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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.3 (502)

For Immediate Release

Table 1

AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND MONETARY BASE
Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements 1
Averages of daily figures
Reserves of'depository institutions
totaiz
i non borrowed
required
Period
millions of dollars
seasonal l>/ adjusted

. Monetary base3
billions of dollars

FEBRUARY 28, 1983

Reserves of depository institutions
required
totaiz
non borrowed
millions of dollars
not seasonally adjusted

Monetary base3
billions of dollars

1982—JANFEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT*
NOV.
DEC.

38,713
38,262
38,356
38,433
38,504
38,575
38,523
38,804
39,566
39,875
40,458
40,891

37,195
36,472
36,801
36,865
37,387
37,370
37,832
38,289
38,632
39,398
39,837
40,257

38,295
37,958
37,994
38,160
38,145
38,266
38,210
38,492
39,182
39,471
40,056
40,391

164.4
164.8
165.3
166.4
167.7
168.6
169.1
170.2
171.8
172.9
174.0
175.2

40,036
38,052
37,799
38,330
38,189
38,069
38,434
38,512
39,353
39,997
40,679
41,572

38,519
36,262
36,244
36,762
37,071
36,864
37,743
37,996
38,420
39,519
40,058
40,938

39,618
37,748
37,437
38,057
37,830
37,761
38,120
38,199
38,969
39,592
40,277
41,072

165.3
162.9
163.3
165.6
167.1
168.2
170.0
170.4
171.4
172.9
175.1
178.4

1983—JAN.

40,958

40,429

40,412

177.1

42,256

41,727

41,710

177.3

5
12
19
26

41,551
40,219
41,398
40,862

40,353
39,794
40,933
40,537

40,558
39,928
40,777
40,361

177.3
176.4
177.4
176.8

42,690
41,598
43,551
41,956

41,492
41,173
43,086
41,631

41,697
41,307
42,930
41,455

179.6
177,8
178.6
175.6

2
9 P
16 P
23 P

40,919
40,206
40,751
40,565

40,536
39,834
39,882
40,089

40,503
39,793
39,893
40,165

177.3
176.7
177.4
177.8

41,351
39,868
40,727
40,244

40,968
39,496
39,858
39,768

40,935
39,455
39,869
39,844

MEEK

ENDING:

1983—JAB-

FEB.

1/

2/
3/

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175-0
175.5
176.1
174.9

RESERVE AGGREGATES INCLUDE REQUIRED RESERVES OF MEMBER BANKS AND EDGE ACT CORPORATIONS AND OTHER DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTIONS. DISCONTINUITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONETARY CONTROL ACT, THE INCLUSION
OF EDGE ACT CORPORATION RESERVES, AND OTHER CHANGES IN REGULATION D HAVE BEEN REMOVED. BEGINNING WITH THE
WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 23, 1981, RESERVES AGGREGATES HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY SHIFTS OF RESERVABLE LIABILITIES TO
INTERNATIONAL BANKING FACILITIES (IBFS). ON THE BASIS OF REPORTS OF LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED TO IBFS BY U.S.
COMMERCIAL BANKS AND U.S. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES OF FOREIGN BANKS, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT REQUIRED RESERVES WERE
LOWERED ON AVERAGE BY $10 TO $20 MILLION IN DECEMBER 1981 AND $40 TO $70 MILLION IN JANUARY 1982.
RESERVE BALANCES WITH FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS (WHICH EXCLUDE REQUIRED CLEARING BALANCES) PLUS VAULT CASH AT
INSTITUTIONS WITH REQUIRED RESERVE BALANCES PLUS VAULT CASH EQUAL TO REQUIRED RESERVES AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
MCLUDES RESERVE BALANCES AND REQUIRED CLEARING BALANCES AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS IN THE CURRENT WEEK PLUS
VAULT CASH HELD TWO WEEKS EARLIER USED TO SATISFY RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AT ALL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PLUS
CURRENCY OUTSIDE THE U.S. TREASURY, FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, THE VAULTS OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, AND
SURPLUS VAULT CASH AT DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.

NOTE: HISTORICAL DATA ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE BANKING SECTION, DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS,
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, WASHINGTON, D.C 20551.




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Table 2

AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS
Not adjusted for changes in reserve requirements
Average of daily figures, not seasonally adjusted
Reserves of depository institutions1
total2

Period

nonborrowed

required

""

Monetary
base3

millions of dollars

1982—JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
HAT
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCTNOV.
DEC.

H3,203
41,286
39,235
39,557
39,550
39,565
39,967
40,178
39,962
40,587
41,199
41,853

41,685
39,496
37,680
37,989
38,433
38,360
39,275
39,662
39,028
40,109
40,578
41,219

4~,784
40,982
38,873
39,284
39,191
39,257
39,653
39,866
39,578
40,182
40,797
41,353

169.1
166.8
165.4
167.6
169.2
170.4
172.3
172.8
172.3
173.8
176.0
179.3

1983—JAN.

41,862

41,333

41,316

177.9

5
12
19
26

42,353
41,281
43,118
41,523

41,155
40,856
42,653
41,198

41,360
40,990
42,497
41,022

180.1
178.4
179.1
176.1

2
9 P
16 P
23 P

40,900
39,445
40,274
39,790

40,517
39,073
39,405
39,314

40,484
39,032
39,416
39,390

175.5
176.0
176.7
175.4

WEEK

ENDING:

1983—JAN.

FEB.

1/

2/
3/

RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS SERIES REFLECT ACTUAL RESERVE REQUIREMENT PERCENTAGES WITH NO ADJUSTMENTS TO ELIMINATE THE EFFECT OF CHANGES IN REGULATION D, INCLUDING CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONETARY CONTROL ACT. INCLUDES REQUIRED RESERVES OF MEMBER BANKS AND EDGE ACT CORPORATIONS
AND, BEGINNING NOVEMBER 13, 1980, OTHER DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS. UNDER THE TRANSITIONAL PHASE-IN PROGRAM
OF THE MONETARY CONTROL ACT OF 1980 AND PROVISIONS OF THE DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS ACT OF 1982, THE NET
CHANGES IN REQUIRED RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN AS FOLLOWS: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 13, 1980,
A REDUCTION OF $2.9 BILLION; FEBRUARY 12, 1981, AN INCREASE OF $245 MILLION; AUGUST 13, ^ 8 1 AN INCREASE
OF $245 MILLION; MARCH 12, 1981, AN INCREASE OF $75 MILLION; MAY 14, 1981, AN INCREASE OF $245 MILLION;
AN INCREASE OF $230 MILLION; SEPTEMBER 3, 1981, A REDUCTION OF $1.1 BILLION; NOVEMBER 12, 1981, AN INCREASE
OF $210 MILLION; JANUARY 14, 1982, A REDUCTION OF $60 MILLION; FEBRUARY 11, 1982 AN INCREASE OF $170
MILLION- MARCH 4, 1982, AN ESTIMATED REDUCTION OF $2-0 BILLION; MAY 13, 1982, AN ESTIMATED INCREASE OF
$150 MILLION- AUGUST 12, 1982, AN ESTIMATED INCREASE OF $140 MILLION; SEPTEMBER 2, 1982, AN ESTIMATED REDUCTION
OF $1 2 BILLION, OCTOBER 28, 1982, AN ESTIMATED REDUCTION OF $100 MILLION; AND DECEMBER 23, 1982, AN ESTIMATED
REDUCTION OF $800 MILLION. BEGINNING WITH THE WEEK ENDED DECEMBER 23, 1981, RESERVE AGGREGATES HAVE EEEN
REDUCED BY SHIFTS OF RESERVABLE LIABILITIES TO INTERNATIONAL BANKING FACILITIES (IBFS). ON THE BASIS OF
REPORTS OF LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED TO IBFS BY U.S. COMMERCIAL BANKS AND U.S. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES OF FOREIGN
BANKS, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT REQUIRED RESEVES WERE LOWERED ON AVERAGE BY $60 TO $90 MILLION IN DECEMBER 1981
AND $180 TO $230 IN JANUARY 1982, MOSTLY REFLECTING A REDUCTION IN RESERVABLE EUROCURRENCY TRANSACTIONS.
RESERVE BALANCES WITH FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS (WHICH EXCLUDED REQUIRED CLEARING BALANCES) PLUS VAULT CASH AT
INSTITUTIONS WITH REQUIRED RESERVE BALANCES PLUS VAULT CASH EQUAL TO REQUIRED RESERVES AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
INCLUDES RESERVE BALANCES AND REQUIRED CLEARING BALANCES AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS IN THE CURRENT WEEK PLUS
VAULT CASH HELD TWO WEEKS EARLIER USED TO SATISFY RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AT ALL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PLUS
CURRENCY OUTSIDE THE U.S. TREASURY, FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, THE VAULTS OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, AND
SURPLUS VAULT CASH AT DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.