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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.15<519)

For immediate release

SELECTED INTEREST RATES

September 8, 1981

Yields in percent per annum
Calendar week ending September 4 , 1981
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 bills2
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.

Aug.
31

Sept.
1

Sept
2

Sept.
3

Sept.
4

This
Week

Last
Week

Aug.

16.83

17.52

18.32

17.16

16.42

16.89J

17.41

17.82

16.61
16.63
16.34

17.11
16.97
16.65

17.25
17.09
16.63

17.19
17.02
16.59

17.15
17.00
16.63

17.06
16.94
16.57

17.32
17.16
16.67

17.58
17.23
16.62

16.80
15.95
15.55

16.93
16.00
15.60

17.11
16.00
15.60

17.01
16.00
15.60

17.08
15.85
15.45

16.99
15.96
15.56

17.09
15.99
15.59

17.37
15.88
15.32

16.90
16.50

17.10
16.60

17.10
16.50

17.00
16.45

17.00
16.50

17.02
16.51

17.17
16.67

17.22
16.56

17.11
17.36
17.58
20.50
14.00

17.45
17.88
18.03
20.50
14.00

17.45
17.86
17.95
20.50
14.00

17.36
17.77
17.95
20.50
14.00

17.41
17.82
17.99
20.50
14.00

17.36
17.74
17.901
20.50,
14.001

17.84
18.02
18.16,
20.50
14.00

17.91
17.96
17.98
20.50
14.00

15.583
15.646

15.832
15.854

15.612
15.548
14.542

15.583
15.646
15.52
15.69
14.93

15.59
15.61
15.00

15.66
15.72
15.09

15.63
15.81
15.21

15.56
15.79
15.04

15.59
15.72
15.05

15.71
15.76
14.99

15.51
15.52
14.70

16.97
16.73
16.33
16.11
15.71
15.41
15.15
14.78

17.06
16.78
16.57
16.12
15.71
15.41
15.09
14.70

17.16
16.78
16.43
16.09
15.75
15.40
15.11
14.70

17.31
16.90
16.48
16.14
15.78
15.48
15.21
14.82

17.24
16.89
16.52
16.17
15.86
15.51
15.24
14.84

17.15
16.82
16.47
16.13
15.76
15.44
15.16
14.77

17.07
16.71
16.39
16.04
15.69
15.32
14.99
14.57

16.72
16.28
16.00
15.56
15.22
14.94
14.52
14.17

14.24

14.14

14.14

14.23

14.26

14.20

14.02

13.61

16.02
15.44
16.60

16.06
15.48
16.76

16.08
15.50
16.80

16.11
15.51
16.83
11.10

16.14
15.57
16.85

16.08
15.50
16.77
11.10
17.79

15.87
15.21
16.54
11.10
17.48

15.60
14.89
16.34
11.10
17.29

17.79

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.