Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : January 22, 1973

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending January 20, 1973

Jan.
15

Jan.
16

Market Yield:
3-month bills
6-month bills
1-year bills
Other issues, due in
9-12 months l/
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/

*

Jan.
18

Jan.
17

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

Note:

release

Jan.
19

• 5.277
5.540

Weekly averaRe
Last
Year
This
week
ago*
week

5.277
5.540

5.155
5.412

3.276
3.452

5.27
5.56
5.51

5.36
5.63
5.52

5.36
5.60
5.49

5 .46
5.67
5.52

5.56
5.70
5.56

5.40
5.63
5.52

5.19
5.47
5.45

3.31
3.58
3.64

5.77

5.78

5.78

5.80

5.85

5.80

5.70

3.94

6.25

6.26

6.25

6.26

6.31

6.27

6.22

5.32

5.94

5.96

5.96

5.99

6.03

5.98

5.83

5.61

65.86

65.68

65.68

65.42

65.07

65.54

66.84

68.83

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 January 22, 1972.

1/

Currently includes only the 4-1/8 per cent bond of Nov. 15, 1973.

2/
2/

Currently
6-1/4 per
5-7/8 per
6-1/2 per
5-3/4 per

3/

4/

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

includes the following notes:
cent of 2/15/76
cent of 2/15/76
cent of 5/15/76
cent of 5/15/76

7-1/2
6-1/4
8
7-3/4

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

8/15/76
11/15/76
2/15/77
8/15/77

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
cent of 1984
4
per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1985
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
cent of 1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1990
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1987-92
3-1/2 per cent of 1998

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

January 22, 1973