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- Bond & Stock Yields:1970-1987 (percent per year) Type 1970 1975 1980 1985 1987
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- U.S. Treasury, constant
- maturities:(1,2)
- 3-year 7.29 7.49 11.55 9.64 7.67
- 5-year 7.38 7.77 11.48 10.13 7.94
- 10-year 7.35 7.99 11.46 10.62 8.38
- U.S. Govt. long-term bonds(2,3) 6.58 6.98 10.81 10.75 8.63
- State & local govt. bonds, Aaa(4)6.12 6.42 7.86 8.60 7.12
- State & local govt. bonds, Baa(4)6.75 7.62 9.02 9.58 8.17
- High-graded municipal bonds
- (Standard & Poor's)(5) 6.51 6.89 8.51 9.18 7.73
- Municipal (Bond Buyer, 20 bonds) 6.35 7.05 8.59 9.11 7.65
- Corporate Aaa seasoned(4) 8.04 8.83 11.94 11.37 9.38
- Corporate Baa seasoned(4) 9.11 10.61 13.67 12.72 10.58
- Corporate Aaa utility bonds(6) 8.72 9.71 12.68 11.67 9.40
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- Corporate, by years to
- maturity:(7)
- 5 years 8.10 7.70 12.80 10.40 6.80
- 10 years 8.00 8.00 12.40 11.60 7.65
- 20 years 7.60 8.35 12.30 12.50 8.00
- 30 years 7.60 8.35 12.30 12.50 8.00
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- Corporate (Moody's)(4) 8.51 9.57 12.75 12.05 9.91
- Industrials (37 bonds)(8) 8.26 9.25 12.35 11.80 9.83
- Railroads (13 bonds)(9) 8.77 9.39 11.48 11.94 9.63
- Public utilities (40 bonds) 8.68 9.88 13.15 12.29 9.98
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- Stocks (Standard & Poor's):(5)
- Preferred (10 stocks)(10) 7.22 8.36 10.60 10.49 8.37
- Common: Composite (500 stocks) 3.83 4.31 5.26 4.25 3.08
- Industrials (400 stocks) 3.62 3.96 4.95 3.76 2.62
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- 1. Yields on the more actively traded issues adjusted to constant
- maturities by the U.S. Treasury.
- 2. Yields are based on closing bid prices quoted by at least five
- dealers.
- 3. Averages (to maturity or call) for all outstanding bonds neither
- due nor callable in less than 10 years, including several very low
- yielding "flower" bonds.
- 4. Source:Moody's Investors Service, New York, NY.
- 5. Source:Standard & Poor's Corp., New York, NY.
- 6. Based on first trading day of each month, deferred call, new issue
- estimate. Source:Salomon Brothers, Inc., New York, NY.
- 7. Source:Scudder, Stevens & Clark, New York, NY.
- 8. Covers 40 bonds for period 1970-1983 and 38 bonds for 1984-1986.
- 9. Covers 23 bonds for period 1970-1981.
- 10. Yields based on 10 stocks, 4 yields. Issues converted to a price
- equivalent to $100 par and a 7% annual dividend before averaging.
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- Source:Except as noted, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
- System.