Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : September 24, 1979

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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E statistical release
SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
(Yields in percent per annum)
Calendar week ending September 22, 1979

H-15(519)

Instruments
Federal funds (effective rate)
. . . .,
Commercial paper (prime, 90 to 119 days)
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.)
,
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.) • . ,
Bankers1 acceptances (prime, 90 days)
,
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority) ,
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York).
Yields on U.S. Government securities: 3/
Auction Average (Issue date):
3-month bill
,
6-month bill
,
1-year bill
Market Yields:
3-month bill
,
6-month bill
,
1-year bill
Treasury constant maturities: kj
1-year
,
2-year
,
3wyear
5-year
,
7-year
,
10-year . . .
20-year
,
30-year
,
Coupon issues due in: 5/
3 to 5 years
>

Sept.

17
11.51
11.74
11.71
10.55
11.80
13.00
10.50

Sept.
18
11,53
11.81
11.77
10.55
11.90
13.00
10.50

Sept.
19
11.11
11.78
11.75
10.65
11.82
13.00
11.00

For Immediate Release
September 24, 1979

Sept.
20
11.54
11.79
11.75
10.65
11.83
13. QQ
lit 00

Sept.
21
11.60
11.78
11.73
10.79
11.75

13.25
11.00

10.353
10.315

This
Week
11.37 2/
11.78
11.74
10.64
11.82
13.25
11.00

Last
Week
11.30 2/
11.73
11.70
10.58
11.75
13.00
10.50

Year.,
Ago -'
8.36 2/
8.48
8.51
8.27
8.62
9.50
8.00

10.353
10.315

10.531
10.294

7.884
7.979

9.893
10.37
10.30
9.97

10.40
10.39
9.99

10.20
10.17
9.86

10. ?1
10.19
9.87

10.10
10.08
9.82

10.26
10.23
9.90

10.45
10.27
9.96

8.02
8.10
8.08

10.97
10.13

9.74
9.44
9.41
9.37
9.22
9.19

10.99
10.14
9.76
9.45
9.41
9.36
9.22
9.19

10.84
10.08
9.71
9.38
9.37
9.31
9.20
9.16

10.85
10.03
9.71
9.38
9.35
9.29
9f18
9.13

10.78
10.00
9.68
9.38
9.32
9.26
9.15
9.11

10.89
10.08
9.72
9.41
9.37
9.32
9.19
9.16

10.91
10.06
9.66
9.36
9.34
9.31
9.19
9.15

8.72
8.62
8.45
8.46
8.46
8.46
8.49
8.50

9.60

9.63

9.57

9,58

9.56

9.59

9.51

8.40

9.93
9.95
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody1s)
9.50
9.47
Aaa
10,59
10.53
Baa
State and local government Aaa (MoodyTs)
1/ As of week ending September 23, 1978.
2J 7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
3j Bills quoted on bank discount basis.
4/ Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities.
J/ Unweighted average for all issues outstanding.

9.95
9.49
10.56

9,97
9.50
10.57
5.90

9.97
9.47
10.58

9.95
9.49
10.57
5.90

9.89
9.42
10.48
5.90

9.03
8.70
9.39
5.60




Source:

U.S. Treasury.