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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending April 8, 1972

Apr.
3

Apr .
4

Apr.
5

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
Market yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months 1/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Apr.
6

Apr .
7

3.798
4.367

Weekly averages
Las t
Year
This
week
week
ago*

3.798
4.367

3.849
4.354

3.703
3.754

3.79
4.39
4.80

3.80
4.40
4.86

3.82
4.40
4.84

3.80
4.38
4.83

3.80
4.34
4.79

3.80
4.38
4.82

3.82
4.36
4.67

3.78
3.85
3.79

4.98

5.07

5.03

4.99

4 .99

5.01

4.89

4.02

6.00

6.12

6.08

6.09

6.08

6 .07

5.92

5.08

5.70

5.74

5.74

5.73

5.73

5.73

5.69

5 .66

68.02

6 7.66

67.66

67.75

67.75

67.77

68.14

68.37

Note: Yields are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
on the basis of closing bid prices. Yields on Treasury bills are computed on
a bank discount basis.
*

As of April 10, 1971.

1/ Currently includes the 6-1/2 per cent note of Feb. 15, 1973, and the 4-7/8 per
cent note of Feb. 15, 1973.
2/ Currently
5-7/8 per
6
per
5-7/8 per
7
per
6-1/4 per

includes the following notes:
cent of 5/15/75
cent of 5/15/75
cent of 8/15/75
cent of 11/15/75
cent of 2/15/76

3/ Currently includes
~
3-1/4 per cent of
6-1/8 per cent of
3-1/2 per cent of
4-1/4 per cent of

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

per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of
of

5/15/76
5/15/76
8/15/76
11/15/76
2/15/77

the following bonds due or callable in
1985
A
per cent
1986
4-1/8 per cent
1990
3
per cent
1987-92
3-1/2 per cent

10
of
of
of
of

years or more:
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

4/ Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent,
20-year bond.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

April 10, 1972