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1971 - A p r . 1
2
3
5
6
. 7"
8
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30

Atictirdn average
^tflonth
6-month
^ bills
bills
3.521
3.695

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s t a t i s t i c

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r e l e a s e

G O V E R N M E N T SECURITY Y I E L D S A N D PRICES
(Yields in per cent per a n n u m )

U . S., Government security yields
Market y i e l d *
Issues, due
Other issues
Long3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9 - 1 2
in 3 to
term
bills'
5 years 2/ bonds 3/
bills
bills
months 1/
3.65
4.90
5.66
3.74
3.67
3.91
3.67
3.70
4.96
5.68
3.76
3.98

Price of
longterm
bonds 4/
68.40
68.21

CLOSED

3.703
CLOSED
CLOSED

4.039

3.754

4.140

4.01
4.00
4.01
4.07

5.05
5.04
5.06
5.18

5.68
5.67
5.65
5.65

4.26
4.19
4.12
4.10
4.12

5.37
5.33
5.36
5.38
5.41

5.72
5.74
5 . 73
5.73
5.72

67.84
67.66
67.75
67.75
67.84

4.05
4.08
4.17
4.16
4.22

4.10
4.14
4.21
. 4.22
4.26

5.46
5.58
5.65
5.61
5.63

5.75
5.81
5.86
5.85
5.83

67.57
67.02
66.57
66.66
66.84

4.25
4.43
4.53
4.52
4.47

4.34
4.45
4.55
4.65
4.65

5.67
5.72
5.74
5.87
5.83

5.83
5.81
5.79
5.80
5.80

66.84
67.02
67.20
67.11
67.11

3.69
3.69
3.82
3.90

3.75
3,75
3.91
4.00

3.70
3.72
3.81
3.94

4.03
4,03
4.00
3.90
3.82

4.12
4.15
4.10
4.07
4.02

4.15
4,13
4.10
4.07
4.06

3.80
3.82
3.86
3.79
3.80

4.00
4.02
4.07
3.99
" 4.04

.

.

68.21
68.30
68.49
68.49

CLOSED

3.770

3.960

CLOSED

3.865




4.087

3.82
3.84
4.04
4.02
3.93

4.09
4.1&
4.32\
4.30
4.21

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CONTINUED
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U. S. G O V E R N M E N T SECURITY YIELDS A N D PRICES
(Yields in per cent per a n n u m )

A u c t i o n average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills

Period

W e e k ending:
1971 - A p r . 3
10
17
24

U. S. Government security yields
Market y i e l d *
Other issues
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
bills
bills
bills
months 1/

Issues, due
:
in 3 to
5 years 2/

Longterm
bonds 3/

Price of
longterm
bonds 4/

3.521
3.703
4.039
3.770

3.695
3.754
4.140
3.960

3.61
3.78
3.96
3.81

3.72
3.85
4.09
4.02

3.70
3.79
4.10
4.14

3.89
4.02
4.16
4.19

4.85
5.08
5.37
5.59.

1

5.64
5.66
5.73
5.82

•3.865

68.55
68.37
67.77
66.93

4.087

3.93

4.22

4.44

4.53

5.77

5.81

67.06

Month ending:
1971 - A p r i l
1970 - A p r i l

3.780
6.480

3.927
6.568

3.85
6.50

4.03
6.61

4.09
6.54

4.21
6.96

5.42
7.49

5.75
6.53

67.57
60.89

May

Note:

1/

2/

Yields
prices.

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1972, the 4 - 3 / 4 p e r cent note of Feb.
15, 1972, and the
7-1/2 per cent note of Feb. 15, 197°.
Currently includes the following notes and bonds:
4-1/4
7-1/4
5-5/8
3-7/8
3-3/4

3/

per
per
per
per
per

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

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
note
note
bond
note

of
of
of
of
of

5/15/74
5/15/74
8/15/7*
11/15/74
11/15/74

5-3/4'per
6
per
5 - 7 / 8 per
6 - 1 / 4 per

cent
cent
cent
cent

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

note
note
note
note

10
of
of
of

of
of
of
of

2/15/75
5/15/75
8/15/75
2/15/76

years or more1988-93
1989-94
1995

3-1/2 per cent of 1998
4/

Prices derived

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


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