Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : May 7, 1973

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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

statistical

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H. 15

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending May 5, 1973

Apr.
30

May
1

May
2

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:

May
4

May
3

6.278
6.575

Weekly average
Last
Year
This
week
week
week

6.278
6.575

6.251
6.630

3.604
3.998

6.23
6.54
6.59

6.29
6.60
6.62

6.26
6.57
6.59

6.21
6.54
6.59

6.19
6.54
6.59

6.24
6.56
6.60

6.23
6.56
6.56

3.57
4.03
4.37

6.72

6,74

6.75

6.76

6.74

6.74

6.70

4.52

6.77

6.79

6.78

6.79

6.81

6.79

6.79

5.72

6.13

6.14

6.15

6.16

6.16

6.15

6.10

5.69

64.20

64.12

64.03

63.95

63.95

64.05

64.44

68.09

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 6, 1972.
1/

2_/

3/

4_/

Currently includes the 4-1/8 per cent bond of Feb. 15, 1974, and the 7-3/4
per cent note of Feb. 15, 1974.
Currently
6-1/2 per
5-3/4 per
7-1/2 per
6-1/2 per

includes the following notes:
cent of 5/15/76
cent of 5/15/76
cent of 8/15/76
cent of 8/15/76

Currently
6-3/8 per
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
cent of

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

per
per
per
per

the following bonds due or callable
4
per
1984
6-3/4
per
1985
4-1/8
per
1986
3
per
1990
3-1/2 per
1987-92

cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of

11/15/76
2/15/77
8/15/77
2/15/78

in 10 years or more:
cent of 1988-93
cent of 1993
cent of 1989-94
cent of 1995
cent of 1998

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

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

May 7, 1973