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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending April 29, 1972

Apr.
24

Apr.
25

Apr.
26

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:

*

Apr.
27

Apr.
28

Weekly averages
This
Last
Year
ago*
week
week

3.513
4.004

3.513
4.004

3.849
4.278

3.865
4.087

3.46
4.04
4.44

3.48
4.01
4.40

3.58
4.02
4.41

3.54
3 .95
4.31

3.63
4.04
4.40

3.54
4.01
4.39

3.64
4.19
4.60

3.93
4.22
4.44

4.69

4.59

4.56

4.45

4.55

4.57

4.81

4.53

5.99

5.96

5.94

5.72

5.71

5.86

6.02

.5.77

5.75

5.74

5.72

5.65

5.68

5.71

5.76

5.81

67.57

67 .66

67 .84

68.49

68.21

67 .95

67.44

67 .06

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 May 1, 1971.

_!/

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

2/

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

includes the following notes:
cent of 5/15/75
cent of 5/15/75
cent of 8/1.5/75
cent of 11/15/75
cent of 2/15/76

3/

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

includes
cent of
cent of
cent of
cent of

4/

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

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

per
per
per
per
per

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

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

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

May 1, 1972