Next release Thursday, 19 November 2026, 20:00 New York. Every release since 20 Sept 2019: 86 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the CNY. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last China Loan Prime Rate 1Y (Oct. 2026, released 20 Oct 2026) came in at 3%; the previous reading was 3%. The next China Loan Prime Rate 1Y is due Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 20:00 New York time (Nov. 2026).
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 21:00 | Oct. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Sept 2026 21:00 | Sep. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Aug 2026 21:00 | Aug. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Jul 2026 21:00 | Jul. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 22 Jun 2026 21:00 | Jun. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 May 2026 21:00 | May. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Apr 2026 21:00 | Apr. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Mar 2026 21:00 | Mar. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 24 Feb 2026 20:00 | Feb. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Jan 2026 20:00 | Jan. 2026 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 22 Dec 2025 20:00 | Dec. 2025 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Nov 2025 20:00 | Nov. 2025 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Oct 2025 21:00 | Oct. 2025 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 22 Sept 2025 21:00 | Sep. 2025 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Aug 2025 21:00 | Aug. 2025 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 21 Jul 2025 21:00 | Jul. 2025 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 Jun 2025 21:00 | Jun. 2025 | 3% | – | 3% | – |
| 20 May 2025 21:00 | May. 2025 | 3% | – | 3.1% | – |
| 21 Apr 2025 21:00 | Apr. 2025 | 3.1% | – | 3.1% | – |
| 20 Mar 2025 21:00 | Mar. 2025 | 3.1% | – | 3.1% | – |
| 20 Feb 2025 20:00 | Feb. 2025 | 3.1% | – | 3.1% | – |
| 20 Jan 2025 20:00 | Jan. 2025 | 3.1% | – | 3.1% | – |
| 20 Dec 2024 20:00 | Dec. 2024 | 3.1% | – | 3.1% | – |
| 20 Nov 2024 20:00 | Nov. 2024 | 3.1% | – | 3.1% | – |
| 21 Oct 2024 21:00 | Oct. 2024 | 3.1% | – | 3.35% | – |
| 20 Sept 2024 21:00 | Sep. 2024 | 3.35% | – | 3.35% | – |
| 20 Aug 2024 21:00 | Aug. 2024 | 3.35% | – | 3.35% | – |
| 22 Jul 2024 21:15 | Jul. 2024 | 3.35% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 20 Jun 2024 21:15 | Jun. 2024 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 20 May 2024 21:15 | May. 2024 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 22 Apr 2024 21:15 | Apr. 2024 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 20 Mar 2024 21:15 | Mar. 2024 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 20 Feb 2024 20:15 | Feb. 2024 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 22 Jan 2024 20:15 | Jan. 2024 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 20 Dec 2023 20:15 | Dec. 2023 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 20 Nov 2023 20:15 | Nov. 2023 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 20 Oct 2023 21:15 | Oct. 2023 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 20 Sept 2023 21:15 | Sep. 2023 | 3.45% | – | 3.45% | – |
| 21 Aug 2023 21:15 | Aug. 2023 | 3.45% | – | 3.55% | – |
| 20 Jul 2023 21:15 | Jul. 2023 | 3.55% | – | 3.55% | – |
| 20 Jun 2023 21:15 | Jun. 2023 | 3.55% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 22 May 2023 21:15 | May. 2023 | 3.65% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 20 Apr 2023 21:15 | Apr. 2023 | 3.65% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 20 Mar 2023 21:15 | Mar. 2023 | 3.65% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 20 Feb 2023 20:15 | Feb. 2023 | 3.65% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 20 Jan 2023 20:15 | Jan. 2023 | 3.65% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 20 Dec 2022 20:15 | Dec. 2022 | 3.65% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 21 Nov 2022 20:15 | Nov. 2022 | 3.65% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 20 Oct 2022 21:15 | Oct. 2022 | 3.65% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 20 Sept 2022 21:15 | Sep. 2022 | 3.65% | – | 3.65% | – |
| 22 Aug 2022 21:15 | Aug. 2022 | 3.65% | – | 3.7% | – |
| 20 Jul 2022 21:15 | Jul. 2022 | 3.7% | – | 3.7% | – |
| 20 Jun 2022 21:15 | Jun. 2022 | 3.7% | – | 3.7% | – |
| 20 May 2022 21:15 | May. 2022 | 3.7% | – | 3.7% | – |
| 20 Apr 2022 21:15 | Apr. 2022 | 3.7% | – | 3.7% | – |
| 21 Mar 2022 21:15 | Mar. 2022 | 3.7% | – | 3.7% | – |
| 21 Feb 2022 20:15 | Feb. 2022 | 3.7% | – | 3.7% | – |
| 20 Jan 2022 20:15 | Jan. 2022 | 3.7% | – | 3.8% | – |
| 20 Dec 2021 20:30 | Dec. 2021 | 3.8% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 22 Nov 2021 20:30 | Nov. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Oct 2021 21:30 | Oct. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 22 Sept 2021 21:30 | Sep. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Aug 2021 21:30 | Aug. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Jul 2021 21:30 | Jul. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 21 Jun 2021 21:30 | Jun. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 May 2021 21:30 | May. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Apr 2021 21:30 | Apr. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 22 Mar 2021 21:30 | Mar. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Feb 2021 20:30 | Feb. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Jan 2021 20:30 | Jan. 2021 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 21 Dec 2020 20:30 | Dec. 2020 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Nov 2020 20:00 | Nov. 2020 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Oct 2020 21:00 | Oct. 2020 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 21 Sept 2020 21:00 | Sep. 2020 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Aug 2020 21:26 | Aug. 2020 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Jul 2020 21:00 | Jul. 2020 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 22 Jun 2020 21:00 | Jun. 2020 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 May 2020 21:30 | May. 2020 | 3.85% | – | 3.85% | – |
| 20 Apr 2020 21:30 | Apr. 2020 | 3.85% | – | 4.05% | – |
| 20 Mar 2020 21:30 | Mar. 2020 | 4.05% | – | 4.05% | – |
| 20 Feb 2020 20:30 | Feb. 2020 | 4.05% | – | 4.15% | – |
| 20 Jan 2020 20:30 | Jan. 2020 | 4.15% | – | 4.15% | – |
| 20 Dec 2019 20:30 | Dec. 2019 | 4.15% | – | 4.15% | – |
| 20 Nov 2019 20:30 | Nov. 2019 | 4.15% | – | 4.2% | – |
| 21 Oct 2019 21:30 | Oct. 2019 | 4.2% | – | 4.2% | – |
| 20 Sept 2019 21:30 | Sep. 2019 | 4.2% | – | 4.25% | – |
The next China Loan Prime Rate 1Y is due Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 20:00 New York time (Nov. 2026).
The last China Loan Prime Rate 1Y (Oct. 2026, released 20 Oct 2026) came in at 3%; the previous reading was 3%.
China Loan Prime Rate 1Y is released monthly by Central Bank. CRTLAB has 86 releases on record since 20 Sept 2019.
The highest was 4.2% (Oct. 2019) and the lowest 3% (Oct. 2026). The five-year average is 3.35%.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the CNY, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the CNY against its forecast, red one that was bad.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on August 17th, 2019, designated the Loan Prime Rate (LPR) the new lending benchmark for new bank loans to households and businesses, replacing the central bank’s benchmark one-year lending rate. The rate is based on a weighted average of lending rates from 18 commercial banks, which will submit their LPR quotations, based on what they have bid for PBOC liquidity in open market operations, to the national interbank funding center before 9am CST on the 20th of every month.