Interest rates on fixed deposits in Osaka remained at '5%' for 37 months—yet the 'average' in the same table was moving
1. The Mystery
It is common for the interest rates on current fixed deposits to remain the same for many years.
In Osaka over 100 years ago, there was also a table where the same figure continued for over three years.
It is the ‘minimum’ column among the interest rates (annual % rate) applied to fixed deposits by Osaka banks.
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