Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : January 29, 1973

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
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H.15

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending January 27, 1973

Jan.
22

Jan.
23

Jan.
24

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

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release

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Jan.
25

Weekly average
Last
This
Year
ago*
week
week

Jan.
26

5.633
5.760

5.633
5.760

5.277
5.540

3.49.

3 .75'

5.59
5.76
5.61

5.61
5.74
5.60

5.67
5.79
5.63'

5.73
5.84
5.69

5.74
5.90
5.78

5.67
5.81
5.66

5.40
5.63
5.52

3.46
3.71
3.90

5.85

5.86

5.90

5.92

6.02

5.91

5.80

4.00

6.34

6.33

6.37

6.40

6.44

6.38

6.27

5.47

6.07

6.04

6.07

6.09

6.11

6.08

5.98

5.67

64.72

64.98

64.72

64.55

64.37

64.67

65.54

68.34

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 January 29, 1972.

1/

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

2_/

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

3/

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

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

4/

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

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

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

January 29, 1973