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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.15 (519)

For immediate release

SELECTED INTEREST RATES

November 2, 1981

Yields in percent per annum
Calendar week ending

October 30, 1981

Instruments

Federal funds (effective)
* ^mmercial paper2 4
i-month

r

3-month

^ .........

6 month ,
Finance paper placed directly2
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 (short-term business)
Discount window borrowing (FRBNY)
U.S. government securities
Treasury bills2
Auction average (Issue date)
3-month
6-month
,
1-year
,
Secondary market
3-month .
6-r:«-*nth
*->eaf*
Treasury constant maturities3
i year
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...........

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2
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•

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Cor-' -*.sji©
O?s<- "0 years (long-term)5
Ciporr ^ bonds (Moody's), seasoned
Ail Indus*- ;.es
Aaa

Baa.......

,

State and local bonds (Moody's), Aaa .
Conventional mortgage6

1.
2.
3.
4
5.
C

Oct.
26

Oct.
27

Oct.

Oct.
29

Oct.
30

This
Week

Last
Week

Sept.

14,69

14.60

14.31

14.48

14.44

14.87

15.32

15.87

14.74
14.71
14.51

14.65
14.68
14.52

14.53
14.65
14.60

14.51
14.56
14,43

14.36
14,38
14.27

14.56
14.60
14.47

14.85
14.77
14.62

15.95
16.09
15.93

14.70
13.98
13.83

14.53
13.97
13.78

14,41
13,81
13.75

14.38
13.81
13.75

14.22
13.63
13.57

14.45
13.84
13.74

14.78
13.94
13.79

15.68
15.24
15.01

14.75
14.60

14.75
14.60

14.60
14.55

14.40
14,35

14.15
13.85

14.53
14.39

14.75
14.52

16.11
15.80

14.94
15.30
15.65
18.00
14.00

14.83
15.33
15.66
18.00
14.00

14.74
15.16
15.59
18.00
14,00

14.67
15.00
15.42
18.00
14.00

14.61
14.89
15.12
18.00
14.00

14,76
15,14
15.49
18.00
14.00

14.99
15.28
15»591
18.00
14.0Q1

16.31
16.84
17.19
20.08
14,00

13.352
13.619

13.613
13.795

14.951
15.057
15.056

13.352
13.619
13.32
13.73
13*65

13.36
13,65
13.63

13.22
13,59
13,54

13.04
13.29
13.22

12*75
12.90
12.74

13.14
13.43
13.36

13.37
13.82
13.60

14.70
14.92
14.53

15.38
15.56
15,68
15.68
15.66
15.60
15.59
15.21

15.35
15.56
15.68
15,62
15.62
15.54
15.47
15.09

15.23
15.42
15.57
15.54
15.54
15.44
15.42
15.03

14.83
15.07
15.11
15.20
15.12
15.06
15.13
14.66

14. 31
14.59
14.65
14.78
14.73
14.63
14,75
14.36

15.02
15.24
15,34
15.36
15,33
15.25
15.27
14.87

15.34
15.50
15.50
15.45
15,37
15.21
15.18
14.77

16.52
16.46
16.22
15.93
15.65
15.32
15.07
14.67

14.53

14.45

14.40

14*20

13.77

14.27

14*17

14.14

16.36
15.62
17.17

16.40
15.70
17,27

16.39
15.63
17.23

16.30
15.48
17.18
12.60

16.12
15.14
17,08

16.31
15.51
17,19
12.60
18.44

16.15
15.36
17.09
12.00
18.39

16.16
15.49
16.92
11.55
18.16

18.44

7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
Quoted on bank-discount basis.
Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities. Source: U.S. Treasury.
Rates on commercial paper placed for firms whose bond rating is Aa or the equivalent.
Unweighted average of all issues outstanding of bonds neither due nor callable in less than 10 years, including several very low yielding
"flower" bonds.
Contract interest rates on commitments for first mortgages. Source: FHLMC.