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FEDERAL

DID
H. 15

RESERVE

statistical

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending February 12, 1972
(

Feb.
7

Feb.
8

Feb.
9

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

Feb.
10

Feb.
11

3.141
3.594

Weekly avej•ages
This
Last
Year
ago*
week
week

3.141
3.594

3.367
3.733

3.845
3.839

3.10
3.58
4.00

3.15
3.62
4.04

3.16
3.60
4.03

3.06
3.56
4,00

2.99
3.45
3.94

3.09
3.56
4.00

3.35
3.78
4.05

3.71
3.75
3.80

3.97

3.96

3.94

3.90

3.84

3.92

4.05

3.82

| 5.54

5.54

5.52

5.47

5.47

5.51

5.55

5.33

5.70

5.72

5.71

5.71

5.70

5.71

5.70

5.78

68.02

[67 .84

67.93

67.93

68.02

67.95

68.00

67.27

.

Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

*

Yields are averages of those computed by thl: 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 February 13, 1971.

1/

Currently includes the 6 per cent note of Nov. 15, 1972, and the 2-1/2 per cent
bond of Dec. 1967-72.

2_/

Currently
5-3/4 per
5-7/8 per
6
per
5-7/8 per
7
per

includes the
cent note of
cent note of
cent note of
cent note of
cent note of

3/

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

includes the following bonds due or callable
cent of 1985
4
per
cent of 1986
4-1/8 per
cent of 1990
3
per
cent of 1987-92
3-1/2 per

t\!

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

following notes:
2/15/75
2/15/75
5/15/75
8/15/75
11/15/75

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

6-1/4
6-1/2
7-1/2
6-1/4

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

note
note
note
note

of
of
of
of

2/15/76
5/15/76
8/15/76
11/15/76

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

February 14, 1972