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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

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U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 21, 1974

H. 15

Dec.
16

Dec.
17

Dec.
18

Dec.
19

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

7.058
6.858

Market Yields:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issue, due in
9-12 months 1/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Pr-ices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
U C I U 8

ATE

AVELAGCS

uX

Weekly Average
This
Last
Year
week
week
aeo*

7.058
6.858

7.172
6.911

7.36<
7.16/

7.14
6.96
6.59

6.77
6.90
6.57

6.81
6.94
6.57

6.89
7.04
6.55

6.97
7.11
6.54

6.92
6.99
6.56

7.24
7.04
6.79

7.35
7.32
6.75

7.22

7.16

7.12

7.17

7.15

7.16

7.26

7.22

7.12

7.08

7.02

7.02

7.04

7.06

7.16

6.74

6.73

6.71

6.69

6.68

6.69

70

6.75

6.34

59.33

59.48

59.64

59.72

59.64

59.56

59.20

62.46

LIIUAC

CUMPUUCU

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

Dec.
20

uy
u u c R C U C L D I N C S C ; v c DCIUJV of New York
Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of December 22, 1973.

1/

Includes the 8-3/8 per cent note of September 30, 1975, and the 7 per cent note
of November 15,1975.

2/

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

includes the following notes:
cent of 2/15/78
cent of 8/15/78
cent of 11/15/78
cent of 5/15/79

3_/

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more;
cent of 1985
7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1990
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1987-92
7
per cent of 1993-98
cent of 1988-93
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
cent of 1993
8-1/2 per cent of 1994-99

4/

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

6-1/4 per cent of 8/15/79
6-5/8 per cent of 11/15/79
7
per cent of 11/15/79

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

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