Factbox - China's interest rate and RRR changes

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank cut its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 5.1 percent on Sunday, its third reduction since November, as economic growth cools to levels not seen since the global financial crisis. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) also reduced one-year benchmark deposit rates by 25 basis points to 2.25 percent, it said in a statement on its website, adding that the reductions would be effective on May 11. (For the story, click Below are changes in China's benchmark interest rates and required reserve ratios since 2006. INTEREST RATES one-year deposit one-year lending announced change new rate change new rate 10/05/2015 -25 bp 2.25 pct -25 bp 5.10 pct 28/02/15 -25 bp 2.50 pct -25 bp 5.35 pct 21/11/14 -25 bp 2.75 pct -40 bp 5.6 pct 05/07/12 -25 bp 3.00 pct -31 bp 6.00 pct 07/06/12 -25 bp 3.25 pct -25 bp 6.31 pct 06/07/11 +25 bp 3.50 pct +25 bp 6.56 pct 05/04/11 +25 bp 3.25 pct +25 bp 6.31 pct 08/02/11 +25 bp 3.00 pct +25 bp 6.06 pct 25/12/10 +25 bp 2.75 pct +25 bp 5.81 pct 19/10/10 +25 bp 2.50 pct +25 bp 5.56 pct 22/12/08 -27 bp 2.25 pct -27 bp 5.31 pct 26/11/08 -108 bp 2.52 pct -108 bp 5.58 pct 29/10/08 -27 bp 3.60 pct -27 bp 6.66 pct 08/10/08 -27 bp 3.87 pct -27 bp 6.93 pct 15/09/08 0 bp 4.14 pct -27 bp 7.20 pct 20/12/07 +27 bp 4.14 pct +18 bp 7.47 pct 14/09/07 +27 bp 3.87 pct +27 bp 7.29 pct 21/08/07 +27 bp 3.60 pct +18 bp 7.02 pct 20/07/07 +27 bp 3.33 pct +27 bp 6.84 pct 18/05/07 +27 bp 3.06 pct +18 bp 6.57 pct 17/03/07 +27 bp 2.79 pct +27 bp 6.39 pct 18/08/06 +27 bp 2.52 pct +27 bp 6.12 pct 27/04/06 0 bp 2.25 pct +27 bp 5.85 pct REQUIRED RESERVE RATIO (for big banks) announced change new ratio 19/04/15 -100 bp 18.5 pct 04/02/15 -50 bp 19.5 pct 12/05/12 -50 bp 20.0 pct 18/02/12 -50 bp 20.5 pct 30/11/11 -50 bp 21.0 pct 14/06/11 +50 bp 21.5 pct 12/05/11 +50 bp 21.0 pct 17/04/11 +50 bp 20.5 pct 18/03/11 +50 bp 20.0 pct 18/02/11 +50 bp 19.5 pct 14/01/11 +50 bp 19.0 pct 10/12/10 +50 bp 18.5 pct 19/11/10 +50 bp 18.0 pct 10/11/10 +50 bp 17.5 pct 02/05/10 +50 bp 17.0 pct 12/02/10 +50 bp 16.5 pct 12/01/10 +50 bp 16.0 pct 22/12/08 -50 bp 15.5 pct 26/11/08 -100 bp 16.0 pct 08/10/08 -50 bp 17.0 pct 07/06/08 +100 bp 17.5 pct 12/05/08 +50 bp 16.5 pct 16/04/08 +50 bp 16.0 pct 18/03/08 +50 bp 15.5 pct 16/01/08 +50 bp 15.0 pct 08/12/07 +100 bp 14.5 pct 10/11/07 +50 bp 13.5 pct 13/10/07 +50 bp 13.0 pct 06/09/07 +50 bp 12.5 pct 15/08/07 +50 bp 12.0 pct 05/06/07 +50 bp 11.5 pct 15/05/07 +50 bp 11.0 pct 16/04/07 +50 bp 10.5 pct 25/02/07 +50 bp 10.0 pct 15/01/07 +50 bp 9.5 pct 15/11/06 +50 bp 9.0 pct 15/08/06 +50 bp 8.5 pct 05/07/06 +50 bp 8.0 pct (Reporting by Beijing economics team; Editing by Kim Coghill)