.25	5.25
4 December 2003	No change	5.00
23 October 2003	No change	5.00
4 September 2003	No change	5.00
24 July 2003	-0.25	5.00
5 June 2003	-0.25	5.25
24 April 2003	-0.25	5.50
6 March 2003	No change	5.75
23 January 2003	No change	5.75
20 November 2002	No change	5.75
2 October 2002	No change	5.75
14 August 2002	No change	5.75
3 July 2002	+0.25	5.75
15 May 2002	+0.25	5.50
17 April 2002	+0.25	5.25
20 March 2002	+0.25	5.00
23 January 2002	No change	4.75
14 November 2001	-0.50	4.75
3 October 2001	No change	5.25
19 September 2001	-0.50	5.25
15 August 2001	No change	5.75
4 July 2001	No change	5.75
16 May 2001	-0.25	5.75
19 April 2001	-0.25	6.00
14 March 2001	-0.25	6.25
24 January 2001	No change	6.50
6 December 2000	No change	6.50
4 October 2000	No change	6.50
16 August 2000	No change	6.50
5 July 2000	No change	6.50
17 May 2000	+0.50	6.50
19 April 2000	+0.25	6.00
15 March 2000	+0.50	5.75
19 January 2000	+0.25	5.25
17 November 1999	+0.50	5.00
29 September 1999	No change	4.50
18 August 1999	No change	4.50
30 June 1999	No change	4.50
19 May 1999	No change	4.50
21 April 1999	No change	4.50
17 March 1999	OCR introduced	4.50

For further information on the Official Cash Rate, read the fact sheet “What is the Official Cash Rate?”, also try “The Official Cash Rate in action” and the March 1999 Reserve Bank Bulletin article “A cash rate system for implementing monetary policy”.

Official Cash Rate (OCR) decisions and current rate

Date

Change in OCR

OCR rate