Additional information in Table 19.1 on statutory interest rates
Chapter 19: Interest rates (excluding those published in financial markets chapters)
More information has been added to Table 19.1 relating to the average interest rate on mortgage loans for unsubsidised market housing with terms over three years granted by credit institutions in Spain (known as the mortgage loan reference index, or IRPH by its Spanish abbreviation). This information includes details of amounts, transactions and the number of contributing banks.
In addition, a note has been published in the Methodology section describing the basic features, definitions and calculation method of the official interest rates published by the Banco de España. An appendix to this note contains details of revisions made subsequent to the publication of the IRPH (available here
).