Bond Buyer Indexes
| Average Municipal Bond Yields -- Compiled Weekly | ||||||
| Date | 20-Bond GO Index1 | 11-Bond GO Index1 | 25-Bond Revenue2 | 10-Year Treasury3 | 30-Year Treasury3 | |
| Mar 26 | 4.94 | 4.84 | 5.23 | 4.42 | 4.93 | |
| Mar 19 | 4.78 | 4.68 | 5.07 | 4.25 | 4.84 | |
| Mar 12 | 4.81 | 4.71 | 5.10 | 4.27 | 4.88 | |
| Mar 5 | 4.79 | 4.69 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 4.74 | |
| Feb 26 | 4.71 | 4.61 | 5.00 | 4.02 | 4.67 | |
| Feb 19 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 5.04 | 4.08 | 4.71 | |
| Feb 12 | 4.79 | 4.69 | 5.08 | 4.11 | 4.73 | |
| Feb 5 | 4.81 | 4.71 | 5.10 | 4.20 | 4.86 | |
| Jan 29 | 4.81 | 4.71 | 5.10 | 4.23 | 4.85 | |
| Jan 22 | 4.81 | 4.71 | 5.10 | 4.25 | 4.85 | |
| Jan 15 | 4.76 | 4.66 | 5.05 | 4.17 | 4.79 | |
| Jan 8 | 4.76 | 4.66 | 5.05 | 4.19 | 4.86 | |
| Dec 31 | 4.83 | 4.73 | 5.12 | 4.17 | 4.85 | |
| Dec 24 | 4.83 | 4.73 | 5.12 | 4.14 | 4.80 | |
| Dec 18 | 4.83 | 4.73 | 5.12 | 4.12 | 4.80 | |
| Dec 11 | 4.81 | 4.71 | 5.10 | 4.14 | 4.79 | |
| Dec 4 | 4.81 | 4.71 | 5.10 | 4.11 | 4.77 | |
| Nov 26 | 4.76 | 4.66 | 5.05 | 4.11 | 4.73 | |
| Nov 20 | 4.76 | 4.66 | 5.05 | 4.11 | 4.73 | |
| Nov 13 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 5.04 | 4.12 | 4.71 | |
| Nov 6 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 5.04 | 4.09 | 4.69 | |
| Oct 30 | 4.74 | 4.64 | 5.03 | 4.10 | 4.65 | |
| Oct 23 | 4.72 | 4.62 | 5.01 | 4.00 | 4.58 | |
| Oct 16 | 4.78 | 4.68 | 5.07 | 3.97 | 4.58 | |
| Oct 9 | 4.83 | 4.73 | 5.12 | 4.15 | 4.74 | |
| Oct 2 | 4.85 | 4.75 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 4.70 | |
| Sep 25 | 4.90 | 4.80 | 5.19 | 4.17 | 4.75 | |
| Sep 18 | 4.88 | 4.78 | 5.17 | 4.11 | 4.72 | |
| Sep 11 | 4.94 | 4.84 | 5.23 | 4.01 | 4.65 | |
| Sep 4 | 5.22 | 5.12 | 5.51 | 4.17 | 4.86 | |
| Aug 28 | 5.23 | 5.13 | 5.52 | 4.22 | 4.88 | |
| (1) General obligation bonds maturing in 20 years are used in compiling these indexes. The 20-bond index has an average rating equivalent to Moody's Aa2 and S&P's AA, while the 11-bond index is equivalent to Aa1 and AA-plus. (No average Fitch rating is provided because Fitch does not rate one of the bonds.) The 11 bonds used in the higher-grade index are marked with an asterisk. | ||||||
| Baltimore, Md. | Aa2 / AA / NR | *Massachusetts. | Aa1 / AA+ / AA+ | Pennsylvania. | Aa2 / A+ / AA | |
| California | Aa2 / AA– / AA | Memphis, Tenn. | Aa2 / AA / AA | *Phoenix, Ariz | Aa1 / AA+ / AAA | |
| *Denver, Colo. | Aaa / AAA / AAA | Miami-Dade Co., Fla. | Aa2 / AA / AA+ | *Seattle, Wash. | Aaa / AAA / AAA | |
| *Florida | Aaa / AAA / AAA | Milwaukee, Wis. | A3 / A– / A+ | *South Carolina | Aaa / AA+ / AAA | |
| *Georgia | Aaa / AAA / AAA | New York City | Aa2 / AA / AA | *Texas | Aaa / AAA / AAA | |
| Houston, Tex. | Aa3 / AA / AA | *New York State | Aa1 / AA+ / AA+ | *Washington | Aaa / AA+ / AA+ | |
| *Maryland | Aa1 / AAA / AAA | North Carolina | Aaa / AAA / AAA | |||
| (2) Revenue bonds maturing in 30 years are used in compiling this index. It has an average rating equivalent to Moody's A1 and S&P's A-plus. (No average Fitch rating is provided because Fitch does not rate seven of the bonds.) The bonds and their ratings are: | ||||||
| MOODY'S | S&P | FITCH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOODY'S/S&P/FITCH | MOODY'S/S&P/FITCH | MOODY'S/S&P/FITCH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, Ga., airport (AMT) | Aa3 | AA | AA– | |||
| Connecticut Housing Finance Authority | Aaa | AAA | NR | |||
| Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board, Tex. (AMT) | A1 | AA– | A+ | |||
| Energy Northwest (formerly WPPSS), Wash., power revenue | Aa2 | AA– | AA | |||
| Illinois Health Facilities Financing Authority (Northwestern Memorial Healthcare) | Aa2 | AA+ | NR | |||
| JEA (formerly Jacksonville Electric Authority), Fla. electric revenue | A2 | A+ | AA | |||
| Kentucky Turnpike Authority | Aa2 | A | AA– | |||
| Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Calif., electric revenue | Aa2 | A | AA– | |||
| Massachusetts Port Authority (AMT) | Aa2 | AA | AA | |||
| MEAG Power (formerly Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia) | A2 | A | NR | |||
| Nebraska Public Power District, power supply | A1 | A | A+ | |||
| New Jersey Turnpike Authority, turnpike revenue | A1 | AA– | A+ | |||
| New York State Power Authority, general purpose | Aa1 | AA | AA | |||
| North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1, Catawba electric revenue | NR | A | A | |||
| Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, consolidated (AMT) | Aa3 | AA– | AA– | |||
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | NR | NR | NR | |||
| Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Ariz., electric revenue | Aa1 | AA+ | NR | |||
| South Carolina Public Service Authority, electric revenue | A3 | A– | A– | |||
| Texas Municipal Power Agency | A1 | AA | NR | |||
| Virginia Housing Development Authority | Aa1 | AA+ | NR | |||
| (3) Yield on the most current U.S. Treasury 10-year note and 30-year Treasury bond. (Source: LSEG) | ||||||
| Source: LSEG | ||||||