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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
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For Immediate Release

H.9 (511)
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF BANKING AND CREDIT MEASURES
Averages of daily figures

February 20, 1981
Levels

Week ended

4 weeks ended

Feb. 18
Jan. 21
Feb. 18
Feb. 11
Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted
Reserve aggregates1
Total reserves 2
Nonborrowed reserves
Required reserves
Monetary base 3

40,197
39,052
39,832
160,867

39,168
38,055
38,998
159,527

39,811
38,498
39,520
160,186

40,158
38,784
39,556
160,224

Reserve aggregates (adjusted)4
Total reserves
Nonborrowed reserves
Required reserves
Monetary base

40,176
39,031
39,811
160,846

39,147
38,034
38,977
159,506

39,790
38,477
39,499
160,165

40,137
38,763
39,535
160.203

Week ended

4 weeks ended

Feb. l l n
Jan. 14n
Feb. l i p
Feb. 4p
Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted
Monetary aggregates
M-1A (Currency plus demand deposits)
M-1B (M-1 A plus other checkable deposits)

365.7
416.1

367.0
415.1

367.6
415.2

Percent change 7
Average of 4 weeks ended
February 18, 1981
from 4 weeks averages
13 weeks
26 weeks I 52 weeks
previous
previous
previous
Seasonal y adjusted annual rates

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6.4(4.9)
1.6(-4.2) 10.0(7,0)
7.2(5.6)
7.3( 1.2)
6.1(3.0)
6.5(5.0)
2.5(-3.3) 10.4(7.3)
4.0( 2.6)
8.0(7.3)
7.9(7,5)
Average of 4 weeks ended
February 11, 1981
from 4 weeks averages
52 weeks
26 weeks
13 weeks
previous
previous
previous
Seasonal adjusted annual rates

380.1
413.4
m

Feb. 11 I Feb
Not seasonally adjusted
Other reserve measures and interest rates
Member bank borrowings ($ mil.)
Includes seasonal borrowings 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

1145
154
15.81
15.22
16.07
16.82
18.11
13.21

1113
131
16.51
15.32
15.89
16.50
17.16
12.96

1313
137
16.91
15.18
16.20
16.84
17.77
12.82

1374
114
19.38
14.72
16.52
17.12
17.88
12.13

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1 Includes required reserves against deposits at member banks and Edge Act corporations and beginning November 13, 1980, at other depository institutions. Effective November 13, 1980 required reserves of member banks and Edge Act corporations were reduced about
$4.3 billion and required reserves of other depository institutions were increased about $1.4 billion due to the implementation of the
Monetary Control Act of 1980.
2 Reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks plus vault cash at institutions with required reserve balances plus vault cash equal to required
reserves at other institutions.
3 Includes reserve 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.
4 Reserve aggregates series have been adjusted to remove discontinuities associated with the implementation of the Monetary Control Act,
marginal reserve requirements, the inclusions of Edge Act corporation reserves, and other changes in Regulations D, K, and M.
5 On February 31, 1981 bank-related commercial paper outstanding was $26,546 million.
6 Yield at 20-year constant maturity. Source: U.S. Treasury.
7 Reserve measures reflect increases in required reserves, largely in November 1980, associated with the reduction of weekend avoidance activities of a few large banks. The reduction in these activities leads to essentially a one-time increase—currently estimated at $550 to $600
million—in the average level of required reserves that need to be held for a given level of deposits entering the money supply. This increase
in required reserves would raise reserve aggregates for technical reasons unrelated to monetary policy. Growth rates shown in parentheses
reflect adjustment for this technical factor. No significant influence on money supply data has been identified as a result of this technical
change.
NOTE: All percentage changes are at seasonally adjusted annual rates, not compounded.
p-Indicates preliminary data. Special caution should be taken in interpreting week-to-week changes in money supply data, which are often
highly volatile and subject to revision in subsequent weeks and months.