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FEDERAL
S f Gt 1 S

RESERVE

release

H.6

For immediate release
April 4, 1968.

mreb 2 7 ,
p a t feat
total time
|our~week

t h e s e a s o n a l l y adjusted money supply increased $1-1 b i l l i o n in the, week ending
v e r s i n g t h e " d e c l i n e of the preceding week and moving t o a new high. Over the
i e e p 1 , "moiigy-TWipply has averaged about $900 m i l l i o n above the February l e v e l .
and savings d e p o s i t s increased s l i g h t l y further in the l a t e s t week, and the l a t e s t
average exceeded t h e February l e v e l by $1.6 b i l l i o n .
MONEY SOTH*. AND TIME DEPOSITS
(Averages of d a i l y f i g u r e s , in b i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Seasonally adjusted

1 Time deposits
r
adjusted
(AIL commercial
i
banks)
163.5 '
166.1
168.1
170.0
172^
174.6
177.2
178.9
180.8
182.5
183.8

Money Supply
Period

Iota 1

1967*HFafeo»ry
Itorefe
April
May

|

»Ft3EE&e

July
August
September
October
November
December

i

1968** January
February p
Week ending:
1968-~Feb.
7
14
21
28

^Mar.

6
13
20
27

p
p
p
p

j

171,5
173.1
172.7
174.5
176- 2
177-9
179.1
179-2
180.3
181.2
181-5

Currency
component

i

[

38.7
38.9
39.1
39.2
39.3
39.5
39.6
39.8
39.9
40.0
40.4

Demand deposit
component

!

132.8
1-34.2
133.6
135.3
136.8
158.4
139.6
139.5
140-3
141.2
141.1

182-4
182.5

40.5
40.7

141.9
141.8

182-7
181.9
183.4
182.1

40.7
40.7

142.0
141.1
142.6
141.4

183.6
183.3
182.8
183.9

1
1

40.7

|
1

4019
41.1
41.1
41.1

I1

40.7

142.7
142.2
141.7
142.8

183.7
184.9

1

i

i

184.1
184.6
185.1
185.6
185.9
186.4
186-.8
186.9

41.1
142.4
1
186.5
183.4
Average o£ l a s t 4 weeks
NOTE: Components may not add due t o rounding. See reverse s i d e for data without
seasonal adjustments and f o r d e s c r i p t i o n of s e r i e s ,
p ~ Preliminary.




DEMAND DEPOSITS, CURRENCY* AND RELATED ITEMS
(Averages of d4ily f i g u r e s , in b i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s .

Not seasonally a d j u s t e d . )

Money Supply
Period
Total

Currency
component

Demand d e p o s i t
component

Related d e p o s i t s
(All comtaerbial ban&fi).
V*S* Gov't
Time
demand

50
4 ,9
48
.5
i. 9
6
4,.3.:
5,0
6,.2
5.2
5.0

1967—February
March
April
May !
June |
July
August
September
October
November
December

170
171
173
.171
174
175.8
175.9
1178
180
182
187

38.3
38.5
38.7
38.9
39
39 6
,39 6
39.8
40,0
40.4
41.2

132.3
133.4
134.9
132.2
135.1
136.2
136..2
138,
140.,6
142,.1146»0

164.0
166.7
168.8
170.8
173.0
175.1
177.7
178.9
180,3
181.1
181.8

1968'—January
February p

187.8
181.6

40.5
40.3

147.3
141-3

•1385V5-

7.1

184.6
182.2
180.8
178.8

40.4
40.5
40.5
40.1

144-1
141.7
140.5
138.8

184.6
185.3
185.6
186.2

181. 7
182.2
182.7
181.5

40.5
40.8
40.8
40.5

141.2
141.4
142.0
141.0

186.6
187.3
187.4
187.7

7.1
6.1
5.4
9.7
8.
5.
6.
6.

Week endink
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Mar.

7
14
21
28
6
13
20
27

P
P
P
P

183.5

p - PreliminaryL
NOTE: Money supply consists of (1) demand deposits at all commercial banks, other
than those due to domestic commercial banks and the U.S. Government, less cash items
in process of collection and Federal Reserve float; (2) foreign demand balances at
Federal Reserve Banks; | and (3) currency outside the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and
the vaults of ajll commercial banks. Time deposits adjusted are time deposits at all
commercial bank^ other than those due to domestic commercial banks and the U.S.
Government.