Year lending rate minus deposit rate, % 1992 7.3999999999999995 1993 6.6499999999999995 1994 5.8950000000000005 1995 5.41 1996 5.027499999999999 1997 4.685 1998 4.16 1999 3.9 2000 3.7175 2001 3.5575000000000006 2002 3.4150000000000005 2003 3.3425000000000002 2004 3.1125 2005 2.715025 2006 2.58945555555555