Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : December 8, 1969

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

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H.15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending December 6, 1969

Dec.
1

Dec.
2

Dec.
3

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

Note:

*

Dec.
5

7.453
7.613

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 4/

Dec.
4

Weekly averages
Last
Year
This
week
ago*
week

7 .453
7 .613

7 .476
8.027

5.633
5.730

7.50
7 .69
7 .46

7 .57
7.79
7.51

7.62
7 .92
7 .59

7.64
7 .87
7 .60

7.67
7.88
7 .60

7 .'60
7 .83
7 .55

7 .49
7 .90
7.77

5.66
5.77
5.69

8.03

8.07

8.15

8.10

8.20

8.11

8.09

5.73

7 .50

7.58

7.70

7.69

7.71

7 .64

7 .60

5.79

6.64

6.70

6.71

6.62

6.59

6.65

6.60

5.56

60.03

59.56

59.48

60.18

60.42

59.93

60.30

69.34

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 7, 1968.

1/

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 uer 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/jj( per cent

rmrRRNMTTNT 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

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