Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-. "July 17, 1972," H.15 Selected Interest Rates (July 17, 1972). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/86/item/500609, accessed on July 29, 2025.

Title: July 17, 1972

Author: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-
Date: July 17, 1972
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image-container-0 • V.o> Rf •' FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.15 U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES Calendar week ending July 15, 1972 Year ago* Yields (per cent per annum) Auction average: 3-month bills 4.102 4.102 4.138 5.376 6-month bills 4.605 4.605 4.688 5.483 Weekly averages July 10 July 10 July 11 July 11 July 12 July 12 July 13 July 13 Ju ly 14 Ju ly 14 This Week La s t Week Market yield: 3-month bills 4.04 4.07 4.07 4.04 3.95 4.03 4.05 5.38 6-month bills 4.55 4.57 4.59 4.54 4.44 4.54 4.54 5.52 1-year bills 4.99 4.98 4.92 4.90 4.89 4.94 5 .00 5.61 Other issues, due in 9-12 months 1/ 5.01 5.01 5.00 4.95 4.89 4.97 5.01 5.70 Issues, due in 3-5 years 2/ 5.87 5.87 5.86 5.85 5.82 5.85 5.86 6.64 Bonds, due or callable in 10 years or more 3/ 5.60 5.60 5.59 5.58 5.57 5.59 5.61 5.82 Prices Bonds, due or callable in 10 years or more 4/ 68.96 68.96 69.05 69.15 69.24 69.07 68.85 66.91 Note: 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 July 17, 1971. _L/ Includes the 7-3/4 per cent note of May of May 15, 197 3. 2/ Currently includes the following notes: 5-7/8 per cent of 8/15/75 7 per cent of 11/15/75 6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/76 5-3/4 per cent of 5/15/76 15, 1973, and the 4-3/4 per cent note 6-1/2 per cent of 5/15/76 7-1/2 per cent of 8/15/7 6 6-1/4 per cent of 11/15/76 8 per cent of 2/15/77 3/ Currently includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more: 3-1/4 per cent of 1985 4 per cent of 1988-93 6-1/8 per cent of 1986 4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94 3-1/2 per cent of 1990 3 per cent of 1995 4-1/4 per 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. GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD July 17, 1972
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