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FEDERAL RESERVE s t a t i s t ! c a r e le a s e • f<*L Rt^ • S . GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES , (Yields 1 i n per c e n t - p e r annum) 1972 - March 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 t 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 Auction average 3-month 6-month bills bills 3.446 3-month bills 3.47 3.48 3.49 3.762 CLOSED 3.553 U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s 5 Market y i e l d * Other i s s u e s I s s u e s , due 6-month 1-year due i n 9 - 1 2 i n 3 to bills bills months 1/ 5 years 2/ 3.76 4.16 4.20 5.50 3.78 4.18 4.15 5.48 3.79 4.18 4.16 5.49 3.50 3.56 3.56 3.59 3.64 3.796- 3.79 3.80 3.82 1.87 4.01 4.18 4.18 4.18 4.21 4.29 3.845 4.195 . 4.15 4.17 4.33 4.30 4.32 P r i c e of longterm bonds 4 / 68.68 68.77 68.87 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.22 4.36 5.51 5.53 5.54 5.59 5.66 5.61 5.62 '5.62 5.62 5.63 68.87 68.77 68.77 68.77 68.68 4.42 4.44 4.56 4.54 4.57 4.47 4.56 4.63 4.75 4.78 5.76 5.80 5.89 5.85 5.90 5.65 5.65 5.68 5.68 5.68 „ 68.49 68.49 68.21 68.2; 68.21 4.30 4.28 4.15 4.23 4.38 4.56 4.54 4.39 4.46 4.57 4.80 4.71 4.59 4.71 4.81 ' 5.88 5.81 5.76 5.83 1 5.87 5.68 5.67 5.67 5.68 5.70 -68.21 68.30 68.30 68.21 68.02 4.31 4.33 4.40 4.39 4.58 4.63 4.71 4.74 4.81 4.81 4.95 4.98 5.85 5.89 5.96 5.98 ; CLOSED 3.75 3.80 3.94 3.90 3.88 Longterm bonds 3 / 5.63 5.62 5.61 CLOSED / 3.920 4.322 3.87 3.84 3.77 3.78 3.80 J CLOSED 3.849 CLOSED 4.354 3.77 3.79 3.87 3.83 . 5.68 5.69 5.69 5 . 6 9 ; -- 68.21 68.11 68.11 68.11 , CONTINUED G. 14 U. Week e n d i n g : 1972 - M a r . 4 11 18 25 Apr. Month e n d i n g : 1972 - March 1971 - March 1 GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES ( Y i e l d s in per c^nt per annum) S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s Market y i e l d * Other i s s u e s 1-year due in 9 - 1 2 bills months 1/ Auc t ion a v e r a g e 3-month 6-month bills bills I s s u e s , due in 3 t o 5 y e a r s 2/ Longterm bonds 3/ P r i c e of longterm bonds 4 / 3.446 3.553 3.845 3.920 3.762 3.796 4.195 4.322 3.44 3.57 3.85 3.81 3.78 3.86 4.25 4.27 4.17 4.21 4.51 4.50 4.19 4.22 4.64 4.72 5.50 5.57 5.84 5.83 5.62 5.62 5.67 5.68 68.75 68.77 68.32 68.21 3.849 4.354 3.82- 4.36 4.67 4.89 5.92 5.69 68 .14 3.723 3.323 4.086 3.431 3.72 3.38 4.12 3.50 4.42 3.61 4.54 3.66 5.74 5.66 68.43 4.74 5.71 67.94 N o t e : Y i e l d s are a v e r a g e s of t h o s e computed by the F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of New York on the b a s i s of c l o s i n g bid p r i c e s . Y i e l d s on Treasury b i l l s are computed on a bank d i s c o u n t b a s i s . y I n c l u d e s the 2 - 1 / 2 per c e n t bond o f . D e c . 1 9 6 7 - 7 2 , thru March 15, the 6 - 1 / 2 per c e n t n o t e of Feb. 15, and the 4 - 7 / 8 per c e n t note of Feb. 15, 1973. 2/ C u r r e n t l y 6 per 5 - 7 / 8 per 7 per 6 - 1 / 4 per includes c e n t of c e n t of c e n t of c e n t of the f o l l o w i n g n o t e s : 5/15/75 8/15/75 11/15/75 2/15/76 cent cent cent cent cent of of of of of 5/15/76 , 5/15/76 8/15/76 11/15/76 2/15/77 3/ C u r r e n t l y 3 - 1 / 4 per 6 - 1 / 8 per 3 - 1 / 2 pet 4 - 1 / 4 per includes c e n t of c e n t of c e n t of c e n t of the f o l l o w i n g bonds due or c a l l a b l e in 10 y e a r s or more: 1985 4 per c e n t 1986 4 - 1 / 8 per c e n t 1990 3 per c e n t 1987-92 3 - 1 / 2 per c e n t of of of of 1988-93 1989-94 1995 1998 5-3/4 6-1/2 7-1/2 6-1/4 8 per per per per per 4 / P r i c e s d e r i v e d from a v e r a g e market y i e l d s on t h e b a s i s of an assumed 3 per c e n t , 2 0 - y e a r bond. GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD A p r i l 4 , 1972 1973,
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