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FEDERAL
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statistical

release

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 28, 1974

H.15

Dec.
23

Dec.
24

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction Average:
3-month bills
6-month bills
Market Yields:
3-month bilis
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issue, due in
9-12 months 1/
Issue, 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:

*

RESERVE

Dec.
25

Dec.
26

Dec.
27

6.963
7.032

C

Week Ly Average
This
Last
Year
week
week
ago*

6.963
7.032

7.058
6.858

7.34<
7.31

L
7.13
7.19
6.69

6.98
7.08
6.66

7.29

7.28

7.19

7.19

6.78

6.78

58.94

58.94

6.95
7.08
6.67

6.96
7.09
6.66

7.01
7.11
6.67

6.92
6.99
6.56

7.50
7.46
6.84

7.24

7.24

7.26

7.16

7.41

7.14

7.16

7.17

7.06

6.83

6.77

6.76

6.77

6.70

6.47

59.02

59.09

59.00

59.56

61.35

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D

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 ?9, 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 7/15/78
cent of 8/15/78
cent of 11/15/78
cent of 5/15/79

3/

Currently
*3-1 /L n»r
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;
cent7-1/2 per cent of 1988-93
cent nf
of io«i
1985
cent of 1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1990
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

DECEMBER 30, 1974