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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H.15

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending April 22, 1972

Apr.
17

Apr .
18

Apr .
19

Apr.
20

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/
Pr ices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Apr .
21

3.849
4.278

Weekly averages
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

3.849
4.278

3.731
4.223

3.770
3.960

3.85
4.28
4.75

3.67
4.22
4.62

3.64
4.21
4.60

3.57
4.16
4.53

3.47
4.07
4.52

3.64
4.19
4.60

3.81
4.30
4.77

3.81
4.02
4 .14

4.87

4 .85

4.83

4.78

4.71

4.81

4.96

4.19

6 .04

6 .02

6 .02

6 .00

6 .00

6 .02

6 .08

5.59

5.78

5.78

5.76

5.75

5.75

5.76

5.76

5.82

67.29

67.29

67.48

67.57

67.57

67.44

67.48

66 .93

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 24, 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

3/ Currently
3-1/4 per
6-1/8 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 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
includes
cent of
cent of
cent of
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
4
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 24, 1972