[Bank deposit interest rates generally increased in September, with the 5-year period seeing the highest increase] On October 16, the September 2026 bank deposit interest rate report released by Rong360 Digital Technology Research Institute showed that except for the 3-year deposit interest rate, which dropped slightly month-on-month, the other time deposit interest rates increased slightly or stayed the same, especially the 5-year deposit interest rate and the 5-year certificate of deposit interest rate. The report shows that in September 2026, the average three-month interest rate for bank lump sum deposits was 0.950%, the average six-month interest rate was 1.156%, the average one-year interest rate was 1.267%, the average two-year interest rate was 1.358%, the average three-year interest rate was 1.682%, and the average five-year interest rate was 1.571%. Compared with last month, the 3-month period increased by 0.1 BP, the 6-month period increased by 0.4 BP, the 1-year period increased by 0.3 BP, the 2-year period remained unchanged, the 3-year period decreased by 0.1 BP, and the 5-year period increased by 0.7 BP. (China Business News)