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RESERVE
G. 14

s t a t i s t i c a l

r e l e a s e

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Period

Auction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills

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/

Longterm
bonds 3/

Week ending:
1971 - May
1
8
15
22
29

3.865
3.865
3.861
4.352
4.478

4.087
4.182
4.178
4.530
4.578

3.93
3.84
3.96
4.36
4.38

4.22
4.20
4.23
4.49
4.46

4.44
. 4.46
4.58
4.79 4.73

4.53
4.69
4.75
5.20
5.08

5.77
5.92
5.98
6.20
5.97

5.81
5.92
5.96
6.04
5.90

Month ending:
1971 - May
1970 - May

4.139
7.035

4.369
7.262

4.13
j 6.83

4.34
7.02

4.64
7.12

4.93
7.69

6.02
7.97

5.96
6.94

•

Price of
longterm
bonds 4/
67.06
66.05
65.70
64.97
66.18

65.72
57.78

ttajrteYields arta ivetfaees
1 Reserve
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A -C New
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prices. Yields on Treasury bills are computed on a bank discount basis.
1/

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1972, the 4-3/4 per cent note of Feb. 15, 1972, and the
I,
? r P e f ^ ? n t n ° t e c f F e t i' 1 5 > 1972 thru May 15. Beginning May 17, includes the 4-3/4 per cent note of
May 15, 1972, and the 6-3/4 per cent note of May 15, 1972.

2/

Currently
4-1/4 per,
7-1/4 per
5-5/8 per
3-7/8 per
5-3/4 per

includes the
cent bond of
cent note of
cent note of
cent bond of
cent note of

3/

Currently
3-1/4 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10
cent of 1985
4
cent of 1990
4-1/8
cent of 1987-92
3

4/

Prices derived from average market yields' on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond.

following notes and bonds:
5/15/74 thru May 15th
5/15/74 thru may 15th
8/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74

•


GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION,


,
5-3/4
6
5-7/8
6-1/4
6-1/2

per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

years or
per cent
per cent
per cent

note
note
note
note
note

of
of
of
of
of

2/15/75
5/15/75
8/15/75
2/15/76
5/15/76 beginning May 17th,

more:
of 1988-93
of 1989-94
of1995

3-1/2 per cent of 1998

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

June 3, 1971

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G.14

C. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

Auction average
6-month
3-month
bills
bills
CLOSED

Period
1971 - May

1
3
4
5
6
7
8

/

-

1

10
11
12
13
14
15
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
25
26
27 .
28
29
31

3.865

4.182

U. S. Government security yields
Other issues Issues, due
LongMarket yield*
1-year
due in 9-12
6-month
3-month
in 3 to
term
months 1/
bills
bills
5 years 2/ bonds 3/
bills

Price of
longterm
bonds 4/

3.84
3.84
. 3.92
3.82
3.78

4.19
4.22
4.25
4.18
4.14

4.40
4.45
4.50
4.49
4.47

4.64
4.68
4.73
4.72
4.69

5.86
5.90
5.95
5.95
5.92

5.86
5.94
5.93
5.94
5.92

66.57
65.86
65.95
65.86
66.03

3.83
3.83
3.94
4.06
4.12

4.15
4.13
4.22
4.32
4.34

4.47
4.47
4.54
4.69
4,71

4.67
4.64
4.71
4.84
4.90

5.87
5.89
5.96
6.07
6.11

5.90
5.91
5.95
6.01
6.02

66.21
66.12
65.77
65.24
65.15

4.30
4.37
4.38
4.37
4.38

4.46
4.46
4.54
4.47
4.50

4.84
4.87
4.77
4.65
4.80

5.28
5.32
5.16
5.07
5.16

6.27
6.36
6.23
6.04
6.12

6.05'
6.11
6.09
5.98
5.98

64.89
64.37
64.55
65.51
. 65.51

4.41
4.38
4.40
4.35
4.34

4.49
4.36
4.43
4.45
4.56

4.83
4.74
4.68
4.68
4.72

5.18
5.12
5.03
5.00
5.05

6.09
6.02
5.90
5.90
5.96

5.96
5.93
5.88
5.87
5.88

65.68
65.95
66.39
66.48
66.39

CLOSED

3.861

4.178

CLOSED

4.352

4.530

CLOSED

4.478
CLOSED
CLOSED




4.578