CHRONOLOGY-Bank of Canada rate changes since 2000

TORONTO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada lowered its
overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4.00 percent on Tuesday in
a regularly scheduled announcement.

The following is a chronology of the Bank of Canada's
changes to the overnight rate since 2000. Moves are measured in
basis points (bps), each of which equals one-hundredth of a
percentage point:

2008

Jan. 22 - Cut 25 bps to 4.00 pct

2007

Dec. 4 - Cut 25 bps to 4.25 pct

July 10 - Raised 25 bps to 4.50 pct

2006

May 24 - Raised 25 bps to 4.25 pct

April 25 - Raised 25 bps to 4.00 pct

March 7 - Raised 25 bps to 3.75 pct

Jan. 24 - Raised 25 bps to 3.50 pct

2005

Dec. 6 - Raised 25 bps to 3.25 pct

Oct. 18 - Raised 25 bps to 3.00 pct

Sept 7, - Raised 25 bps to 2.75 pct

2004

Oct. 19 - Raised 25 bps to 2.50 pct

Sept 8 - Raised 25 bps to 2.25 pct

April 13 - Cut 25 bps to 2.00 pct

March 2 - Cut 25 bps to 2.25 pct

Jan. 20 - Cut 25 bps to 2.50 pct

2003

Sept. 3 - Cut 25 bps to 2.75 pct

July 15 - Cut 25 bps to 3.00 pct

April 15 - Rasied 25 bps to 3.25 pct

March 4 - Raised 25 bps to 3.00 pct

2002

July 16 - Raised 25 bps to 2.75 pct

June 4, - Raised 25 bps to 2.50 pct

April 16 - Raised 25 bps to 2.25 pct

Jan. 15 - Cut 25 bps to 2.00 pct

2001

Nov. 27 - Cut 50 bps to 2.25 pct

Oct. 23 - Cut 75 bps to 2.75 pct

Sept. 17 - Cut 50 bps to 3.50 pct

Aug. 28 - Cut 25 bps to 4.00 pct

July 17 - Cut 25 bps to 4.25 pct

May 29 - Cut 25 bps to 4.50 pct

April 17 - Cut 25 bps to 4.75 pct

March 6 - Cut 50 bps to 5.00 pct

Jan. 23 - Cut 25 bps to 5.50 pct

2000

May 17 - Raised 50 bps to 5.75 pct

March 22 - Raised 25 bps to 5.25 pct

Feb. 3 - Raised 25 bps to 5.00 pct

(Reporting by John McCrank; Editing by Renato Andrade)