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H. 15

statistical

release

U. S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY YIELDS AND PRICES
Calendar week ending September 9, 1972

Sept.
4
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 2J
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 3/
Prices
Bonds, due or callable
in 10 years or more 4/
Note:

RESERVE

Sept.
5

Sept.
6

C

S
E
D

Sept.
8

4.569
4.937

L
0

Sept.
7

Weekly averages
This
Last
Year
ago*
week
week

4.569
4.937.

4.332
4.818

4.538
4.846

4.63
5.02
5.34

4.71
5.06
5.35

4.70
5.04
5.36

4.73
5.07
5.40

4.69
5.05
5.36

4.46
4.90
5.28

4.62
4.92
5.17

5.43

5.48

5.47

5.49

5.47

5.38

5.23

6.16

6.18

6.19

6.22

6.19

6.11

5.94

5 .64

5.65

5.67

5.69

5.66

5.62

5.51

68.49

68.30

68.11

68.37

68.79

69.78

68.58..

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 September 11, 1971.
_1/

Currently includes the 4 per cent bond of Aug. 15, 1973, and the 8-1/8 per cent
note of Aug. 15, 1973.

2/

Currently
7
per
6-1/4 per
5-7/8 per
6-1/2 per

includes the following notes:
cent of 11/15/75
cent of 2/15/76
cent of 2/15/76
cent of 5/15/76

3/

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

4/

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

5-3/4
7-1/2
6-1/4
8
7-3/4

per
per
per
per
per

cent
cent
cent
cent
cent

of
of
of
of
of

5/15/76
8/15/76
11/15/76
2/15/77
8/15/77

the following bonds due or callable in 10 years or more:
1984
4
per cent of 1988-93
1985
4-1/8 per cent of 1989-94
1986
3
per cent of 1995
1990
3-1/2 per cent of 1998
1987-92

GOVERNMENT FINANCE SECTION, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

September 11, 1972