Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : November 4, 1968

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RESERVE

FEDERAL
II
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H. 15

statistical

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar v;eek ending November 2, 1968
Oct.
28

Oct'. . Oct.
29

. Oct.

30

Yields (per cent per annum)
Auction average:
3-month bills
6-month bills

31

Nov.
1

5.471
5.473

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/

Weekly averages
This
Last: Year
ago*
week
week

5.471
5.473

5.396
5.457

4.542
5.044

5.46
5.47
5.46

5.50
5.51
5.47

5.50 5.48
5.51 5.51
5.48 ! 5.41
i

5.46
5.51
5.41

5.48
5.50
5.45

5.40
5.43
5.37

4.57
5.07.
5.31

5.52

5.52

5.54 , 5.51
1

5.52

5.52

5.47

5.40

5.42

5.45

5.44

5.39

5.42

5.43

5.68

5.25

5,27

5.28 . 5.26

5.26

5.26

5.24

5.35

Price
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4 72.34

72.14

72.24

72.20
i
i

72.46

71.36

5.40

72.05 72.24

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...

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Note:
on the basis of closing bid prices.
a bank discount basis.
*

Yields on Treasury bills are computed on

As of November 4, 196 7.

1/

Currently includes the 6 per cent note of August 15, 1969, and the 4 per cent
bond of October 1969, beginning Ootobei* 2j—1960". >—•

2/

Currently
3-7/8 per
5-3/D per
4
per
4-3/4 per

includes the
cent bond of
cent note of
cent bond of
cent bond of

3/

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

includes the following bonds due or callable in
cent of 1980
4
per cent
cent of 1980
4-1/8 per cent
cent of 1985
3
per cent
cent of 1990
3-1/2 per cent
cent of 1987-92

4/

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

following notes and bonds:
11/15/71
4-3/4 per cent note of 5/15/72
11/15/71
4
per cent bond of 8/15/72
2/15/72
4
per cent bond of 8/15/73
2/15/72

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

10
of
of
of
of

years or more:
1988-93
1989-94
1995
1998

November 4, 1968