Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : October 19, 1981

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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.15 (519)

For immediate release

SELECTED INTEREST RATES

October 19,

1981

Yields in percent per annum
Calendar week ending

October

16,

Instruments
Federal funds (effective)
Commercial paper2 4
1-month
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 bills 2
Auction average (Issue date)
3-month
6-month
1-year
Secondary market
3-month
6-month
1-year
Treasury constant maturities3
1-year
2-year
3-year
5-year
7-year
10-year
20-year
30-year
Composite
Over 10 years (long-term)5
Corporate bonds (Moody's), seasoned
All industries
Aaa
Baa....
State and local bonds (Moody's), Aaa .
Conventional mortgage6
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

1981
Oct.
14

Oct.
15

14.89

16.28

14.29
14.46
14.46

Oct.
16

This
Week

15.17

15.10

14.67
14.65
14.42

14.59
14.50
14.30

R

14.28
13.90
13.90

14.41
13.68
13.68

K

14.35
14.25
14.65
14.87
15.12
18.00
14.00

Oct.
.12

A

E

T

Oct.
13

Last
Week

Sept.

14.931

15.46 1

15.87

14.65
14.56
14.50

14.55
14.54
14.42

14.74
14.95
14.82

15.95
16.09
15.93

14.36
13.68
13.68

14.43
13.65
13.65

14.37
13.73
13.73

14.52
14.34
14.31

15.68
15.24
15.01

14.50
14.35

14.50
14.35

14.60
14.55

14.49
14.38

14.86
14.71

16.11
15.80

14.87
15.15
15.52
18.00
14.00

14.73
15.01
15.34
18.00
14.00

14.78
15.07
15.44
18.00
14.00

14.76
15.03
15.36
18.71 1
14.00 1

15.02
15.50
15.81
19.29^
14. 00 1

16.31
16.84
17.19
20.08
14.00

13.526
13.500

14.206
14.218

14.951
15.057
15.056

13.526
13.500
C
13.50
13.58
13.37

13.24
13.61
13.39

13.36
13.60
13.40

13.52
13.77
13.53

13.41
13.64
13.42

13.81
13.98
13.71

14.70
14.92
14.53

15.08
15.25
15.14
15.12
15.05
14.83
14.90
14.36

15.11
15.35
15.21
15.13
15.07
14.87
14.95
14.48

15.12
15.31
15.17
15.12
15.05
14.88
14.86
14.39

15.26
15.46
15.30
15.20
15.14
14.94
14.98
14.55

15.14
15.34
15.21
15.14
15.08
14.88
14.92
14.45

15.53*
15.69
15.59
15.39
15.31
15.02
14.98
14.49

16.52
16.46
16.22
15.93
15.65
15.32
15.07
14.67

D

13.86

13.92

13.88

13.97

13.91

13.99

14.14

15 .97
15
16 !99

15.95
15.15
16.92

15.99
15.20
17.00

16.00
15.22
17.03
11.80

15.99
15.20
16.99

15.98
15.18
16.99
11.80
18.53

16.22
15.40
17. 09**]
11.80
18.63***

16.16
15.49
16.92
11.55
18.16

L

0

S

18.53

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.

•Oct. 5 revised to 15.83




••Week ending Oct. 2 revised to 17.25

•••Week ending Oct. 2 revised to
18.28.