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FEDERAL RESERVE U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES ( Y i e l d s i n p e r c e n t p e r annum) Per i od 1472 - Dec. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 .9 • 11 12 13 i4 15 16 •; • 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 ' Auction average J-month 6-month bills bills U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s Market y i e l d * O t h e r i s s u e s I s s u e s , due 3-month 6-month l-year due i n 9-12 i n 3 to hi l i s bills months 1/ 5 y e a r s 2/ bills 4.90 5.36 6.03 5.18 5.24 Longterm bonds 3/ 5.55 Price, 1 ongterm 4 / bonds 69.43 CLOSED 4.945 5.230 4.92 . 5.00 5.00 5.03 5.06 5.22 5.27 5.25 5.24 5.27 5.27 • 5.28 5.26 5.27 . 5.28 5.36 5.40 5.4-1 5.38 5.42 6.04 6.05 6.05 6.04 6.06 ' 5.55 5.56 5.57 5.57 5.58 69.43 69.34 69.24 69.24 69.15 5. 10 5.05 5,00 5.02 5.07 . 5.28 5.28 - 5.25 5.27 5.29 ' 5.28 5.26 5.23 5.17 5.14 5.46 5.43 5.40 5.41 5.41 6.06 6.05 6.04 6.03 6.04 5.59 5.59 5.60 5.61 5.61 69.05 69.05 68.96' 68.87 68.87 5.17 5.19 5.15 5.12 5.12 5.37 5.39 5.35 5.34 5.34 5.22 5.27 5.26 5.26 5.27 5.49 5.49 5.50 5.51 5.48 6.09 6.09 6.10 6.08 6.09 5.66 5.69 5.70 5.69 5.68 68.40 68.11 • 68.02 68.11 68.21 5.15 5.11 5.10 5.14 5.31 5.33 5.33 5.39 5.28 5.42 5.42 5.45 5.52 5.56 / 5.54 J 5.59 6.09 6.11 6.13 6.16 5.69 5,69 5.70 5.71 68.11 68.11 68.02 67.93 CLOSED 5.099 5.309 CLOSED 5.087 5.297 . . CLOSED CLOSED 5.111 CLOSED 5.313 1 U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND-PRICES ( Y i e l d s i n p e r c e n t per annum) C,. 14 Period Auction average 3-month 6-month bills bills - 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 3-month 6-month . due i n 9-12 bills bills bills months 1/ , Week e n d i n g : 1972 - Dec. 2 9 16 23 30 4.886 4.945 5.099 5.087 \5.111 5 .178 5.230 5.309 5.297 5.313 4.88 5.00 5.05 5.15 5.13 5.18 5.25 5.27 5.36 5.34 5.25 5.27 5.22 5.26 5.39 5.35 5.39 5.42 5,49 5.55 Month e n d i n g : 1972 - Dec. 1971 - Dec. 5 .061 4.023 5.287 4.199 5.07 4.01 5.30 4.24 5.28 4.40 Annual Average: 1972 1971 4.071 4.348 4.466 4.511 4.07 4.33 4.49 4.52 4.77 4.67 I s s u e s , due in 3 to 5 y e a r s 2/ \ Yields bid p r i c e s ' 6.04 6.05 6.04 6.09 6.12 5.53 5.57 5.60 5.68 5.70 5.46 4.38 6.07 5.42 5.63 5.62 . 68 68 68.80 4 .86 -4.75 5.85 5.77 5.63 5.74 68% 7 I 67.73 \ - 69.66 69.28 68.96 68.17 68.04 s i s of c l o s i n g Y i e l d s on T r e a s u r y b i l l s a r e computed on a bank d i s c o u n t b a s i s . _!/ C u r r e n t l y i n c l u d e s only the 4 - 1 / 8 p e r c e n t bond of Nov. 15, 1973. 2_/ Currently includes 6 - 1 / 4 p e r c e n t of 5 - 7 / 8 p e r c e n t of 6 - 1 / 2 p e r c e n t of 5 - 3 / 4 p e r ~ c e n t of the f o l l o w i n g n o t e s : 2/15/76 2/15/76 5/15/76 5/15/76 Currently 6-3/8 per 3-1/4 per 6 - 1 / 8 per 3-1/2 per 4-1/4 per the f o l l o w i n g bonds due o r c a l l a b l e i n 10 y e a r s o r more: 1984 4 per cent 1985 4 - 1 / 8 per cent 1986 3 per cent 1990 3-1/2 per cent 1987-92 3/ P r i c e of longterm bonds 4/ Long term bonds 3/ includes c e n t of c e n t of c e n t of cenL of c e n t of 7-1/2 6-1/4 8 7^3/4 per per per per cent cent cent cent of of of of 8/15/76 11/15/76 2/15/77 8/15/7 7 of 1988-93 of 1989-94 of 1995 of 19 98 ' 4 / FRASER P r i c e s "derived f r o m a v e r a g e market y i e l d s on the b a s i s of an assumed 3 p e r c e n t , 2 0 - y e a r bond. Digitized for GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD J a n u a r y 5 , 1973