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FEDERAL
Dill
H.15

RESERVE

statistical

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release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 26, 1973

May
21

May
22

May
23

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
9-1.2 months l/
Issues, due in 3-5
years 2/
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/

May
24

May
25

6.452
6.748

Weekly average
Year
This
Last
ago*
week
week

6.452
6.748

6.179
6.456

3.825
4.233

6.38
6.71
6.68

6.60
6.84
6.80

6.63
6.82
6.79

6.55
6.73
6.74

6.64
6.80
6.88

6.56
6.78
6.78

6.22
6.48
6.49

3.80
4.18
4.49

6.91

6.95

7.02

7.00

7.00

6.98

6.72

4.57

6.84

6.85

6.84

6.79

6.78

6.82

6.76

5.62

6.30

6.32

6.34

6.30

6.29

6.31

6.21

5.57

62.77 62.61 62 .44 62.77 62.85 62.69

63.56

69.28

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

*

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 27,1972.

1/

Includes the 4-1/4 per cent bond of May 15, 1974 and the 7-1/4 per cent note of
May 15, 1974.

2/

Currently
6-1/2 per
7-1/2 per
6-1/4 per

includes the following notes:
cent of 8/15/76
cent of 8/15/76
cent of 11/15/76

3/
~

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
cent of 1984
4
per cent of 1988-93
cent of 1985
6-3/4 per cent of 1993
cent of 1986
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
cent of 1990
3
per cent of 1995
cent of 1987-92
7
per cent of 1993-98
3-1/2 per cent of 1998

4/

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

8
per cent of 2/15/77
7-3/4 per cent of 8/15/77
6-1/4 per cent of 2/15/78

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

May 29, 1973