"Figure 1: Current method implied rates of return on bonds (market prices^1^), 1998 to 2012","" "UK","" "","" "Notes","1. Corporate bond values are “marked to market” using Markit iBoxx data in the National Accounts. Market prices are used in this graph as nominal rate of return cannot be calculated for rest of the world bonds using current ONS data." "Unit","%" "","" "","UK corporate bonds","UK gilts","Non-UK bonds" "1998","5.9","7.3","5.3" "1999","4.9","6.4","4.4" "2000","5.2","6.5","5.3" "2001","4.7","6.1","4.9" "2002","4.2","5.7","4.4" "2003","3.8","5.7","4.3" "2004","3.7","5.4","4.6" "2005","3.3","5.2","5" "2006","3.1","4.9","5.2" "2007","3","5.4","5.5" "2008","2.8","5","5.3" "2009","2.4","3.5","3.7" "2010","1.8","4.4","2.7" "2011","1.8","4.2","2.8" "2012","1.8","3.3","2.3"