Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : December 3, 1973

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

H. 15

U. S. G O V E R N M E N T SECURITY YIELDS A N D PRICES
Calendar w e e k ending D e c e m b e r 1, 1973

Nov.

26

Nov.
27

Nov.

28

Yields (per cent per a n n u m )
Auction Average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
Market Y i e l d s :
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:

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release

Nov.
29

Nov.
30

7.695
7.679

W e e k l y Average
Last
This
Year
week
ago*
week

7.695
7.679

7.704
7.805

4.886
5.178

7.76
7.80
7.28

7.58
7.69
7.28

7,52
7.78
7.33

7.45
7.84
7.32

7.30
7.72
7.22

7.52
7.77
7.29

7.72
7.85
7.37

4.88
5.18
5.25

7.30

7.33

7.37

7.42

7.39

7.36

7.50

5.35

6.8i°

6.8iC

6.3©

6.7^

6.7 4

6.«

6.04

6.26

6.28

6.28

6.28

6.26

6.27

6.29

5.53

63.11

62.94

62.94

62.94

63.11

63.01

62.88

69.66

6.7

if

Y i e l d s are averages of those computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
Y o r k on the basis of closing bid prices.
Yields on Treasury bills are
computed on a bank discount basis.

A s of December 2, 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 N o v e m b e r 15, 1974.
2/ Currently includes the following notes:
•6"l/4 pei Lent of 11/15/76
8
per cent of 2/15/77
7 - 3 / 4 per cent of 8/15/77

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

3/ Currently includes the following bonds due or callable
6 - 3 / 4 per
6 - 3 / 8 per cent of 1984
7 - 1 / 2 per
3 - 1 / 4 per cent of 1985
4 - 1 / 8 per
6 - 1 / 8 per cent of 1986
3
per
3-1/2 per cent of 1990
7
per
4 - 1 / 4 per cent of 1987-92
3-1/2 per
4
per cent of 1988-93

in 10 years or more:
cent of 1993
cent of 1988-93
cent of 1989-94
cent of 1995
cent of 1993-98
cent of 1998

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

G O V E R N M E N T FINANCE S E C T I O N , FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

3 per

DECEMBER 3, 1973