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FEDERAL , RESERVE s t a t i s t i c a l •yYA r e l e a s e -MU U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES ( Y i e l d s i r T p e r c e n t p e r annum) Auction average 6-month 3-month bills bills Period 1 2 3 4 December S i * ! . i: ' ; i : • ; 20 21 22 23 24 25 ! i 27 28 29 30 31. 4.249 4.344 | 4.468 4.48 4.48 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.56 4.58 4.58 4.60 4.60 4.71 4.68 4.71 4.71 4.71 4.53 4.57 4.57 4.59 4.66 4.55 4.58 4.57 4.59 4.67 4.64 4.66 4 . 66 4 . 68 4 . 72 4.76 4.80 4.80 4.80 4.81 4.46 4.44 4.47 4.47 4.55 4.61 4.66 4.69 4.66 4.63 4.64 4.68 4.73 4.73 4.76 4.80 4.76 4.80 4.84 4.86 4.44 4.45 4.48 4.48 4.49 4.65 4.66 4.67 4.66 4.67 4.70 4.70 4.70 4.69 4.72 4.80 4.81 4.83 4.84 4.88 4.30 4.33 4.36 4.34 4.33 4.45 4.46 4.48 4.48 4.48 4.36 4.37 4.40 4.42 4.46 k Closed | 4.391 Price, longterm bonds 4 / 81.86 81.86 81.86 Long•term bonds 3/ 4,37 4.37 4.37 Closed 6 7 8 9 io n 13 14 15 16 17 18 j 4.115 U. S. G o v e r n m e n t s e c u r i t y y i e l d s I s s u e s , due Market y i e l d * Other issues. in 3 to 5 1 year 6-month due i n 9 - 1 2 3-month years 2/ bills months 1/ bills bills 4.53 4.36 4.27 4.30 4.13 4.52 4.39 4.30 4.26 4.12 4.52 4 . 3 8 4.30 4.26 4.12 4.553 4.42 4.42 4.42 4.43 4.42 j ' j 81.28 81.28 81.28 81.16 81.28 4.44 4.45 4.45 4.45 4.45 81.05 80.93 80.93 80.93 80.93 4.42, 4.43 4.44 4.44 ° 81.28 81.16 81.05 81.05 Closed . y 4.505 Closed Closed 4.457 ;j , V. • 1 4.692 *• \' 4.655 4.85 4.87 4.89 4.93 4.98 t. 4.43 4.43 4.44 4.44 4.45 . . - 81.16 81.16 81.05 81.05 80.93 s - G.14 2 - U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES ( c c n t . ) ( Y i e l d s i n p e r c e n t p e r annum) Period u. 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 , I s s u e s , due due i n 9 - 1 2 3-month 6-month 1 year in 3 to 5 bills bills months 1/ bills years 2/ Auction average 6-month 3-month bills bills Week e n d i n g : 1965 - Dec. 4 11 18 25 1966 Jan. 1 4.115 4.344 4.391 4.505 4.457 4.249 4.468 4.553 4.692 4.655 Monthly a v e r a g e : 1965 - Dec. 1964 - Dec. 4.362 3.856 Annual a v e r a g e : 1965 1964 3.954 3.549 4.12 4.33 4.40 4,46 4.47 4.26 4.47 4.58 4.65 4 . 66 4.29 4.49 4.59 4.65 4.70 4.36 4.58 •<'%. 67 4.76 4.83 4.523 3.971 4.37 3.84 4.54 3.94 4.56 3.96 4 . 66 3.96 4.055 3.686 3.95 3.54 4.05 3.68 4.06 3.74 4.09 3.76 - Longterm bonds 3/ 4.50 4.70 4.79 4.82 4.90 Price, longterm bonds 4 / 4.36 4.42 4.45 4.43 4.44 82.02 81.26 80.95 81.14 81.07 j j 4.43 4.14 81.21 8 4 . 65 : 4.21 4.15 83.76 84.46 . | 4.77 4.07 , 1 4.22 4.06 | * Y i e l d s on T r e a s u r y b i l l s a r e c o m p u t e d on a b a n k d i s c o u n t b a s i s . 1/ C u r r e n t l y i n c l u d e s t h e 3 - 3 / 8 p e r c e n t bonf 2/ j i | j o f November 1 5 , 1 9 6 6 , a n d t h e 4 p e r c e n t n o t e of November 1 5 , Currently includes the following bonds: 4 p e r c e n t b o n d of 2 / 1 5 / 6 9 4 p e r c e n t bond o f 1 0 / 1 / 6 9 3 / C u r r e n t l y i n c l u d e s t h e f o l l o w i n g b o n d s due o r c a l l a b l e 3 - 1 / 4 p e r c e n t of 1 9 7 8 - 8 3 4 p e r c e n t o f 1980 3 - 1 / 2 p e r c e n t of 1980 3 - 1 / 4 p e r c e n t of 1985 3 - 1 / 2 p e r c e n t o f 1990 4 p e r c e n t bond of 2 / 1 5 / 7 0 4 p e r c e n t bond of 8 / 1 5 / 7 0 in 10-years or more: 4-1/4 per cent 4 per cent 4-1/8 per cent 3 per cent 3-1/2 per cent of of of of of 4 / P r i c e s d e r i v e d f r o m a v e r a g e m a r k e t y i e l d s on t h e b a s i s of a n a s s u m e d 3 p e r c e n t , GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD 1987-92 1988-93 1989-94 1995 1998 20-year bond. January 10, 1966 1966.