Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : August 19, 1974

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

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U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS A N D PRICES

H. 15

Calendar week ending August

Aug.
12

Aug.
13

Aug.
14

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction Average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
Market Yields:
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/

NOTE:

*

17, 1974

Aug.
15

Aug.
16

8.763
8.719

This
week

Weekly Average
Last
Year
*ago
week

8.763
8.719

8.505
8.660

8.976
8.943

8.75
8.83
8.44

8.73
8.74
8.51

8.76
8.77
8.54

8.76
8.76
8.49

8.74
8.78
8.53

8.75
8.78
8.50

8.75
8.82
8.49

8.88
8.78
8.34

9.38

9.41

9.40

9.35

9.12

9.33

9.27

8.91

8.58

8.61

8.60

8.56

8.55

8.58

8.59

7.80

7.38

7.39

7.38

7.35

7.27

7.35

7.31

6.83

54.58

54.51

54.58

54.79

55.35

54.76

55.04

58.60

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 August

18, 1973.

1/ Includes the 5-7/8 per cent note of May 15, 1975 and the 6 per cent note of May
15, 1975, through August 15; beginning August 16, includes only the 5-7/8 per
cent note of August 15, 1975.
2/ Currently includes the following notes:
7-3/4 per cent of 8/15/77 through Aug. 15
6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78

3/ Currently
6-3/8 per
3-1/4 per
6-1/8 per
3-1/2 per
4 - 1 / 4 per
4
per

8-3/4 per cent of 8/15/78
6
per cent of 11/15/78
6-1/4 per cent of 8/15/79

includes the following bonds due or callable in
cen of 1984 through Aug. 15
6-3/4
cent of 1985
7-1/2
cent of 1986
4-1/8
cent of 1990
3
cent of 1987-92
7
cent of 1988-93
3-1/2
8-1/2

4/ Prices derived
20-year bond.

10 years
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent

or
of
of
of
of
of
of
of

more:
1993
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1993-98
1998
1994-99

from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent,

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

AUGUST 19, 1974