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FEDERAL

I

RESERVE

statistica

H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 12, 1966

Mar.
7

Mar.
8

Mar.
9

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
Market yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 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/

Mar.
11

4.620
4.816

Weekly averages
Last
Year
This
week
ago*
week

4.620
4.816

4.661
4.851

3.948
4.001

4.57
4,77
4. :7

4.59
4.79
4.87

4.63
4.81
4.86

4.65
4.86
4.87

4.69
4.90
4.89

4.63
4.83
4.87

4.62
4.81
4.91

3.94
4.01
4.04

5.00

5.00

4.99

5.02

5.06

5.01

5.00

4.04

5.00

4.98

4.99

5.01

5.02

5.00

5.03

4.13

4.69

4.67

4.67

4.68

4.68

4.68

4.71

4.16

78.22

78.45

78.45

78.33

78.33

78.36

77.96

84.31

on the basis of closing bid prices.
a bank discount basis.
*

Mar.
10

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of March 13, 1965.

1/ Currently includes the 3-5/8 per cent note of February 15, 1967, and the 4 per
cent note of February 15, 1967.
2J Currently includes the following note and bonds:
4 per cent bond of 10/1/69
4 per cent bond of 2/15/70
3/

Currently includes
3 - 1 / & per cent of
4
per cent of
3-1/2 per cent of
3-1/4 per cent of
3-1/2 per cent of

4 per cent bond of 8/15/70
5 per cent note of 11/15/70

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

4/ Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent,
20-year bond.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

March 14, 1966