Treasury Rate Watch Data as of Aug 31, 2026

Average interest rate

Treasury Bonds

Long-term securities maturing in 20–30 years. Because bonds are locked in for decades, their average rate changes slowly and reflects borrowing costs from years past.

Latest (Aug 2026)
3.45%
▲ +0.011 pp MoM
Year-over-year
▲ +0.142 pp
vs. Aug 2025
13-year low
3.00%
Aug 2022
13-year high
5.25%
Jan 2013

This is an average, not today's rate. For today's market yield on long bonds, see the Treasury yield curve — 5.33% on the 20-year and 5.29% on the 30-year.

Treasury Bonds — average rate history

Monthly, Jan 2013 – Aug 2026.

2.7%3.4%4.1%4.8%5.5%2014201620182020202220242026 3.45%

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Last 24 months

MonthAvg. rateMoM
Aug 20263.453%▲ +0.011 pp
Jul 20263.442%▲ +0.012 pp
Jun 20263.430%▲ +0.017 pp
May 20263.413%▲ +0.010 pp
Apr 20263.403%▲ +0.011 pp
Mar 20263.392%▲ +0.015 pp
Feb 20263.377%▲ +0.008 pp
Jan 20263.369%▲ +0.009 pp
Dec 20253.360%▲ +0.014 pp
Nov 20253.346%▲ +0.008 pp
Oct 20253.338%▲ +0.011 pp
Sep 20253.327%▲ +0.016 pp
Aug 20253.311%▲ +0.002 pp
Jul 20253.309%▲ +0.012 pp
Jun 20253.297%▲ +0.019 pp
May 20253.278%▲ +0.011 pp
Apr 20253.267%▲ +0.013 pp
Mar 20253.254%▲ +0.011 pp
Feb 20253.243%▲ +0.007 pp
Jan 20253.236%▲ +0.014 pp
Dec 20243.222%▲ +0.015 pp
Nov 20243.207%▲ +0.002 pp
Oct 20243.205%▲ +0.009 pp
Sep 20243.196%