Week Ending

Instruments Apr Apr Apr Apr May Mar Apr

4 11 18 25 2

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release

Federal funds (effective) 1 2 3

Commercial paper 3 4 5

1-month

3-month

6-month

Finance paper placed directly 3 4 6

1-month

3-month

6-month

Bankers acceptances (top rated) 3 4 7

3-month

6-month

CDs (secondary market) 3 8

1-month

3-month

6-month

Eurodollar deposits (London) 3 9

1-month

3-month

6-month

Bank prime loan 2 3 10

Discount window borrowing 2 11

U.S. government securities

Treasury bills

Auction average 3 4 12

3-month

6-month

1-year

Secondary market 3 4

3-month

6-month

1-year

Treasury constant maturities 13

3-month

6-month

1-year

2-year

3-year

5-year

7-year

10-year

20-year

30-year

Composite

Over 10 years (long-term) 14

Corporate bonds

Moody’s seasoned

Aaa

Baa

A-utility 15

State & local bonds 16

Conventional mortgages 17

5.86 5.37 5.48 5.48 5.61 5.39 5.51

5.67 5.62 5.60 5.59 5.60 5.51 5.61

5.72 5.69 5.71 5.70 5.72 5.56 5.71

5.77 5.77 5.80 5.80 5.81 5.61 5.79

5.55 5.51 5.50 5.50 5.52 5.39 5.51

5.59 5.58 5.62 5.62 5.62 5.42 5.61

5.55 5.58 5.61 5.63 5.63 5.41 5.60

5.60 5.62 5.62 5.63 5.61 5.44 5.62

5.66 5.70 5.73 5.74 5.72 5.50 5.71

5.60 5.57 5.56 5.55 5.57 5.44 5.57

5.70 5.70 5.72 5.71 5.73 5.53 5.71

5.87 5.88 5.93 5.91 5.91 5.69 5.90

5.56 5.56 5.56 5.56 5.54 5.40 5.56

5.68 5.69 5.70 5.70 5.70 5.50 5.70

5.84 5.88 5.91 5.89 5.90 5.66 5.89

8.50 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.30 8.50

5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00

5.18 5.14 5.15 5.21 5.22 5.14 5.17

5.31 5.30 5.42 5.38 5.45 5.24 5.35

5.66 5.72 5.36 5.66

5.17 5.14 5.16 5.19 5.15 5.14 5.16

5.32 5.37 5.40 5.40 5.34 5.26 5.37

5.65 5.65 5.64 5.66 5.60 5.47 5.64

5.31 5.27 5.30 5.34 5.29 5.28 5.30

5.54 5.60 5.63 5.62 5.57 5.48 5.60

5.99 5.99 5.98 6.01 5.93 5.80 5.99

6.43 6.46 6.47 6.48 6.33 6.22 6.45

6.58 6.62 6.63 6.64 6.48 6.38 6.61

6.75 6.78 6.78 6.79 6.62 6.54 6.76

6.87 6.88 6.87 6.87 6.72 6.65 6.86

6.90 6.92 6.89 6.89 6.76 6.69 6.89

7.21 7.23 7.21 7.21 7.08 7.05 7.20

7.10 7.12 7.10 7.10 6.98 6.93 7.09

7.20 7.21 7.19 7.18 7.06 7.03 7.18

7.71 7.74 7.73 7.75 7.64 7.55 7.73

8.33 8.36 8.34 8.35 8.26 8.18 8.34

8.26 8.27 8.19 8.24 7.98 8.08 8.23

5.88 5.88 5.87 5.87 5.77 5.76 5.88

8.18 8.15 8.16 8.08 8.01 7.90 8.14

See overleaf for footnotes

G.13 (415)

SELECTED INTEREST RATES For immediate release

Yields in percent per annum May 6, 1997

These data are released the first Tuesday of each month. The availability of the release is announced on (202) 452-3206.
FOOTNOTES

1. The daily effective federal funds rate is a weighted average of rates on trades through N.Y. brokers.

2. Weekly figures are averages of 7 calendar days ending on Wednesday of the current week; monthly figures

include each calendar day in the month.

3. Annualized using a 360-day year or bank interest.

4. Quoted on a discount basis.

5. An average of offering rates on commercial paper placed by several leading dealers for firms whose bond rating

is AA or the equivalent.

6. An average of offering rates on paper directly placed by finance companies.

7. Representative closing yields for acceptances of the highest rated money center banks.

8. An average of dealer offering rates on nationally traded certificates of deposit.

9. Bid rates for Eurodollar deposits at 11 a.m. London time.

10. One of several base rates used by banks to price short-term business loans.

11. Rate for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

12. Auction date for daily data; weekly and monthly averages computed on an issue-date basis.

13. Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities. Source: U.S. Treasury.

14. Unweighted average of rates on all outstanding bonds neither due nor callable in less than 10 years.

15. Estimate of the yield on a recently offered, A-rated utility bond with a maturity of 30 years and call protection of

5 years; Friday quotations.

16. Bond Buyer Index, general obligation, 20 years to maturity, mixed quality; Thursday quotations.

17. Contract interest rates on commitments for fixed-rate first mortgages. Source: FHLMC.

Note: Weekly and monthly figures are averages of business days unless otherwise noted.

DESCRIPTION OF THE TREASURY CONSTANT MATURITY SERIES

Yields on Treasury securities at "constant maturity" are interpolated by the U.S. Treasury from the daily yield curve. This

curve, which relates the yield on a security to its time to maturity, is based on the closing market bid yields on actively

traded Treasur securities in the over-the-counter market. These market yields are calculated from composites of quotations obtained by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The constant maturity yield values are read from the yield curve

at fixed maturities, currently 3 and 6 months and 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20, and 30 years. This method provides a yield for a 10-

year maturity, for example, even if no outstanding security has exactly 10 years remaining to maturity. In estimating the

20-year constant maturity, the Treasury incorporates the prevailing market yield on an outstanding Treasury bond with

approximately 20 years remaining to maturity.

G.13 (415) Federal Reserve Board

Selected Interest Rates May 6, 1997

Yields in percent per annum

Fed Comm

funds paper Treasury bills Treasury constant maturities

1-mo. 3-mo. 6-mo. 1-yr. 3-mo. 6-mo. 1-yr. 2-yr. 3-yr. 5-yr. 7-yr. 10-yr. 20-yr. 30-yr.

Apr 1 6.18 5.67 5.18 5.31 5.66 5.32 5.53 6.00 6.42 6.58 6.74 6.87 6.90 7.21 7.09

Apr 2 5.50 5.65 5.16 5.31 5.64 5.30 5.53 5.98 6.42 6.58 6.73 6.85 6.88 7.20 7.08

Apr 3 5.52 5.64 5.13 5.30 5.62 5.27 5.52 5.95 6.40 6.55 6.72 6.84 6.86 7.19 7.08

Apr 4 5.32 5.64 5.15 5.33 5.64 5.29 5.56 5.98 6.44 6.61 6.78 6.90 6.92 7.25 7.14

Apr 7 5.43 5.63 5.15 5.33 5.63 5.26 5.55 5.97 6.41 6.57 6.73 6.84 6.87 7.20 7.08

Apr 8 5.34 5.62 5.11 5.34 5.64 5.25 5.56 5.98 6.44 6.61 6.76 6.87 6.91 7.23 7.11

Apr 9 5.31 5.62 5.10 5.36 5.64 5.24 5.59 5.98 6.44 6.60 6.77 6.88 6.91 7.22 7.11

Apr 10 5.51 5.60 5.15 5.39 5.65 5.29 5.62 5.99 6.46 6.61 6.78 6.88 6.91 7.22 7.11

Apr 11 5.40 5.61 5.17 5.43 5.69 5.31 5.66 6.04 6.53 6.69 6.85 6.95 6.98 7.29 7.17

Apr 14 5.49 5.62 5.17 5.42 5.69 5.30 5.61 6.04 6.54 6.70 6.86 6.95 6.98 7.29 7.17

Apr 15 5.61 5.62 5.17 5.39 5.64 5.31 5.62 5.99 6.45 6.62 6.76 6.87 6.88 7.21 7.10

Apr 16 5.56 5.60 5.15 5.40 5.64 5.29 5.63 5.99 6.49 6.64 6.79 6.88 6.90 7.22 7.11

Apr 17 5.49 5.58 5.15 5.41 5.62 5.29 5.64 5.96 6.44 6.60 6.75 6.84 6.86 7.18 7.07

Apr 18 5.35 5.59 5.15 5.40 5.60 5.29 5.63 5.94 6.42 6.57 6.73 6.81 6.84 7.17 7.06

Apr 21 5.34 5.59 5.15 5.41 5.62 5.36 5.61 5.97 6.46 6.61 6.76 6.85 6.87 7.20 7.09

Apr 22 5.50 5.59 5.22 5.37 5.62 5.36 5.59 5.97 6.43 6.59 6.73 6.81 6.84 7.16 7.05

Apr 23 5.95 5.59 5.23 5.39 5.64 5.37 5.62 6.00 6.47 6.63 6.78 6.86 6.89 7.20 7.09

Apr 24 5.62 5.59 5.18 5.40 5.67 5.32 5.63 6.05 6.52 6.68 6.83 6.92 6.93 7.23 7.13

Apr 25 5.53 5.60 5.17 5.42 5.74 5.31 5.65 6.08 6.54 6.70 6.83 6.92 6.94 7.25 7.14

Apr 28 5.72 5.61 5.19 5.43 5.72 5.35 5.68 6.06 6.51 6.66 6.81 6.90 6.92 7.23 7.12

Apr 29 5.53 5.60 5.20 5.31 5.59 5.34 5.53 5.92 6.34 6.49 6.64 6.75 6.77 7.09 6.99

Apr 30 5.82 5.61 5.14 5.31 5.57 5.28 5.53 5.90 6.29 6.42 6.57 6.68 6.72 7.05 6.95