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H.15

statistical

Mar.
21

Mar.
22

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/

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release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 25, 197,2

Mar.
20

Note:

RESERVE

Mar.
23

i

Mar.
24

3.920
4.322

' Weekly averages
Las t
This
Year
ago*
week
week

3.920
4.322

3.845
4.195

3.331
3.481

3.87
4.30
4.56

3.84
4.28
4.54

3.77
4.15
4.39

3.78
4.23
4.46

3.80
4.38
4.57

3.81
4.27
4.50

3.85
4.25
4.51

3.37
3.54
3.63

4.80

4.71

4.59

4.71

4.81

4.72

4.64

3.68

5.88

5.81

5.76

5.83

5.87

5.83

5.84

4.56

5.68

5.67

5.67

5.68

5.70

5.68

5.67

5.54

68.21

68.30

68.30

68.21

68.02

68.21

68.32

69.51

1
!

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 27, 1971.

1/

Currently includes the 6-1/2 per cent note of Feb. 15, 1973, and the 4-7/8 per
cent of 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
cent of 8/15/75
cent of 11/15/75
cent of 2/15/76

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of
of

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

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

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

10
of
of
of
of

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

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

per
per
per
per
per

Prices derived from average market: yields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent,
20-year bond.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

March 27, 1972