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FEDERAL

RESERVE

G. 14

s t a t i s t i c a l

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

Auction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills

Period
Week ending:
1971 - Sept. 4
11
16
25
Oct. 2

4.549
4.538
4.834
4.743
4.676

4.771
4.846
5.085
4.993
4.973

Month ending:
1971 - Sept.
1970 - Sept.

4.668
6.244

4.934
6.450

4.47
4.62
4.79
4.74
4.65

,

4.69
6.12

4.79
4.92
5.02
5.04
4.95

.

4.97
6.47

-

5.13
5.17
5.22
5.26
5.17

5.20
5.23
5.35
5.41
5.26

5.89
5.94

5.20
6.40

5.31

Longterm
bonds 3/

5.91

5.58
5.51
5.59
5.59
5.52

69.13
69.78
69.07
69.07
69.70

5.96
7.24

5.56
6.63

69.35

6.00
6.01

6.68

Price of
longterm
bonds 4/

Note:
prices.
1/

2_/

1 9

"'

5

^

Cent

note

of

Au

8-

15, 1972, and the

Currently includes the following notes and bonds:
3-7/8
5-3/4
5-3/4
6

3/

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on a bank discount basis

Currently includes the
2-1/2 per cent bond df Sept!

per
per
per
per

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

cent
cent
cent
cent

bond
note
note
note

of
of
of
of

11/15/74
11/15/74
2/15/75
5/15/75

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years
cent of 1985
cent of 1990
cent of 1987-92

Digitized for
4/ FRASER
Prices derived from average market yields on the
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BO^RD
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

5-•7/8
7
6-•1/4
•1/4
6-•1/2
7-•1/2

per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

note
note
note
note

more:
4
4-•1/8
3
3-•1/2

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

note of 8/15/75
of
of
of
of

11/15/75
2/15/76
5/15/76
8/15/76

1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

basis of an assumed 3' per cent, 20-year bond.
October 4, 1971

60.10

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS A N D PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)

1971 - September 1
2
3
4
6
7

Auction average
3-month
6-month
bills
bills
4.549

\

4.771

CLOSED

9
10

4.538

11

CLOSED

4.834

4.846

5.085

4.743

4.993

Longterm
hnnH q
/

5.91
5.88
5.85

5.60
5.56
5.51

5.83
5.90
6.00
6.01

5.48
5.50
5.53
5.54

4.83
4.89
4.95
4.99

5.11
5.15
5.20
5.22

5.10
5.20
5.29
5.34

4.76
4.81
4.85
4.82
4.72

5.05
5.07
5.05
5.00
4,94

5.27
5.26
5.20
5.19
5.16

5.42
5.36
5.23
5.38
5.38

6.09
6.03
5.98
5.97
5.93

5.60
5.61
5.60
5.58
5.55

4.72
4.74
4.77
4.75
4.73

5.00
5.02
5.06
5.07
5.03

5.19
5.24
5.30
5.30
5.26

5.41
5.43
5.45
5.41
5.36

5.99
6.02
6.04
6.03
5.99

5.57
5.58
5.60
5.60
5.59

4.72
4.72
4.67
4.60

5.02
5.00
4.98
4.92

5.23
5.23
5.20
5.11

5.32
5.34
5.31
5.21

5.97
5.98
5.94
5.85

5.57
5.55
5.53
5.49

CLOSED

27

28
29
30

4.55
4.60
4.65

CLOSED

20
21
22
23
24
25

Issues, due
in 3 to
S vpar<! ? /

CLOSED

8

13
14
15
16
17
18

U. S. Government secur:ity yields
Market yield*
Other issues
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9-12
bills
bills
bills
mnn t*h s 1 /
4.50
4.82
5.16
5.22 \
4.53
4.85
5.16
5.24 \
4.53
4.82
5.12
5.17 ^

4.676




4.973

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