California Municipal Bonds

T. Rowe Price & Associates tracks the yields of 20 California municipal bonds and the Bond Buyer Index of 40 national issues.

Bond Buyer 40-bond index: 5.60%

California index: 5.57%

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Yield Issue Coupon Maturity June 27 Calif. general-oblig. 10-yr (generic) (generic) 4.80% Calif. general-oblig. 20-yr (generic) (generic) 5.45 Los Angeles MTA (insured) 5.50% 7/1/17 5.60 Calif. public works lease rev. 6.00 10/1/14 5.48 San Fran. airport (insured) 5.65 5/1/24 5.66

Yield Issue Thursday Calif. general-oblig. 10-yr 4.70% Calif. general-oblig. 20-yr 5.40 Los Angeles MTA (insured) 5.55 Calif. public works lease rev. 5.35 San Fran. airport (insured) 5.58

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Source: T. Rowe Price & Associates in Baltimore, which manages a $150-million California bond fund

Note: Yields are based on institutional trading, retail prices and a survey of California brokers. Yields offered to individual investors will vary.