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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.9 (511)

For Release at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time

August 26, 1983

WEEKLY SUMMARY OF RESERVES AND INTEREST RATES

Averages of daily figures

Levels
Week ended

Aug 24P

Aug 17P

4 weeks ended

Aug 24P

J u l y 27P

Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted

Reserve aggregates (adjusted)1

Total reserves 2
Nonborrowed reserves
Nonborrowed reserves plus extended credit 3
Required reserves
Monetary base 4

41,714
40,134
40,658
41,283
185,960

41,831
40,353
40,855
41,355
185,916

41,921
40,420
41,036
41,409
184,976

August 24, 1983P
from 4 weeks averages
13 weeks
26 weeks
52 weeks
previous
previous
previous
Seasonally adjusted annual rates

5.7
0.3
0. 1
5.7
7.3

8, 1

3.4
4.5
7,9
9.4

6.7
4.4
5.4
6.3
8.9

4 weeks ended

Week ended

Aug 24

41,794
40,322
40,804
41,323
185,871

Percent change
Average of 4 weeks ended

Aug 17

Aug 24

J u l y 27

Not seasonally adjusted

Other reserve measures and interest rates

Discount window borrowing ($ mil.)
Includes: seasonal borrowings of
extended credit of
Federal funds rate
3-month Treasury bill rate
90 day dealer placed commercial paper 5
3-month CD rate (secondary market)
3-month Eurodollar rate
U.S. Government bond rate 6

1

1580
207
524
9.41
9.22
9.39
9. 59
10.04
11.74

1478
194
502
9.67
9.43
9.66
9.89
10.30
11.91

1472
193
482
9.58
9.36
9.56
9.78
10.29
11.97

1501
167
615
9. 37
9.05
9.23
9.47
9.98
11.52

Reserve a g g r e g a t e s i n c l u d e r e q u i r e d r e s e r v e s of member b a n k s and Edge Act C o r p o r a t i o n s and o t h e r depository institutions.
D i s c o n t i n u i t i e s a s s o c i a t e d with t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t h e Monetary C o n t r o l Act,
t h e i n c l u s i o n of Edge Act C o r p o r a t i o n r e s e r v e s , and o t h e r c h a n g e s i n R e g u l a t i o n D have been removed.
2 Reserve b a l a n c e s with F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks p l u s v a u l t c a s h a t i n s t i t u t i o n s with r e q u i r e d r e s e r v e
balances plus vault cash equal to required reserves a t other i n s t i t u t i o n s .
3 Extended c r e d i t c o n s i s t s of b o r r o w i n g a t t h e d i s c o u n t window under t h e t e r m s and c o n d i t i o n s e s t a b l i s h e d
f o r t h e e x t e n d e d c r e d i t program t o h e l p d e p o s i t o r y i n s t i t u t i o n s d e a l w i t h s u s t a i n e d l i q u i d i t y p r e s s u r e s .
Because t h e r e i s n o t t h e same need t o r e p a y such borrowing promptly a s t h e r e i s with t r a d i t i o n a l s h o r t term a d j u s t m e n t c r e d i t , t h e money market impact of e x t e n d e d c r e d i t i s s i m i l a r t o t h a t of nonborrowed
reserves.
4 C o n s i s t s of r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and s e r v i c e - r e l a t e d b a l a n c e s and a d j u s t m e n t s a t F e d e r a l Reserve Banks i n
t h e c u r r e n t week p l u s v a u l t c a s h h e l d two weeks e a r l i e r used t o s a t i s f y r e s e r v e r e q u i r e m e n t s a t a l l
d e p o s i t o r y i n s t i t u t i o n s p l u s c u r r e n c y o u t s i d e t h e U.S. T r e a s u r y , F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks, t h e v a u l t s of
d e p o s i t o r y i n s t i t u t i o n s , and s u r p l u s v a u l t c a s h a t d e p o s i t o r y i n s t i t u t i o n s .
5 On August 17, 1983 b a n k - r e l a t e d commercial p a p e r o u t s t a n d i n g was $36,612 m i l l i o n .
6 Yield a t 2 0 - y e a r c o n s t a n t m a t u r i t y .
S o u r c e : O.S. T r e a s u r y .
Note: A l l p e r c e n t a g e c h a n g e s a r e a t s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a n n u a l r a t e s , n o t compounded.
P—indicates preliminary data.