19-8  Official Interest Rates of Deposits of Financial Institutions
	(% p.a.)
Item	2006.08.19	2007.03.18	2007.05.19	2007.07.21	2007.08.22	2007.09.15	2007.12.21
	Aug.19,2006	Mar.18,2007	May.19,2007	Jul.21,2007	Aug.22,2007	Sep.15,2007	Dec.21,2007
Demand	0.72	0.72	0.72	0.81	0.81	0.81	0.72
Time
3 Months	1.80	1.98	2.07	2.34	2.61	2.88	3.33
6 Months	2.25	2.43	2.61	2.88	3.15	3.42	3.78
1 Year	2.52	2.79	3.06	3.33	3.60	3.87	4.14
2 Year	3.06	3.33	3.69	3.96	4.23	4.50	4.68
3 Year	3.69	3.96	4.41	4.68	4.95	5.22	5.40
5 Year	4.14	4.41	4.95	5.22	5.49	5.76	5.85
a) The deposit rates offered by financial institutions may not exceed the banchmark rate of RMB deposits stipulated by the PBC.