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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.15(519)

For immediate release

SELECTED INTEREST RATES

May 3 , 1982

Yields in percent per annum
Calendar week ending A p r i l 30, 1982
Instruments

Federal funds (effective)
Commercial paper 2/3
1-month
3-month
6-month
Finance paper placed directly 2
1-month
3-month
6-month
Bankers' acceptances (top-rated)2
3-month
6-month
CDs (secondary market)
1-month
3-month
6-month • * ; • • •
Prime loan *-'*
Discount window borrowing1'^
U.S. government securities
Treasury bills 2
Auction average (Issue date)
3-month
6-month
1-year
Secondary market
3-month
;
6-month
"

1-year
Treasury constant maturities
1-year
2-year
3-year
5-year
7-year
10-year
20-year
30-year
Composite
Over 10 years (long-term)
Corporate bonds (Moody's), seasoned
All industries
Aaa
Baa
State and local bonds (Moody's), Aaa .
Conventional mortgage 8

April
26

April
27

April
28

April
29

April
30

This .
Week

Last
Week

March

14.30

13.92

16.10

15.89

15.28

14.72

15.01

14.68

13.98
13.74
13.40

13.92
13.74
13.40

14.03
13.80
13.49

14.16
13.87
13.54

14.12
13.82
13.46

14.04
13.79
13.46

14.24
13.94
13.53

13.99
13.80
13.47

13.85
12.93
12.83

13.69
12.98
12.85

13.81
13.00
12.85

13.95
13.13
12.98

13.93
13.13
12.98

13.85
13.03
12.90

13.91
13.10
12.96

13.73
12.91
12.89

13.70
13.25

13.70
13.30

13.75
13.40

13.80
13.40

13.70
13.30

13.73
13.33

13.85
13.41

13.73
13.33

14.16
14.15
14.15
16.50
12.00

14.08
14.15
14.16
16.50
12.00

14.20
14.24
14.38
16.50
12.00

14.31
14.37
14.40
16.50
12.00

14.12
14.15
14.15
16.50
12.00

14.17
14.21
14.25
16.50
12.00

14.36
14.34
14.31
16.50
12.00

14.12
14.21
14.25
16.50
12.00

12.469
13.640

12.497
12.719

12.493
12.621
12.509

12.469
12.640
12.44
12.64
12.34

12.43
12.52
12.29

12.44
12.60
12.32

12.44
12.58
12.32

12.34
12.49
12.24

12.42
12.57
12.30

12.39
12.61
12.38

12.68
12.77
12.47

13.80
14.02
14.03
13.81
13.75
13.70
13.34
13.16

13.78
13.95
14.01
13.80
13.74
13.70
13.37
13.19

13.78
13.99
14.02
13.87
13^.80
13.77
13.47
13.27

13.77
14.02
14.03
13.95
13.92
13.87
13.58
13.38

13.67
13.99
14.00
13.90
13.88
13.87
13.57
13.39

13.75
13.99
14.02
13.87
13.82
13.78
13.47
13.28

13.86
14.09
14.09
13.85
13.76
13.69
13.39
13.19

13.95
14.19
14.13
13.98
13.93
13.86
13.75
13.53

12.65

12.66

12.72

12.82

12.81

12.73

12.69

12.98

15.37
14.25
16.70

15.38
14.25
16.72

15.40
14.30
16.69

15.42
14.35
16.71
11.20

15.41
14.40
16.67

15.40
14.31
16.70
11.20
16.81

15.42
14.31
16.69
11.20
16.86

15.68
14.58
16.82
11.95
17.16

i

16.81

1. Weekly figures are averages of 7 calendar days ending on Wednesday of the current week: monthly
figures include each calendar day in the month.
2. Quoted on bank-discount basis.
3. Rates on commercial paper placed for firms whose bond rating is AA or the equivalent.
4. Rate charged by banks on short-term business loans,
5. Rate for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
6. Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities. Source: U.S. Treasury.
7. Unweighted average of all issues outstanding of bonds neither due nor callable in less than
10-years including several very low yielding "flower11 bonds.
8. Contract interest rates on commitments for first mortgages. Source: FHLMC.
NOTE: Weekly and monthly figures are averages of daily rates, except for state & local bonds
and conventional mortgages, which are based on Thursday and Friday figures, respectively.