During World War II, 85 million Americans, a little over half the population, owned what were then called defense savings bonds.

Ron Grossman
Chicago Tribune

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I Bond Rate May 2017 5/1/2017
The new rate for newly purchased I Bonds is now 1.96%. This includes a 0.0% fixed rate and a 0.98% semi-annual inflation-linked rate.The CPI-U increased from...
5/2/2016
The rate for a new I Bond purchased May - October 2016 is 0.26%. The CPI-U increase from 237.945 to 238.132 represents a semi-annual increase of 0.08%. The...
May I Bond rate 0.0% 5/1/2015
The semi-annual CPI-U rate dropped from 238.031 to 236.119, resulting in a negative variable rate for this period. The resulting variable rate will be 0.00 since bonds can...

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Historical I Bond Fixed Rates

The fixed rate portion of the I Bond is valid for the life of the bond (30 years). The fixed rate combined with the variable rate equals the total rate of the bond for that time.

Mean:	1.03%
Median:	0.6%
Highest rate:	3.60%
Lowest rate:	0.0%

Issue Date	Fixed Rate
November 2018	0.50%
May 2018	0.00%
November 2017	0.30%
May 2017	0.00%
November 2016	0.0%
May 2016	0.10%
November 2015	0.10%
May 2015	0.00%
November 2014	0.00%
May 2014	0.10%
November 2013	0.20%
May 2013	0.00%
November 2012	0.00%
May 2012	0.00%
November 2011	0.00%
May 2011	0.00%
November 2010	0.00%
May 2010	0.20%
November 2009	0.30%
May 2009	0.10%
November 2008	0.70%
May 2008	0.00%
November 2007	1.20%
May 2007	1.30%
November 2006	1.40%
May 2006	1.40%
November 2005	1.00%
May 2005	1.20%
November 2004	1.00%
May 2004	1.00%
November 2003	1.10%
May 2003	1.10%
November 2002	1.60%
May 2002	2.00%
November 2001	2.00%
May 2001	3.00%
November 2000	3.40%
May 2000	3.60%
November 1999	3.40%
May 1999	3.30%
November 1998	3.30%
September 1998	3.40%

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