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FEDERAL
a ti sf i co I

RESERVE

release

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For immediate release
November ^9, 1968.

The seasonally adjusted money supply continued to fluctuate widely, increasing sharply in the latest week- Tihus far in November money supply has averaged
about $1.3 billion higher than in October. Time and savings deposits continued to
increase ait a somewhat slower rate than in other recent months .
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MDBEY SUPPLY AND TIME DEPOSITS
(Averages of daily figures, in billions of dollars)
Seasonally adjusted
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Money Supply
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Period

_____
Currency
component

Total
1967*H9etdber
SflweipfeeT'
December
I960-.-jatm.airy
February
March
April
May,
June
July
August
September
October

ISO-2

;

isi .0

[

1 8 1 -3

I

182-3

!
|

!
i

Week e n d i n g :
1968—Oct.- 2
9
16
23
30

182-7
183.4
184.3
186.1
167-4
189-4
190.3
189.5
190.3

190.0
189.9
191.0
189.4"
189.9

"
|
1;

i
!
'
;

140.2 .
141.0
• 140.9

1

180.6

|
1.

182,0
, 183.5

40.6
40.7
41.1
41.4
41.6
42.0
42.2
42.6
42.7
42.8

141.7
141.9
142.2
143.0
144 5
145.4
147 .2
147.6
146.7
147 .5

1

191.9

;

190.7
192.2

42.9
,43.2
43 .2

Average o f l a s t 4 weeki 1

191.2

43,0

NOTE:

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|

42.7
42.9
42.8
42.8
42.8

1

6
13 p
20 p

__ _ d e p o s i t
Demand
component

39.9
40.1
40.4

1

Nov.

_

Time d e p o s i t s
adjusted
( A l l commercial
banks)

147.3
147.1
148.2
146.5
147.1

1

!

1

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j

149.0
147 .4
148.9
|

148.1

184.1
185.2
186.7
187.1
187.6
188.2
190.4
193.8
196 6
199.5

198 1
198.7
199.1
200.0
200.4
200.8
201.4
201.7
*201.1

J

Components may not add due to grounding. See reverse side for data without
seasonal adjustments and for description of series.
p - Preliminary.




DEMAND DEPOSITS, CURRENCY, AND RELATED ITEMS
(Averages of daily figures, in. billions of dollars. Not seasonally adjusted.)

1

Money Supply
1

Period

i

| Currency 1 Demand deposit
[ component
component

Total
I

1967—October
November
December
1968—January
* February
Match
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

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;
•

•

i

180.5
182.4
187.1

40.0
40.4
41.2

187.6
181.4
182.0
185.6
182.5
185.6
187.2
186.9
188.6
190.6

40*5
40.3
40. 7
41.1
41.3
41.9
42.4
42.7
42.7
42.8

!

|
1!

j
i1
j

140.5
141.9
145.9
147.1
141.1
141.2

!
|

Related d<>posits
(All cotnmerc:Lai banks)
Time
0 t g . Gov* C
adjusted
demand
6.3
5.3
5.0
5.0

180.4
181.3
182.0

144.5
141.1
143.6
144.8
144,2
145-8
147.8

185.7
185*8
187,7
187.9
188,4
188 , 6
190,8
134.4
1S6.2
199*1

147.3
147.1
148.8
146.4
147.8

197.3
198.3
198.9
199.6
200.0

150.6
148.7
149.6

200.2
200.4
200.5

/ • m

\

6.6

1

A*2

1
I

!
!1

6.4
5.4S.7.
5.-5
5 3

1

«-l

1

Week e n d i n g :
1968--Oct.

Nov.

2
9
16
23
30
6
13 p
20

189.8
190.3
; .191.8
189.2
190.3
193.9
192.4
193.1

!

42.4
43.2
43.0
42.9
42.5
43/3*
43.7
43.6

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8.1
7.2
4.9
5.2
6.7
5.7
4.9
3.3

p^ - Preliminary.
NOTE:

Money supply consists of (1) demand deposits at all comniercial banks, other than
those due to domestic commercial banks and the U*S. Government, less cash items
in process pf cdllection 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 all commercial banks* Time deposits adjusted are time deposits
at all commercial banks other than those dx^e to domestic comsaercial banks and the
U.S. Government.