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RE S E R V E

statistical

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
( Y i e l d s i n per c e n t per annum)
\

\ Auction average
6-month
3-mo nth
bills
bills

.

Period
1971 - Aug.

2
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
1.1
12
13
14
16
17
18
19
20
21
23
24
- 25
26
27
28
30
31

5.273

5.618

U. S. Government s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Market y i e l d *
Other i s s u e s
3-month
6-month
1-year
due in 9 - 1 2
bills
bills
bills
months 1/
5.24
5.62
5.84
5.95
5.26
5.87
6.04
5.64
6.04
5.33
5.71
5.92
5.30
5.70
5.93
6.03
5.68
5.93
6.04
•
5.28

I s s u e s , due
i n 3 to 5
y e a r s 2/
6.81
6.89
6.86
6.84
6.84

Longterm
bonds 3/
5.93
5.95
5.94
5.93
5.92

v

Price of
longterm
bonds 4 /
65.95
65.77
65.86
65.95
66.03

CLOSED

5.372

5.770

5.32
5.31
5.22
5.21
5.15

5.72
5.73
5.67
5.65
5.51

5.98
5.96
5.91
5.91
5.85

6.07
6.11
6.10
6.05
5.95

6.88
6.90
6.88
; 6.77
' 6.62

5.94
5.95
5.92
5.87
5.82

65.86
^65.77
66.03
66.48
66.93

4.83
4.77
4.78
,4.54
4.65

5.25
5.04
4.84
4.62
4.72

5.50
5.28
5.22
5.03
5.15

5.63
5.41
5.37
5.29
5.35

6.22
5.99
6.05
5.94
6.04

5.65
,5.61
5.63
5.65
5.66

68.49
68.87 '
68.68
. 68.49
68.40

4.75
4.66
4.73
4.68
4.63

4.85
4.82
4.95
4.90
4.85

5.27
5.15,
5.20
5.17
5.14

5.55
5.39
5.36
5.33
5.33

6.21
6.05
6.07
6.02
5.96

5.73
5.70
5.71
5.69
5.66

67.75
68.02
67.93
68.11
68.40

4.75
4.69

5.11
5.11

5.2.4
5.12

5.93
5.87

5.63
5.61

68.68
68.87

CLOSED

4.921

* 5.202

CLOSED

4.747
CLOSED




4.860

>

4*44
4.35

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G. 14 c o n t i n u e d

- 2 II .• S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
( Y i e l d s i n p e r cent: per annum)

Auction Average
6-month
3-month
bills
bills

Period
Week e n d i n g :
1971 • - Aug.

7
14
' 21
28

Month e n d i n g :
1971 - Aug.
1970 - Aug.

U. S . Sovernment s e c u r i t y y i e l d s
Market y i e l d *
Other i s s u e r
I s s u e s , due
due i n 9-12 t
6-month
1-year
i n 3 to
3-month
months 1/ \
bills
bills
5 y e a r s 2/
bills

5.273
5.372
4.921
4.747

5.618
5.770
5.202
4.860

5.28
5.24
4.71
4.69

5.67
5.66
4.89
4.87

5.90
5.92
5.24
5.19

6.02
6.06
<• 5 . 4 1
5.39

. 5.078
6.412

5.363
6.526

4.93
6.41

5.22
6.56

5.52
6.55

5.67
6.92

.

Long
bonds 3/

P r i c e of
Longterm
bonds 4 /

6.85
6.81
6.05
6.06

5.93
5.90
5.64
5.70

65.91
66.21
68.59
68.04

6.39
7.56

5.78
6.75

67,33
59.20

N o t e : Y i e l d s a r e a v e r a g e s of t h o s e computed by t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank of New York on t h e b a s i s of c l o s i n g b i d
prices.
Y i e l d s on T r e a s u r y b i l l s a r e computed on a bank d i s c o u n t b a s i s .
1/
~~

I n c l u d e s t h e 4 - 3 / 4 p e r c e n t n o t e of May 15, 1972, t h e 6 - 3 / 4 per c e n t n o t e of May 15, 1972 t h r u Aug. 15, and the
2 - 1 / 2 p e r c e n t bond of June 15, 1967-72 and b e g i n n i n g Aug. 16, the 4 p e r c e n t bond of Aug. 15, 1972, and t h e
5 p e r c e n t n o t e of Aug. 15, 1972.

2/
~~

Currently
5 - 5 / 8 per
3 - 7 / 8 per
5 - 3 / 4 per
5 - 3 / 4 per
6
per

includes the
c e n t n o t e of
c e n t bond of
c e n t n o t e of
c e n t n o t e of
c e n t n o t e of

3/

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

includes
c e n t of
c e n t of
c e n t of

4/

P r i c e s d e r i v e d f r o m a v e r a g e m a r k e t y i e l d s on t h e b a s i s of an assumed 3 p e r c e n t , 2 0 - y e a r b o n d .

f o l l o w i n g n o t e s and b o n d s :
8 / 1 5 / 7 4 t h r u Aug. 15
11/15/74
11/15/74
2/15/75
5/15/75

t h e f o l l o w i n g ' b o n d s due or c a l l a b l e
1985
1990
1987-92


GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD


5-7/8
7
6-1/4
6-1/2
7-1/2
in 10 y e a r s or m o r e :
4
4-1/8
3
3-1/2

per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
pent
cent

note
note
note
note
note

of
of
of
of
of

8/15/75
1 1 / 1 5 / 7 5 b e g i n n i n g Aug. 16
2/15/76
5/15/76
8 / 1 5 / 7 6 b e g i n n i n g Aug. 16

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

of 1988-93
of 1989-94
of 1995
of 1998

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