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  1. <text id=93AC0247>
  2. <title>
  3. Bond & Stock Yields:1970-92
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Statistics         
  7.  Investment & Savings                                
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source>Time Almanac</source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. Bond & Stock Yields: 1970 - 1992
  13. [Percent per year.]
  14. </hdr>
  15. <body>
  16. <table>
  17. <tblhdr><cell>Type<cell>1980<cell>1985<cell>1990<cell>1991<cell>1992
  18. <row><cell type=a>U.S. TREASURY, CONSTANT MATURITIES:(1,2)<cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i>
  19. <row><cell>3-year<cell>11.55<cell>9.64<cell>8.26<cell>6.82<cell>5.30
  20. <row><cell>5-year<cell>11.48<cell>10.13<cell>8.37<cell>7.37<cell>6.19
  21. <row><cell>10-year<cell>11.46<cell>10.62<cell>8.55<cell>7.86<cell>7.01
  22. <row><cell>U.S. Government long-term bonds(2,3)<cell>10.81<cell>10.75<cell>8.74<cell>8.16<cell>7.52
  23. <row><cell>STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT BONDS:<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  24. <row><cell>Aaa(4)<cell>7.86<cell>8.60<cell>6.82<cell>6.56<cell>6.09
  25. <row><cell>Baa(4)<cell>9.02<cell>9.58<cell>7.14<cell>6.99<cell>6.48
  26. <row><cell>High-graded municipal bonds (Standard & Poor's)(5)<cell>8.51<cell>9.18<cell>7.25<cell>6.89<cell>6.41
  27. <row><cell>Municipal (Bond Buyer, 20 bonds)<cell>8.59<cell>9.11<cell>7.27<cell>6.92<cell>6.44
  28. <row><cell>CORPORATE BONDS:<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  29. <row><cell>Aaa seasoned(4)<cell>11.94<cell>11.37<cell>9.32<cell>8.77<cell>8.14
  30. <row><cell>Baa seasoned(4)<cell>13.67<cell>12.72<cell>10.36<cell>9.80<cell>8.98
  31. <row><cell>Corporate (Moody's)(4)<cell>12.75<cell>12.05<cell>9.77<cell>9.23<cell>8.50
  32. <row><cell>Industrials (49 bonds)(5)<cell>12.35<cell>11.80<cell>9.77<cell>9.25<cell>8.52
  33. <row><cell>Public utilities (51 bonds)<cell>13.15<cell>12.29<cell>9.76<cell>9.21<cell>8.57
  34. <row><cell>STOCKS (Standard & Poor's):(6)<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  35. <row><cell>Preferred (10 stocks)(7)<cell>10.60<cell>10.49<cell>8.96<cell>8.17<cell>7.46
  36. <row><cell>Common: Composite (500 stocks)<cell>5.26<cell>4.25<cell>3.61<cell>3.24<cell>2.98
  37. <row><cell>Industrials (400 stocks)<cell>4.95<cell>3.76<cell>3.16<cell>2.82<cell>2.63
  38. </table>
  39. <list style=hang>
  40. <item>NA=Not available.
  41. <item>1. Yields on the more actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities by the U.S. Treasury.
  42. <item>2. Yields are based on closing bid prices quoted by at least five dealers.
  43. <item>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.
  44. <item>4. Source: Moody's Investors Service, New York, NY.
  45. <item>5. Source: Standard & Poor's Corp., New York, NY.
  46. <item>6. Based on first trading day of each month, deferred call, new issue estimate. Source: Salomon Brothers, Inc., New York, NY.
  47. <item>7. Covers 40 bonds for period 1970-1983, 38 bonds for 1984-1986, and 37 bonds for 1987 and 1988.
  48. </list>
  49. <p>Source: Except as noted, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
  50. </p>
  51. </body>
  52. </article>
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