Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : April 9, 1968

View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies. 

FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

release

•f*4LRE**X
U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES

H. 15

Calendar week ending April 6, 1968(

Apr.
1 •

Apr.
2

Apr.
3 '

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

Note:

*

Apr.
5

5.146
5.265

Market yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9 - 1 2 months _1/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3_/
Price
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Apr.
4 '

W e e k l y averages
Year
This
Last
week
week
aeo*

5.146
5.265

5.186
5.301

3.976
3.998

5.13
5. 22
5.34

5. 16
5.25
5.33

5. 19
5. 28
5. 30

5.27
5.35
5.38

5.24
5. 33
5.35

5.20
5.29
5. 34

5.14
5.32
5.41

3.95
4.00
3.98

5.48

5.49

5.41

5.45

5.47

5.46

'5.55

4.08

5. 66

5. 60

5.44

5.48

5.47

5.53

5.77

4. 36

5.32

5. 30

5.21

5.22

5. 22

5.25

5.42

4.44

72.75

72.65

72.31

70.67

81.09

71. 65

71.85

72.65

Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
on the basis of closing bid prices. Yields on Treasury bills are computed on
a bank discount basis.

As of April 8, 1967.

1/

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1969 and the 5-5/8 per cent
note of Feb. 15, 1969.

2/

Currently
5-1/4 per
4
per
3-7/8 per
5-3/8 per

includes the
cent note of
cent bond of
cent bond of
cent note of

3/

Currently
3-1/4 per
per
3-1/2 per
3-1/4 per
3-1/2 per

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more;
cent of 1978-83
4-1/4 per cent of 1987-92
cent of 1980
4
per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1985
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1990
3-1/2 per cent of 1998

4/

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 percent,
20-year bond.

following notes and bonds:
5/15/71
4
per
8/15/71
4-3/4 per
11/15/71
4-3/4 per
11/15/71
4
per

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
bond
note
bond

of
of
of
of

2/15/72
2/15/72
5/15/72
8/15/72

April 9, 1968