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Sbo F E D E R A L R E S E R V E s t a t i s t i c a l r e l e a s e mmiiim. U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum) Auction average 3-month 6-month bills bills Period 1974 - Dec. 2 3 4 5 7.524 6 7 CLOSED 7.564 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 7.172 7.058 6.911 6.858 21 CLOSED 23 24 25 CLOSED -26 6.963 27 28 30 31 7.032 U.S. Government security yields Market yield* Other issues Issues, due 3-month 6-month 1-year due in 9-12 in 3 to bills bills bills months 1/ 5 years 2/ 7.31 7.52 7.28 7.76" 7.52, 7.53 7.40 7.16 7.73 ,7.53 7.47 7.25 7.11 7.63 7.48 7.48 7.26 7.12 7.61 7.42 7.42 7.25 7.08 7.53 7.37 Longterm bonds 3/ Price of longterm bonds 4/ 6.91 6.94 6.90 6.87 6.85 57.96 57.73 58.03 58.26 58.41 7.24 7.15 7.12 7.38 7.31 7.03 6.98 6.92 7.18 7.09 6.85 6.90 6.78 6.75 6.69 7-25 7.32 7.23 7.26 7.26 7.16 7.19 7.14 7.16 7.13 6.75 6.76 6.74 6.74 6.74 59.17 59.09 59.25 59.25 59.25 7.14 6.77 6*81 6.89 6.97 6.96 6.90 6.94 7.04 7.11 6.59 6.57 6.57 6.55 6.54 7.22 7.16 7.12 7.17 7.15 7.12 " 7.08 7.02 7.02 7.04 6.73 6.71 6.69 6.69 59.33 59.48 59.64 59.72 59.64 7.13 6.98 7.19 7.08 6.69 6.66 7.29 7.28 7.19 7.19 6.78 6.78 58.94 58.94 6.95 6.96 7.08 7.09 6.67 6.66 7.214 7.24 7.14 7.16 6.77 6.76 59.02 59.09 7.11 7.06 7.08 7.05 6.70 6.74 7.26 7.14 7.22 6.76 6.78 59.09 58.94 7.27 6.68 U.S., GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum) Continued G.14 /— t Auction average 6-month 3-month bills bills Period U.S. Government security yields Market yield* Other issues 3-month 6-month 1-year due in 9-12 bills bills months 1/ bills Week ending: 1974 - Dec. 7 14 21 28 7.524 7.172 7.058 6.963 7.564 6.911 6.858 7.032 7.44 7.24 6.92 7.01 7.34 7.04 6.99 7.11 7.15 6.79 ' 6.56 6.67 Month ending: \ 1974 - December 1973 - December 7.179 7.364 7.091 7.444 7.15 7.45 7.11 7.56 Annual Average: 1974 1973 7.886 7.041 7.926 7.178 7.84 7.03 7.95 7.20 NOTE: 1*8sue due Longin 3 to term 5 vears 2/ bonds 3/ Price of longterm bonds 4/ X 7.65 7.26 7.16 7.26 7.46 7.16 7.06 7.17 6.89 6.75 6.70 6.77 58.08 59.20 59.56 59.00 6.79 7.01 7.33 7.38 7.22 6.80 6.78 6.35 58.96 62.37 7.71 7.01 8.25 7.30 7.81 6.92 6.99 6.30 57.45 62.80 N 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. 1/ includes the 8-3/8 per cent note of September 30, 1975 thru December 30, the 7 per cent note of November 15, 1975, and beginning December 31 the 7 per cent note of December 31, 1975. 2/ Currently 6-1/4 per 8-3/4 per 6 per 7-7/8 per includes the following notes: cent of 2/15/78 cent of 8/15/78 cent of 11/15/78 cent of 5/15/79 r 6-1/4 per cent of 8/15/79 6-5/8 per cent of 11/15/79 7 per cent of 11/15/79 3/ Curently includes 3-1/4 per cent of 6-1/8 per cent of 3-1/2 per cent of 4-1/4 per cent of 4 per cent of 6-3/4 per cent of the following bonds due or callable in 1985 7-1/2 1986 4-1/8 1990 3 1987-92 7 1988-93 3-1/2 1993 8-1/2 4/ Prices derived fropi average market yields on the basis of an assumed GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD 10 years per cent per cent per cent per cent per cent per cent or of of of of of of more: 1988-93 1989-94 1995 1993-98 1998 1994-99 3 per cent, 20-year bond. JANUARY 9, 1975