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FEDERAL

RESERVE

sta tistica
H.15

r e l e a s e

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending July 3, 1971

June
28

June
29

June
30

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

July
1

July
2

|
Weekly averages
| This j Last | Year
week | ago*
week
1
i

5.080
5.277

5.080
5.277

4.953
5.133

6.421
6 .603

4.96
5.18
5.76

5.10
5.30
5.80

5.22
5.42
5.78

5.21
5.40
5.77

5.36
5.53
5.74

5.17
5.37
5.77

4.86
5.06
5.56

6.44
6.50
6.85

6.02

6.11

6.10

6.05

6.01

1 6.06

5.74

7.29

6.61

6 .72

6.75

6.71 i 6.71

6 .70

6.46

7.73

5.98

5.98

5.97

5.96

5.94

5.97 ; 5.98

6.73

65.51

65.51

65.59

65.68

65.86

|

65.63

65.51

59.35

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 4, 1970.

_1/ Currently includes the 4-3/4 per cent note of May 15, 1972, the 6-3/4 per cent
note of May 15, 1972, and the 2-1/2 per cent bond of June 15, 1967-72.
2/

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

3_/ Currently
3-1/4 per
3-1/2 per
4-1/4 per

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

following notes and bonds:
8/15/74
6
per
11/15/74
5-7/8 per
11/15/74
6-1/4 per
2/15/75
6-1/2 per

cent
cent
cent
cent

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

note
note
note
note
10
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of

5/15/75
8/15/75
2/15/76
5/15/76

years or more:
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

4/ Prices derived from average market yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per
cent, 20-year bond.
OVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
July 6, 1971