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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical
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H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending March 4, 1972

Feb.
28

Feb.
29

Mar.
1

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 2j
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more t3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

*

release

Mar.
2

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
ago*
week
week

Mar.
3

3.446
3.762

3.446
3.762

3.145
3.513

3.347
3.467

3.37
3.78
4.17

3.38
3.78
4.16

3.47
3.76
4.16

3.48
3.78
4.18

3.49
3.79
4.18

3.44
3.78
4.17

3.22
3.64
4.11

3.35
3.44
3.64

4.22

4.24

4.20

4.15

4.16

4.19

4.21

3.69

5.52

5.52

5.50

5.48

5.49

| 5.50

5.50

5.07

5.62

5.63

5.63

5.62

5.61

5.62

5.63

5.94

68.77

68.68

68.68

68.77

68.87

68.75

68.66

65.89

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 6, 1971.

1/

Currently includes the 2-1/2 per cent bond of Dec. 1967-72, 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
cent note of
cent note of
cent note of
cent note of

3/

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

4/

Prices derived from average market
20-year bond.

following notes:
5/15/75
8/15/75
11/15/75
2/15/76

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

per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

note
note
note
note
note
10
of
of
of
of

of
of
of
of
of

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

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

ields on the basis of an assumed 3 per cent,

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

March 6, 1972