Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : May 23, 1972

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 20, 1972

May
15

May
16

May
17

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:

*

Weekly averages
Last
This
Year
week
Week
ago*

May
19

May
18

3.699
4.118

3.699
4.118

3.462
3.907

4.352
4.530

3.65
4.13
4.47

3.68
4.21
4.53

3.78
4.26
4.55

3.79
4.27
4.55

3.80
4.28
4.55

3.74
4.23
4.53

3.58
4.03
4.42

4.36
4.49
4.79

4.63

4.68

4.70

4.65

4.67

4.67

4.55

5.20

5.69

5.71

5.73

5.71

5.69

5.71

5.73

6.20

5.66

5.66

5.65

5.63

5.60

5.64

5.69

6.04

68.40

68.40

68.49

68.68

68.96

68.59

68.08

64.97

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 22, 1971.

1/

Includes the 6-1/2 per cent note of Feb. 15, 1973, and the 4-7/8 per cent
note of Feb. 15, 1973, thru May 15. Beginning May 16, includes the 7-3/4
per cent note of May 15, 1973, and the 4-3/4 per cent note of May 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 thru May 15
cent of 5/15/75 thru May 15
cent of 8/15/75
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

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

the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
1985
4
per cent of 1988-93
1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
1990
3
per cent of 1995
1987-92
3-1/2 per cent of 1998

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

May 23, 1972