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Strictly Confidential (FR)

Class I FOMC

December 17,

1976

MONETARY AGGREGATES AND
MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS

Prepared for the Federal Open Market Committee
By the staff

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS I - FOMC

December 17,

1976

MONETARY AGGREGATES AND
MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS

Recent developments
(1)

After expanding at a 13.7 per cent annual rate in

October, M1 remained unchanged on average during November.

Available

data for December suggest a resumption of moderate growth, and for
the November-December period M1 is now projected to rise at a 2.1
per cent annual rate--somewhat below the Committee's operating range.
Despite the efforts of some institutions to slow inflows of high-cost
term funds by cutting rates or reducing advertising, growth of savings

and

consumer-type time deposits at banks and thrift institutions has

continued at a rapid pace.

Indeed, growth of time and savings deposits

(excluding CD's) at commercial banks is running somewhat stronger
than anticipated, and thus M2 is expected to increase at an 11.2 per
cent rate in the November-December period--near the midpoint of the
range specified by the Committee.

With large CD's and interbank deposits

also rising unexpectedly and adding to the demand for reserves, nonborrowed reserves appear to be increasing at a 7.5 per cent rate over the
two-month policy period.1/

1/ Appendix A contains a discussion of the actual behavior of nonborrowed reserves in the weeks between the November and December

meetings relative to the behavior that was expected to be consistent with the Committee's short-run ranges for monetary growth.

Growth in Monetary Aggregates
over November-December Period
(SAAR in per cent)
Ranges

M1

3 to 7

M2

9½ to 13½

Memo:
Federal funds rate
(Per cent per annum)

Latest Estimates

2.1
11.2
Avg. for statement
week ending
Nov. 17
5.02
24
4.90
Dec. 1
4.78
8
4.67
4.68
15

(2) Data available shortly after the November meeting indicated
that while M2 growth would be around the mid-point of the range set
by the Committee, M1 growth would be in the lower half of its range.
Consequently, the Desk proceeded to implement the Committee's directive
by seeking a reduction in the Federal funds rate from the prevailing
level of 5 per cent--first to 4-7/8 per cent and then to 4¾ per cent.
As December progressed, incoming data suggested a further weakening in
M 1 growth, and the Desk became somewhat more accommodative in the provision of reserves.

Most recently the Desk has been seeking reserve

conditions consistent with a Federal funds rate around 4-5/8 per cent.
(3) Market rates of interest have declined sharply since
the November Committee meeting, reaching lows for the current cycle.
Yields on most short-term instruments have dropped about 40 to 60
basis points, and bond yields have eased roughly 30 basis points.
Much of the impetus for the market rally was supplied by System actions:
the lowering of the Desk's funds rate objective and the quarter-point

cut in the discount rate announced on November 19.

Expectations

of additional easing actions by the System, fostered by evidence of
sluggish growth in M1 and slow economic expansion, also contributed to
the rally.

The prime lending rate at most commercial banks has declined

from 6½ to 6¼ per cent, and one major institution has posted a 6 per
cent rate.

In the mortgage sector, secondary market rates have

fallen in sympathy with other yields, but rates on new home loans in
the primary market have been stable.

Stock prices have risen signifi-

cantly since the November meeting.
(4)

In November, total short-term business credit--that is,

business loans plus nonfinancial commercial paper--rose substantially
for the second consecutive month.

At the same time, public bond offerings

by domestic corporations fell to the lowest level of the year.

In

December, however, the volume of such offerings rebounded, partly
because of the decline in interest rates.

Tax-exempt bond offerings

have remained at a high level, reflecting in part some acceleration of
planned borrowings.

In the Government sector, the Treasury has borrowed

$6 billion, net, since the November meeting, primarily through an
addition to the November 2-year note and the sale of 4-year notes
and 132-day cash management bills.
(5)

The table on the following page shows (in terms of

percentage annual rates of change) related monetary and financial flows
over various time periods.

-4Calendar
Year

Twelve
Months
Nov. '76

Past
Six
Months
Nov. '76

Past
Three
Months
Nov. '76

Past
Month
Nov. '76

1975

over
Nov. '75

over
May '76

over
Aug. '76

over
Oct. '76

Nonborrowed reserves

1.3

1.1

4.7

4.6

14.9

Total reserves

-.4

1.1

4.4

4.3

14.1

Monetary Base

5.8

6.9

6.9

7.4

10.3

M 1 (currency plus demand
deposits) 1/

4.1

4.8

4.2

4.4

0.0

M 2 (M1 plus time deposits
at commercial banks
other than large CD's)

8.5

10.6

10.4

11.9

10.3

11.3

12.6

12.8

13.9

11.6

M 4 (M2 plus CD's)

6.4

6.7

7.9

9.8

9.3

M5 (M3 plus CD's)

9.7

10.0

11.0

12.4

11.1

Total member bank deposits
(bank credit proxy adj.)

3.9

3.9

7.4

9.1

13.2

Loans and investments of
commercial banks 2/

4.4

5.9

7.6

9.2

9.4

Large CD's

-.6

-1.6

-1.0

-0.8

0.1

Nonbank commercial paper

-.2

0.2

-.1

-.5

0.1

Concepts of Money

M 3 (M2 plus deposits at thrift
institutions)

Bank Credit

Short-term Market Paper
(Monthly average change
in billions)

1/ Other than interbank and U.S. Government.
2/ Based on month-end figures. Includes loans sold to affiliates and branches.
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 derived from either end-of-month or last Wednesday-of-month
figures. Growth rates for reserve measures in this and subsequent tables are
adjusted to remove the effect of discontinuities from breaks in the series when
reserve requirements are changed.

-5Prospective developments

(6) Summarized below are three sets of short-run specifications for the monetary aggregates and the Federal funds rate.

More

detailed data, including longer-run growth rates, are shown in the
tables on pp. 5a and 5b.

Alt. A

Alt. B

3-7

2½-6½

Alt. C

Ranges for December-January
M1

M2
Federal funds rate
(Intermeeting period)

9½-13½
3¾-4½

9-13
4¼-5

2-6

8½-12½
4¾-5½

(7) Alternative B assumes that prevailing money market
conditions--indexed by a Federal funds rate around 4-5/8 per cent-would be maintained between now and the next Committee meeting.

M1

in the December-January period would, in consequence, be expected to
expand in a 2½-6½ per cent annual rate range.

The mid-point of that

growth range is close to the average rate of growth in M1 over the
past six months--a period when the rate of expansion in nominal GNP
had slowed.

A faster growth in M 1 is expected to develop later in the

winter in reflection of the pick-up in economic expansion that is
currently projected by the staff.
(8) A continued sizable increase in M 2 would be expected
over the next few weeks, given prevailing money market conditions.
Growth in M 2 for the December-January period is projected in a 9-13

-5aAlternative Levels and Growth Rates for Key Monetary Aggregates
M1
Alt. A

M2

Alt. B

Alt. C

Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

1976

November
December
January

309.8
310.9
312.4

309.8
310.9
312.1

309.8
310.9
311.9

732.0
739.4
746.4

732.0
739.4
745.6

732.0
739.4
744.7

1223.4
1236.3
1249.5

1223.4
1236.3
1248.0

1223.4
1236.3
1247.0

1976

QIII

QIV

305.9
310.2

305.9
310.2

305.9
310.2

710.9
732.4

710.9
732.4

710.9
732.4

1182.5
1223.8

1182.5
1223.8

1182.5
1223.8

QI
QII
QIII

314.3
318.6
322.8

314.1
318.2
322.8

313.9

753.0
769.9
783.8

751.8
768.4
783.5

750.5
767.9
783.4

1262.4
1293.8
1320.2

1259.9
1292.0
1319.9

1258.2
1289.8
1321.7

12.1
11.4

12.1
10.1

12.1
8.6

12.7
12.8

12.7
11.4

12.7
10.4

1977

318.0

322.8

Growth Rates
Monthly:
1976

December
January

4.3
4.6

Quarterly Average:
1976

QIV

5.6

12.1

12.1

12.1

14.0

14.0

14.0

1977

QI
QII

11.3
9.0
7.2

10.6
8.8
7.9

9.9
8.7
8.6

12.6
9.9
8.2

11.8
10.2
8.6

11.2

QIII

4.8
5.2
6.0

Semi-annual
QIII '76-QI '77
QI '77-QIII '77

5.2
5.7

11.8
8.2

11.5
8.4

11.1
8.8

13.5
9.2

13.1
9.5

12.8
10.1

Annual
QIII '76-QIII '77

5.5

10.3

10.2

10.2

11.6

11.6

11.8

FOMC Longer-run Range
QIII '76-QIII '77

4 -6

9-11

10.0

9.9

-5bAlternative Levels and Growth Rates for Key Monetary Aggregates (cont'd)
Credit Proxy
Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

1976

November
December
January

794.0
802.7
809.3

794.0
802.7
808.4

794.0
802.7
807.6

1285.5
1299.5
1312.3

1285.5
1299.5]
1310.8

1285.5
1299.5
1309.8

534.4
537.8
541.6

534.4
537.8
541.0

534.4
537.8
540.5

1976

QIII

776.3
794.9

776.3
794.9

776.3
794.9

1247.9
1286.2

1247.9
1286.2

1247.9
1286.2

523.2
533.6

523.2
533.6

523.2
533.6

815.9
833.1
849.2

814.7
831.9
848.9

813.3
829.4
847.5

1325.2
1357.0
1385.6

1322.8
1355.5
1385.3

1320.9
1352.2
1385.8

545.5
555.1
567.2

544.7
554.4
567.0

543.7
552.3
565.6

13.1
9.9

13.1
8.5

13.1
7.3

QIV
1977

QI
QII

QIII
Growth Rates
Monthly:
1976

December
January

13.1
11.8

13.1
10.4

13.1
9.5

7.6
7.1

7.6
6.0

Quarterly Averages:

1976

QIV

1977

QI
QII
QIII

Semi-annual
QIII '76-QI '77
QI '77-QIII '77
Annual
QtII '76-QIII '77

9.6

9.6

12.3

12.3

12.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

10.6
8.4
7.7

10.0
8.4
8.2

9.3
7.9
8.7

12.1
9.6
8.4

11.4
9.9
8.8

10.8
9.5
9.9

8.9
7.0
8.7

8.3
7.1
9.1

7.6
6.3
9.6

10.2
8.2

9.9
8.4

9.5
8.4

12.4
9.1

12.0
9.4

11.7
9.8

8.5
8.0

8.2
8.2

7.8
8.1

9.4

9.4

9.2

11.0

11.0

11.1

8.4

8.4

8.1

-6per cent annual rate range.

This reflects continued rapid expansion

in time and savings deposits other than money market CD's at banks.
The rate of growth in such deposits, however, is not expected to
accelerate from the pace of recent months despite recent declines in
market interest rates, as banks appear to be in process of lowering
offering rates on certain time certificates.
(9) Basically, credit demands over the next few weeks and
into early 1977 are likely to be generally moderate

and will probably

have little net impact on the current level of market rates.

Market

participants, however, remain quite sensitive to possible monetary
actions.

For example, with the 3-month bill rate about 35 basis points

below the funds rate

and dealer holdings of securities large,

it appears that the market is expecting a lower funds rate.

Thus, if

the funds rate does not decline further, there could be a technical
re-adjustment in rate structure.

On

Bill rates could rise somewhat.

the other hand, the primary mortgage rate is likely to decline over the
next few weeks--even assuming no change in the funds rate--in lagged
response to earlier declines in market rates.
(10)

As time goes on, and the pace of economic activity

picks up, private credit demands are likely to strengthen.

Treasury

borrowing needs in the first quarter will be substantial and perhaps

more than the market is currently anticipating.

Against this back-

ground, we would expect interest rates to begin rising by spring of
next year if growth in M1 is kept to around the mid-point of the

-74½-6½ per cent range adopted by the FOMC for the QIII '76-QIII '77
period.

If growth in GNP during the first three quarters of 1977 is

at about the 11 per cent annual rate projected by the staff on the
assumption that taxes are cut, we would anticipate that the funds rate
may rise to an average of around 6 per cent in the third quarter of
next year, as shown in appendix table II. On the other hand, if there
were no additional fiscal stimulus, we would expect a smaller rise
in interest rates from current levels--perhaps an increase in the
funds rate to 5¼ per cent or so by the third quarter.

This would of

course,mainly reflect the weaker expansion in nominal GNP

and

transactions demand for money.
(11)

Alternative A involves an easing of the money market

between now and the next Committee meeting, with the funds rate
dropping to the mid-point of a 3¾-4½ per cent range.

Further declines

in market rates are likely to be generated, though such declines will
be limited if incoming economic evidence continues to suggest a more
vigorous economy and therefore leads market participants to believe
that interest rates may soon rise.

Banks, in such circumstances,

may seek to issue money market CD's more aggressively--particularly
longer maturities--in an effort to lock in favorable yields.

And

corporate and municipal borrowers may continue to accelerate marketings
of new bond issues.
(12)

An easing of the money market would generate only

slightly more growth in M1 and M2 over the December-January period
than under alternative B. However, the lower level of market rates

will, with a lag, tend to strengthen the demand for money further.
Thus, M1

growth over the longer-run would likely be higher than the

mid-point of the Committee's one-year range.

As a result, to contain

growth within desired bounds interest rates under this alternative may
have to rise to somewhat higher levels than under alternative B and
the rise may begin sooner.
(13)

Alternative C contemplates a tightening in the money

market over the next few weeks, with the funds rate rising to around
5-1/8 per cent.

A substantial upward re-adjustment of market rates

would be likely to follow, since most market participants appear to have
adjusted their current positions to expectations that the funds rate
will either decline or remain about unchanged over the near-term.
The 3-month bill rate, for example, might move up to the area of 5-5¼
per cent.

After the initial reaction, however, further rate increases

might be quite limited.

Some rate increases, particularly in longer-

term markets, could be partly reversed as the funds rate tended to
level off at the new higher level.

The staff would expect that little

further increase in the funds rate would, in practice, be required to
achieve the FOMC's longer-run monetary growth rates.

Proposed directive
(14)

Given below is a proposed operational paragraph for the

directive if the Committee wishes to continue formulating its instructions in terms of desired growth in monetary aggregates over the months
ahead.

No alternatives are presented for this formulation, in the

expectation that the reference to desired growth will be taken to apply
to the longer-term targets and that at this meeting the Committee will
not reconsider those targets.
"Monetary Aggregates" Proposal
To implement this policy, while taking account of developments in domestic and international financial markets, the Committee
seeks to achieve bank reserve and money market conditions consistent
with moderate growth in monetary aggregates over the period ahead.
(15)

Should the Committee desire to place main emphasis on

bank reserve and money market conditions, the language needed would
depend on the specific conditions sought.

Three alternative "money

market" directives intended to correspond to the similarly lettered
policy alternatives are given below.
Alternative "Money Market" Proposals
Alternative A
To implement this policy, while taking account of developments
in domestic and international financial markets, the Committee
seeks to achieve SOMEWHAT EASIER bank reserve and money market
conditions [DEL:
consistent with moderate growth

inmonetary aggregates]

-10over the period IMMEDIATELY ahead,

PROVIDED THAT MONETARY AGGREGATES

APPEAR TO BE GROWING AT ABOUT THE RATES CURRENTLY EXPECTED.
Alternative B
To implement this policy, while taking account of developments
in domestic and international financial markets, the Committee
achieve]MAINTAIN PREVAILING bank reserve and money market
seeks to [DEL:
aggregates]
monetary
in
consistent with moderate growth
conditions [DEL:
over the period IMMEDIATELY ahead,

PROVIDED THAT MONETARY AGGREGATES

APPEAR TO BE GROWING AT ABOUT THE RATES CURRENTLY EXPECTED.
Alternative C
To implement this policy, while taking account of developments
in domestic and international financial markets, the Committee
seeks to achieve SOMEWHAT FIRMER bank reserve and money market
consistent with moderate
conditions [DEL:
over the period IMMEDIATELY ahead,

growth in monetary aggregates]
PROVIDED THAT MONETARY AGGREGATES

APPEAR TO BE GROWING AT ABOUT THE RATES CURRENTLY EXPECTED.

APPENDIX A
Comparison of Actual and Targeted Reserves
The table below compares the actual average level of reserves
for the five-week period ending December 22 with the "targeted" level
that had been thought consistent with the mid-points of the short-run
ranges for the monetary aggregates adopted at the last FOMC meeting.

Actual 1/
(2+3)

(4-5)

34,879

34,619

260

Required reserves

34,701

34,448

253

178

171

7

243

228

15

Free reserves

65

Member bank borrowing

(6+7)

Differences

Nonborrowed reserves

Excess reserves

(1+5)

Targeted

8

57

34,944

34,676

268

Currency

83,436

83,510

-74

Monetary base

118,380

118,186

194

Total reserves

As can be seen from the table, actual nonborrowed reserves
were $260 million higher than the "targeted" level.

This developed

as the Desk provided the reserves required to support unexpected
increases in negotiable CD's and interbank deposits.
Total reserves and the monetary base were also higher than
expected.

But the monetary base was somewhat nearer the targeted

level, as currency expanded less than expected.

1/

Includes week of December 22,

which is

partly estimated.

Appendix Table I
Reserve Measures Consistent With Short-run Alternatives
(seasonally adjusted)

Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt.

C

Alt. A

-65

Alt. B
-101

34,814

34,778

34,725

38

51

79

273

250

225

30

34,852

34,829

34,804

-92

Monetary base1/

119,198

119,176

119,150

818

796

Nonborrowed monetary
base

119,160

119,125

119,071

845

810

Nonborrowed reserves
Member bank borrowing
Excess reserves

2-month Annual Percentage
Growth Rate for Dec.-Jan.

Change from average of
previous 5-week period
($ million)

Average of 4 weeks
Dec. 29 to Jan. 19
($ million)

-27

Alt.

C

Alt. A

Alt.

B

Alt.

1.5

0.9

0.1

0.8

0.3

-0.1

770

7.5

7.4

7.3

756

7.8

7.6

7.3

-154

-14

14

7

-18

Other reserve aggregates:
Total reserves

1/

-115

-140

Total reserves plus currency held outside the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and member banks.

C

Appendix Table II
Projected Federal Funds Rates
Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

1976

QIV

4-7/8

4-7/8

4-7/8

1977

QI

4-3/8

4-5/8

5-1/8

QII

54

5k

5k

QIII

6k

6

5%

Appendix Table III
Growth Rate in Money Supply
(Per cent change in an annual rate)

M
1973

I

3.6

Q

M

Q

7.4

7.3

9.2

8.4

10.3

6.4

9.9

8.2

9.8

8.5

II

10.1

III

1.8

5.5

6.3

7.9

6.1

7.8

IV

7.8

5.1

10.5

9.0

9.9

8.4

QIV '72-QIV '73

6.0

6.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

I

5.3

6.0

9.0

9.6

8.4

8.9

II

5.3

5.6

6.9

7.4

5.7

6.5

III

3.0

4.2

5.5

6.4

5.2

5.6

IV

4.7

4.0

6.6

6.4

7.2

6.5

QIV '73-QIV '74

4.7

5.0

7.2

7.7

6.8

7.1

1975

I

1.4

0.6

6.9

5.6

9.0

7.5

II

9.7

7.4

III

3.6

7.1

6.5

IV

1.6

2.3

7.0

QIV '74-QIV '75

4.1

4.4

1976

I

4.5

2.7

II

6.8

8.4

9.3

III

4.1

4.1

10.3

1974

M-

10.2

14.5

12.6

10.1

10.7

13.3

6.4

9.3

9.4

8.5

8.3

11.3

11.1

11.0

9.7

12.3

11.2

10.8

11.0

12.0

9.2

13.1

11.6

12.5

Annual rates of growth calculated from average levels in the final
months of the quarters.

Q = Annual rate calculated from average levels in all three months of the
quarters.

CHART 1
CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS II-FOMC

MONETARY AGGREGATES
NARROW MONEY SUPPLY

12/17/76

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1 320

III II

i~

x

BROADER MONEY SUPPLY M2

740

730

720

710

700
1975

1976

A

S

0
1976

N

D

CHART 2

12/17/76

MONETARY AGGREGATES
ADJUSTED CREDIT PROXY

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

-540

S520

-500

I

I

I

I

I I

I

I

I

I
I

I

0I
0

I

RESERVES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

37

35

NONBORROWED
33

S.
1975

1976

Total and nonborrowed reserve series have been adjusted to remove discontinutties associated with changes in reserve requirement ratios.

12/17/76

CHART 3

MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS AND INTEREST RATES
MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS

F.R. DISCOUNT
RATE

INTEREST RATES Long-term

PER CENT
-1
B

-4

7

FEDERAL FUNDS
RATE

1975

1978

1975

1976

1975

1976

PER CENT

Table 1

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS II-FOMC

MONETARY AGGREGATES

17, 1976

DEC.

ACTUAL AND CURRENT PROJECTIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Money Supply
Narrow
Broad
(M2)
(MI)

Period

Total

3

4

5

Time and Savings Deposits
Other Than CCD'
s
Total
total
h
8

7

6

Nondeposit Member
Sources of U.
Funds
uvinnd Depositsi
Dp0Sits
9

11

10

LEVELS-SBIL

1976--SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
I

Total
U.S. Govt.
eposits

2

1
MONTHLY

Adjusted
Credit
Proxy

306.3
309.8
309.8
1310.9)

716.4
725.8
732.0
4739.41

(537.8)

I

6.8
4.1
6.0)

(

9.3
10.3
12.8)

4.9
0.9
10.9)

(

8.4
4.1
5.6)

(

10.8
9.2
12.1)

(

2.4
3.8
8.0)

(

-0.4
13.7
0.0
4.3)

(

9.5
15.7
10.3
12.1)

(

2.3
11.7
13.2
7.6)

(

2.1)

(

11.2)

(

10.4)

523.5
528.6
534.4
(

13.1
13.9
13.5
9.4)

472.5
478.0
484.2
(491.8)

410.1
416.0
422.2
t428.5)

187.9
192.6
196.8
1201.3)

222.2
223.5
225.4
(227.3)

1

11.3
15.0
17.9)

(

13.6
19.0
28.5)1

9.5
11.7
9.2)

(

-14.2
-46.5
5.1)

(

12.5
13.2
17.01

I

21.7
13.4
26.9)

(

5.1
12.7
8.9)

(

-30.6
-26.2
-18.9)

(

22.8
30.0
26.2
27.4)

1

12.0
7.0
10.2
10.1)

(

-37.3
-7.7
1.9
21.3)

(

27.1)

(

10.2)

I

11.61

62.4
62.0
62.1
(63.2)

(

8.2
9.0
9.1
8.9)

(

3.8
3.4
4.5
2.9)

ANNUAL GROWTH
QUARTERLY
1976--2ND QTR.
3RD QTR.
4TH QTR.

(

7.3
5.7
16.3)

(

5.3
7.1
12.2)

I

9.7
14.0
15.6
18.8)

(

16.9
17.3
17.9
17.9)

7.3)

I

18.0)

QUARTERLY-AV
1976--2ND QTR.
3RD QTR.
4TH QTR.
MONTHLY
1976--SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
NOV.-DEC.
WEEKLY

1

LEVELS-sBIL

1976-NOV.

DEC.

NOTE:
1/
P -

1

3
10
17
24
1
8 P

310.2
310.5
310.8
307.6

728.9
731.1
732.5
731.0

532.6
531.7
535.0
534.4

14.9
15.4
14.2
12.2

480.1
482.1
483.7
485.8

418.8
420.6
421.6
423.4

194.6
196.0
196.7
197.6

224.2
224.6
225.0
225.8

61.3
61.5
62.0
62.4

9.5
8.7
8.6
9.4

4.0
4.4
5.3
5.0

310.4
311.2

735.2
737.5

537.1
538.1

11.8
8.9

487.6
489.5

424.8
426.4

198.3
199.9

226.5
226.5

62.7
63.1

9.4
8.9

3.5
4.0

DATA SHOWN IN PARENTHESES ARE CURRENT PROJECTIONS.
INCLUOES TREASURY DEPOSITS AT MEMBER BANKS AND FEDERAL
PRELIMINARY ,

RESERVE

BANKS.

CONFIDENTIAL (F.R.)
CLASS II-FOMC

TABLE 2
DEC.

BANK RESERVES

17,

1976

ACTUAL AND CURRENT PROJECTIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
BANK RESERVES
Period

Total
Reserves

RESERVES

_REQUIRED

Nonborrowed
Reserves

Monetary
Base

Total
Required

Private
Demand

116,201
116,891
117,899
(118,678)

34,159
34,(67
34,Z21
(34,634)

20,153
20,131
20,336
12C 092)

Total Time
Deposits

Gov't. and
Interbank

2

MONTHLY

LEVELS-SMILLIONS

PERCENT

ANNUAL

34,298
34,393
34,819
(34,825)

34,360
349487
34,891
(34,8971

1976--SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.

11,653
11,695
11,749
(11920)

2,353
2,441
2,537
I 2,b22)

GROWTH

QUARTERLY
1976--2ND QTR.
3RD OTR.
4TH QTR.

3.9
0.3
S6.3)

(

3.1
1.0
6.11

B

0.5
3.0
4.11

(

8.8
5.4
8.5)

(

4.0
0.4
5.61

I

1.2
2.8
3.5)

B

6.0
4.0
-1.2)

-1.0
-6.4
( 9.2)

QUARTERLY-AV

0.8
3.0
3.9)

1976-2ND QTR.
3RD OTR.
4TH QTR.

(

8.5
6.0
7.3)

(

4.2
3.6
1.9)

1

-4.4
-0.b
-1.0)

MONTHLY
1976-SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
NOV.-DEC.

WEEKLY

-4.4
3.3
14.9
0.2)

4.5
7.1
10.3
7.9)

1

7.1)

7.5)

9.2)

-5.5
3.8
12.4
0.5)

(

(

6.4)

-14.6
4.3
5.5
S 17.5)

-0.8
-1.3
12.2
-14.4)

1

-1.2)

(

11.5)

LEVELS-SMILLIONS
1976-NOV.

DEC.

NOTE:

1

-5.7
4.4
14.1
0.2)

3
10
17
24

34,920
34,422
35,233
34,631

34,718
34,372
35,179
34,587

117,674
117,216
118,184
117,753

34,459
34,400
34,799
34,486

20,22B
20,266
20,509
20,279

11,698
11,714
11,726
11,778

2,532

1
8
15

35,331
34,641
35,234

35,243
34,616
35,166

118,644
117,898
118.862

34,913
34,467
34,805

20,333
19,673
20,286

11,806
11,859
11,899

2,774
2,735
2.619

a

I

I

b

-

2,418

2,564
2,429

a

RESERVE SERIES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO REMOVE DISCONTINUITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES IN RESERVE REQUIREMENT
DATA SHOWN IN PARENTHESES ARE CURRENT PROJECTIONS.

--

RATIO.

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS II - FOMC
DECEMBER 17, 1976

TABLE 3
NET CHANGES IN SYSTEM HOLDINGS OF SECURITIES-1/
($ millions, not seasonally adjusted)

Treasury Coupons
Net Purchases 3/
Treasury Bills
Net Change 2/

Period
1972
1973
1974
1975

-490
7,232
1,280
-468

1975--Qtr. III
Qtr. IV

-757
1,294

1976--Qtr. I
Qtr. II
Qtr. III

-363
2,067
45
1,845

1976--June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
1976--Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/

Within
1-year

13
74

1 - 5

Over
10

5 - 10

Total

789
579
797
3,284

539
500
434
1,510

167
129
196
1,070

1,582
1,415
1,747
6,202

712
385

201
234

171
315

1,096
1,006

Within
1-year

Federal Aencies
Net Purchases 4/
Over
1 5 - 10
10
592
400
1,665
824

64
58

514
141

83

617

195
--

63
14

747
284

1,060
2,626

2,392
-1,403

1,022
3,371
1,398

1,256
1,654
392

--

-

--

-

--

2,735

1,351

--

--

--

--

--

-2,040
----

65
95

480
1,077

---

--

--

--

1,484
1,954

-2,334
2,093
633

409

-1,742

41

37

36

115

-377

-3,930

--

--

--

--

--

648
255
363

-

-

-

-

-

-

-3

-13,110
10,061
-2,158
-1,797

---

---

---

---

---

---

--

--

-

-

-

41

37

36

418
-733

113

62

73

266

--

-

18
90
-

240
---

85
---

41
-

456
-

-

--

--

-

-518
-1,025
-434

-1,358
-46
-154
1,272

--

72
272

l
8
15
22p
29

1,631
9,273
6,303
7,267

990

301
580

-200
-535
92
54

1,059
864
3,082
1,613

96
--

42
129

3
10
17
24

168
101
318
138

1,052
1,284
1,557

-2,000
1,100
954

6
13
20
27

106
71

Total

S -

- -

----

--

- ---

Net Chang
Outright
Holdings Net
Total 5/ RP's 6/

--

-

---

--

-199
----535
---91

115
----

171
----292
----1,033
----267

3,597
-4,105
-588

3,462
-6,290
3,102
3,384

Change from end-of-period to end-of-period.
Outright transactions in market and with foreign accounts, and redemptions (-) in bill auctions.
Outright transactions in market and with foreign accounts, and short-term notes acquired in exchange for maturing bills. Excludes redemptions,
maturity shifts, rollovers of maturing coupon issues, and direct Treasury borrowings from the System.
Outright transactions in market and with foreign accounts only. Excludes redemptions and maturity shifts.
In addition to net purchases of securities, also reflects changes in System holdings of bankers' acceptances, direct Treasury borrowings from the
System, and redemptions (-) of Agency and Treasury coupon issues.
Includes changes in both RP's (+) and matched sale-purchase transactions (-).

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS II - FOMC
DECEMBER 17, 1976

TABLE 4
SECURITY DEALER POSITIONS AND BANK POSITIONS
(millions of dollars)

U. S. Govt. Security
Dealer Positions

Member Bank Reserve Positions
Borrowing at FRB**
Basic Reserve Deficit

Underwriting
Syndicate Positions

Corporate

Municipal

Bonds
(3)

Bonds
(4)

Excess**

|

Reserves
(5)

Total
(6)

Seasonal
(7)

8 New York
(8)

38 Others
(9)

2,845
253

804
-42

509
17

74
5

-7,387
-1,757

-11,632

*8,896
3,668

2,904
175

655
-180

242
24

34
8

-8,161
-2,367

-12,744
- 6,908

1975--Nov.
Dec.

4,751
4,822

2,073
1,075

251
265

60
L30

29
14

-3,812
-2,811

-10,159
-10,418

1976--Jan.
Feb.
Mar.

4,959
5,214
5,910

1,220
1,051
778

232
256
223

79
81
54

9
10
8

-3,581
-4,138
-4,726

-10,015

Apr.
May
June

5,750
4,239
4,996

605
591
582

155
210
214

43
114
L27

10
11
20

-5,179
-4,402
-4,219

-10,783
- 8,151
- 9,158

July
Aug.
Sept.

5,743
6,174
7,838

904
1,686
1,509

234
207
205

L32
LOO
63

25
31
31

-4,756
-4,624
-5,703

- 9,399

6,271
*6,876

1,832
*2,418

221
28
9p

32
22p

-6,428
-6,289

-10,527
-11,618

Bills
(1)

Coupon Issues
(2)

1975--High
Low

7.029
1,586

1976-High
Low

Oct.
Nov.

94
3
7 p

- 7,207

- 9,746
- 9,640

- 9,691

- 9,716

1976--Oct.

6
13
20
27

7,020
5,549
5,740
6,254

1,896
2,117
1,893
1,653

334
212
99
111

L01
47
48
L19

34
33
29
33

-6,718
-7,911
-5.813
-5,098

- 9,037
-11,640
-10,835
-10,484

Nov.

3
10
17
24

6.106
7.818
6,894
*6,480

1,355
2,904
2,417
*2,441

461
22
434
145

202
51
54
44

30
24
21
21

-5,730
-8,030
-7,059
-5,479

-10,276

1
8
15
22
29

*6,402
*7,927
*8,896

*2,359
*2,611
*1,932

418p
7
1 4p
487p

19p
14p
15p

-5,146
-7,067p
-7,991p

-10,845
2
-1 ,375p
-12,414p

Dec.

88p
25p
69p

-12,664
-11,985
-11,665

NOTE: Government security dealer trading positions are on a commitment basis.
Trading positions, which exclude Treasury securities financed by repurchase
agreements maturing in 16 days or more, are indicators of dealer holdings available for sale over the near-term.
Underwriting syndicate positions consist
of issues still in syndicate, excluding trading positions.
The basic reserve dificit is excess reserves less borrowing at Federal Reserve less net Federal
funds purchases.
Weekly data are daily averages for statement weeks, except for corporate and municipal issues in syndicate which are Friday figures.
*
**

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Monthly averages for excess reserves and borrowings are weighted averages of statement week figures.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS II - FOMC

TABLE 5
SELECTED INTEREST RATES
(per cent)

Federal
Funds
1)

Shot-er
Treasury Bills
90-119 Day
Commercial
90-Day
1-Year
Paper
(4)
(2)
(3)

CD's New Issue-NYC
60-Day I90-Day
(5)
(6)

DECEMBER 17, 1976

Aaa Utility
New
Recently
Issue
Offered
(7)
(8)

Municipal
Bond
Buyer
(9)

Long-Term
U.S. Govt. 20Yr. Constant
Maturity
(10)

FNMA
Auction
Yield
(11)

GNMA
Guaranteed
Securities
(12)

1975--High
Low

7.70
5.13

6.68
5.02

7.31
5.46

8.43
5.38

7.88
5.25

7.75
5.38

9.80
8.89

9.71
9.06

7.67
6.27

9.95
8.78

9.10
7.93

1976--High
Low

5.58
4.67

5.53
4.37

6.32
4.65

5.90
4.65

5.63
4.40

5.75
4.50

8.95
7.93

8.94
7.94

7.13
5.95

9.20
8.51

8.45
7.60

1975--Nov.
Dec.

5.22
5.20

5.48
5.44

6.07
6.16

5.78
5.88

5.69
5.65

6.03
5.83

9.20
9.36

9.26
9.21

7.43
7.31

9.80
9.31

8.50
8.56

1976--Jan.
Feb.
Mar.

4.87
4.77
4.84

4.87
4.88
5.00

5.44
5.53
5.82

5.15
5.13
5.25

4.91
4.84
5.05

5.03
5.06
5.20

8.70
8.63
8.62

8.79
8.63
8.61

7.07
6.94
6.92

9.10
9.06
9.05

8.37
8.29
8.30

Apr.
May
June

4.82
5.29
5.48

4.86
5.20
5.41

5.54
5.98
6.12

5.08
5.44
5.83

4.81
5.25
5.55

4.94
5.38
5.68

8.48
8.82
8.72

8.52
8.77
8.73

6.60
6.87
6.87

8.89
9.09
9.13

8.10
8.33
8.35

July
Aug.
Sept.

5.31
5.29
5.25

5.23
5.14
5.08

5.82
5.64
5.50

5.54
5.35
5.33

5.30
5.23
5.11

5.42
5.31
5.24

8.63
8.52
8.29

8.63
8.50
8.33

6.79
6.61
6.51

9.05
8.99
8.88

8.37
8.30
8.10

Oct.
Nov.

5.03
4.95

4.92
4.75

5.19
5.00

5.10
4.98

4.90
4.84

5.04
4.94

8.25r
8.17

8.24
8.18

6.30
6.29

8.75
8.66

7.98
7.93

5.07
4.94
4.82
4.89

5.39
5.18
5.06
5.18

5.25
5.19
5.05
5.00

5.10
4.88
4.83
4.80

5.20
5.00
4.91
5.05

8.26
8.15
8.28
8.29

8.23
8.20
8.25
8.27

6.33
6.25
6.30
6.33

8.80

27

5.17
5.02
4.97
4.99

8.06
7.96
7.89
8.02

3
10
17
24

5.06
4.98
5.02
4.90

4.87
4.87
4.87
4.67

5.16
5.16
5.12
4.89

5.00
5.08
5.13
4.90

4.85
4.95
4.95
4.63

5.03
5.06
5.05
4.63

-8.31
8.24
8.05

8.23
8.28
8.18
8.04

6.34
6.39
6.26
6.16

8.67

1
8
15
22
29

4.78
4.67
4.68

4.46
4.40
4.37

4.68
4.65
4.66

4.75
4.68
4.65

4.54
4.54
4.40

4.50
4.50
4.50

7.95
7.93
7.95p

7.97
7.94
7.99p

6.03
5.96
5.95

9
16

4.69
4.65p

4.44
4.33

4.70
4.67

4.63
4.75

1976--Oct.

6
13

20
Nov.

Dec.

Dec.

8.70

8.68

7.39
7.32
7.34p

8.02
8.02
8.02
7.84
7.75
7.62
7.60

4,43
7.34
7.34(12/15)

NOTE: Weekly data for columns 1 to 4 are statement week averages of daily data.
Columns 5 and 6 are 1-day Wednesday quotes (prior to 1976, figures shown
are for 60-89 day and 90-119 day ranges, respectively).
For columns 7 and 10, the weekly date is the mid-point of the calendar week over which data are
averaged.
Columns 8 and 9 are 1-day quotes for Friday and Thursday, respectively, following the end of the statement week.
Column 11 gives FNMA auction
data for Monday preceding the end of the statement week.
Column 12 is a 1-day quote for the Monday preceding the end of the statement week.
The FNMA
auction yield is the average yield in bi-weekly auction for short-term forward commitments for Government underwritten mortgages.
GNMA yields are average
net yields to investors on mortgage-backed securities for immediate delivery, assuming prepayment in 12 years on pools of 30-year FHA/VA mortgages
carrying the coupon rate 50 basis points below the current FHA/VA ceiling.

APPENDIX TABLE 1-A

MONEY AND CREDIT AGGREGATE MEASURES
BANK CREDIT

BANK RESERVES 1

Total
Loans

Adj.
Total

on
borowd

and
Investments

Credit
proxy

Monetary
Base

"'.... .

Mi

.

1

M2

M3

M4

M5

a

9

.
1U

~

.

4
o
(Per cent annual rates of growth)

2

1976

MONEY STOCK
MEASURES

MEASURES

Period

E C.17,

D

M6
..
11

M

7

1Z

ANNUALLY:

6.7
7.1

1973
1974
1975

-0.4

10.5
10.2
3.9

6.0
9.2
1.3

7.7
9.2
5.8

1.7
0.9

5.6
5.7

4.5
3.1

-1.2

6.7

3.1

11.6
10.6
6.4

10.6

6.5

8.8
6.8
11.3

9.8
6.8

11.9
10.1
11.8

9.7

10.8
8.8
10.7

11.7
9.U
10.6

6.9
5.7

9.9
9.2

10.1
10.8

10.0
10.6

5.9

8.9

9.0

10.0

11.7

8.3

8.3

9.5
9.0

10.L

5.0

U.1
9.4
9.7

9.0

SEMI-ANNUALLY:
1ST HALF
2ND HALF

1975
1975

-1.2

1ST HALF

1976

-1.2

0.3

10.3

9.4

QUARTERLY:
1975

1.4

4.5

7.3

7.0

7.0

1ST QTR.
1976
2ND QTR. 1976
3RD QTR. 1976

-6.2
3.9
0.3

-5.3
3.1
1.0

4.6
8.8
5.4

1.2
4.9
0.9

11.0
9.3
10.3

12.3
11.0
13.1

9.4

6.7

9.4

11.0

10.9

5.4
6.6
5.9

8.4
9.3
9.4

9.0
9.3

9.3

9.3
9.8
9.7

4TH QTR.

9.3

8.4
4.6

7.1

1d.1

9.0

QUARTERLY-AV
4TH QTR.

1975

0.6

2.7

5.6

6.0

6.4

1ST OTR.
2ND QTR.
3RD QTR.

1976
1976
1976

-3.8
0.8
3.0

-3.2
0.5
3.0

5.3
8.5
6.0

2.3
2.4
3.8

9.7

10.8
9.2

11.2
12.0
11.6

9.7
0.8

14.3
-1.6

11.1
7.0

14.4
0.7

11.5
4.0

11.9
7.1

11.7
5.3

12.1
7.7

14.4
8.8

15.0
9.6

-10.2
-6.8
-1.7
0.7
4.0
7.0
1.8
4.8
-5.7
4.4
14.1
U

-8.4
-6.9
-0.8
1.1
1.5
6.6
1.6
6.0
-4.4
3.3
14.9

2.6
4.0
7.0
12.2
7.0
6.9
5.2
6.5
4.5
7.1
10.3
C mU

-0.7
3.5
0.9
3.0
-4.6
16.3
3.0
-2.5
2.3
11.7
13.2

10.3
14.1
8.3
14.4

11.6
14.4
10.5
14.4
10.5
7.7
13.0
12.7
13.2
16.5
11.6

3.2
6.6
3.8
10.3
2.7
8.2
9.0
0.3
5.7
14.0
9.3

7.0
9.5
7.7
11.8

7.4
9.2
b6.0
11.6
6.9
9.8
12.0
6.3
b.4
13.6
10.1

7.5
9.0
8.1
11.9
7.8
10.7
12.3
6.2
8.2
13.4

MONTHL Y
1975-NOV.
DEC.
1976-JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV. P
NOTESs
1/
P -

U

a

8.5

I

* a

ADJUSTED CREDIT PROXY INCLUDES MAINLY TOTAL MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS
RELATED INSTITUTIONS. AND EURODOLLAR BORROWINGS OF
BASED ON DATA ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES IN RESERVE REQUI
PRELIMINARY

4.8
11.9
9.2
9.5
15.7
10.3
I mimi

SUBJECT TO RESERVE

6.6
9.7
11.1
7.1
10.6
15.3
11.1
II

I

I
-a a
a
.a
REQUIREMENTS,
LOANS SOLD TO BANK-

10.5

APPENDIX TABLE 1-B

MONEY AND CREDIT AGGREGATE MEASURES
DEC.

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
BANK CREDIT
MEASURES

BANK RESERVES

17,

1976

MONEY STOCK
MEASURES

Non
borrowed

Monetary
Base

Adj.
Crdit
proxy

Total
Loans
and
Investments

M1

M2

M

M

M5

M6

M7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

32,390
34,693
34,539

31,092
33,966
34,409

96,051
104,892
110,930

449.4
495.3
514.4

637.7
695.2
725.5

270.5
283.1
294.8

571.4
612.4
664.3

919.5
981.6
1092.9

634.9
702.2
7,7.2

982.9
1071.4
1175.8

10bo.,
1181.8
1308.7

1121.1
1222.a
1351.4

1975-NOV.
DEC.

34,515
34,539

34,455
34,409

110,287
110,930

514.1
514.4

726.9
725.5

295.6
294.8

662.1
664.3

1086.5
1092.9

743.9
747.2

1168.3
1175.8

1299.2
1308.7

1340.7
1351.4

1976-JAN.
FEB.
MAR.

34,245
34,052
34,003

34,167
33,971
33,949

111,171
111,538
112,192

514.1
515.6
516.0

727.6
731.2
735.4

295.1
296.6
298.1

670.0
677.9
682.6

1103.5
1116.7
1126.5

749.2
753.3
755.7

1182.7
1192.1
1199.7

1316.8
1326.9
1335.7

1359.9
1370.1
1379.3

APR.
MAY
JUNE

34,024
34,136
34,335

33,980
34,022
34,209

113,333
113,994
114,653

517.3
515.3
522.3

738.7
742.0
743.3

301.8
303.5
303.2

690.8
695.7
698.5

1140.0
1150.0
1157.4

762.2
763.9
769.1

1211.5
1218.2
1228.0

1346.6
1356.3
1367.4

1393.0
1402.1
1414.6

JULY
AUG.
SEPT.

34,387
34,524
34,360

34,254
34,424
34,298

115,151
115,770
116,201

523.6
522.5
523.5

747.6
752.7
756.4

304.9
306.4
306.3

705.4
716.8
716.4

1169.9
1182.3
1195.3

774.9
775.1
778.8

1239.4
1246.7
1257.7

1361.1
1388.3
1398.0

1429.1
1436.5
1446.3

OCT.
NOV. P

34,487
34,891

34,393
341819

116,891
117,899

528.6
534.4

764.1
770.1

309.8
309.8

725.8
732.0

1211.7
1223.4

787.9
794.0

1273.7
1285.

1413.8
1425.7

1462.5
1475.3

13
20
27

34,033
34,766
34,343

33,986
34,718
34,223

116,344
117,159
116,666

527.1
529.2
529.7

310.8
308.7
310.0

725.7
724.4
727.5

788.1
786.3
788.9

3
10
17
24

34,920
34,422
35,233
34,631

34,718
34,372
35,179
34,587

117,674
117,216
118,184
117,753

532.6
531.7
535.0
534.4

310.2
310.5
310.8
307.6

728.9
731.1
732.5
731.0

790.3
792.6
794.5
793.4

35,331
34,641

35,243
34,616

118,644
117,898

537.1
538.1

310.4
311.2

735.2
737.5

797.9
800.7

Period

To t a

ANNUALLY:
1973
1974
1975

MONTHLY:

WEEKLY:

1976-OCT.

NOV.

DEC.

NOTES:

1P
8P

ADJUSTED CREDIT PROXY INCLUDES MAINLY TOTAL MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS SUBJECT TO RESERVE REQUIREMENTS,
LOANS SOLD 10 BANKRELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND EURODOLLAR BORROWINGS OF U.S.BANKS.
WEEKLY DATA ARE DAILY AVERAGES FOR STATEMEN1 WEEKS.
MONTHLY
DATA ARE DAILY AVERAGES.
WEEKLY DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR N3
M5
M6, M7, TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS AND THRIFT INSTITUTION DEPOSITS.
1/ BASED ON DATA ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.
P - PRELIMINARY

1976

17,

DEC.

APPENDIX TABLE 2-A

COMPONENTS OF MONEY STOCK AND RELATED MEASURES
Timeind
Period

Currency

1

nd
Dp oand
sts
m

2

Other Thn CD's

T ot l

a

3

TtriodL

Total

Savings I

4

ANNUALLY 1973
1974
1975

Mutual

Savings Deposits

Other

Credit

Savings
CD'

s

Bn

Shares

5

6
7
8
(Per cent annal rates of grOwth)

Unin
re s
:h

Savings
Bonds l

Short Ter

Commercial
pe j /

USc u

r

s Irecuritie

/
9

10

11

8.1
10.2
8.7

5.3
3.0
2.6

16.2
15.0
7.9

11.4
9.4
12.2

2.8
7.0
17.8

18.7
11.2
8.2

45.6
41.4
-7.7

8.5
5.6
15.6

13.8
12.1
20.2

4.9
4.8
6.3

25.2
9.0
39.,

12

5I ..
16.b
i.7

SEMI-ANNUALLY:
1ST HALF
2ND HALF

1975
1975

9.4
7.6

4.4
0.9

7.8
7.8

13.4
10.4

18.2
16.0

10.0
6.1

-12.7
-2.9

15.2
15.2

20.9
17.6

6.0
6.4

21.7
51.7

1ST HALF

1976

10.6

4.2

6.0

13.9

23.6

6.6

-29.7

14.0

16.8

6.2

13.1

21.1

-1.1

12.9

11.6

15.8

b.2

19.2

12.5

17.6

6.6

51.5

i4.9

5.9
5.3

QUARTERLY:
4TH QTR.

1975

9.4

IST QTR.
2ND OTR.
3RD OTR.

1976
1976
1976

10.9
10.0
7.7

2.5
5.8
2.8

4.6
7.3
5.7

16.0
11.3
15.0

32.4
13.6
19.0

3.6
9.5
11.7

-46.8
-14.2
-46.5

14.3
13.2
17.6

16.8
16.1
16.6

5.9
6.*
8.1

12.8
13.0
-Z.3

8.4
33.0
9 .3

QUARTERLY-AV:
4TH QTR.

1975

8.4

0.2

9.7

9.8

14.4

6.6

9.5

14.0

16.5

6.1

48.1

7.9

1ST QTR.
2NO QTR.
3RD QTR.

1976
1976
1976

9.8
11.7
7.3

0.5
7.4
2.8

7.2
5.3
7.1

15.3
12.5
13.2

26.3
21.7
13.4

5.6
5.1
12.7

-29.3
-30.6
-26.2

13.4
13.8
15.4

17.1
16.4
15.7

6.6
5.9
7.5

22.7
13.1
10.4

17.3
23.1
21.0

1975-NOV.
DEC.

13.2
4.9

7.1
-5.9

13.5
11.0

13.6
10.1

14.6
20.5

12.8
1.7

13.4
16.1

12.4
11.3

14.8
18.3

5.4
7.2

69.4
31.9

32.7
34.7

1976-JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
P

8.1
12.9
11.2
15.9
9.4
4.7
7.7
7.7
7.6
10.6
7.5

-0.5
3.8
4.3
15.1
5.3
-3.2
6.4
5.3
-3.2
14.8
-2.1

4.5
6.9
2.4
7.3
0.0
14.3
10.6
-3.3
9.7
14.0
15.6

17.2
20.5
9.8
14.0
10.2
9.5
15.5
12.0
16.9
17.3
17.9

26.9
44.6
23.3
22.1
18.3
0.0
11.4
21.9
22.8
30.0
26.2

10.3
2.3
-1.7
8.0
3.4
16.9
18.9
3.8
12.0
7.0
10.2

-53.6
-57.6
-35.0
-27.9
-55.4
42.2
-17.0
-89.7
-37.3
-7.7
1.9

13.4
14.7
14.2
14.1
13.3
11.7
14.5
18.8
18.8
17.1
13.7

18.0
10.7
21.1
13.8
13.7
20.3
10.0
19.8
19.5
19.1
12.6

5.3
7.1
5.3
5.3
7.0
7.0
5.2
10.3
8.5
5.1
6.8

14.6
5.4
18.0
12.4
10.5
15.6
3'.3
-10.0
-30.3
-10.3
-3.5

11 .2
5 .
6.3
22.0
37.6
36.7
20.3
5.0
2.5
9.9
19.7

MONTHLY:

1/
P -

GROWTH RATES ARE BASED ON ESTIMATED MONTHLY AVERAGE
PREVIOUS MONTH REPORTED DATA.
PRELIMINARY.

LEVELS DERIVED

BY AVERAGING

END OF CURRENT MONTH AND

END

OF

DEC.

APPENDIX TABLE 2-B

17,

1976

COMPONENTS OF MONEY STOCK AND RELATED MEASURES
Time and Savings Deposits
Demand
Deposits

Periodncy

1

2

Total
3

Other Than CD's
Total
4

ISavings
5

Other
6

CD's
7

Mutual Credit
Savings
Union Savings
Bank
& S&L Shares Bonds
c
i
/
1
Shares0
9
10
8

ShortTerm
U.S
Gov't
Se ,
11

Total
NonGov't
Deposit
Funds Demand
Deposits
2Sec
1
13
14
12

Commercial
Paper

ANNUALLY:
209.0
215.3
221.0

364.4
419.1
452.4

300.9
329.3
369.6

127.3
136.2
160.5

173.6
193.1
209.0

63.5
89.8
82.9

323.5
341.6
395.5

24.7
27.7
33.3

00.4
63.3
67.3

43.2
47.1
65.7

34.6
40.4
4..7

7.3
5.6
7.6

1975-NOV.
DEC.

222.1
221.0

448.3
452.4

366.5
369.6

157.8
160.5

208.7
209.0

81.8
82.9

391.8
395.5

32.8
33.3

66.9
67.3

64.0
65.7

41.5
42.7

9.6
7.0

1976-JAN.
FEB.
MAR.

220.9
221.6
222.*

454.1
456.7
457.6

374.9
381.3
384.4

164.1
170.2
173.5

210.8
211.2
210.9

79.2
75.4
73.2

399.9
404.8
409.6

33.8
34.1
34.7

67.6
6d.0

b6.3

66.5
66.8
67.8

43.1
43.3
43.6

8.0
10.9
10.9

APR.
MAY
JUNE

225.2
226.2
225.6

460.4
460.4
465.9

388.9
392.2
395.3

176.7
179.4
179.4

212.3
212.9
215.9

71.5
68.2
70.6

414.4
419.0
423.1

35.1
35.5
36.1

68.6
69.0
69.4

68.5
69.1
70.0

44.4
45.6
47.2

7.2
7.4
9.a

JULY
AUG.
SEPT.

226.8
227.8
227.2

470.0
468.7
472.5

400.4
404.4
410.1

181.1
184.4
187.9

219.3
220.0
222.2

69.6
64.4
62.4

428.2
434.9
441.7

36.4
37.0
37.6

69.7
70.3
70.8

72.0
71.4
69.6

48.0
46.48.3

9.0
13.6
13.1

OCT.
NOV. P

230.0
229.6

478.0
484.2

416.0
422.2

192.6
196.8

223.5
225.4

62.0
62.1

448.0
453.1

38.2
38.6

71.1
71.5

69.0
68.8

48.7
49.5

13.9
13.5

1973
1974
1975

MONTHLY:

WEEKLY:
1976-OCT.

13
20
27

231.1
229.0
230.5

477.3
477.7
478.9

414.9
415.7
417.6

192.0
192.4
193.7

222.9
223.3
223.9

62.4
62.0
61.4

13.b
15.6
14.3

NOV.

3
10
17
24

230.2
230.2
230.7
227.3

480.1
482.1
483.7
485.8

418.8
420.6
421.6
423.4

194.6
196.0
196.7
197.6

224.2
224.6
225.0
225.8

61.3
61.5
62.0
62.4

14.9
15.4
14.d
12.2

230.0
230.6

487.6
489.5

424.8
426.4

198.3
199.9

226.5
226.5

62.7
63.1

11.8
8.9

DEC.

1/
2/
P -

IP
8P

ESTIMATED MONTHLY AVERAGE LEVELS DERIVED BY AVERAGING END OF CURRENT MONTH AND END
INCLUDES TREASURY DEPOSITS AT MEMBER BANKS AND FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.
PRELIMINARY

OF PREVIOUS

MONTH REPORTED DATA.