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March 12, 1976

Strictly Confidential (FR)

Class I FOMC

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)

March 12, 1976

CLASS I - FOMC

MONETARY AGGREGATES AND
MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS

Recent Developments
(1) Incoming data since the February FOMC meeting suggest

that M1 is growing at about a 6 per cent annual rate in the FebruaryMarch period, somewhat below the mid-point of its range.

Continuing

strength in time deposits other than large CD's (particularly in savings
deposits) has sustained M2 growth.

Over February-March, M2 is now expected

to expand at a little more than an 11 per cent annual rate, near the midpoint of its range.
(2) Growth in total bank loans has remained quite modest, as
business demands for short-term credit have continued to be weak; business
loans at banks declined at a 5.3 per cent annual rate in February.

Banks

have continued to allow CD's to run off in volume, as inflows of other
time and savings deposits have remained large.

They have also added

further to their security holdings, particularly Treasury coupon issues
in the 1-5 year maturity area.
Growth in Monetary Aggregates and RPD's
over February-March Period
Reserve and monetary aggregates

Ranges

Latest Estimates

M1

5 to 9

6.1

M2

9 to 13

11.4

-4½ to -½

-5.1

(Growth at SAAR. in per cent)

RPD

Avg. for statement

Memo:
Federal funds rate

(per cent per annum)

4¼ to 5¼

week ending

Feb. 18
25

4.70
4.80

3

4.95

10

4.86

Mar.

-2(3)

Late in February, incoming data suggested that growth in

the aggregates was strengthening rather considerably.

The rate of

expansion in M2 appeared to be at the upper limit of the range specified
by the Committee, and growth in M1 was above its mid-point.

Accordingly,

the Desk decided to shade its Federal funds rate target from 4¾ per cent
to a 4¾--4-7/8 per cent range. However--with incoming information at
the time pointing to a strengthening of economic activity--banks overreacted to the Desk's willingness to permit some additional firming in
the money market, and for a while began bidding aggressively for Federal
funds.

As a result, the effective funds rate was above 5 per cent on

several days of the statement week, and the average for the week rose
to 4.95 per cent.

Subsequently, with additional data indicating that

growth in M1 and M2 over the February-March period might be well within
the ranges, the Desk has operated to return the funds rate to the 4¾ per
cent area.
(4)

The firming in money market conditions at the end of

February, coupled with published data which at the time indicated a
substantial strengthening in the monetary aggregates, resulted in a
general advance of short-term rates of 1/8 to 1/2 a percentage point,
with the largest increases in the bill area.

With the recent easing in

the funds market, however, short-term rates have dropped back, and are
now only about 10-25 basis points above levels prevailing at the time of

the February FOMC meeting. Bond market rates showed little net change
over the intermeeting period, as declines in late February--which carried

-3rates on some high quality corporate issues td their lowest levels in 2
years--were reversed in early March when short-term rates rose and the
forward calendar of new issues increased.

Mortgage rates have edged down

slightly on balance recently, as deposit inflows at thrift institutions
have remained strong.
(5)

The table on the following page shows (in percentage

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

Calendar
Year

Calendar
Year

1974

1975

Past

Past

Six
Months
Feb. '76
over

Three
Months
Feb. '76
over

Aug.

'75

Nov.

'75

Past
Month
Feb. '76
over
Jan.

'75

Total reserves

7.1

-. 4

-1.4

-5.2

-6.1

Nonborrowed reserves

9.2

1.3

-0.6

-5.4

-6.3

7.4

-1.1

-1.4

-3.2

-5.0

4.7

4.2

2.5

1.6

6.5

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

7.2

8.3

8.1

9.3

14.3

M3 (M2 plus deposits at
thrift institutions)

6.8

11.2

10.4

10.9

14.5

M4 (M2 plus CD's)

10.6

6.3

6.3

4.8

6.7

M (M3 plus CD's)

9.0

9.6

9.1

8.0

9.6

10.2

3.9

5.1

1.6

4,9

9.2

4.3

4.1

2.0

8.1

2,2

-.6

-.6

-2.1

Reserves available to support

private nonbank deposits
Concepts of Money
M1 (currency plus demand

deposits) 1/

Bank Credit
Total member bank deposits

(bank credit proxy adj.)
Loans and investments of
commercial banks 2/
Short-term Market Paper
(Monthly average change in
billions)

Large CD's

-3.8

Nonbank commercial paper
.4
-.2
-.3
.5
.4
1/ Other than interbank and U.S. Government.
Includes loans sold to affiliates and branches.
2/ Based on month-end figures.
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 institu-

tions--which are derived from either end-of-month or last Wednesday-of-month
figures, Growth rates p 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.

Prospective developments
(6)

Alternative shorter-run operating ranges for the monetary

aggregates and the Federal funds rate are summarized below for Committee
consideration.

More detailed figures, as well as longer-run growth rates,

are shown in the tables on pp. 5a and 5b.
Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

M1

4 to 8

3½ to 7½

3 to 7

M2

8 to 12

6¾ to 10¾

6 to 10

Ranges for March-April

RPD
Federal funds rate
(intermeeting range)
(7)

-2 to 2

-2½ to 1½

-3 to 1

3¾ to 4¾

4¼ to 5¼

4¾ to 5¾

The Federal funds rate under alternative B is centered on

4¾ per cent, the funds rate level most recently sought by the Desk.

Given

such a funds rate, over the March-April period M1 is expected to expand
in a 3½-7½ per cent annual rate range.

Tax refunds are likely to con-

tribute somewhat to growth in demand deposits in March.

As April progresses,

however, payments by the Treasury will probably be moderating and might be
more than offset by the public's drawing down balances that had been built
up by earlier refunds.

Thus,

M

1 growth during the March-April period is

expected to depend essentially on transactions demands associated with
the projected relatively rapid expansion in nominal GNP.

Our expectation

for money growth over the next two months assumes some continued downward
shift in money demand.

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

M2

Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

Alt. A

Alt. B

Alt. C

1976

February
March
April

296.9
298.3
299.9

296.9
298.3
299.6

296.9
298.3
299.4

677.0
681.8
688.3

677.0
681.8
687.0

677.0
681.8
686.2

1115.6
1125.3
1137.2

1115.6
1125.3
1135.5

1105.6
1125.4
1134.3

1975

QIV

294.7

294.7

294,7

660.2

660.2

660.2

1084.5

1084.5

1084.5

1976

QI
QII

296.8
302.2
307.8
312.4

296.8

296,8
301.8
307.1
312.4

675.9
695.4
712.0
725.2

675.9
693.3
710.1
724.7

675.9
692.2
707.9
723.8

1114.4
1149,7
1179.7
1203.9

1114.4
1146.5
1176.6
1202.8

1114.4

8.5
7.7

10.4
12.7

10.4
10.9

10.4

9,5
10,3
9.7
8,2

9.5

9.6
9.1
9.0

11.0
12.7
10.4
8.2

11.0
11.5
10.5
8.9

11,0
10.7
9.9
9.8

10.0
9.1

9.7
9.1

12.0
9.4

11.4
9.8

11.0
10.0

9.6

11.0

10.9

10.8

QIII
QIV

301.9

307.4
312.4

1144.3

1172.6
1201,3

Growth Rates
Monthly:
1976

March
April

5.7
6.4

5.7
4.4

8.5
11.4

8.5
9.1

9.4

Quarterly Average:
QI
QII
QIII
QIV

2,9
7.3
7.4
6.0

2.9
6.9
7.3
6.5

2,9
6.7
7.0
6.9

9.5
11.5
9.5

QIV '75-QII '76
QII '76-QIV '76

5.1
6.8

4.9
7.0

4.8
7.0

10,7

QIV '75-QIV '76

6.0

6.0

6.0

1976

Committee Longer-run
Growth Ranges
QIV '75-QIV '76

4% to 74

7.4

8.6
9.8

9.8

74 to 10

9 to 12

-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

February
March
April

752.4
753.9
759.1

752.4
753.8
758.6

752.4
758.3

1191.0
1197.4
1207.9

1191.0
1197.4
1207.1

1191.0
1197.4
1206.3

516.2
515.0
517.8

516.2
515.0
517.7

516.2
515.0
517.6

1975

QIV

742.1

742.1

742.1

1166.3

1166.3

1166.3

512.2

512.2

512.2

1976

QI
QII
QIII
QIV

751.5
765.9
783.7
799.1

751.5
764.7
782.7
798.8

751.5
764.2
781.3
798.1

1190.0
1220.2
1251.5
1277.8

1190.0
1217.9
1249.2
1276.9

1190.0
1216.3
1246.0
1275.5

515.1
522.0
534.3
543.9

515.1
521.5
533.8
543.7

515.1
521.3
533.1
543.2

1976

753.8

Growth Rates
Monthly:
1976

March
April

2.4
8.3

2.2
6.8

6.4
8.8

6.4
10.5

-2.8
6.5

-2.8
6.3

-2.8
6.1

Quarterly Averages:

1976

QI

8.1

QIV

5.1
7.7
9,3
7.9

5.1
7.0
9.4
8.2

5.1
6.8
9.0
8.6

QIV '75-QII '76
QII '76-QIV '76

6.4
8.7

6.1
8.9

6.0
8.9

9.2
9.4

QIV '75-QIV '76

7.7

7.6

7.5

9.6

QII
QIII

10.2

10.3
8.4

8.1
9.4
10.3
8.9

2.3
5.4
9.4
7.2

2.3
5.0
9.4
7.4

2.3
4.8
9.1
7.6

8.8
9.7

3.8
8.4

3.6
8.5

3.6
8.4

6.2

6.1

6.1

9.4

(8) M 2 under alternativeB is projected to rise in a 6-10
per cent annual rate range in the March-April period.
deposits

Growth in time

other than money market CD's is expected to slow from its

exceptional January-February pace, when inflows were being influenced by
the initial shift of funds in response to the decline in short-term
market rates to levels near or below 5 per cent.

Nevertheless, such

deposits will probably grow at a still fairly substantial 11¼ per cent
annual rate over the March-April period.

Short-term rates under alterna-

tive B would be expected to change little between now and the next
Committee meeting, although they could rise a bit toward the end of the
period, reflecting mid-April tax date pressures.
(9) The staff continues to believe that interest rates will
have to rise later in the year--perhaps beginning in late spring--if a
6 per cent rate of growth in M1 from QIV '75 to QIV '76 is to be achieved.
Under alternative B, we have assumed that the Federal funds rate will
average about 6½ per cent in the fourth quarter of 19 7 6 .1/This represents
somewhat less upward rate pressure than assumed in the previous blue
book, and reflects the need for a little more expansion in M1 over the
last three quarters of the year to make up for the fact that growth in
the first quarter of 1976 is now expected to be somewhat slower than
anticipated a month ago.

Under these assumptions, M2 growth over the

period from QIV '75 to QIV '76 would be about 9¾ per cent--somewhat above
the mid-point of the Committee's one-year range.
(10)

Alternatives A and C call for an easing and tightening

of the money market, respectively, in the period before the next
1/

See appendix table IV for long-run projections of the Federal funds
rate.

-7Committee meeting.

Through the summer months, alternative A would

encourage somewhat more growth in M1 and M2, and alternative C less.than
would alternative B. But if M1 and M 2 are to grow over the year. from
QIV '75 to QIV '76 at rates near the mid-points of their respective oneyear ranges, the near-term declines in interest rates anticipated under
alternative A would be short-lived, and rates would begin rising, perhaps
by late spring.

We have assumed that under alternative A the funds rate

would average about 6¾ per cent in the fourth quarter of 1976.

On the

other hand, the greater near-term restraint of alternative C would mean
that more monetary expansion would be required later in 1976 to achieve the
Committee's longer-run targets.

Under this alternative, interest rates

would be likely to cease rising in late summer, with the funds rate
leveling out at around 6 per cent.
(11)

The staff expects that under all three alternatives

business credit demands at banks would remain weak over the next month or
two and that the bank credit proxy will show relatively little growth.
Later in the year, as business working capital needs expand, business loan
demand on banks will probably pick up.
raise funds in the CD market.

In response, banks may begin to

However, the need to do so may be small

since we expect that flows into other deposits--though slowing somewhat as
the year progresses in reflection of rising market interest rates--will
be generally sufficient to finance demands on banks.
(12)

The forward calendar for corporate and municipal bonds

appears to be relatively substantial over the next few weeks.

In addition,

-8the Treasury may raise some cash through an offering of intermediateor longer-term coupon issues.

Nevertheless, if the money market remains

stable--as is assumed under alternative B--long-term interest rates are
likely to remain around current levels in view of the strong institutional
investor interest in bonds that has developed since the beginning of the
year.

A tightening of the money market, as contemplated under alternative

C, would probably cause some upward adjustment in long rates.

Such a near-

term adjustment may be limited, however, if borrowers postpone scheduled
issues--as they may, since many of the issues now on the calendar had been
accelerated to take advantage of propitious market circumstances.

Proposed directive
(13)

Given below is a proposed operational paragraph if the

Committee wishes to formulate its instructions in terms of desired growth
in monetary aggregates over the months ahead.

No alternatives are pre-

sented 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[DEL:
maintain

prevailing]ACHIEVE bank reserve and money market condi-

tions CONSISTENT WITH MODERATE GROWTH IN MONETARY AGGREGATES over
, provided that monetary aggregates
the period [DEL:immediately] ahead[DEL:
appearto
(14)

be growing at about the rates

currentlyexpected.]

Should the Committee desire to continue placing main

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

Three alterna-

tive "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[DEL:
maintain prevailing]ACHIEVE SOMEWHAT EASIER bank reserve and money

-10-

market conditions over 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 seeks

to maintain prevailing bank reserve and money market conditions 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 [DEL:
maintain prevailing]ACHIEVE SOMEWHAT FIMER bank reserve and
money market conditions over the period immediately ahead, provided
that monetary aggregates appear to be growing at about the rates
currently expected.

CHART 1

CONFIDENTIALIFR)
CLASS I-FOMC

3/12/76

RESERVES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
PRIVATE NONBANK DEPOSITS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1 35

-V/2%

growth for Feb.-Mar.

-4V 2 % growth

D

S
1974

D

M

J
1975

S

D

M
1976

J

F

J

RPD series has been adjusted to remove discontinuities associated with changes in reserve requirement ratios.

M

A

CHART 2

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASSII-FOMC

MONETARY AGGREGATES
NARROW MONEY SUP 'PLY M1

3/12/76

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
320

305

300
9% growth for Feb.-Mar.

300

280
(t3/3/76)

295

5%growth

PPLY M2
700

290

sea
-680

I
-------

I

I
I--

--

690

660
13% growth for Feb.-Mar.

680

640

670

620
9% growth

- so600

1974

1975

1976

- 660

/

1975

1976

CHART 3

3/12/76

MONETARY AGGREGATES
USTED CREDIT PROXY

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

-540

-520

-

500

- 480

I-

RESERVES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
39

37

TOTAL

- 35

NONBORROWED
33

- 31

1974

1975

1976

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

CHART 4

MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS AND INTEREST RATES
MONEY MARKET CONDITIONS

PER CENT
8

INTEREST RATES Short-term

PERCENT
-1

10

INTEREST RATES Long-term

PER CENT

F-

11

-

F.R. DISCOUNT
RATE

7

10

EURO-DOLLARS
3-MONTH
-

6

9

PRIME COMMERCIAL
PAPER
4-6 MONTH

FUNDS
RATE

-

J

4

7

-

1975

1976

1975

1976

1975

1976

CONFIDENTIAL (F.R.)
CLASS IIFOMC

TABLE 1

BANK RESERVES

MAR. 12, 1976

(ACTUAL AND CURRENT PROJECTIONS)
AGGREGATE RESERVES
aDJUSTED

RESERVES AVAILABLE
RESERVES AVAILABLE
FOR PRIVATE
FOR PRIVATE
NONBANK DEPOSITS

Period

SA

_-SA

Total
Reserves

NSA
NA

REQUIRED RESERVES
ADJUSTED_____

SEASONALLY

______SEASONALLY

Total
Required

Nonborrowed
Reserves

Private
Demand

Total Time
Deposits

Gov't. and
Interbank

MONTHLY LEVELS-SMILLIONS
1975--kC.
1976--JAN.
FEB.
MAR.

32t231
32,100
31t965
131,827)

32,558
33,170
31,982
131,570)

34,539
34,245
34,070
133,919)

34,409
34,167
33,969
133,8601

34,272
34,005
33,831
(33 705)

19,756
19,732
19,822
(19,803)

12,208
12.128
11,904
(11.810)

2,308
2,145
2,105
( 2,092)

PERCENT ANNUAL GROWTH
QUARTERLY
1975--3RD OTR.
4TH QTR.
QTR.
1976-~15

-1.5
0.4
(

-5.0)

(

-0.8
-0.8
-2.6)

1

-0.8
1.4
-7.2)

I

0.1
0.6
-4.1)

1

3.4
-3.4
1.0)

(

6.2
-2.1
0.7)

I

-0.7
0.5
-6.6)

(

-0.1
-0.1
-3.9)

(

-1.6
-U.4
-6.3
-4.6)

(

1.4
-9.3
-6.1
-4.5)

(

(

-5.41

1

-5.3)

1

I

-2.8
4.5
-6.4)

I

-1.9
2.7
-3.5)

-5.7)

(

-9.0
4.1
-13.0)

(

-12.2
-0.6
-7.3)

(

6.3
-7.9
-22.2
-9.5)

(

-15.7)

QUARTERLY-AV
1975--3RO QTR.
4TM QTR.
1976--1ST OTR.
MONTHLY
1975--OEC.
1976--JAN .
FEB.
MAR.

t

-5.0
-5.2)

0.8
-10.2
-6.1
1
-5.3)

(

-5.1)

(

0.3

-4.9

FEB.-MAR.

-2.5

-1.5
5.5
-1.2)
2.2)

WEEKLY LEVELS-SMILLIONS

1976-FEB.

MAR.

NOTE:

4
11
18
25

32.021
31,730
32,307
31,716

32,660
31,742
3Z2363
31,523

34,459
33,775
34,273
33,781

34,404
33,724
34,217
33,633

34,042
33,725
33,703
33,887

19,645
19 767
19,839
19,932

11,959
11,913
11,898
11,890

2,438
2,045
1,966
2,065

3
10

32,159
31v652

31,861
31,132

34,346
33,826

34,261
33,779

33,929
33,732

19,876
19,690

11,866
11,868

2,186
2,174

RESERVE SERIES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO REMOVE DISCONTINUITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES
DATA SHOWN IN PARENTHESES ARE CURRENT PROJECTIONS.
AT THE FOMC MEETING OF FEB. 18,
RANGE OF -4.5 TO -0.5 PERCENT FOR THE FEB.-MAR.
PERIOD.

IN RESERVE REQUIREMENT RATIO.
1976 THE COMMITTEE AGREED ON A RPD

Table 2

CONFIDENTIAL (F.R.)
CLASS II-FOMC

MONETARY AGGREGATES

MAR.

12,

ACTUAL AND CURRENT PROJECTIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
MONEY SUPPLY
Narrow
Broad

Period

MONTHLY

U.S.
Govt.

TIME AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS
Other

(Ml)

(M2)

Proxy

Deposits

Total

Than CD's

CD's

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Nondeposit
Sources of
Funds

8

LFVELS-SBILLIbNS
Z95.0
295.3
96."
(298.3)

1975--DEC.
1976--JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
PERCENT

Adjusted
Credit

663.3
660.0
677.0
(681.71

514.4
14.1
516.2
(515.0)

(

451.2
452.9
455.5
(455.5)

.. 0
2.6
2.6
.21

368.3
373.7
380.1
(383.4)

(

82.9
79.2
75.4
72.1)

(

8.4
7.9
8.3
8.3)

ANNUAL GROWTH
QUARTERLY
1975-3RD QT0.
4TH QTR.
1976--1S
OTR .

(

..6
1.9
.*)

(

7.1
2.5
2.1)

(

-2.8
1.2
6.5
.7)

(

0.1)

-0.8
7.0
0.5)

(

6.5
t.4
11.1)

(

1C.1
6.1
9.. )

1.4
6.0
2.2)

(

3.1
10.
14.2
8.3)
11.4)

(

2.6
11.8
3.8

(

(

8.9
10.1
16.4)

-23.8
19.2
-52.1)

(

12.7
Q.
14.9)

(

16.1
-53.6
-57.6
( -52.5)
( -53.8)

1

QUAkTERLY-AV
175--3R0 )QTR.
4TH.OTR.
1976--IST QTR.

(

4.7
9.)
6.5)

(

0.7
-0.7
4.9
-2.8)

(

9.7
4.5
6.9
0.01

1

7.9
17.6
20.6
10.4)

(

1.1)

(

3.41

(

15.6)

-27.5
9.5
-30.8)

MONTHLY
1975--DEC.
1976--JAN.
FEP.
MAR.
FER.-MAR.

I

WEEKLY LEVEL5-SBILLIGNS
1Q76--JAN. 14
21
28

295.0
295.3
294.6

668.0
669.3
670.7

514.1
515.3
513.68

3.3.3
.2

452.B
452.6
453.6

372.9
374.0
376.2

79.9
78.6
77.4

4
11
18
25

2C6.4
297.1
97.9
795.9

674.3
676.7
678..3
676.8

513.9
516.4
.17.0
515.6

2.2
2.5
2.8
3.1

454.6
455.2
455.8
455."

377.9
379.4
380.4
381.0

76.7
75.8
75.4
74.8

7.7
8.1
P.1

296.7

678.0

514.2

2.2

455.3

381.3

74.0

7.8

FEE.

HAR.

3 P

N~~lL:
SHOWN
DATA IN PAR6NT)IESES~
*5
URN
NOIEt DATA SHOWN IN PARENTHESES ARE CURRENT

RJCIOS
PROJECTIONS.

P

RLMNR
- PPELIMINARY

7.6

8.0
7.7

8.0

1976

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS II - FOMC
MARCH 12, 1976
TABLE 3

RESERVE EFFECTS OF
OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS AND OTHER RESERVE FACTORS
(Millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)
___

~_

_

___

_

Onen Market Oerations 1/
- ;I-------;
-;;;;RF's
Bills
Agency
Coupon
T sues
&A
nt
Tooues
Net '/
A -cc
I
coupon
I
IsusZ%
sue
(4)
(1)
Fer
d

P r nA

1975--Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976--Jan.
Feb.
Mar.

-371
1,932

1,007

147

-608

15
-2,637

1,799

1,219

-1,590

2,008

3,597

1,205

-3,129

-404

-2,022
803

_i

__

/

I

Tntal

(5)

Effects
Daily
Average Reserve
---L-L-Other
a Member
Open Market
O

atlnonstn

Bank

norrotwin

-1,332
2,458

445
-2,537
3,315

1,276
521

2,567
-1,101

942
1,631

-2,426

-257
-3,515
773

1,165

Y

A

In

Reserve

.-

Cat

Req. res. against
U.S.G. and interb.

g

__

s

Available res. 5
(6)+(7)+(8)-(9)

-50

1,210

186

-2,432

Feb.

Mar.

1/
2/
3/
4/
5/

7
14
21
28

-1,386
1
192

4
11
18
25
3
10
17
24
31

6,504

-583
561
6,696

-190
336
820
37

-3,534
-2,969
2,210
4,014

-3,536
-2,633
3,031
4,389

110

-3,314

-2,907
-9,653

-711

-8,835

2,551

1,605
-4,051
2,656
2,428

-93
-4,051

-205

-130
66
- 48p
-3p

-1,150
-387

-813

114

15
1
79

-94
3
339
46
3p
-1,423p

-295p
-3,224p

137
73
-1 p

-186
-22
108
-94

503
3,788
-490
-3,578 p

-18
-13
180
-371

78
264
211
-750

-1
-6
5
92

-1,607

246
-382
2
13p
-100p

-249
-908p

-64
-37

92p
lip

338p
-733p

2,767
-1,889p

-3,460p
5 87

p
3,366p

559p
-840p

Represents change in System's portfolio from end-of-period to end-of-period; includes redemptions in regular bill auctions.
Represents change in daily average level for preceeding period.
Includes matched sale-purchase transactions as well as RP's.
Sum of changes in vault cash, currency in circulation, Treasury operations, F.R. float, gold and foreign accounts, and other F.R. accounts.
Reserves to support private nonbank deposits. Target change for February and March reflects the target adopted at the February 18, 1976 FOMC
meeting. Target change for previous months reflects the bluebook patterns that are consistent with target ranges that were adopted during the
month.
P - Preliminary.

Available
reserves

-48

Apr.
1976--Jan.

^ ^.j,^^
g.
, A Taro~t-

(8)

(6)

1,222
5,155

4/
Factors

I,

265
280
355
960
-1,110
-90

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS II - FOMC
MARCH 12, 1976
TABLE

4

NET CHANGES IN SYSTEM HOLDINGS OF SECURITIES
($ millions, not seasonally adjusted)

1972
1973
1974

-490
7,232
1,280

87
207
320

789
579
797

539
500
434

167
129
196

1,582
1,415
1,747

46
120
439

592
400
1,665

253
244
659

168
101
318

1,059
864
3,082

1,631
9,273
6,303

-1,358
-46
-154

1975

-468

337

3,284

1,510

1,070

6,202

191

824

460

138

1,613

7,267

1,272

-43

102

215

131

45

492

138

371

130

53

691

1,402

-238

1974--Qtr. IV

I
II
III
IV

1975--Qtr.
Qtr.
Qtr.
Qtr.
1975--Sept.

-2,093
1,086

1,054
1,135

2,024
2,079

712
385

1,096
1,006

-757

1,294
-

1,917

562

137

124

822

23

285

57

29

394

508
3,076
1,060
2,626

230
2,392
-1,403

3,148

2,008

53

Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

97

430

-588
1,784

99
2,096

15
-2,637
1,219

1976--Jan.

-1,596

Feb.

1,275

240
297

-1,030
2,029

3,597
-3,129

--

-404
---1,386
---560

-2,022

37
40

110
366

100
63

73
59

321
528

26
76

139
149

47
61

27
11

Mar.
1976--Jan. 7
14
21
28

-404
-1,380

--

47
188

Feb. 4
11
18
25

Mar. 3
10
17
24
31

-

-189

40

--

177

-107

63

--

59

189

--

339

-107
----

76

149

27

240

803

S -

-

192

6,504

--

--

--

-

-

-1
336
820
376

-3,534

SSS-

61

11
.

.

297

407
-818
--

-2,969
2,210
4,014

-3,314
-8,835

1/ Change from end-of-period to end-of-period.
2/ Outright transactions in market and with foreign accounts, and redemptions (-) in bill auctions.
3/ 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.
4/ Outright transactions in market and with foreign accounts only. Excludes redemptions and maturity shifts.
5/ 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.
6/ Includes hanges in both RP's (+) and matched sale-purchase transactions (-).

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS II - FOMC
MARCH 12,
TABLE

1976

5

SECURITY DEALER POSITIONS AND BANK POSITIONS
(millions of dollars)

--

U.S. Govt. Security
Dealer Positions
Bills

Period

(1)

I

~.~

___
ouporx
Issues
I
(2)

Dealer Positions
Corporate
Municipal
n
--11

I

on

s

I

.

A

on
... s

Member Bank Reserve Positions
Basic Reserve Deticit
I
Borrowing at FRB**
Excess**
C
e~II
es

R

(5)

Totl
I

T

I8NwYr38Ohr
I
r-r
(6)

I

8 Now Ynrk
(8)

38 Onthrs
I

(9)

1974--High
Low

3,678
-289

2,203
-309

577
-168

3,906
647

-7,870
-2,447

-12,826

1975--High
Low

7,029
1,586

2,845
253

864
-50

871
18

-7,387
-1,757

-11,632

1975--Feb.
Mar.

3,329
3,143

2,121
2,521

198
195

147
96

-6,318
-5,732

- 9,533

Apr.
May
June

2,737
4,744
5,201

1,617
1,752
1,351

143
155
201

110
66
227

-4,079
-3,965
-5,821

-10,426

July
Aug.
Sept.

4,231
4,020
5,008

1,246
1,204
588

188
195
191

259
211
397

-5,546
-3,964
-3,551

- 9,896
- 9,966
- 9,015

Oct.

5,766
4,751
4,822

1,480
2,073
1,075

161
251
289p

189
60
131p

-2,644
-3,812
-2,811

- 9,202

4,959
*5,214

1,220
*1,051

232
241p

79
81p

1976--Jan. 7
14
21
28

4,607
6,173
4,891
4,294

1,144
1,208
1,637
1,005

324
163
197
165

67
45
153
58

-3,106
-5,523
-3,433
-2,625

-

Feb. 4
11
18
25

5,020
5,183
*5,961
*4,789

828
1,684
* 903
* 833

417
123
570p
-106p

57
51
56p
148p

-2,367
-5,662
-3,673
-3,720

- 9,018

Nov.

Dec.
1976--Jan.
Feb.

-3,581
-4,296p

- 6,046

-

7,207

-10,302

- 9,567
- 9,344

-10,159
-10,418
- 9,746

-10,108p

Mar.

Mar.

NOTE:

3
10
17
24
31

*4,703
*5,984

*
*

581
911

417p
91p

4

8 p
47p

-4,362p
-6,568p

8,478

-10,607
-10,712
- 9,413

-10,889
-10,642
- 9,550
- 9,343p

-10,464p

Government security dealer trading positions are on a commitment basis. Trading positions, which exclude Treasury bills financed by repurchase
agreements maturing in 16 days or more, are indicators of dealer holdings for sale over the near-term. Other security dealer positions issues
still in syndicate, excluding trading positions. The basic reserve deficit 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
MARCH 12, 1976
TABLE 6

SELECTED INTEREST RATES
(Per Cent)
S

STreas

ills

Short-Term

90-119 Day

Lon-Term

CD's New Issua-NYC

New

Commercial

Federal

Aaa Utility

Municipal

Recently

Bond
Buyer

U.S. Govt. (20yr. Constant

FNMA

GNMA

Auction

Guaranteed

Period

Funds

90-Day

1-year

60-89 Day

90-119 Day

Issue

Offered

Yield

Securities

1974--High
Low

(1)
13.55
8.45

(2)
9,63
6.53

(3)
9.54
6.39

(4)
12.25
7.88

(5)
12.25
8.00

(6)
12.00
7.88

(7)
10.61
8.05

(8)
10.52
8.14

(9)
7.15
5.16

(10)
8.68
7.40

(11)
10.59
8.43

(12)
9.98
7.79

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

8.63
7.63

9.95
8.78

9.10
7.93

1975--Feb.
Mar.

6.24
5.54

5.50
5.49

5.56
5.70

6.36
6.06

6.00
5.88

6.25
6.03

8.97
9.35

9.09
9.38

6.39
6.74

7.71
7.99

8.93
8.82

8.03
8.09

Apr.
May
June

5.49
5.22
5.55

5.61
5.23
5.34

6.40
5.91
5.86

6.11
5.70
5.67

5.85
5.44
5.34

6.03
5.63
5.51

9.67
9.63
9.25

9.66
9.65
9.33

6.94
6.97
6.94

8.36
8.22
8.04

9.06
9.27
9.09

8.48
8.51
8.34

July
Aug.
Sept.

6.10
6.14
6.24

6.13
6.44
6.42

6.64
7.16
7,20

6.32
6.59
6.79

6.05
6.31
6.44

6.25
6.63
6.81

9.41
9.46
9.68

9.43
9.49
9.57

7.06
7.17
7.44

8.17
8.50
8.57

9.14
9.41
9.78

8.50
8.75
8.97

Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

5.82
5.22
5.20

5.96
5.48
5.44

6.48
6.07
6.16

6.35
5.78
5.88

6.08
5.69
5.65

6.45
6.03
5.83

9.45
9.20
9.36

9.43
9.26
9.23

7.39
7.43
7.31

8.35
8.28
8.23

9.80
9.80
9.31

8.87
8.50
8.56

1976--Jan.
Feb.
Mar.

4.87
4.77

4.87
4.88

5.44
5.53

5.15
5.13

4.91
4.84

5,03
5.06

8.70
8.63

8.79
8.63

7.07
6.94

8.01
8.03

9.10
9.06

8.37
8.29

1976--Jan. 7
14
21
28

5.12
4.76
4.81
4.80

5.17
4.88
4.82
4.73

5.69
5.42
5.41
5.35

5.44
5.15
5.13
5.03

5.13
4.88
4.88
4.75

5.25
5.00
5.00
4.88

8.88
8.64
8.62
8.66

8.94
8.68
8.69
8.68

7.13
7.09
7.01
6.85

7.99
7.97
8.03
8.02

-9.13
9.07

8.45
8.34
8.38
8.31

Feb. 4
11
18
25

4.82
4.73
4.70
4.80

4.82
4.87
4.88
4.86

5.36
5.48
5.56
5.57

5.00
5.13
5.21
5.15

4.75
4.88
4.88
4.88

4,88
5.13
5.13
5.13

8.68
-8.64
8.58.

8.62
8.68
8.67
8.56

6.86
6.95
6.97
6.98

8.04r
8.10r
8.06
7.96r

-9.07
9.04

8.27
8.31
8.31
8.25

Mar. 3
10
17
24

4.95
4.86

5.11
5.08

5.87
5.92

5.20
5.25

5.13
5.13

5.38
5.25

8.72
8
.64p

8.72
8.66p

7.04
6.98

8,07r
8.00p

9.06

8.31
8.31

4.95

5.22

6.05

5.25

4.81p

4.99

5.91

5.25

Paper

Maturity)

31
Daily--Mar. 4
11

-

-

-

--

--

8.08-

--

-

--

-

n.a.

--

NOTE: Weekly data for columns I to 4 are statement week averages of daily data. Columns 5 and 6 are one-day Wedneqday quotes. For columns 7 and 10, the
weekly date is the mid-point of the calendar week over which data are averaged. Column 8 and 9 are one-day quotes for Friday and Thursday, respectively,
following the end of the statement week. Column 11 gives FNMA auction data for the Monday preceding the end of the statement week. Column 12 is a one-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 prevailing ceiling rate.

APPENDIX TABLE 1-A

MAR. 12,

1976

MONEY AND CREDIT AGGREGATE MEASURES
RESERVES
Period

Nto
ood

Total

borrowed

1

2

SBANK
Available
Support
Pvt

Deposits
3

ANNUALLY:
1973
1974
1975

6.7
7.1
-0.4

6.0
9.2
1.3

MONEY STOCK
MEASURES

CREDIT
MEASURES
Adi
Credit
proxy

Total
Loans
and

Invest

M1

ments
6
4
5
(Per cent annual rates of

M

M3

M4

M5

M6

M7

7

8

9

10

11

12

growth)

8.4
7.4
-1.1

10.5
10.2
3.9

13.5
9.2
4.3

6.0
4.7
4.2

8.8
7.2
8.3

8.8
6.8
11.2

11.6
10.6
6.3

5.7

6.1

3.1

3.9

6.1

6.2

7.8

7.4

-1.7
-0.6

4.5
3.1

5.1
3.4

5.6
2.7

9.8
6.5

11.9
9.9

6.9
5.4

9.9
9.0

3.7
5.3
-0.8
7.0

5.7
4.6
3.6
3.1

1.4
9.7
3.6
1.9

6.9
12.5
6.5
6.4

9.0
14.5
10.7
8.9

6.0
7.7
3.0
7.8

8.3
11.3
8.1
9.6

8.2
10.6
8.6
11.3

1.0
5.1
4.1
4.7

0.6
7.4
7.1
2.5

5.6
10.2
10,1
6.1

7.5
12.6
13.3
9.2

7.4
5.6
5.7
6.5

8.5
9.4
10.1
9.2

6.8
8.5
10.7
10.1

-5.1
0.0
9.4
3.4
11.4
14.2
3.7
5.3
1.6
-0.8
9.4
-2.8

4.1
7.2
9.3
7.1
13.4
16.5
9.5
5.7
4.2
5.1
10.8
3.1

6.2
8.9
11.7
10.8
14.9
17.4
13.2
10,3
8.5
8.4
11.6
6.4

8.7
4.9
4.4
3.9
6.2
12.9
5.1
-0.5
4.3
7.7
11.1
4.5

9.1
7.3
8.2
8.3
10.1
15.0
10.0
5.9
8.3
9.7
11.6
7.2

10.9
6.7
7.0
7.2
9.4
14.9
11.9
7.0
6.5
11.0
14.6
7.9

1.2
6.5

10.3
14.3

11.5
14.5

3.2
6.7

6.9
9.6

7.0
9.3

10.6
9,0
9.6

SEMI-ANNUALLY:
2ND HALF

1974

4.2

19.3

1ST HALF
2ND HALF

1975
1975

-1.2
0.3

1.7
0.9

-3.6
1.3
-0.8
1.4

3.6
-0.1
-2.8
4.5

-3.1
-0.2
-1.5
0.4

-0.1
-1.4
0.1
0.6

12.5
-0.4
-1.9
2.7

0.4
-2.2
-0.8
-0.8

5.5
3.6
1.4
6.0

1975--JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.

-0.5
-9.0
-1.4
3.5
-11.6
12.2
-3.2
-3.1
3.9
-6.3
9.7
0.8

11.1
-0.4
0.0
3.4
-10.1
6.5
-5.8
0.0
-2.6
0.8
14.3
-1.6

1.6
-6.2
-4.8
2.2
-8.1
5.4
-0.3
-4.3
0.3
-5.1
6.0
0.3

5.8
-0.7
6.0
2.2
1.0
12.7
-3.3
-4.3
5.2
5.9
14.4
0.7

4.7
4.3
7.9
3.4
5.1
5.1
2.0
6.8
2.0
6.0
10.5
-7.3

1976--JAN.
FEB. P

-10.2
-6.1

-8.4
-6.3

-4.9
-5.0

-0.7
4.9

5.3
8.1

QUARTERLY:
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH

QTR.
QTR.
QTR.
QTR.

1975
1975
1975
1975

QUARTERLY-AV:
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH

QTR.
QTR.
QTR.
QTR.

1975
1975
1975
1975

MONTHLY:

I

NOTES:

LOANS SOLD TO BANKADJUSTED CREDIT PROXY INCLUDES MAINLY TOTAL MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS SUBJECT TO RESERVE REQUIREMENTS,
MONTHLY
WEEKLY DATA ARE DAILY AVERAGES FOR STATEMENT WEEKS.
RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND EURODOLLAR BORROWINGS OF U.S.BANKS.
WEEKLY DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR M3, MS, M6, M7, TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS AND THRIFT INSTITUDATA ARE DAILY AVERAGES.
DEPOSITS.
INSTITUTION
AND
THRIFT
INVESTMENTS
AND
, M7,TOTAL LOANS
BASED ON DATA ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.
PRELIMINARY

APPENDIX TABLE 1-B

MONEY AND CREDIT AGGREGATE MEASURES

MAR.

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
BANK CREDIT
MEASURES

RESERVES!
Period
Total

Nto
Non
borrowed

1

2

Available
Support
Pvt.
Deposits
3

Adj
Credit
proxy
4

Total
Loans
and
Investments
5

12,

1976

MONEY STOCK
MEASURES

M1

M

M3

M4

M5

Mg

M7

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1132.0
1232.7
1350.8

ANNUALLY:
1973
1974
1975

32,390
34,693
34,539

31,092
33,966
34,409

30,335
32,591
32,231

449.4
495.3
514.4

634.6
691.9
721.6

270.5
283.1
295.0

571.4
612.4
663.3

919.5
981.6
1091.8

634.9
702.2
746.2

1071.4

1174.7

1093.7
1191.0
1310.3

1975--FEB.
MAR.

34,418
34,377

34,270
34,271

32,466
32,337

497.4
499.9

697.1
701.7

281.9
284.1

618.2
623.0

994.0
1003.7

710.2
712.8

1086.1
1093.5

1208.5
1215.5

1251.3
1259.6

APR.
MAY
JUNE

34,477
34,143
34,490

34,367
34,077
34,263

32,396
32,176
32,320

500.8
501.2
506.5

703.7
706.7
709.7

284.9
287.6
291.0

626.7
633.7
642.4

1012.7
1025.3
1040.2

715.1
718.8
726.5

1101.1
1110.4
1124.3

1222.8
1232.4
1247.7

1267.2
1276.3
1290.7

JULY
AUG.
SEPT.

34,399
34,310
34,421

34098
34,099
34,024

32,311
32,194
32,201

505.1
503.3
505.5

710.9
714.9
716.1

291.9
293.2
293.6

647.5
650.6
652.9

1051.6
1060.6
1068.1

729.6
729.3
731.9

1133.7
1139.3
1147.2

1260.1
1267.5
1274.4

1302.1
1308.6
1314.8

OCT.
NOV.
DEC.

34,239
34,515
34,539

34,048
34,455
34,409

32,063
32,224
32,231

508.0
514.1
514.4

719.7
726.0
721.6

293.4
295.7
295.0

655.7
661.6
663.3

1075.6
1086.0
1091.8

736.6
743.4
746.2

1156.5
1167.7
1174.7

1286.1
1301.7
1310.3

1326.2
1342.0
1350.8

P

34,245
34,070

34,167
33,989

32,100
31,965

514.1
516.2

724.8
729.7

295.3
296.9

669.0
677.0

1102.3
1115.6

748.2
752.4

1181.5
1191.0

1317.9
1328.1

1358.3
1368.5

14
21
28

34,184
34,391
34,079

34,139
34,238
34,021

32.193
32,276
31,914

514.1
515.3
513.8

295.0
295.3
294.6

668.0
669.3
670.7

747.9
747.9
748.2

FEB.

4
11
18P
25P

34,459
33,775
34,273
33,781

34,404
33,724
34,217
33,633

32,021
31,730
32,307
31,716

513.9
516.4
517.0
515.6

296.4
297.3
297.9
295.9

674.3
676.7
678.3
676.8

751.0
752.5
753.7
751.6

MAR.

3P

34,346

34,261

32,159

514.2

296.7

678.0

752.0

982.9

MONTHLY:

1976--JAN.
FEB.

WEEKLY:
1976--JAN.

NOTES:

ADJUSTED CREDIT PROXY INCLUDES MAINLY TOTAL MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS SUBJECT TO RESERVE REQUIREMENTS,
LOANS SOLD TO BANKRELATED INSTITUTIONS,
AND EURODOLLAR BORROWINGS OF U.S.BANKS.
WEEKLY DATA ARE DAILY AVERAGES FOR STATEMENT WEEKS.
MONTHLY
DATA ARE DAILY AVERAGES.
WEEKLY DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR M3, M5, M6, M7, TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS AND THRIFT INSTITUTION DEPOSITS.
1/ ESTIMATED MONTHLY AVERAGE LEVELS DERIVED BY AVERAGING END OF CURRENT MONTH AND END OF PREVIOUS MONTH REPORTED DATA.
P - PRELIMINARY

APPENDIX TABLE 2-A

MAR.

12,

1976

COMPONENTS OF MONEY STOCK AND RELATED MEASURES
m
Currency

Period

Total
Time
Demand
Timep
Deposits
DepositsDeposits

Time
Other
Than
CD's

S
.

1

2

3

Mutual
Savings
Bank
and S & L

Credit
Union
Shares

Sharesu1

4
5
6
(Per cent annual rates of growth)

ANNUALLY:

5.3
3.0
2.8

1973
1974
1975

11.4
9.4
11.8

8.5
5.6
15.7

13.8
12.1
20.2

45.6
41.4
-7.7

31.3
11.9
21.3

39.3
9.1
-3.1

20.9

4.4

4.4

SEMI-ANNUALLY:
2ND HALF 1974

2.1

8.0

6.1

11.5

1S.T HALF 1975
2ND HALF 1975

4.4
1.2

13.4
9.6

15.2
15.2

20.9
17.6

-12.7
-2.9

6.7
34.7

5.7
-11.6

-1.1
9.9
2.9
-0.5

11.8
14.6
8.9
10.1

12.1
17.7
17.4
12.4

20.2
20.6
17.0
17.6

0.0
-25.4
-23.8
19.2

10.7
2.8
19.2
47.9

21.1
-9.1
-24.2
1.0

-2.0
6.9
6.6
0.5

9.9
12.5
12.7
9.1

10.1
16.2
18.2
14.0

17.5
21.0
18.6
16.5

19.7
-24.5
-27.5
9.5

17.9
-5.5
26.4
31.3

-0.9
9.3
-23.7
-7.8

1975--FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.

-2.8

8.4
3.9
11.1
14.4
3.3
3.8
1.6
-4.3
8.2
-5.4

13.0
10.0
9.9
15.1
18.4
14.0
6.4
6.0
10.4
11.9
7.9

11.2
15.2
16.4
17.2
18.9
18.9
17.7
14.9
13.5
12.4
11.0

21.4
21.0
20.6
20.3
19.9
15.7
19.4
15.2
18.8
14.8
18.3

-7.8
-30.0
-18.7
-44.8
-14.1
-28.5
-48.2
4.6
27.3
13.4
16.1

-4.1
-14.4
-12.5
-2.1
23.1
53.6
27.6
-23.2
37.4
78.2
23.3

L976--JAN.
FEB. P

-0.5
4.3

17.6
20.6

13.4
14.1

18.0
21.3

-53.6
-57.6

QUARTERLY:
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH

QTR.
QTR.
OTR.
QTR.

1975
1975
1975
1975

QUARTERLY-AV:
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH

QTR.
QTR.
OTR.
QTR.

1975
1975
1975
1975

MONTHLY:

'---""'

-----

1/
p -

"-

---

"---"-"--

RESERVE REQUIREMENTS ON EURODULLAR BUKKUMINGS ARE INCLUDED BEGINNING OCTOBER 16, 1969,
COMMERCIAL PAPER ARE INCLUDED BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1970.
GROWTH RATES ARE BASED ON ESTIMATED MONTHLY AVERAGE LEVELS DERIVED BY AVERAGING END OF
PREVIOUS MONTH REPORTED DATA.
PRELIMINARY.

7.0
7.0

31.7
33.6
10.9
-13.5
-24.6
-25.
-28.5\
-20.4
-5.9
6.0
3.0
0.0
-3.0

AND REQUIREMENTS
CURRENT

MONTH AND

ON BANK-RELATED
END

OF

MAR. 12,

1976

APPENDIX TABLE 2-B

COMPONENTS OF MONEY STOCK AND RELATED MEASURES
Period

Currenc

y

Demnd
ios

-po1 2

T i

utual

Other

avings

Deposits

Than

3

CD's
4

ad

n

Short
Credit

L

&DLs

Shares
5

U

i

n o

n

CD

U

6

'

Savings

Term

Bonds

.eS
US. Govt

8

9

s

7

L

Commercial

deosit

Gov'

Paper

F
oosiy
Funds

Dedant
Demand

10

11

ANNUALLY:
209.0
215.3
221.3

364.4
419.1
451.2

300.9
329.3
368.3

323.5
341.6
395.4

24.7
27.7
33.3

63.5
89.8
82.9

60.4
63.3
67.3

50.3
56.3
68.3

38.3
41.8
40.5

1975--FEB.
MAR.

213.2
214.7

428.3
428.7

336.2
339.0

347.5
351.9

28.6
29.1

92.1
89.8

63.9
64.2

58.5
57.8

42.8
44.0

APR.
MAY
JUNE

215.4
217.4
220.0

430.1
431.2
435.5

341.8
346.1
351.4

356.7
361.8
367.5

29.6
30.1
30.6

88.4
85.1
84.1

64.5
64.8
65.1

57.2
57.1
58.2

44.4
43.9
43.0

JULY
AUG.
SEPT.

220.6
221.3
221.6

437.6
436.2
438.3

355.5
357,4
359.2

373.3
378.8
383.5

31.0
31.5
31.9

82.1
78.8
79.1

65.6
45.9
66.2

60.8
62.2
61.0

42.1
41.1
40.4

OCT.
NOV.
DEC.

220.8
222.3
221.3

443.2
447.6
451.2

362.3
365.9
368.3

387.8
391.8
395.4

32.4
32.8
33.3

80.9
81.8
82.9

66.6
67.0
67.3

62.9
67.0
68.3

40.2
40.4
40.5

221.2
222.0

452.9
455.5

373.7
380.1

399.8
404.5

33.8
34.4

79.2
75.4

67.6
68.0

68.7
69.1

40.5
40.4

14
21
28

221.0
221.1
220.1

452.8
452.6
453.6

372.9
374.0
376.2

79.9
78.6
77.4

FEB.

4
11
18P
25P

221.8
222.4
222.8
220.8

454.6
455.2
455.8
455.8

377.9
379.4
380.4
381.0

76.7
75.8
75.4
74.8

MAR.

3P

221.6

455.3

381.3

74.0

1973
1974
.1975

MONTHLY:

1976--JAN.
FEB. P

WEEKLY:
1976--JAN.

I
NOTES:

.

RESERVE REQUIREMENTS ON EURODOLLAR BORROWINGS ARE INCLUDED BEGINNING OCTOBER 16, 1969, AND REQUIREMENTS ON BANK-RELATED
COMMERCIAL PAPER ARE INCLUDED BEGGINNING OCTOBER 1I 1970.
1/ ESTIMATED MONTHLY-AVERAGE LEVELS DERIVED BY AVERAGING END OF CURRENT MONTH AND END OF PREVIOUS MONTH REPORTED DATA.
DATA.
P - PRELIMINARY

12

Appendix Table III

Growth Rate in Money Supply
(Per cent change in an annual rate)
MI

M
1973

M3

M2

Q

M

q

M

Q

3.6

7.4

7.3

8.4

10.3

10.1

6.4

9.9

9.8

8.5

III

1.8

5.5

6.3

6.1

7.8

IV

7.8

5.1

10.5

9.9

8.4

QIV '72-QIV '73

6,0

6.2

8.8

8.8

9.0

1974

5.3

6.0

9.0

9.6

8.4

8.9

5.3

5.6

6.9

7.4

5.7

6.5

3.0

4.2

5.5

6.4

5.2

5.6

4.7

4.0

6.6

6.4

7.2

6.5

4.7

5.0

7.2

7.7

6.8

7.1

I

1.4

0.6

6.9

5.6

9.0

7.5

II

9.7

7.4

III

3.6

7.1

1.9
4.2

II
III
IV

QIV '73-QIV '74
1975

IV
QIV '74-QIV '75

10.2

14.5

12.6

6.5

10.1

10.7

13.3

2.5

6.4

6.1

8.9

9.2

4.4

8.3

8.2

11.2

11.1

12.5

M = 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.

Appendix Table IV

Projected Federal Funds Rates

Alt. A
1976

Alt. B

QI

4.7

4.8

QII

4,

5

QIII
QIV

6
6%

Alt. C
4.9

5

5%

5-7/8

6

6