Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : December 17, 1973

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statistical
H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 15, 1973

Dec.
10

Dec.
11

Dec.
12

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 2J
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3J
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note;

*

release

Dec.
13

Dec.
14

7.386
7.530

Weekly Average
Year
This
Last
ago*
week
week

7.386
7.530

7.358
7.766

5.099
5.309

7.44
7.68
7.16

7.52
7.57
7.18

7.48
7.48
7.08

7.58
7.51
6.90

7.53
7.38
6.73

7.51
7.52
7.01

7.47
7.94
7.39

5.05
5.27
5.22

7.43

7.42

7.33

7.39

7.30

7.53

5.42

J
6.7*5

6.79

6.75

6.77"

6.74

7.37
jf
6.7$

V4
6.!O

6.04

6.30

6.31

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.31

5.60

62.77 62.69 62.77 62.77 62.77

62.75

62.74

68.96

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 December 16, 1972.

1/ Currently includes the 6 per cent note of September 30, 1974, the 3-7/8 per
cent bond of November 15, 1974, and the 5-3/4 per cent note of November 15,
1974.
2/ Currently includes the
0"l/4 per cent of
8
per cent of
7-3/4 per cent of

following notes:
11/15/762/15/77
8/15/77

3/ Currently includes the
6-3/8 per cent of
3-1/4 per cent of
6-1/8 per cent of
3-1/2 per cent of
4-1/4 per cent of
4
per cent of

following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
1984
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
1985
7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
1990
3
per cent of 1995
1987-92
7
per cent of 1993-98
1988-93
3-1/2 per cent of 1998

6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78
6
per cent of 11/15/78

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

DECEMBER 17, 1973