Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-. "April 9, 1973," H.15 Selected Interest Rates (April 9, 1973). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/86/item/500647, accessed on July 27, 2025.

Title: April 9, 1973

Author: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-
Date: April 9, 1973
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image-container-0 FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.15 U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES Calendar week ending April 7, 1973 Year ago* Yields (per cent per annum) Auction Average: 3-month bills 6 .531 6 o 531 .6 o 251 3.798 6-month bills 6.814 6.814 6,632 4.367 Weekly average Apr. 2 Apr. 2 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 4 Apr. 4 Apr. 5 Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 6 This week Last week Market Yield: 3-month bills 6 «46 6.55 6.51 6.48 6.25 6.45 6.29 3.81 6-month bills 6.79 6.81 6.74 6.69 6.36 6.68 6.67 4.39 1-year bills 6.74 6.74 6 .65 6.62 6 .39 6.63 6 .66 4.82 Other issues, due in 9-12 months 1/ 7.05 7.04 7.00 6.95 6.86 6.98 6 „ 99 5.01 Issues, due in 3-5 years 2/ 6.86 6.81 6.76 6.76 6.65 6.77 6.79 6.07 Bonds, due or callable in 10 years or more 3/ 6.19 6.18 6.17 6.15 6.11 6.16 6.18 5.73 Prices Bonds, due or callable in 10 years or more 4/ 63.69 63.78 63.86 64.03 64.37 63.95 63.76 67.77 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 8, 1972. 1/ Currently includes the 4-1/8 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1974, and the 7-3/4 per cent note of Feb. 15, 1974. 2/ Currently includes the following notes: 6-1/2 per cent of 5/15/76 6-1/4 per cent of 11/15/76 5-3/4 per cent of 5/15/76 8 per cent of 2/15/77 7-1/2 per cent of 8/15/76 7-3/4 per cent of 8/15/77 6-1/2 per cent of 8/15/76 6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78 3/ Currently includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more: 6-3/8 per cent of 1984 4 per cent of 1988-93 3-1/4 per cent of 1985 6-3/4 per cent of 1993 6-1/8 per cent of 1986 4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94 3-1/2 per cent of 1990 3 per cent of 1995 4-1/4 per cent of 1987-92 3-1/2 per cent of 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 9, 1973
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