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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 18, 1972

Mar.
13

Mar.
14

Mar.
15

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

"

release

Mar.
16

Mar.
17

3.845
4.195

Weekly aveirages
Last
This
Year
week
week
aeo*

3.845
4.195

3.553
3.796

3.307
3.416

3.75
4.15
4.42

3.80
4.17
4.44

3.94
4.33
4.56

3.90
4.30
4.54

3.88
4.32
4.57

3.85
4.25
4.51

3.57
3.86
4.21

3.39
3.51
3.57

4.47

4.56

4.63

4.75

4.78

4.64

4.22

3.59

5.76

5.80

5.89

5.85

5.90

5.84

5.57

4.55

5.65

5 .65

5.68

5.68

5.68

5.67

5.62

5.65

68.49

68.49

68.21

68.21

68.21

68.32

68.77

68.47

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 March 20, 1971.

JL/

Includes the 2-1/2 per cent bond of Dec. 1967-72, thru March 15, the 6-1/2 per
cent note of Feb. 15, 1973, and the 4-7/8 per cent note of Feb. 15, 1973.

2_/

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

includes the following notes:
cent of 5/15/75
5- 3/4 per cent
cent of 8/15/75
6- 1/2 per cent
cent of 11/15/75
7- 1/2 per cent
cent of 2/15/76
6- 1/4 per cent
per cent
8

of
of
of
of
of

5/15/76
5/15/76
8/15/76
11/15/76
2/15/77

3/

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

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

in
of
of
of
of

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

4/

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

callable
per cent
per cent
per cent
per cent

March 20, 1972