Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : April 30, 1979

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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E statistical release
SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Calendar week ending April 28, 1979

H. 15(519)

Instruments
Federal funds (effective rate)
jnercial paper (prime, 90 to 119 days) . . . .
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.)
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.). . .
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days)
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority).
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Yields on U.S. Government securities: 3/
Auction Average (Issue date)
3-month bill
6-month bill
1-year bill
Market Yields:
3-month bill
6-month bill
1-year bill .
Treasury constant maturities: 47
1-year . . . . *
2-year
3-year
5-year
1-year
10-year
20-year
30-year
Coupon issues due in: 5/
3 to 5 years

April
23
10.22
9.73
9.74
9.43
9.73
11.75
9.50

April
24
10.25
9.68
9.72
9.58
9.73
11.75
9.50

April
25
9.96
9.62
9.66
9.50
9.69
11.75
9.50

For Immediate Release
April 30, 1979

April
26
10.05
9.57
9.60
9.53
9.65
11.75
9.50

April
27
10.16
9.65
9.67
9.53
9.98
11.75
9.50

9.115
9.295

This
Week
10.09 2/
9.65
9.68
9.51
9.75
11.75
9.50

Last
Week
9.96 2/
9.90 "
9.94
9.64
9.90
11.75
9.50

9.115
9.295

9.613
9.627

6.294
6.777

Year
Ago 1/
7.00 2/
6.87
6,91
6.74
7.06
8.00
6,50

9.20
9.33
9.17

9.10
9.36
9.20

9.07
9.33
9.23

9.14
9.37
9.29

9.66
9.63
9.48

9.23
9.40
9.27

9.41
9.45
9.22

6.26
6.80
7.06

9.97
9.73
9.45
9.26
9.23
9.21
9.17
9.13

10.01
9.75
9.46
9.29
9.25
9.24
9.18
9.14

10.04
9.77
9.44
9.26
9.24
9.23
9.18
9.13

10.17
9.80
9.44
9.28
9.26
9.27
9.21
9.18

10.39
9.93
9.56
9.33
9.31
9.32
9.24
9.19

10.12
9.80
9.47
9.28
9.26
9.25
9.20
9.15

10.04
9.75
9.44
9.24
9.20
9.17
9.12
9.08

7.57
7.87
7.95
8.05
8.13
8.21
8.36
8.38

9.33

9.34

9.33

9.34

9.41

9.35

9.32

7.98

9.84
9.85
9.85
9.86
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody s),
9.86
9,88
9.42
9.43
9.43
9.44
9.44
9.47
Aaa
10.36
10.36
10.37
10.36
10.36
10.35
Baa
5.75
5.75
State and local government Aaa (Moody*s) .
J7 As of week ending April 29, 1978.
2/ 7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
3J Bills quoted on bank discount basis.
£/ Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities, Source: U.S. Treasury.
5/ Unweighted average for all issues outstanding.

9.82
9.39
10.36
5.75

8.93
8.59
9.38
5.45




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