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(CONFIDENTIAL

FR)

August 20, 1971.

MONETARY AGGREGATES
AND
MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS
Prepared for the Federal Open Market Committee

By the Staff
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

August 20, 1971.

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

MONETARY AGGREGATES AND
MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS
Recent developments
(1) Security markets have responded strongly to the President's
announcement of new domestic and international economic measures.

Prices

of both equities and fixed-income securities bounded upward on the basis
of new hopes for stronger economic recovery

and more effective control of

inflation and the balance of payments problem;

and, related to the latter,

expectations that monetary policy might be less restrictive than anticipated
earlier.

Yields on Treasury coupon issues have declined by 50 to 70 basis

points; corporate bond yields have dropped by around 80 basis points; and
municipal yields have fallen by about 50 basis points.
(2) Treasury bill yields have also declined sharply on balance
over the past week, as persistent large Desk purchases for foreign official
accounts--and more recently for System Account--have tended to pre-empt
scarce market supplies of bills at a time when dealers have also been
trying to add to depleted positions.

Currently, bill yields are 60 to

80 basis points below their levels of a week ago, with the 3-month issue
bid at 4.65 per cent, compared with 5.15 per cent on August 13
per cent at the time of the last Committee meeting.
credit markets,

and 5.46

In private short-term

rate declines have thus far been less pronounced--ranging

generally from 1/8 to 1/4 of a percentage point.

-2(3)

The declines in bond yields and Treasury bill rates following

the President's message occurred against a background of relatively taut
money market conditions.

In the period immediately following the July 27

Committee meeting, when the outcome of the Treasury's August refinancing
operations was still unknown, the Desk sought to maintain fairly steady money
market conditions as characterized by a Federal funds rate of about 5-1/2 per
the
cent or slightly less. Early in August, it became clear that/refinancing
operations would turn out successfully, and market conditions in general
tended to strengthen.

With growth in the monetary aggregates remaining

substantial, the Desk became a more reluctant supplier of reserves, and the
Federal funds rate has since averaged around 5-5/8 per cent, even though
other short-term rates declined following the President's address.

In the

face of foreign exchange market uncertainties, banks have generally pursued
rather cautious reserve management policies, particularly on the Friday
preceding

the Camp David meetings when member bank borrowings bulged to

nearly $1.7 billion.

Borrowings dropped off following the President's speech,

but nevertheless, averaged $1.2 billion in the statement week ending August
18.

Net borrowed reserves for that week ran to an average of nearly $900

million.

Over the earlier weeks of the inter-meeting period, member bank

borrowing ranged from $550 to $750 million, and net borrowed reserves from
about $300 to $550 million.
(4)

The narrowly defined money supply increased substantially

in July, although at a pace somewhat below the 12 per cent annual rate
indicated in the July 27 path (as shown in the table below).

On the basis

-3^as^
of incomplete data the average level in August is about projected,

but the

annual growth rate is somewhat above path because of the shortfall in July.
Growth in the other monetary aggregates in July and apparently also [in
early]
August was reasonably close to expectations, although the credit proxy
edged somewhat above path

in both months and M 2 did the same in August.

Recent Paths of the Key Monetary Aggregates
(Seasonally adjusted, billions of dollars)

July 27
Path 1/

A.

B.

Annual Rates of
Growth, per cent
Month
July
August 2/

12.0
6.0

Actuals or
Current
Estimates

10.6
7.5

July 27
Path 1/

8.0
6.5

Actuals or
Current
Estimate

7.4
8.0

Adjusted Proxy
July 27 Actuals or
Current
Path 1/
Estimate

6.5
11.0

7.6
11.5

Actual levels,
billions of $
Month
July

August 2/

227.9
229.0

227.6
229.0

454.5
457.0

454.2
457.2

347.6
350.8

347.9
351.3

227.6
228.2
229.1
228.9

227.0
226.7
228.7
229.2

454.2
455.2
456.5
456.7

454.0
454.2
456.4
457.4

347.7
348.9
349.8
350.8

348.5

Week ending

July 28
Aug.
4
Aug. 11
Aug. 18 p
1/

2/

Consistent with the directive the Committee adopted at the July 27
meeting, and close to the alternative A path in the blue book prepared
for that meeting.
Data are preliminary for week of 18th and projected thereafter.

p-- Preliminary.

348.0
348.5
350.9

-4(5)

The need for reserves in July turned out to be even less than

indicated in the last blue book.

Although growth of reservesin August appears

to be somewhat more rapid than the sharp increase projected, July and August
taken together show average reserve growth about on track with staff estimates.
The 17 per cent annual growth rate for total reservesin August reflected
mainly sharply increased Government deposits--arising from central bank
purchases of special Treasury certificates--along with some further growth
of private demand deposits.

With average member bank borrowings leveling

off at about the level to which they had risen in July, nonborrowed reserves
appear to be growing in August at about the same rate as total reserves.

Reserve Aggregates
(Daily averages in millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted)
Total

Nonborrowed

Required

Bluebook
Path 1/

Actual

Bluebook
Path 1/

Actual

Bluebook
Path 1/

Ac tual

July
August pe/

31,339
31,693

31,266
31,715

30,445
30,825

30,466
30,890

31,161
31,486

31,094
31,508

Annual Rate of
Increase (July
over June)

3.0

0.2

-14.0

-13.1

Month

Annual Rate of
Increase (August
over July)

13.5

17.0

31,634
31,624
31,786

31,813
31,469
31,826

15.0

16.5

30,744
30,824
30,876

31,058

4.5

1.9

12.5

16.0

31,424
31,443
31,531

31,357
31,489
31,507

Week ending
August 4
August 11
August 18 p/

1/ Path in July 27 FOMC path.
pe--Partially estimated.
p -- Preliminary.

31,976
30,636

(6)

The following table summarizes developments in the major

financial aggregates for selected recent periods:
4th and
1st Qtrs.

Second

combined
(March over
Sept.)

Quarter
(June over
March)

August
over
June

8.9

6.6

8.8

10.3

5.3

1.7

6.2

11.3

9.0

13.7

12.6

7.7

14.6

14.7

n.a.

9.7

6.5

9.7

10.5

7.4

n.a.

Large CD's

$ 6.1

$ 0.7

Bank-related commercial
paper N.S.A.

- 2.9

0.0

n.a.

Nonbank commercial paper

- 0.4

- 0.9

n.a.

Total Reserves
Nonborrowed Reserves
Concepts of Money
M 1 (Currency plus demand
deposits 1/)
M2 (M1 plus time deposits
at commercial banks
other than large CD's)

M3 (M plus deposits at
2
thrift institutions)
Bank Credit
Total member bank deposits
(Bank credit proxy adj.)
Loans and investments of
commercial banks 2/
Short-term market paper
(Actual $ change in billions)

1/
2/

$1.4

Other than interbank and U.S. Government.
Based on month-end figures. Includes loans sold to affiliates and

branches.
N.S.A. Not seasonally adjusted.
NOTE:

All items are based on averages of daily figures, except for data
on total loans and investments of commercial banks, commercial
paper and thrift institutions--which are either end-of-month or
last Wednesday of month figures.

Prospective developments
The President's new economic program seems likely to have
at given levels of interest rates.
the effect of reducing rates of growth in the aggregates/ First, as the
(7)

program strengthens confidence in economic and financial prospects, the
drop-off we had been anticipating earlier from the apparently very high
recent liquidity demands for money should be accentuated.
program should moderate inflationary expectations

Second, the

and reduce the inflation

premiums built into current levels of interest rates.

Third, our projections

indicate that the program will result in slightly smaller increases of
nominal GNP over the third and fourth quarters due to an abrupt slowing in
the rate of price increase,
which implies that the transactions demand for money should also
be somewhat lower than otherwise.

Finally, insofar as the program is

viewed by the market as reducing the need for further firming of monetary
policy, expectations of upward pressure on interest rates should be lessened.
(8)

While the direction of these effects seems clear, their

magnitude is impossible to quantify with any precision.

In addition, in the

very short run these effects may be masked by transitory increases in cash
holdings arising from greater investor activity in domestic securities
markets and from current disturbances in foreign exchange markets.

As a

result, the problems of forming judgments regarding appropriate growth rates
for the monetary and credit aggregates and of estimating probable relations
among growth rates in such aggregates

and money market conditions are even

-7-

more difficult than usual.

Under such circumstances one option the Committee

may wish to consider is a neutralist approach in monetary policy for the
time being, in order to rock the financial boat as little as possible until
^thecan make a fuller
Committee^

evaluation of the responses to the new program.

(9) Two broad policy approaches are described below which probably define the limits within which most would consider a neutralist policy
to fall.

Both, as it happens, might be characterized--in their own contexts--

as policies calling for minimum change.

The first specifies the maintenance

of current money market conditions, a course which the staff believes would
imply some weakening after August in the growth rates of the aggregates
from those associated with the policy accepted at the last meeting.
second would specify maintenance ^of^
growth in M

The

at the rate consistent with

the directive adopted at the last meeting, a course which in our view would
require an easing of money market conditions.

The specifications given

for the second alternative (B) might also be employed with directive
language presented in a later section under the label of alternative C.
As noted in that section, C differs from B with respect to operating
techniques rather than objectives.

Specifically, under C the Desk would

place main emphasis on bank reserves rather than on money market conditions
in making operating decisions.
(10)

The text table that follows specifies:

(1) the growth path

for M 1 thought to be consistent with the unchanged Federal funds rate
assumption of alternative A; and (2) the funds rate thought to be needed
to achieve the 6 per cent annual growth rate in M1 (for the third and

fourth quarters combined) that was associated with the directive adopted at
the last meeting 1/ The table on the next page shows the paths for all of the
monetary aggregates under the two alternatives.
Alternative A

Alternative B

Federal funds rate

5-3/8--5-3/4%

4-1/2--5%

Member bank borrowings

$700-$900 million

$450-$650 million

4-3/4--5-1/2%

4--4-3/4%

August

7-1/2%

7-1/2%

September

5%

7%

3rd Quarter

8%

8-1/2%

4th Quarter

3%

4%

Second half

5-1/2%

6%

rate

3-month bill
Growth in M1

(SAAR)

(11)

Staff projections in the last blue book--slightly modified

to take into account the 5-3/8-5-3/4 per cent range for the funds rate
approved at the July 27 meeting--indicated that M1 would grow at an annual
rate averaging around 7 per cent for August and September and around 4 per
cent for the fourth quarter.

Now, however,

it

seems more likely that a

funds rate at the mid-point of that range would lead to M1 growth at about
a 5.0 per cent rate in September and only a 3.0 per cent rate in the fourth
quarter.

1/

To achieve M1 growth rates previously specified for the third

Weekly paths are appended on page

19.

Alternative Monthly and Quarterly
Paths of Key Monetary Aggregates
(Seasonally adjusted, billions of dollars)
M1

M2

Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. A

Alt.

229.0
230.0
231.7

229.0
230. 3
232.5

456.9
459.3
465.7

B

456.9
459.7
467.9

1971

August
September
December

Per Cent Annual Rates of Growth
August
September
3rd Q. 1971
4th Q. 1971

8.0
3.0

7.0
6.5

7.5
5.0

8.5
4.0

Adjusted Credit Proxy
Alt. A

Alt. B

351.3
352.4
358.8

351.3
352.6
359. 7

7.0
7.5

7.0
5.5

7.5
7.0

Total Reserves
Alt. A

Alt.

1971

August
September
December

31.7
32.2
32.8

31.7
32.2
32.9

Per Cent Annual Rates of Growth
August
September

12.0
4.0

12.0
4.5

17.0
17.0

17.0
18.0

3rd Q. 1971
4th Q. 1971

8.0
7.5

8.0
8.0

11.5
7.5

11.5
9.0

B

-10and fourth quarters--which averaged a little over 6 per cent--a reduction of
the funds rate target into a 4-1/2--5 per cent range would seem to be needed.
(12)

As explained in the last blue book, the expectation that money

supply growth will taper off in the fourth quarter rests essentially on two
propositions:

first, that liquidity demands will abate as economic recovery

helps to restore consumer confidence, and second that the lagged effects of
cumulative interest rate advances since last spring will continue to make
the high cost of holding cash more and more evident.
rates have recently turned down,

Although interest

past experience suggests that, even if

these declines are significantly extended,

their effects on money demands

may not provide much offset to the cumulative effects of earlier rate
advances for some time.

The smaller growth now expected in money supply

for the fourth quarter compared to the projection in the last blue book is
attributable chiefly to the already-noted possibilities for reduced money
demand stemming from the President's program.
(13)

To the extent money demands are cut back--either because

curtailed price advances slow the growth of nominal GNP or because of a
reduction in liquidity demands--the growth rate in M1 needed to support
the expansion in economic activity previously expected is, of course, also
smaller.

For this reason, if the staff presumptions about the possible effects

of the President's program are correct, the 8 per cent annual growth rate for
M 1 suggested for the last half of the year in the recent chart show would be
more than sufficient to support the rate ^of^
economic expansion envisaged in
that presentation.

However, given the current highly uncertain status of

-11financial and economic relationships, it is difficult to be sure what rate
of growth in M 1 is appropriate or how much confidence one can place in
projections based largely on past experience.
(14)

Under alternative A, rates of growth in the other monetary

aggregates are projected to slow significantly after August.

The degree of

expected slackening is considerably smaller than for M1, however, reflecting
both the probability of somewhat stronger bank credit demands and increased
success in competing for consumer-type deposits in an environment of lower
market interest rates.

Also Government deposits are assumed to remain at

higher than normal levels, as the Treasury hedges against the possibility
of a sudden cash-in of special Treasury certificates by foreign central banks.
Under alternative A banks would probably have to press more actively to obtain
CD funds than under alternative B in order to offset the slower growth in demand
accounts.

Under alternative B, growth rates for both M2 and the credit proxy

show little change from the third to fourth quarters
the lower interest rates realized under

on

the assumption that

^that^
alternative would be associated

with a greater improvement in time deposit performance.
(15)

Holding the Federal funds rate close to the recently pre-

vailing rate would be likely to act as a brake on further declines in other
interest rates.

In short-term markets, the heavy foreign central bank demands

which have so strongly intensified recent downward pressures on Treasury bill
rates should soon abate.

In these circumstances, a reversal in bill rates

can be expected, and that reversal could be particularly sharp if the Federal

-12-

funds rate is held unchanged and dealer financing costs therefore remain
relatively high.

Such a development would tend to be reflected in interest

rate expectations in longer-term markets as well, where underlying supplydemand relationships might otherwise maintain downward
(16)

pressure on rates.

While the market probably has already discounted some re-

duction in the Federal funds rate, sizable downward movement--say, to the
lower end of the range specified in alternative B--would undoubtedly be
interpreted by the market as a significant policy move.

This would encourage

further yield declines in both short- and long-term markets.

It is possible

that such a move could carry rates to unsustainably low levels, but, on the
other hand, it is still unclear whether the decline in market yields to date
has fully discounted the changed outlook on inflation.
(17)

Alternative C, as noted earlier, differs from B only with

respect to the indicated operating techniques.

This alternative is provided

in the event the FOMC may wish to move in the direction
Committee on the Directive.

recommended by the

If the public appetite for demand as against

time deposits proves different from that assumed in the alternative B
specifications, for example, the Committee might nevertheless wish to provide
only the quantity of reserves consistent with those projections.

In that

event, the market would have to adjust for any resultant reserve excess or
deficiency.

This would imply the possibility of significantly larger

the
changes in money market conditions, however, ^and^Committee may wish to set
outside limits of acceptable variation in the Federal funds rate--perhaps

-13a band of plus or minus one percentage point around the 4-3/4 per cent
midpoint of the funds rate range specified under alternative B.
(18)

If the Committee adopts alternative C it may want to instruct

the Manager to make his operating decisions on the basis of available
evidence regarding the relationship between the actual supply of reserves

and the supply considered to be best calculated to promote growth in the
monetary and credit aggregates at the desired rates.

In addition, the

Manager might be given leeway to adjust the target paths for total and nonborrowed reserves to take account of deviations in U.S. Government deposits
and distribution between reserve city and country banks from original prodeposit^
^in
jections.

The Manager might also be advised that in making day-to-day

operating decisions he should refer particularly to information on nonborrowed reserves, but should also take into account data on member bank

borrowings for what they indicate about both the behavior of total reserves
and the degree of tension in the banking system. Similarly, he might be
instructed to use information on the cost of reserves--as reflected primarily

in the Federal funds rate--as a supplementary and early indicator of the
effective supply of reserves in the market.

(19)

Shown in the table below are monthly and weekly aggregates

reserve paths consistent with alternative C. The indicated percentage growth
rates for reserves are far above those projected for M 1 and M 2 chiefly
because of the use of reserves to support sharply increased levels of certain

types of deposits (mainly Government deposits) not included in M 1 and M 2 .

-14Total and Nonborrowed Reserve Paths--alternative C
(Daily averages in millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted)
Nonborrowed Reserves

Total Reserves
August
September
December

30,890
31,690
32,180

31,715
32.187
32,895

Per Cent Annual Rates of Growth
August
September

17.0
18.0

16.5
31.0

3rd Q. 1971
4th Q. 1971

11.5
9.0

11.5
6.0
Weekly Paths

Total Reserves
Seasonally
Adjusted 1/

Not Seasonally
Adjusted

Nonborrowed Reserves
Seasonally
Adjusted 1/

Not Seasonally
Adjusted

August

25

31,604

30,270

30,739

29,720

September

1
8
15
22

31,929
32,478
32,226
31,955

30,466
30,940
30,817
30,721

30,137
32,007
31,707
31,530

29,916
30,390
30,267
30,171

1/ The level of this series also reflects step adjustments made in the past
to avoid discontinuities because of reserve requirement changes.

-15(20)

Total reserves for both August and September would be expected to

increase at around a 17.0 per cent annual rate of growth.

In the fourth

quarter the rate of increase would be reduced to about half the AugustSeptember rate.

Nonborrowed reserves after declining sharply in July--re-

flecting the over $300 million increase in member bank borrowings--are
expected to track very closely to total reserves on the assumption that
borrowings will show no appreciable further increase on average in August.
In September, however, borrowings are projected to average sharply lower
than in August, so that nonborrowed reserves would have to increase at a very
rapid pace if targeted rates of growth in M 1 and M 2 are to be achieved.

If

the decline in borrowings needed to achieve the alternative B paths is somewhat overstated, the growth in nonborrowed reserve could be commensurately
smaller.

-16Possible directive language
(21)

This section presents three possible alternatives for the

second paragraph of the directive corresponding to the approaches to policy
and operating techniques outlined in paragraph ( 9) above.
(22)

Alternative A.

This language is proposed for possible use

if the Committee decides to call for maintaining about the prevailing money
market conditions,

subject to a proviso clause.

"To implement this policy,

current
the
of
account
taking
[DEL:

Treasury
the
markets,
capital
in
developments
of
and
financing
monetary
inCommittee
growth
moderate
more
achieve
to
seeks
aggregates
ahead.]
months
he
overt

System open market operations

until the next meeting of the Committee shall be conducted with a
view to MAINTAINING ABOUT THE PREVAILING [DEL:
and]
reserve
bank
achieving
money market conditions; [DEL:
objectives]
these
with
consistent

PROVIDED

THAT MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS SHALL BE MODIFIED IF IT APPEARS THAT
THE MONETARY AND CREDIT AGGREGATES ARE DEVIATING SIGNIFICANTLY

FROM THE GROWTH PATHS EXPECTED."
If

the Committee adopts this alternative,

it

market conditions notedfor alternative A in

may wish to consider the money
paragraph (10) as a description

of "prevailing" conditions, and for purposes of the proviso clause to adopt
the growth paths for the monetary and credit aggregates discussed earlier
in connection with alternative A as the "expected" paths.

The proviso

clause has been formulated in two-way terms--guarding against shortfalls
as well as excesses relative to the expected paths--on the assumption that

-17-

the Committee would not want to see the aggregates grow at less than the
indicated rates, which for the months beyond August are below those associated
with the directive the Committee adopted at its preceding meeting.

If the

Committee favors a money market orientation for its primary instruction but
would prefer to see the aggregates grow at rates somewhat above those
projected under unchanged money market conditions, it might modify the
alternative A language to call for operations with a view to "attaining
somewhat less firm money market conditions" and associate with the revised
language the money market and aggregate specifications described above in
connection with alternative B.
(23)

Alternative B.

This language is

proposed for possible use

if the Committee decides (a) to formulate its primary instruction in terms
of desired growth rates in the monetary and credit aggregates, and (b) to
adopt as targets growth rates similar to those associated with the directive
adopted at the previous meeting, as discussed above in connection with
alternative B.
current
the
of
account
taking
"To implement this policy, [DEL:
markets,]
capital
in
developments
of
and
financing
Treasury
more]
achieve
Committee seeks to PROMOTE [DEL:

the
moderate growth in mone-

tary AND CREDIT aggregates over the months ahead.

System open

market operations until the next meeting of the Committee shall
be conducted with a view to achieving bank reserve and money
those]
market conditions consistent with THAT [DEL: objectives."

-18If the Committee favors an aggregate orientation for its primary instruction
but would prefer to see the aggregates grow at rates somewhat below those
discussed in connection with this alternative, it could adopt the language
of alternative B (or C) but associate with such language the growth rates
discussed in connection with alternative A.
(24)

Alternative C.

This language is proposed for possible use

if the Committee decides to seek the objectives discussed above in connection with alternative B, but would prefer to have the Desk shift emphasis
from money market conditions to bank reserves in implementing policy.
current
the
of
account
taking
"To implement this policy, [DEL:
markets,]
capital
in
developments
of
and
financing
Treasury

the

Committee seeks to PROMOTE [DEL:
more]
achieve

moderate growth in

monetary AND CREDIT aggregates over the months ahead.

System

open market operations until the next meeting of the Committee
shall be conducted with a view to achieving bank reserve [DEL:
and
market]
money

conditions consistent with THAT [DEL: objectives;
these]

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT OPERATIONS SHALL BE MODIFIED IF NECESSARY
TO AVOID EXCESSIVE FLUCTUATIONS IN MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS."
A proviso clause designed to guard against excessive fluctuation

in money

market conditions is suggested in this alternative for reasons discussed
in paragraph (17).

As will be noted, the primary instructions of this

alternative differs from the language of alternative B only in the
deletion of the words "and money market" from the phrase "with a view to
achieving bank reserve and money market conditions."

-19Alternative Weekly Paths of Key Monetary Aggregates
(Seasonally adjusted, billions of dollars)

M1

M2
Alt. A

Alt. B

Credit Prosy
Alt. A
Alt. B

230.2

459.0

459.0

354.5

354.5

229.3
229.0
228.9
231.6

458.1
458.0
458.0
460.8

458.1
458.0
458.2
461.1

353.4
353.3
352.6
352.7

353.4
353.3
352.8
353.0

Alt. A
August
September

230.2
229.3

25

Alt.

229.0
228.8
231.4

B

Credit Proxy

Total Reserves

Alt. A
August
September

25

Alt.

354.5

354.5

31.6

31.6

353.4
353.3
352.6
352.7

353.4
353.3
352.8
353.0

31.9
32.5
32.2
31.9

31.9
32.5
32.2
32.2

B

Alt.

A

Alt.

B

STRICTTY CONFIDENTIAL(FR)

CHART 1

8/24/71

MONETARY AGGREGATES
MONEY SUPPLY M1

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

230

9.0% PATH

220

-210

i

i

i

!

i

i

i i i

I

I

1 1 4 41

1 I

I

! i

;-

MONEY SUPPLY M2

8.0% P,
(8/18/71:

i

1

1970

-

Actual
Currently Projected

A

1971

---

Wkly Path, Indicated

at FOMC Meeting

7/27/71,

M

!

I
J

J

A

S

7- Longer Run Path

(FR)
8/20/71

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

CHART 1A

MONETARY AGGREGATES
ADJUSTED CREDIT PROXY

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

355

-335
9.0%
-325
348

344

34V
I

I

IJ

J

I-

RESERVES

7.5%
32

31

27
1971

1970

J

1

A

I

M

J

1

A

a

'71
---

Actual
Currently Projected

---

Wkly. Path, Indicated
at FOMC Meeting (7/27/71)

..

Longer Run Path

CHART 2

8/20/71

INTEREST BEARING SOURCES OF BANK FUNDS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

TOTAL TIME AND
SAVINGS DEPOSITS

TIME AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS
OTHER THAN CD'S

CD'S

CHART 3

MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS AND INTEREST RATES
MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS

1970

1971

INTEREST RATE Short-term

1970

1971

INTEREST RATES Long-term

1970

1971

Table 1

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

PATHS OF KEY MONETARY AGGREGATES
I

II

I

L-

Path as of
July 27

2

1971

I

II

Total Reserves

Narrow Money Supply (M1) 1/

Period

August 20,

sof
27

Actuals &
Current Prol

8

Actuals &
Current Prof.

Monthly Pattern in Billions of Dollars
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.

214,8
217.3
219.4

423.0
430.8
437.6

334.1
337.7
340.2

30.2
30.5
30.3

Apr.
May
Tune

1971

221.1
221,9
225.6

442.0
447.3
451.4

341.7
343.8
345.7

30.8
31.3
31.3

Ju lv

227.9
229.0

Aug.

227.6
(229.0)

454.5
457.0

454.2
(457.2)

347.6

150.8

347.9
(35 1.3)

31.3
(31.7)

10.9
6.5
( .0)

11.0
6.6
(1115)

Annual Percentage Rates of Change--Quarterly and Monthly
1971-

8.9

ts1t tr.
2nd Ott.
3rd Qtr.

17.8
12.6
(7.0)

11.3

9 0

( 8.0)

8.0

9.0

lan.
Feb.
Mar

1.1
14.0
11.6

11.5
22.1
18.9

10.5
12.9
8.9

12.2
11.4
9.2

Apr.

1971:

9.3
15.9
9.1

12.1
14.4
11.0

5.3
7.4
6.6

2.7
17.6

7.6
f11,5)

0.3
(17.0)

May

Tune
12.0

6.0

Aug.

10.6

( 7,5)

8.0

7.4
( 8.0)

6.5

6.5
11.0

0.2

Weekly Pattern in Billions of Dollars
June 10

225.4

452.0

Tuly

1971-

227 6

228.7
227.4
227.7
227. 0

454.2

455.2
4593.
454.5
454.0

228.2
229.1
228.9
229.3

226.7
228.7
229.2
(230.2)

455.2
456.5
456.7
457.8

454,2
456.4
457.4
(458.9)

Aug.

7
14
21
28
4

11
18 pe
25
-I-~

NOTES

--

-

347.7
348.9
349.8

350.8
351.9

tf^^k^^^^^^^^^^^^

Annual rates of change other than those for the past are rounded to the nearest half per cent.
Data

sh1own

in

parenthesis are current projections.

I/

Currency plls private demand deposits.

2/

M

plus time deposits other than large CD's.

pe--Partially estimated.

FR712-D
ev 2/16/71

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

Table 1-A

PATHS OF KEY MONETARY AGGREGATES

August 20, 1971

Billions of Dollars
1971:

6 7
6.2
4.8

Mar
Apr
May
June

235.3
240 9
246.1

208.2
213.5
218.3

27.1
27.4
27 8

S4

Jan
I eb

248 3

221.0
223.4
225.8

27.3
27 9
28.6

it.

z

254.4

3.9
3.3
4 3

July
Aug

3.7
( 6.3)

1 .4

4

256.8
259.0

256.8
(258.2)

226.6
228.0

226.4
(228.2)

30.2
31.0

4.1

30.1
(30.0)

(3.7)

Annual Percentage Rates of Change-Quarterly and Monthly
1971:

1st Qtr.
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr

27.3
13.5
( 8.5)

10.0

7.0

27.2
13.7
(6.0)

Tan.
Feh
Mar

25.5
28.6
25.9

22.3
30.5
27.0

Apr.
Nay
june

1971.

10.7
15.6
14.3

14.8
13.0
12.9

11.
( 6.5)

13.5
10.5

July
Augp

4.5
7.5

4.3
(8.5)

Weekly Pattern in Billions of Dollars
Tune 30

2.7

255.4

226 6

28.8

4 7

Tlly

2 5
2.9
4.0
4.1

256 0
256.6

3 7

1071:

226.6

226 5
226.5
226.8
227.0

30.5

29.6
30.1
30.1
30.5

4 2
4 1
4.4
4.1

3.7
3.8
4 3

4.5
4.6
5.7

30.9
31.0
31.1
31.1

3.7
41
3.6

(88)

227.5
227.8
228.2
(228.8)

30.0

5 0

227.0
227 .4
227.8
228.5

Aug.

NOTES:

7
34

4
11
18 pe
25

25 7.1

256.9
257.5

25 7.9
25 8.4
25 8.9
259.6

257.5
257.5
258.2
(258.9)

---

'

-

*

-

Annual rates of change other than those for the past are rounded to the nearest half per cent.
Data shown in parenthesis are current projections.
pe - Partially estimated,

& ~-.I.

29.7
30.0
(30,1)
-

a

i

(3.6)

--

FR 712-K
Rev2/16/71

Table 2

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY VARIABLES

Pero

RETROSPECTIVE CHANGES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
(Annual rates in percent)
Reserve Aggregates'
Monetary Variables
1
2
3 Total
4
Money Supply
Adjusted 5
Member
Total
Nonborrowed
serves
Reserves
Reserves
epositsa
Credit Proxy
Total
Currency

Deposts

S_ _

Anumally
1968
1969
1970

+ 7.8
- 1.6
+ 6.4

+ 6.0

n.a.
n.a.
+ 8.3

+ 7.8

+ 9.5

+ 9.0
- 4.0
+11.8

-

3.0

8
Private
Demand
Deposits

Time
DepOsits
Adusted
Adusted

+ 7.9
+ 2.4
+ 5.1

+11.1
- 5.0

+ 5.4

+ 7.4
+ 6.0
+ 6.3

4

3.1

August 20,

9

1971

Addenda
10
Thrift
Norbank
Commercial
Instit.
Deposits
Paper

Deposs

Paper

+18.4

+ 6.3
+ 3.4
+ 7.8

n.a.
n.a.
+ 7.3

Semi-annuall
1st Half 1970
2nd Half 1970

- 0.2
+13.0

+ 1.9
+17.1

+ 3.3
+20.0

+ 3.5
+12.9

+ 5.9
+ 4.8

+ 7.8
+ 4.6

+ 5.3
+ 4.7

+ 7.8
+27.9

+ 4.7
+10.6

+12.8

1st Half 1971

+ 8.9

+ 8.2

+13.5

+ 8.8

+10.3

+ 9.4

+10.5

+20.8

+20.7

-18.2

-

+ 0.6
+ 6.0
+24.1
+15.1

+ 0.5
+ 6.5
+17.2
+ 8.3

+
+
+
+

+
+
+
+

+
+
+
+

+ 1.4

+ 2.5
+ 7.0
+ 9.3
+11.6

+17.8

+14.1
+32.2
+ 21.8

+ 1.7

Qaurter lv
1st Qtr. 1970
2nd Qtr. 1970
3rd Qtr. 1970

- 2.9
+ 2.6
+19.1

4th Qtr.

1970

+ 6.6

+ 4.1
+24.4
+ 9.4

1st Qtr.

1971

+11.0
+6.6

+11.0
+5.3

+17.0
+ 9.6

+10.9
+ 6.5

+ 8.9
+11.3

+ 9.0
+ 9.6

+ 8.9
+11.8

+27.3
+13.5

+23.3
+17.2

-24.7
-12.5

Apr.
May
June

+21.3
-13.9
+ 0.5

+25.4
-19.0
+ 6.2

+16.8
+ 5.8

+13.7
- 1.2
+ 7.0

+ 9.9
+ 5.2
+ 2.3

+10.3
+15.3
+ 2.5

+10.5
+ 3.0
+ 2.2

+19.7
+10.9
+11.4

+ 8.1
+ 5.3
+ 7.3

+34.4
+18.9
-30.0

July
Aug.
Sept.

+ 6.0

-16.1
+48.8
+40.1

+22.7
+29.2
+19.0

+18.1
+23.2
+ 9.7

+ 5.7
+ 6.8
4 5.7

+ 7.5
+ 2.5

+ 4.4
+ 8.9
+ 6.6

+35.6

+11.9
+ 5.9
+10.0

-87.5

+28.8
+29.8

+49.6

Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

- 1.9
+ 3.6

+10.1
+13.1

+ 1.1
+ 7.0
+16.5

+ 1.1
+ 2.8
+ 6.2

+ 7.5
+ 4.9
+ 4.9

- 0.7
+ 2.2
+ 6.6

+20.3
+15.1
+28.8

+16.6
+ 9.4
+14.5

+32.4
-28.7
+58.1

Jan.
Feb.
Mar.

+12.2
+11.4

+ 1.1
+14.0
411.6
+ 9.3
+15. 2

+ 7.4
+ 9.8
+ 9.7
+12.0
+ 9.5

- 1.4

+25.1
+18.5
+24.9
+21.8
+14.2

+ 5.3

-

+ 9.1
+10.6

+ 7.1
+11.7

+25.5
+28.6
+25.9
+10.7
+15.0
+14.3
+11.3

- 9.0
-10.9
-55.2
+ 4.4

+11.1

+10.5
+12.9
+ 8.9
+ 5.3
+ 7.4

2nd Qtr. 1971

1970:

1971:

+23.3
+27.5

+18.4

+ 9.2
+ 2.7

Apr.
May
June
July 1

____
NOTE:

+17.0
+0.2
0.3

_I

____II_____I

0.4

+ 4.4
+22.8
+ 8.8
+15.1
+ 8.8
+ 9.7
+12.4
- 6.2
-13.1

----

- 4.5

+21.4

+16.1
+19.3
+14.9
+12.2

-8.8

6.6

L'7.6

--

_-

5.9
5.8
6.1
3.4

L

6.1
9.4
3.3
5.8

___-

5.3
5.3
6.7
2.7

+16.0
+12.2
+ 7.8

+17.6
+ 9.7
+10.3

I____

+14.9
+16.1

+ 7.5

-16.2
+20.4

- 7.2

-15.8
-26.3

-32.1

-

p - PTetiminary.
FR 712 - E
Aggregate reserve series have been adjusted to eliminate changes in percentage reserve requirements against deposits, but reserve requirements
and requirements on bank-related commercial paper are included beginning October 1, 1970.
on Eurodollar borrowings are included beginning October 16, 1969,

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

Table 3

AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY VARIABLES

August 20,

1971

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

(In millions of dollars)

(In billions of dollars)

28,001
27,722
27,723

26,966
26,615
26,782

27,823
27,523
27,536

284.8
282.9
286.2

205.2
204.5
206.6

46.2
46.4
46.7

1
159.0
158.1
159.8

193.3
193.5
195.3

10.6
10.6
11.5

182.7
182.9
183.8"

304.8
303.4
306.1

29.4
30.0
30.4

28,216
27,890
27,902

27,350
26,916
27,056

28,046
27,692
27,713

290.2
289.1
290.5

208.3
209.2
209.6

47.1
47.7
47.8

L61.2
1
161.6
161.9

198.5
200.3
202.2

12.9
13.2
13.2

185.6
187.1
189.0

309.6
309.3
311.1

31.2
31.7
30.9

July
Aug.
Sept.

28,041
28,585
29,240

26,694
27,780
28,708

27,896
28,408
29,024

296.0
303.2
308,0

210.6
211,8
212.8

48.1
48.2
48.2

162.5
163.7
164.6

208.2
213.2
218.5

191.3
184.2
196.8

315.8
324.5

28 7
28.5
29.7

Oct.
NOV.
Dec.

29,385
29,925

28,928
29,033
29,584

28,134
29,233
29,703

310.6
314.0
319.6

213.0
213.5
214.6

48.5
48.7
48.9

164.5
164.8
165.7

222.2
225.0
230.4

199.1
201.1
204.4

324.8
326.7
331.2

30.5
29.7
31.2

Jan.
Feb.
Mar.

30,229
30,515
30,748

29,801
30,176
30,398

30.029
30,255
30,534

323.9
329.1
333.2

214.8
217.3
219.4

49.2
49.6
50.0

165.5
167.7
169.4

235.3
240.9
246.1

208.2
213 5
218.3

334.1
337.7
340.2

31.0
30.7
29.3

Apr.
May
.Tune

30,816
31,253
31,257

30,644
30,961
30,801

30,611
30,998
31,046

336.6
339.7
341.2

221.1
223.9
225.6

50.5
50.9
51.2

170.5
173.0
174.4

248.3
251.4
254.4

221.0
223.4
225.8

341.7
343.8
345.7

29 4
29.0
28.3

July p

1971:

Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
F ay
June

1970:

31,266

30,465

31,094

343.7

227.6

51.7

175.9

256.8

226.6

347.9

27.6

7
14
21
28

31,032
30,831
31,552
31,414

30,462
29,950
30,849

30,769
31,026
31,135
31,332

343.2
343.4
343.3
344.4

228.7
227.4
227.7
227 0

51.8
51.7
51.8
51.7

176.9
175.7
176.0
175.3

256.0
256.6
256.9
257.5

226.5
226.5
226.8
227.0

347 3
347.5
347.6
348.5

28.1
28.3
28.3
28.3

4 p
11 p

31,813
31,469

31,058
30,976

31,357
31,489

344.2
344.5

226.7
228.7

51.8
51.9

174.9
176.8

257.5
257.5

227.5
227.8

348.0
348.5

27.9
27.8

29,474

321,9

Week endIng:
1971:

July

Aug.

NOTES.

30,346

Aggregate reserve series have been adjusted to eliminate changes in percentage reserve requirements against deposits,
Euro-dollar borrowings are included beginning October 16, 1969, and requirements on bank-related commercial paper are
1970.
Adjusted credit proxy includes mainly total member bank deposits subject to reserve requirements, bank-related
dollar horrowings of U.S. banks. Weekly data are daily averages for statement weeks.
Monthly data are daily average
paper figures which are for last day of month.
p - Preliminary.

but reserve requirements on
included beginning October 1,
commercial paper, and Euroexcept for nonbank commercial
FR 712 - F

Table 4
MARGINAL RESERVE MEASURES
(Dollar amounts in millions, based on period averages of daily figures)

Free
eri

Excess

reserves

reserves

Member

I

Banks

Borrowings

Reserve
Total

C

Major banks
Outside N.Y.
8 N.Y

t
Other

Country

Monthly (reserves weeks
ending in)'
1970--January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

759
916
751
- 687
765
736
-1,134
706
374
- 274
199
84

169
210
129
178
159
171
183
175
235
193
210
264

928
1,126
880
865
924
907
1,317
881
609
467
409
348

148
106
90
227
165
140
218
143
101
12
42
36

287
317
225
331
241
289
460
278
115
40
17
16

232
289
287
119
228
217
348
273
274
313
294
265

261
414
278
188
290
261
291
187
119
102
57
30

1971--January
February
March

-

140
71
120

238
264
192

378
335
312

45
29
41

36
30
17

262
248
238

35
29
16

-

2
6
303
672

154
218
211
158

152
212
514
830

15
78
103
77

9
36
85
223

119
60
159
270

9
38
167
260

-

138
245
380
72

545
32
282

407
277
472
354

71
-82
26

60
-63
20

250
249
284
266

26
28
43
42

April
Mv
June
July p

1971--Jan.

6
13
20
27

02

Feb

3
10
17
24

-

46
42
264
67

237
205
297
317

283
247
561
250

--114
-

--121
,-

253
229
280
228

30
18
46
22

Mar.

3
10
17
24
31

-

88
339
25
265
119

170
82
265
68
376

258
421
290
333
257

-108
46
52
--

1
51
-15
18

241
249
231
251
217

16
13
13
15
22

Apr.

7
14
21
28

277
208
81
48

197
150
84
176

-17
-42

---

-

80
58
3
128

1
34

184
127
79
86

33
6
4
14

5
12
19
26

-

191
131
204
93

365
230
102
174

174
99
306
267

46
39
134
91

40
20
47
36

61
22
74
84

27
18
51
56

June

2
9
16
23
30

-

361
80
149
409
518

285
73
254
210
212

646
153
403
619
750

171
46
86
103
107

100
27
4
161
192

217
25
152
202
203

58
55
161
153

July

7
14
21
28

-

384
986
839
478

277
5
282
67

661
991
1,121
545

-252
47
9

149
309
344
88

257
189
397
236

255
241
:33
212

Aug.

4 p
11 p
18 p

-

294
569
891

471
24
289

765
593
1,180

122
47
245

307
328
335

293
218
262

May

p - Preliminary.

43
0
336

308

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

Total Federal
Period

U.S. Government securities

Reserve credit

(Excl. float)

holdings

Federal

Total

Repurchase

Bills 1/

I

Other

Agency

agreements

Securities

Bankers'

Year:
1969 (12/25/68 - 12/31/69)
1970 (12/31/69 - 12/30/70)

+5,539
+3,351

+5,192
+4,276

+4,279 ( -)
+3,220 (- 143)

+ 707
+1,180

+
-

206
124

1971--Jan.

6
13
20
27

+

938

185

+

51

327

64

+

83

+

59
13

-

204

428
19
236
S 65

-

+

+
+
-

+

534

+
-

+ 109

-

3
10
17
24

+

8

-

236

-

928

+
61
171
+1,082
- 518

+
-

26
61
333
218

(+
((+
(-

74)
412)
412)
367)

3
10
17
24
31

+
+
+

279
275
761
516
502

+
+
+

+
+
+
+

120
407
64
60
5

(+
((4
((+

367)
204)
204)
107)
107)

+ 207

7
14
21
28

+

155

-

255

+
+

148

+ 145
-66+ -423
43

+
+
+
+

4
128
360
30

((+
(+
(-

82)
12)
70)
)

5
12
19
26

+
+
+
+

771
201
503
115

+
+
+
+

+ 384 ( --9- 173 ( -+ 400 (-

)
)
)

+

+

256(--

)

+

2
9
16
23
30

+

305

13 (-

974

- 57
- 418 2/
47 2/
106 2/
+1,059

+

-

- 439
- 463
+ 348
+1,151

7
14
21
28

+
+
+

362
364
743
957

373
74
562
359

+
+
+

-

+
+
+
-

(57)
(87)
(+ 144)
( -)

4 p
11 P
18 p

+

336

-

205

+
+

+
+

+

484

141
1
- 73

acceptances

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

1/
2/

+1,523

54

+

202
+ 160
+1,156

722

108
153
81

286
414
736
432
530

712
272
304
144

-

131
208
25
27

(+ 97)
(+ 46)
(- 159)
(+ 85)

-

67
63

+
-

16

+
+

87
110
643

+

6

-

16

+

85

-

509

-

68

97

-

41
104

+ 68
+ 62
+ 153

+
+

604
554
372

+

90

-

90

+

36

+ 124
+ 84
+ 113

+
-

17
298
50
73

+

47

-

68
11
7

328
99
167

+

50

71

+
+
-

56

-

168

)

-

70

( -)
(39)
(+ 39)
( -)

-

73

+ 106
+ 209

+

+

162

+

27

-

+

35

+
+

207
134
537

-

586

+
-

40
49
157

101 ( -- )
50 (-70)
25 (+70

)

-

+ 109

9
7

6

4
6
8
-27

119

Figures in parenthesis reflect reserve effect of match sale-purchase agreement.
Includes effect of changes in special certificates of $ +94 million of the week of June 9,
and $ -510 million of the week of June 23.
p - Preliminary

+
-

+
-

23
9

+

47

-

20

+
-

47
21
-14
-25
-18

$ +416 million of the week of June 16,

35
28

Member banks

borrowings
+
-

245
884

Table 6
MAJOR SOURCES AND USES OF RESERVES
Retrospective and Prospective Changes
(Dollar amounts in millions, based on weekly averages of daily figures)
r e s e r v e s
of
a upp ly
a ffecting
s
Factor

Federal Reserve

eriod

credit (exl.

float)
e
cfloat

/
1/

Currency

Gold
outside
stock
banks
stock
banks
float)~~~o
i n
( S i g n

Treasury

Float

operations
i c a t
icate

a

+5,539

1971--Tan.

+
+

6
13

20

+3,351

27
Feb.

Mar.

3
10
17
24

+
-

3
10
17
24

31
Apr.

7
14
21

28
May

5

12
19
26
June

2

938
534
64
S204

-2
+1,150-

- 385
----

8
236

-2, 6776
-3, 122

+ 773

+

+ 188

-+

-

+

±+

- 813

63
+ 108
- 275

+1,523

+ 289
- 256
50

-

928

+ 418

+
+
+

279
275
761
516
506

99
- 105

+
+
+

279
275
348
54

+
+
+
+

771
201
503
115

+ 508
- 186
60

243
S249
- 131
- 384

+ 307
- 171
- 229

- 248

+ 83
+ 218

+ 305
974
+ 202
+ 160
+1,156

+ 169
+ 522
+ 398

362
364
743
957

-

28

+
+
+
-

4 p
11 p
18 p

+
+

336
205
484

9
16
23

30
July

Aug.

7
14
21

- 648
- 776
54
- 244

+ 176
+ 204
+ 266
-

86

- 114

1/ For retrospective details, see Table 5.
I/
Includes $400 million in special drawing account.
p - Preliminary.

-

17

+ 125

deposits
deposits and
and gold loans
F.R. accounts
reserves)s

on

effect

Year:
1969 (12/25/68 - 12/31/69
1970 (12/31/69 - 12/30/70

Other nonmember

Foreign
re

e r v e s )

reserves

-

45

-

32

- 515

+
+

92
20

4+

-

40
37

-

- 147
88

+

+ 280
+ 85
9

+
-

227
50
368
276

+

150

+ 308

+

- 173

4-

171
24
440
252

99

+ 217
+ 187

+
+
+
+
+
-

306
561
406
188

+ 317

+ 111

+
+

81
178
146
250
351

+
-

8
4

+ 305

+
+

402
542
533
844

4-

+
+
-

752
185
357
304
371

-

50

-

26
34

- 130

+

7

+

97

4+

23
72

+
+

-

+

- 127
70
+ 205

res

168
167
350
306

250
673
191
889

+ 376
+ 217
+
11
- 453

e

reserves

+
-

+
-

327
291
122
291
334

Excess
r

+ 111

- 898
-1,655

+
+
-

total
reserves
rseral

+ 657
+ 144
+ 727
-1,047

54
1

497
211
421
177

= Bank use of reserves

inquired

+ 108
/

+
+

+
-

Change

+1,340
+1,257

+ 241
+ 667

+ 235
+ 241
4 301
10

=

99

-

45
- 315
-

33
28

+ 228
+
33
-

+

28
43

+
82
+ 110

+

-

89
29
- 1

+
+

27

+

+1,448
+1,163

+

24
213
401
S 94
89
148
61

- 513

+ 60
+ 190

+ 183
- 197

69
-

127
33

- 135
- 128

+

72

- 212

+ 181
-

44

+

22

+

45

- 272

+ 277
- 215

+ 404
- 447

+ 265

Table 7
Reconciliation--Money supply and Credit Proxy Adjusted
(Billions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)
_

Levels, 1971
Item

March

Junel July

6.2

226.1

226.9

449.6

452.7

2.3

7.2
13.3

Money supply--M 1

217.4 223.6

2.

Plus: Time deposits other
than large CD's

218.9

Enuals:

436.3

Money supply--M,

2nd Qtr., 1971 June to July, 1973

225.9

1.

3.

Dollar Change

Plus:
4.

U.S. Gov't. deposits at

member banks

4.5

4.4

5.7

-0.1

4.3

4.0

4.2

-4.3

0.2

28.0

28.4

29.5

0.4

1.1

7.0

4.4

4.1

-2.6

Time deposit of U.S. Gov't.
and commercial banks

1.9

1.9

1.9

F.R. Float

2.7

2.7

3.0

Demand deposits at nonmember
banks

38.3

39.9

40.5

Time deposits at nonmember
banks

56.5

58.8

59.4

Currency component of the
money supply

49.5

51.1

51.9

Deposits at Edge Act Corps.,
agencies and foreign
branches

0.8

0.7

0.8

Foreign deposits at F.R.

0.4

0.4

0.4

5. Net domestic commercial bank
deposits at member banks

6.

Large CD's

7. Nondeposit funds 1/
8.
9.

0.3
0.3

Less:
10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

2.3

0.8

-0.1

Equals:
15.

Credit Proxy Adjusted

339.2 344.7 -348.2

,.5

p - Preliminary.

1/ Includes borrowings from banks own foreign branches,commercial paper and other
minor item.
NOTE: Sums of levels and changes -may not add because of rounding.

Table 7A

Reconciliation--Money Supply and Credit Proxy Adjusted
(Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted)

1971

Levels,
]March

Item

June

July

June to July, 1971
2nd Qtr. 1971
Dollar Percentage Dollar Percentage
Change
Change
Change
Change

1.

Money supply--M I

219.4 225,6

227.6

6.2

11.3

2.

Plus: Time deposits
other than large CD's

218.3 225,8

226.6

7.5

437.6 451.4

454.2

13.8

10.6

13.7
12.6

3.

Equals:

2.0

Money supply--

M2
Plus:
4.

U.S.

Gov't.

deposits at

member banks
5.

Net domestic commercial
bank deposits at member
banks

6.

Large CD's

7.

Nondeposit funds 1/

4.8

3.9

3.7

-0.9

-0.2

4.7

4.3

4.2

-0.4

-0.1

27.8

28.6

30.1

0.8

1.5

7.0

4.4

4.1

-2.6

-0.3

50.0

51.2

51.7

1.2

0.5

91.8

95.7

96.7

3.9

1.0

340.2

345.7

Less:
8.

9.

Currency component of
the money supply
Deposits at nonmember
banks, and other
items 2/

Equals:
10.

Adiusted Credit Proxy

347.9

2.2

1/ Includes borrowings from banks own foreign branchcs, commercial paper and <other
minor items.
2/ Other items include imoney supply type deposits at Edge Act corporations and
domestic branches of foreign banks.
NOIE: Suams of leveisand changes may not add because of rounding.
p - Preli-minary.

Table 8
Reserve Absorbtion by Type of Deposit--Selected Periods
(Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted)

March 1971JuLy 1971

Dec. 1970July 1971
Change in total reserves
Reserves absorbed by:
Demand deposits adjusted
Interbank deposits
U.S. Government deposits
Time and Savings deposits
Eurodollars and Commercial
paper 1/
Excess reserves
Adjustment due to
lagged accounting
Per cent of total reserve
change absorbed by:
Demand deposits adjusted
Interbank deposits
U.S. Government deposits
Time and Savings deposits
Eurodollars and Commercial
paper 1/
Excess reserves
Adjustment due to
lagged accounting

1/

Dec. 1970March 1971

1,341

823

518

812
329
-387
810

289
213
-219
495

523
116
-168
315

-111
-51

-85
-9

-26
-42

-61

139

-200

60.6
24.5
-28.9
60.4

35.1
25.9
-26.6
60.2

101.0
22.4
-32.4
60.8

-8.3
-3.8

-10.3
-1.1

-5,0
-8,1

-4,6

16,9

-38,6

Member bank borrowings from own foreign branches subject to Regulation M
reserve requirements and commercial paper subject to Regulation D.