2000 Applicable Federal Rates

December

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.10%6.01%5.97%5.94%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)5.87%5.79%5.75%5.72%
Long-term (>9 yrs)5.98%5.89%5.85%5.82%

November

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.15%6.06%6.01%5.98%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.01%5.92%5.88%5.85%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.09%6.00%5.96%5.93%

October

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.30%6.20%6.15%6.12%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.09%6.00%5.96%5.93%
Long-term (>9 yrs)5.96%5.87%5.83%5.80%

September

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.33%6.23%6.18%6.15%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.22%6.13%6.08%6.05%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.09%6.00%5.96%5.93%

August

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.37%6.27%6.22%6.19%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.33%6.23%6.18%6.15%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.22%6.13%6.08%6.05%

July

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.60%6.49%6.44%6.40%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.62%6.51%6.46%6.42%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.40%6.30%6.25%6.22%

June

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.53%6.43%6.38%6.35%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.62%6.51%6.46%6.42%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.39%6.29%6.24%6.21%

May

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.42%6.32%6.27%6.24%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.40%6.30%6.25%6.22%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.20%6.11%6.06%6.03%

April

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.46%6.36%6.31%6.28%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.71%6.60%6.55%6.51%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.49%6.39%6.35%6.31%

March

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.45%6.35%6.30%6.27%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.80%6.69%6.63%6.60%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.75%6.64%6.59%6.55%

February

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)6.20%6.11%6.06%6.03%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.56%6.46%6.41%6.37%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.77%6.66%6.61%6.57%

January

Period for Compounding

Annual

Semiannual

Quarterly

Monthly

Short-term (<3 yrs)5.88%5.80%5.76%5.73%
Mid-term (>3 yrs <9 yrs)6.21%6.12%6.07%6.04%
Long-term (>9 yrs)6.45%6.35%6.30%6.27%