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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 1, 1979
Instruments
;deral funds (effective rate)
Commercial naoer ^orime. 90 to 119 davs^.

Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority) . . .
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York). . .
Yields on U.S. Government securities: 37
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: 4/

7-year .
10-year
20-year
30-year
Coupon issues due in: 5/

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Average vields on cornorate bonds (Moodv's^

. ..

.....

Aug.
27
11.47
10.77
10.75
9.97
11.05
12.00
10.50

Aug.
28
11.43
10.82
10.80
9.98
11.05
12.25
10.50

Aug.
29
10.66
10.90
10.89
10.10
11.10
12.25
10.50

For Immediate Release
September 4, 1979
Aug.
30
11.32
10.95
10.94
10.12
11.17
12.25
10.50

Aug.
31
11.29
10.98
10.96
10.16
11.20
12.25
10.50

9.680
9.645

Last
Year l 7
Week o , Ago 7T/
11.04-' 8.28^
7.97
10.61
8.03
10.56
7.74
9.91
8.19
10.82
9.25
12.00
7.75
10.50

9.680
9.645

9.599
9.504

7.323
7.550

9.65
9.63
9.36

9.74
9.69
9.39

9.77
9.70
9.38

9.75
9.69
9.41

9.81
9.80
9.52

9.74
9.70
9.41

9.55
9.53
9.28

7.50
7.65
7.86

10.22
9.68
9.30
9.18
9.16
9.12
9.01
9.03

10.26
9.73
9.35
9.23
9.21
9.15
9.02
9.03

10.24
9.73
9.35
9.25
9.20
9.14
9.01
9.02

10.28
9.77
9.47
9.32
9.26
9.21
9.07
9.07

10.40
9.84
9.54
9.36
9.30
9.24
9.10
9.09

10.28
9.75
9.40
9.27
9.23
9.17
9.04
9.05

10.14
9.57
9.20
9.11
9.09
9.06
8.97
9.00

8.47
8.46
8.37
8.39
8.39
8.38
8.43
8.45

9.21

9.26

9.27

9.35

9.39

9.30

9.12

8.36

9.76
9.28
10.37

9.78
9.30
10.36

9.79
9.29
10.37

9.80
9.30
10.37
5.85

9.81
9.32
10.37

9.79
9.30
10.37
5.85

9.74
9.23
10.35
5.75

9.05
8.67
9.46
5.50

State and local government Aaa (Moody 1 s)
1/ As of week ending September 2, 1978.
7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
Bills'*quoted
on bank discount basis.
37
4/ Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities.
5J Unweighted average for all issues outstanding.

1/




This
Week n ,
11.16-'
10.88
10.87
10.07
11.11
12.25
10.50

Source:

U.S. Treasury.