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FEDER A
statistical

RESERVE

release

'•$%£&>£

H.6

For immediate release
May 9, 1968.
The s e a s o n a l l y adjusted money supply increased $1.3 b i l l i o n on average in
ftpril. Since m i d - A p r i l , t h e money supply has declined t o about the average l e v e l reported
Wee March. Total time and s a v i n g s d e p o s i t s increased $300 m i l l i o n in April, substantially
l e a s than In the preceding two months.

MONEY SWPLY 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

j
Period
1967—April
May
June
Jwly
August
September
>0ct«3>er
November
December
1968—January
FebrwaryMarchi
April p

Money Supply

J

Total

!
\

172 r?
174,5
176.2
177.9
179-1
179.2
180.3
181.2
181.5

j

182.5

i

1

j
{

j Time deposits
1 D e m a n d deposit [
component

Currency
cotapoment
;
1

®^

183.4
184.7

!

adjusted
(All banks
commercial
)

39,1
39.2
39.3
39.5
39.6
39.8
39.9
40.0
40.4

133.6
135.3
136.8
138.4
139.6
139.5
140.3
141.2
141.1

168.1
170.0
172.4
174.6
177.2
17#.9
180.8
182.5
183.8

40.5
40.7
41.1
41.4

141.9
141.8
142.3
143.3

183.7
185.0
186.6
186.9

143.2
142.9
145.5
142.8
142.2

187.0
187.1
187.0
186.6
187.0

Week ending:
1968—Apr.

May

3
10
17 p
24 p

184.4
184.3
187.0
184.1

;

41.2
41.4
41.5
41.3

1 p

183.5

!

41.3

'

I

1

Average of l a s t 4 weeki \

f

184.7

1

1

41.4

j

166,9 ,
143.4
NOTE: Components may not add due t o rounding. See reverse s i d e for data without
seasonal adjustments and for d e s c r i p t i o n of s e r i e s *
p - Preliminary,




DEMAH3 BEBOSITS, -CURBENCY, AND RELATED^ ITEMS
(Averages of dailj^ figures, In billions of dollars. Not seasonally adjustedO

Money Supply
Period
Total

Currency
component

Demand deposit
component

1967--April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

173.6
171.1
174.3
175.8
175.9
178.4
180.6
182.5
187.2

38..7
38..9
39..3
3-9..6
39,.6
39.8
40.43
40.4
41.2

134.9
132.2
135.1
136 .2
136.2
138.6
140.6
142,1
146.©

1968—January
February
March
April p

187.8
181.5
182.1
185.8

40.5
40.3
40.7
41.0

14-7.3
141.3
141^4144^8

183.1
184.6
189.7
185.7

40.7
41.4
41.3
40.8

183.9

40.7

Related d e p o s i t s
(All comroercialbanks)
U.S. Gov't
Time
demand
adjusted
168.8
170,8
173
173
177
178
180
1*1
181.8
183.5
U8-5-S

4.8
6.5
3.9
5.6
4.3
5.0
6.2
5.2
5.0
4.9
7.2
6 •/

187.6

4.2

142.4
143.3
148.4
144.9

187.9
187.9
187.6
187.2

5.2
3.7
2.8
4.9

143.2

187.7

5.6

Week ending:
1968—Apr.

3
10
17
24
May 1 p

p - Preliminary, j
NOTE: Money supply consists of (1) demand deposits at all commercial banks, other
than those duel to domestic commercial' hanks and the U.S. Government, less caah items
in process of collection and Federal Reserve float; (2) foreign demand balances at
Federsi Reserve Banks.; and (3) currency outside the Treasury,xthe Federal Reserva and
the vaults of si I commercial banks. Time deposits adjusted are time deposits at all
commercial banks other than those due to domestic commercial hanks and the U.S.
Government.