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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
' • f*AL

release

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U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 13, 1969

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

8

9

10

11

12

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

7.702
7. 803

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 2/

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
ago*
week
week

7 .702
7 .803

7 .453
7 .613

5.788
5.906

7 .68
7.86
7.60

7 .80
7 .97
7.65

7.91
8.02
7 .67

7.85
7.91
7 .60

7.81
7 .84
7 .55

7.81
7.92
7 .61

7 .60
7 .83
7 .55

5.84
5.94
5.82

8.27

8.31

8.36

8.35

8.33

8.32

8.11

5.80

7.76

7.91

8.00

8.07

8.01

7 .95

7.64

5.91

6.63

6.70

6.75

6.79

6.77

6.73

6.65

5.55

60.11

59.56

59.17

58.87

59.02

59.35

59 .93

69.39

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

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of December 14, 1968.
!_/

Currently includes the 5 per cent note of November 15, 1970.

2_/

Currently
7-3/4 per
4
per
4-1/8 per

includes the
cent note of
cent bond of
cent bond of

3/

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in
cent of 1980
4
per cent
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1985
3
per cent
cent of 1990
3-1/2 per cent
cent of 1987-92

4/

Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per
cent, 20-year bond.

following notes and bonds:
5/15/73
4-1/8 per cent
8/15/73
4-1/4 per cent
11/15/73
5-5/8 per cent
3-7/8 per cent
5-3/4 per cent

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

bond
bond
note
bond
note
10
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of
of

2/15/74
5/15/74
8/15/74
11/15/74
11/15/74

years or more:
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

December 15, 1969