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CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

August 14, 1970.
MONETARY AGGREGATES AND
MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS

Recent developments
(1)

The money supply is now estimated to have increased at a

4.1 per cent annual rate on average in July, much slower than the 11 per
cent pace indicated at the time of the last Committee meeting.

Since

around mid-July, the weekly money supply figures have been generally
smaller than earlier anticipated, though the shortfall has lessened in
August and in the week ending August 12, the preliminary estimate for the
money supply moved slightly above its indicated path.

For the most part

the shortfalls in money supply reflected weakness in private demand deposits
subject to reserves at both city and country banks,

but currency and

estimated demand deposits at nonmember banks also fell short./

Apparently,

the surge in demand balances around mid-year was a very temporary phenomenon,
perhaps resulting from market churning associated with shifts of funds out
of market instruments thought to be of less than prime quality.
(2)

Growth in the adjusted bank credit proxy in July was at

a slightly more rapid pace than had been expected earlier.

This greater

strength was due primarily to a faster-than-projected rise in time deposits,
which grew at a 35 per cent annual rate on average in July.

Large CD's

rose by around $5.0 billion over the month following the suspension of a

1/ There have been some indications of the development recently of new
bank accounting procedures in connection with Euro-dollar and foreign exchange transactions which could be producing some understatement in the

money supply series. No hard statistics are available, however, to confirm
the extent of such a bias if it does exist, whether it is growing or
represents a one-time change, or whether it is or isn't offset by other

factors.

-2portion of the Regulation Q ceilings, although more recent data indicate
a considerably more moderate rate of CD expansion.

Other time and savings

deposits also advanced strongly in July, possibly reflecting a preference
by savers for highly liquid instruments in view of economic and financial
uncertainties.

Net inflows of funds to nonbank savings institutions were

also exceptionally strong after allowance for seasonal factors.
Recent Paths of Key Monetary Aggregates
(Seasonally adjusted, billions of dollars)
Adjusted Credit Proxy
Indicated at
Last Meeting

Actual
Results

Money Supply
Indicated at
Last Meeting

Actual
Results

1970

Month

Levels

Levels

June

311.2

311.1

203.7

203.6

July

315.6

315.8

205.6

204.3

July 15

314.4

314.2

205.4

204.3

22

315.5

315.0

206.0

202.8

29

317.9

318.8

205.8

204.3

318.3

319.4

205.5

204.5

318.7

320.6e/

205.7

206.4e/

Week ending

August 5
12

Z Annual Rates of Change

% Annual Rates of Change

Month
July over June

e/

17.0

Partly estimated.

18.1

11.0

4.1

(3)
successful
figures.

The Treasury's mid-August financing was generally

raising $1.9 billion in new cash, according to preliminary
Despite the success of the financing and the initial premiums

on the new issues, the Government securities market remains hesitant
in the face of enlarged dealer positions arising from the Treasury's two
tax bill auctions in July and takings of about $1.4 billion in coupon
issues in the mid-August operation.

Thus, yields on Treasury notes and

bonds have edged up and are about 7--10 basis points over mid-July
levels.

Treasury bill rates

have also moved somewhat higher, and the

3-month issue was most recently bid at 6.54 per cent, compared with 6.38
per cent at the time of the last meeting.
(4)

Yields on new high-grade corporate issues have fluctuated

since mid-July, and on balance are a shade higher than at the time of the
last FOMC meeting, reflecting a recent build-up in the corporate calendar.
On the other hand, yields on municipal securities have dropped.

Private

short-term rates have also declined since mid-July; and these markets
have calmed considerably,

although the market remains very quality-

conscious and marginal issuers of commercial paper are still being pressed
to seek alternative sources of credit.

Major finance companies are now

having relatively little difficulty in meeting maturities, although some
are finding it hard to add to outstandings.

Nevertheless, as reported in

the Greenbook, total outstanding commercial and finance paper continued to
decline in July, a month in which seasonal factors would imply a sizable

increase.

(5)

In response to the System's discount window assistance

to banks extending additional credit to commercial paper issuers, member
bank borrowings rose sharply in July reaching a record $1.7 billion on
average in the week of July 15.

Over the past three statement weeks,

however, member bank borrowings have been in a $1--$1.2 billion range,
at a time when pressures on the commercial paper market have been abating.

Net borrowed reserves fluctuated in a $1.1--$1.4 billion range in

the latter part of July, but in the first two statement weeks of August
dropped below $1.0 billion; in June, before the commercial paper problem
developed, net borrowed reserves had averaged $735 million.
(6)

Since the last Committee meeting, the Federal funds rate

has averaged a little below 7 per cent, as compared with the 7-1/4-7-1/2 per cent range of the preceding four weeks.

In part, the lower

Federal funds rate reflected increased ability of banks to accommodate
reserve needs at the discount window.

In addition, however, the drop in

the funds rate, and also dealer financing rates, reflected the Desk's
response to shortfalls in money supply growth.
(7)

The following table summarizes seasonally adjusted annual

rates of change in major aggregates for selected periods:

Past Year
(July over
July)

First Half
of 1970
(June over
December)

Latest
Month
(July
over June)

0.2

- 0.2

5.3

-0.1

1.9

-16.7

Money supply

2.5

4.0

4.1

Time and savings deposits

4.7

7.1

35.2

Savings accounts at nonbank
thrift institutions

4.1

4.5

11.6

2.8

3.3

22.7

Proxy plus Euro-dollars

1.8

1.9

18.6

Proxy plus Euro-dollars
and other nondeposit
sources

3.3

3.5

18.1

Total loans and investments
of all
commercial banks

3.3

1.9

16.6

L&I plus loans sold
outright to affiliates
and foreign branches

4.6

3.9

16.6

Non-bank commercial paper

12.81/

14.0

-63. 91/

Total reserves
Nonborrowed reserves

Member bank deposits and
related sources of funds
Total member bank deposits

(Bank credit proxy)

Commercial bank credit
(Month end)

NOTE:

All items are averages of daily figures (with "other nondeposit sources"
based on an average for the month of Wednesday data), except the
commercial bank credit series, which are based on total outstanding
on last Wednesday of month, and the non-bank commercial paper and
thrift institutions series, which are end-of-month data. All additions
to the total member bank deposit series are seasonally unadjusted
numbers, since data have not been available for a long enough time to

make seasonal adjustments.
1/ Last Wednesday of July 1970.

Last day of month not available.

Prospective developments
(8)

If the Committee wishes to continue with a policy that

encompasses financial flows and credit conditions consistent with a 5 per
cent trend rate of growth for the money supply, the following language for
the second paragraph of the directive may be considered (alternative A):
To implement this policy,[DEL:
while taking account of persisting
market uncertainties;liquidity strains; and the forthcoming Treasury
financing;]the Committee seeks to promote moderate growth in money
and bankcredit over the months ahead, WHILE TAKING ACCOUNT OF
PERSISTING LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS AND allowing [DEL:
for a possible] BANK
CREDIT GROWTH TO REFLECT A continued shift of credit flows from market
to banking channels.

System open market operations until the next

meeting of the Committee shall be conducted with a view to maintaining
bank reserves and money market conditions consistent with that objective;
[DEL:
provided, however, that operations shall be modified as needed to
counter

excessive pressures in financial markets should they develop.]

(9)

The table below shows growth paths for the monetary

aggregates that would be consistent with such a policy.

Monetary Aggregates--Monthly and Quarterly
(Daily averages, seasonally adjusted)
Money Supply
Month

Levels
Annual Rate
-$ bills.)
of change

Adjusted Credit Proxy
Levels
Annual Rate
($ bills.)
of change

Total Reserves
Annual
Levels Rate of
($ bills) Change

June (actual)

203.6

-1.8

311.1

7.0

27.9

.5

July (actual)

204.3

4.1

315.8

18.1

28.0

5.3

August

205.4

6.5

321.0

20.0

28.6

24.0

September

206.2

4.5

323.8

10.5

28.8

11.0

October

206.8

3.5

327.3

13.0

29.1

12.0

1/

Quarters-

3rd (Sept.
over June)

5.0

16.5

13.5

4th (Dec.
over Sept.)

5.0

11.5

13.0

1/ The annual rate of change on a quarterly-average over quarterly-average
basis for the money stock is 3.5 per cent inthe third quarter and 4.5 per
cent in the fourth quarter.

(10)

The growth rate specified above might not be attainable under

prevailing money market conditions, particularly with respect to the money
supply.

Although the relationship between money market conditions and

monetary aggregates has been unusually uncertain recently, our projections
indicate that the money supply might grow at no more than a 4 per cent annual
rate over the third quarter and into the fourth if current money market
conditions are generally maintained.

Achievement of a 5 per cent money

supply growth might require a Federal funds rate generally around 6-1/2-6-3/4 per cent, member bank borrowings dropped to an average of around
$800-$900 million, and net borrowed reserves were in a $700-$800 million

-8range.

Such a set of money market conditions might be accompanied by some

decline of interest rates in short-term credit markets in consequence of
greater provision of nonborrowed reserves by the System.

The 3-month bill

rate would probably decline in a 6-1/8--6-1/2 per cent range.

It is

possible, also, that if the Federal funds rate had to be consiztently around
6-1/2 per cent to achieve the money supply growth, expectational factors
could be generated which could increase bank and other investor demands for
debt obligations.

This might lead to interest rate declines on a broader

front, although the extent of decline may be limited by the size of
security offerings in prospect.
(11)

Time deposit growth is likely to slow over the months

ahead even if the easier money market conditions noted above prove necessary.
It seems unlikely that the very rapid rate of growth of consumer-type time
deposits in July will continue, assuming that economic prospects begin to
improve.

With respect to large negotiable CD's, the recent more moderate

pace of expansion is likely to continue.

Further short-term market rate

declines would tend to make CD's relatively more attractive to investors,
but, with loan demands quite moderate, banks would be unlikely to be as
aggressive in the CD market as in July.

This same consideration is

likely to limit bank interest in nondeposit sources of funds.

(12)

A weekly path for monetary aggregates consistent with

the monthly figures is shown below:

Monetary Aggregates--Weekly
(Daily averages, seasonally adjusted)

Week

Money Supply

Credit Proxy
Adjusted

Total
Reserves

August 12/

206.4

320.6

28.6

19

206.2

321.3

28.6

26

204.8

321.8

28.8

2

204.8

322.1

28.8

9

206.2

322.4

28.7

16

206.4

323.8

28.8

Sept.

e/

Partly estimated.

-10Alternative
(13)

Should the Committee wish to seek a

somewhat more rapid

pace of growth for the money supply and an associated easing of credit
conditions between now and year-end,
following

language

it

may wish to consider

for the second paragraph

of the directive

the
(alterna-

tive B):
To implement this

policy, [DEL:
while taking account

market-uncertainties; liquidity strains; andthe
Treasury financing

of persisting

forthcoming

the Committee seeks to promote SOMEWHAT GREATER

moderate growth in money and bankcredit]over the months ahead,
WHILE TAKING ACCOUNT OF PERSISTING LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS AND allowing
for-a-possible
of credit flows

BANK CREDIT GROWTH TO REFLECT A continued shift
from market to banking channels.

market operations until

System open

the next meeting of the Committee shall

be conducted with a view to maintaining bank reserves

and money

market conditions consistent with that objective provided;[DEL:however,
that operations shall be modified as needed to counter excessive
pressures in financial markets should they develop.]
(14)

A monthly and quarterly path for the monetary aggregates,

including a move up to a 6 per cent annual rate of growth for money
supply in the fourth quarter, is shown below:

-11-

Monetary Aggregates--Monthly and Quarterly
(Daily averages, seasonally adjusted, $ billions)

Adjusted Credit Proxy
Money Supply
Total Reserves
Levels
Annual Rate
Levels
Annual Tate
Levels
Annual Rate
($ bills.) of Change
of
Change
($ bills.)
of Change
($ bills.)

Month
June (actual)

203.6

-1.8

July (actual)

204.3

4.1

315.8

18.1

28.0

5.3

August

205.4

6.5

321.1

20.1

28.6

25.5

September

206.4

6.0

324.3

12.0

28.9

12.5

October

207.3

5.0

328.2

14.5

29.2

13.0

311.1

7.0

27.9

.5

Quarter-1/
3rd (Sept.
over June)

5.5

17.0

14.5

4th (Dec.
over Sept.)

6.0

12.5

14.0

(15)

Weekly figures for the period between now and the next

meeting consistent with the above path, are detailed in
table.

the following

-12Monetary Aggregates - Weekly
(Daily average, seasonally adjusted, $ billion)

Money Supply

Credit Proxy
Adjusted

206.4

320.6

28.6

19

206.2

321.4

28.7

26

204.8

321.9

28.8

2

204.8

322.3

28.9

9

206.4

322.8

28.8

16

206.6

324.2

28.9

Week
August 12e/

Sept.

e/

Total Reserves

partly estimated
(16)

Encouragement of the more rapid growth in

the money

supply indicated above would entail a more generous provision of nonborrowed reserves by the System.

As a result, net borrowed reserves

would likely move into a $500-$700 million range, member bank borrowings drop to $650-$800 million, and the Federal funds rate might generally
be in

a 6--6-1/2 per cent range.

A relatively sharp drop in Treasury

bill rates, as well as other short-term rates, probably would accompany
such an easing in the money market, particularly if the Federal funds
the
rate moves down close to/discount rate and engenders expectations of a
discount rate reduction.
bill
ever,

It is not improbable that the 3-month Treasury

rate would drop below 6 per cent under those circumstances.
Treasury net cash needs--at $6-$7 billion--are

fairly large over

the balance of the year and would serve to restrain interest rate
declines.

How-

-13(17)

In the easier monetary environment envisaged, banks

would be likely to reduce offering rates on large CD's.

Nevertheless,

with market rates reduced, total time deposits would be expected to grow
somewhat more rapidly than under alternative A.

As a result of lower

domestic interest rates and strong inflows of funds, banks would probably
reduce Euro-dollar borrowings further, although whether individual banks
will permit such borrowings to fall below their reserve-free base is not
Banks would also reduce their reliance on commercial paper

at all clear.

as a source of funds.
(18)

The behavior of long-term interest rates would depend in

large part on expectational reactions in the market to the over-all easing
of monetary and credit conditions.

It does not appear likely that a

gradual upward adjustment in the rate of money supply increase would
rekindle longer-run inflationary expectations, assuming the very modest
growth path of real GNP shown in the greenbook and assuming fiscal policy
does not become markedly more stimulative.

Rather, the enhanced credit

availability accompanying the money growth could be accompanied by declining
bond yields over the short-run partly as corporate borrowers turn to bank
lines of credit in anticipation of lower long-term borrowing costs later
in the year.

On balance, one might expect greater growth in money supply

in the second half of this year to be consistent with declining long-term
interest rates in corporate, municipal, and mortgage markets, although a
pick-up in the volume of security offerings in the latter two markets would
tend to act as a brake on the extent of rate decline.

Table 1
MARGINAL RESERVE MEASURES
(Dollar amounts in millions, based on period averages of daily figures)
Member
Free
reserves

Period

Excess
reserves

Total

Banks
Borrow
t
C
R e s e r v e
Major banks
8 N.Y.
Outside N.Y.

i ngs
Other

Country

Monthly (reserves weeks
ending in):
1969--January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

477
580
635
844
-1,116
-1,078
-1,045
997
744
995
975
849

359
256
202
187
243
277
266
214
282
195
238
278

836
836
837
1,031
1,359
1,355
1,311
1,211
1,026
1,190
1,213
1,127

131
62
58
85
123
57
89
81
83
106
120
268

302
255
233
411
346
459
250
253
236
327
387
310

149
215
254
260
397
288
364
256
222
293
250
220

253
304
293
275
493
550
608
621
485
464
456
329

1970--January
February
March

-

759
916
751

169
210
129
178
159
171
171

148
106
90
227
165
140
218

287
317
225
331
241
289
460

232
289
287
119
228
217
347

261
414

687
765
736
-1,145

928
1,126
880
865
924
907
1,316

I
8
15
22
29

-

610
317
9'15
811
783

339
179
102
158
111

949
496
1,017
969
894

232
-322
517
63

264
269

161
49

292
178

509
252
361

47
81
259

139
119
211

6
13
20
27

-

424
782
965
889

350
28
214
44

774
810
1,179
933

93
150
332
86

248
254
310
150

220
202
243
247

213
204

3
10
17
24

-1,029
721
390
799

195
136
268
88

1,224
857
658
887

269
195
-97

354
238
251
313

262
169
188
248

339
255
219
229

July

1
8
15
22
29 p

718
-1,219
-1,451
-1,201
-1,137

273
75
230
185
94

991
1,294
1,681
1,386
1,231

93
360
467
139
29

260
412
569
531
528

304
283
371
395
388

333
240
274
321
286

Aug.

5 p
12 p

-

155
s

1,009
1,173

114
30

362
362

302
301

231
128

April
May
June
July p

1970--.Apr.

May

June

p -

Preliminary.

854
045

1

278
188
290
261
291

?Q7
450

Table 2

(In
n

es

e

r

v e

Total
Reserves

Period

g

a

t

e s

Requ i red
Reserves

I

Monetary
M n
e v

__

Total
Member Bank
Deposits

-~~~

~

..

S u o

Totial

Currency

Variab
i v

es

1
Private Demand
Deposits

4

Annually
1968
1969

+ 7.8
- 1.6

+ 6.0

Semi-annually
1st Half 1969
2nd Half 1969
1st Half 1970

+ 0.7
- 3.9
- 0.2

Quarterly
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter

+
+
+

1st Quarter 1970
2nd Quarter 1970

e

Nonborrowed
Reserves
I

1969
1969
1969
1969

AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY VARIABLES
Retrospective Changes, Seasonally Adjusted
per cent, annual rates based on monthly averages of daily figures)

( nmrcital
bink time
deposits
adiusted

Credit Prnxy +
Euro-dollars +
Iother nondep.
sources of funds

+ 7.9
- 1.2

+ 9.0
- 4.0

+ 7.2
+ 2.5

+ 7.4

+ 5.8

+ 7.1
+ 1.5

+11.5
- 5.3

n.a.
n.a.

- 3.7
- 2.4
+ 1.9

+ 1.0
- 3.3

- 3.5
- 4.6
+ 3.3

+ 4.3
+ 0.6
+ 4.0

+ 6.5
+ 4.9
+ 8.3

+ 3.7
- 0.6
+ 2.9

-4.0
-6.7
+ 7.1

n.a,
- 1.2
+ 3.5

- 2.8
- 4.7
- 4.8
- 0.1

+
+
+

+

+ 4.1
+ 4.5

+ 3.2
+ 4.2
- 1.3

-5.1
-3.0
-13.3

+ 1.2

+
+
+
+

- 2.9
+ 2.6

- 0.4
+ 4.1

- 2.5
+ 2.6

+ 0.6
+ 6.0

+ 3.8
+42

+
+

+ 2.9
+ 2.8

+ 0.4
+13.8

+ 7.5
- 3.4
-3.8
-8.5
+19.9
- 7.6

+ 4.5
- 4.9
- 8.0
-12.0
+ 6.0
- 8.2
-19.3
- 2.8
+ 7.7
-17.9
+ 5.5
+12.1

+12.7
- 3.0
- 4.4
- 5.0
+14.3
- 8.6
-17.6
- 7.6
- 0.8
-10.4
+ 9.3
+ 6.9

- 3.2
- 1.2
-10.1
+ 4.9
- 1.2
-10.2
-18.9
-11.3
+ 1.7
- 9.2
+ 9.7

+ 6.2
+ 3.1
+ 3.1
+79
+ 1 2
+12
+42
+ 1.8
- 1.8

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

2.8
8.3
8.2
2.7
8.1
8.1
5.4
8.0

-10.0
- 4.7
- 0.6

-

2.6

+ 0.6
+ 1.2
+ 1.8

+10.6
+ 7.9

+ 7.1
+ 1.6
+ 0.8
+11.0
- 1.6
+ 3.1
+ 1.6
- 4.7
- 0.8
-0.8
-1.6
+ 2.3

+ 7.2
-15.6
+ 7.5
+25.4
-19.0
+ 6.2
-16.7

+ 5.0
-12.9

- 4.2
- 8.0
+14.0
+16.8
- 4.5
+ 5.8
+22.7

+ 9.0
-10.7
+13.2
+10.7
+ 3.5
- 1.8
+ 4.1

+ 5.2
+ 7.8
+ 7.8
+ 7.7
+15.3
+ 5.0
+ 7.5

0.1
1.2
9.3
1.4

- 3.0

1.7
0.2
8.6
2.0

4.8
2.2
9.4
0.1

Addendum
Nonbank
commerc ia
paper

+27.6
+14.0

+31.0
+

+22.4

+
+

+13.2
+14.3

- 3.6
- 5.4
-18.5
-19.4
- 2.5
-3.7
- 0.6
+ 4.3

- 7.0
- 7.5
+ 1.6
- 7.9
+13.1
+ 0.8

+26.4
+23.8
+40.7
+20.0
+11.7
+34.2

-12.4
- 0.6
+14.4
+22.2
+10.3
+ 8.4
+35.2

- 3.5
- 5.5
+10.7
+13.7
- 1.2
+ 7.0
+18.1

+ 3.6
+31 7

Monthly

1969--January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1970--January
February
March
April
May
June
July p

p - Preliminary.

-22.5
-5.6
-11.7
+ 9.7
+ 6.3
+ 3.1
-12.0
+21.3
-13.9

+ 0.5
+ 5.3

+ 0.6
+22.2
-15.1
+ 0.9
+ 7.9

+10.1
-15.5
+14.1
+10.9
- 2.3
+ 2.3

I

4

+J..3
+10.7
-37.3
n.a.

Table 3
AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY VARIABLES
Seasonally Adjusted
(Based
Reserve Aggregates
Period

Total
reserves
(In

Nonborrowed
reserves

I/

Required
reserves

millions of dollars)

on monthly averages of daily figures)

Member Bank Deposits
sbinorted by Reauired Reserves
U .S. Gov't
Private
Time
Tolal
demand
demand
(member hank .i
its
Sdeposits
deposs
deposits 1/ denos
- 4-.
.
.
Si o n
In
b i

Money Supply

L~

~-

I
Currency
2/
d ol
a

Total
jLi

of

Commercial
'hink time
Private
deposits
demand
adjusted
deoosits
3,
4,
,

Credit Prrxy +
Eur -d l lars +
othel n'ndep.
sources of
_
.rund

I1

Addendum
Nonbank
commercial
paper

Monthly1969--January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

28,139
28,060
27,972
27,775
28,235
28,056
27, 30
27,401
27,402
"7. 154
27,783
27,928

27,318
27,206
27,024
26,754
26,888
26,705
26.275
26,214
26, 83
26.210
26,538
26,806

27,9 02
27,8 32
27,7 29
27,6 14
27,9 '42
27,7 42
27,3 134
27,1 61
27,1 64
27.1 29
27,548
27,707

297.0
296.7
294.2
295.4
295.1
292.6
288.0
285.3
28-.7
283.5
285.8
285.8

163.2
161.0
160.5
160.1
159.3
158.1
155.1
152.5
152.1
151.5
151.1
151.5

128.4
129.1
128.9
129.4
130.0
130.5
130.5
129.9
L19.2
128.9
129.1
129.4

54
6.7
48
5 9
59
40
2 4
29
44
3 1
56
4.9

195.8
196.3
196.8
198.1
198.3
199.0
199.3
199.0
199.0
199.1
199.3
199.6

43.5
43.8
44.1
44.2
44.5
44.8
45.0
45.3
45.2
45.6
45.9
45.9

152.3
152.5
152.6
154.0
151.8
154.2
154.4
153.8
15 1.7
15'1.
15 .4
193.7

203.2
202.4
202.3
202.3
201.7
200.8
197.7
194.5
194.1
19.5
193.4
194.1

307.5
105.7
303.8
A04.2
302.2
^15.5
305.7

25.5
26.1
26.6

1970--January
February
March
April
May
June
July p

28,001
27,722
27,723
28,216
27,890
27,902
28,025

26,966
26,615
26,782
27,350
26,916
27,056
26,679

27,823
27,523
27,536
28,046
27,692
27,713
27,896

284.8
282.9
286.2
290.2
289.1
290.5
296.0

149.4
148.8
150.6
153.5
154.6
155.7
160.7

130.1
128.5
129.8
131.4
131.4
130.0
130.9

5.3
5.6
59
52
30
4.8
4.4

201.1
199.3
201.5
203.3
203.9
203.6
204.3

46.1
46.4
46.7
47.0
47.6
47.8
48.1

155.0
153.0
154.8
156.2
156.2
155.9
156.2

192.1
192.0
194.3
197.9
199.6
201.0
206.9

304.8
303.4
306.1
309.6
309.3
311. 1
315.8

29.1
30.0
30.0
31.8
32.0
31.0
n.a.

1/
2/
3/
4/

/

Private demand deposits include demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations and net interbank deposits.
Includes currency outside the Tresury , the Federal Reserve,
and the vaults of all commercial banks.
Includes (1) demand deposit, at a11 commercial
banks,
other than those due to domestic commercial banks and theU.S. Government, less cash item,
and(2) foreign demand balances at Federal Reserve Bank .
process of collection and Federal Reservefloat,
Excludes interbank
and U S Government
t ime deposit
Incldes increases in rrquired
reserves
due to changes
on
Regulations M and D of approximately $400 million since October 16,
1969.

in

29.0

Table 4
AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY VARIABLES
Seasonally Adjusted

Reserve

Period

1970--Apr.

1
8
15
22
29

R
es
resees
re ves
reserves
ervs
(In millions of do lats)
27 .954
27,605
27,005
27 ,745
27,566
27,229
28 ,390
27,363
28,290
28 ,448
27,516
28,330
28,051
28 ,282
27,288

m

I
er link
sI
2902.5
291.6
289.9
290.7
288.4

dpoits
152.0
152.9
153.2
153.8
154.2

oney

Private
.S. G ' L
demand
demand
deposits 1/ deposits
I n
b i 1 1 ion
132.6
5.9
132.8
5.9
132.1
4.6
130.3
6.6
129.8
4.4

Total

Commercial

y

upplybank

d o
of
206.8
204.7
203.7
202.5
201.7

Currency
2/
a r s
46.9
46.9
47.1
47.1
47.3

time

Private
demand
deposits 3

47.6
47.7
47.8
47.8

156.4
155.7
156.0
154.3

200.0
200.5
200.7
201.0

310.8
310.6
311.1
310.5

32.1
2.4

202.3
204.5
206.0
207.6
209.1

312.2
314.2
31).2
315.0
318.8

29.7
29.8
29.0
29.3
29.8

210.2
211.2

319.4
320.6

29.5
n.a.

290.1
289.9
290.3
289.9

155.0
155.3
155.4
155.6

132.1
130.5
129.8
128.8

3.0
4.1
5.1
5.5

204.0
203.4
203.9

5.3
4.0
3.9
3.4
5.6

204.5

202.8
204.3

48.1
48.0

156.6
157.5
156.2
154.8
156.3

5.6
5.6

204.5
206.4

48.0
48.1

156.4
158.3

t
8
15
22
29

28,077
27,698
27,985
28,321
28,092

27,061
26,415
26,414
26,850
26,882

27,794
27,664
27,907
28,059
27,973

291.5
294.3
294.3
294.9
299.2

156.7
158.6
159.8
161.3
162.6

5
12

28,019
28,623

27,020
27,549

27,879
28,431

300.6
301.6

163.7
164,2

131.3
131.7

202.1
205.6
204.3

47.8
48.1
48.0

Private demand deposits include demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations and net interbank deposits.
Includes currency outside the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the vaults of all commercial banks.
Includes (1) demand deposits at all commercial banks, other than those due to domestic commercial banks and the U.S. Government,
and (2) foreign demand balances at Federal Reserve Banks.
process of collection and Federal Reserve float;
4/ Excludes interbank and U.S. Government time deposits.
Weekly nonbank commercial paper are not seasonally adjusted.
5/
n a. - Not available.
1/
2/
3/

paper

31.7
32.1
32.0
32.3

27,602
27,714
27,744
27,659

199.5
131.8
130.6
130.3
131.0

Comiercl

309.0
307.9
309.5
310.6

27,028
27,419
26,870

ZD, IVL

27,917
28,002
27,645

26,559

NonhaLnk

199.1
199.2
199.7
199.9

3.2
2.3
2.2
4.2

Zl,000

otlhet n ndep.
s Il e' If
in,

156.4
155.9
157.5
156.2

131.4
131.2
132.4
131.3

3
10
17
24

-

lats + Addendum

47.5
47.6
47.6
47.6

154.3
154.3
154.7
154.7

June

Proxy- +

310.1
111.0
309.4
309.9

288.9
287.8
289.3
290.2

27,710
26,876
26,754

o

dit

Euro-d

196.0
197.2
197.5
198.2
198.8

28,101
27,652
27,702
27,424

28 .481
27 .696
27 ,965
27 ,504

deposit
adjusted

Cr

159.9
157.8
156.6
155.4
154.5

203.9
203.5
205.1
203.8

6
13
20
27

Aug.

Moy S

Supported by Required Reserves
S_

TTot

May

July

Member Bank Deposits

Reserve
Aggrege
AggreRates

308.0

less cash items in

31

Table 5
SOURCE OF FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT
Retrospective Changes
(Dollar amounts in millions of dollars, based on weekly averages of daily figures)

Period

Total Federall
Reserve credlt
(Excl. float) vhldl

U.S. Government securities
otal
isg

Bills I/

Other

Repurchase
agreements

Year*

1968 (12/27/67
1969 (12/25/68
Weekly.
1970- -Apr.

May

June

- 12/25/68)
- 12/31/69)

+3,757

+5,539

+1,298
+5.197

+2,143 (

1
8
15
22
29

71)

6
13
20
27

Aug.

3
10
17

))

-

)

)
)

42 )
-- 71))
-)
145)

1
8
15
22
29

145)
-)
-)
29)
42)

5
12

1/ Figures in p renthesis reflect reserve effect ol mat(lh
p - Preliminary.

---

---

24
July

+1,176
+ 707

+4,279 (

71)
-=

al e-purchase

)

agreement.

Federal
Agency
Securities

Bankers'
acceptances

S 21

S 52

+

206

+

35

+
+
+

225
182
214

+

18
8

-

134

+
-

32
28

+

108

+

16

+

-

S 36
202

+
-

138
138

+
+

71
15
- 86

+
-

632
444
188

+
+

247
196

6
S 38
+
19
23

+

2
14

Member banks
borrowings
+
+

514
245