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F E D E R A L R E S E R V s t a t i s t i c a l E r e l e a s e fULRt^; U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum) G. 14 " Auction average 6-month 3-month bills bills Period 1972 - Oct. 2 3 4 5 . 6 7 9 10 11 2 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 5.082 4.601 CLOSED U. S. Government seicurity yields Other issues Issues, due Market yield* in 3 to due in 9-12 1-year 6-month 3-month 5 years 2/ bills—' months 1/ bills!' bills— 6.10 5.49 5.13 5 .46 4.51 6.14 5.54 5.47 5.13 4.67 6.12 5.52 5.46 5.15 4.69 6.11 5.51 5.49 5.22 4.73 6.10 5.49 5.41 5.16 4.71 Price, of longterm bonds 4/ 67.75 67.66 67.75 67.75 67.75 - CLOSED 4.743 Longterm bonds 3/ 5.73 5.74 5.73 5.73 5.73 5.159 5.45 5.37 , 5.39 5.37 , 5,:4p - 5.43 5.43 5.44 6.06 6.08 6.12 6.12 5.70 5.69 5.71 5.72 68.02 68.11 67.93 67.84 6.10 6.10 6.12 6.12 6.12 5.71 5.70 5.70 5.70 5.69 67.93 68.02 68.02 68.02 68.11 5.67 5.66 5.64 5.64 68.30 68.40 68.58 68.58 4.74 4.76 4.81 4.84 5.13 5.14 5.17 5.18 4.80 4.82 4.79 . 4.75 4.74 5.13 5.14 5.13 5.11 5.11. 5.40 5.39 5.38 5.36 5.36 5.42 5.42 5.42 5.43 5.39 4.74 4.74 4.72 4.72 5.09 5.11 5.09 5.10 5.32 5.34 5.34 5.35 5.32 5.32 5.27 5.29 6.09 6.10 6.10 6.12 5.14 5.11 5.36 5.34 5.31 5.31 6.14 6.14 CLOSED • 4,818 5.127 . CLOSED CLOSED 4.712 5.105 , - CLOSED 30 31 4.74 4.76 . 5.64 5.63 , 68.58 68.68 501 G. 14 U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES (Yields in per cent per annum} Auc tion average 3-month 6-month bills bills Period Weekending: 1972 - Oct. 7 14 21 28 Month ending: 1972 - Oct. 1971 - Oct. Mr* f* A 1 V •! /> 1 J rt 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 1/ bills 1/ bills 1/ months 1/ 5 years 2/ Longterm bonds 3/ Price, ( longterm bonds 4/ 4.601 4.743 4.818 4.712 5.082 5.159 5.127 5.105 4.66 4.79 4.78 4.73 5.16 5.16 5.12 5.10 5.46 5.39 5.38 5.34 5.51 5143 5.42 5.30 6.1.1 6. 10 6.11 6.10 5.73 5.71 5.70 5.65 67.73 67.98 68.02 68.47 4.719 ' 4.489 5.118 4.626 . 4.74 4.46 5.13 4.60 5.39 4.75 5.41 4.74 6.11 5.68 5.69 5.46 68.09 70.33 1 A New York on the basis of closing bid Yields on Treasury bills are computed on a bank discount basis. 1/ These series, now include the new bill issue the day following the auction, as trading begins on a when-issued basis. Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of Aug. 15, 1973, and the8-l/8 per cent note of Aug. 15, 1973". Currently includes the following notes: 7 per cent of 11/15/75 5-3/4 per cent of 5/15/76 6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/76 7-1/2 per cent of 8/15/76 5-7/8 per cent of 2/15/76 6-1/4 per cent of 11/15/76 6-1/2 per cent of 5/15/76 8 per cent of 2/15/77 4/ Currently 6-3/8 per 3-1/4 per 6-1/8 per 3-1/2 per 4-1/4 per 2/ 3/ 7-3/4 per cent of 8/15/77 5/ includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or morecent of 1984 4 'per cent of 1985 4-1/8 per cent of 1986 3 per cent of 1990 3-1/2 per cent of 1987-92 cent cent cent cent of of of of 1988-93 1989-94 1995 1998 Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent, 20-year bond. GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD November 8 1972