Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : April 3, 1972

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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

statistical

release

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H.15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending April 1, 1972

Mar.
27

Mar .
28

Mar .
29

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/

Mar.
30

3.849
4.354

Mar.
31

C
L
0
S
E
D

Weekly averages
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

3.849
4.354

3.920
4.322

3.521
3.695

3.82
4.36
4.67

3.81
4.27
4.50

3.61
3.72
3.70

3.77
4.31
4.58

3.79
4.33
4.63

3.87
4.40
4.71

3.83
4.39
4.74

4.81

4.81

4.95

4.98

4.89

4.72

3.89

5.85

5.89

5.96

5.98

5.92

5.83

4.85

5.68

5.69

5.69

5.69

5.69

5.68

5.64

68.21

68.11

68.11

68.11

68.14

68.21.

68.55

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 3, 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.

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

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

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

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

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

per
per
per
per
per

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 3, 1972