Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : December 11, 1972

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FEDERAL
RESERVE
s t a t i s t i c a l release
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 9, 1972

Dec.
4

Dec.
5

Dec.
6

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/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/

Dec.
7

Dec.
8

4.945
5.230

Weekly average
Last
Year
This
week
week
week

4.945
5.230

4.886
5.178

4.091
4.207

4.92
5.22
5.27

5.00
5.27
5.28

5.00
5.25
5.26

5.03
5.24
5.27

5.06
5.27
5.28

5.00
5.25
5.27

4.88
5.18
5.25

4.11
4.29
4.53

5.36

5.40

5.41

5.38

5.42

5.39

5.35

4.54

6.04

6.05

6.05

6.04

6.06

6.05

6.04

5.48

5.55

5.56

5.57

5.57

5.58

5.57

5.53

5.59

69.43

69.34

69.24

69.24

69.15

69.28

69.66

69.03

Note:
on the basis of closing bid prices,
a bank discount basis.
*

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of December 11, 1971.

1/

Currently includes only the 4-1/8 per cent bond of Nov. 15, 1973.

2./

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

includes the following notes:
7-1/2 per cent of
cent of 2/15/76
6-1/4 per cent of
cent of 2/15/76
8
per cent of
cent of 5/15/76
7-3/4 per cent of
cent of 5/15/76

3/

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

includes the following bonds due or
cent of 1984
4
cent of 1985
4-1/8
cent of 1986
3
cent of 1990
3-1/2
cent of 1987-92

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

callable
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent

in
of
of
of
of

8/15/76
11/15/76
2/15/77
8/15/77
10 years or more:
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

December 11, 1972