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RESEARCH LIBRARY
Federal Reserve Bank

JffiSrfinancial Data
FEB 0 8 1988

February 4, 1988

THE WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
s

The commercial bank prime loan rate declined from 8.75 percent to
8.50 percent on February 2. This was the third decline since the
mid-October peak of 9.25 percent.

^

The Department of Commerce's composite index of leading indicators
decreased 0.2 percent in December, its third consecutive monthly
decline.

^

Construction spending in December decreased 0.4 percent to a
seasonally adjusted annual rate of $409.7 billion. For 1987
construction spending was $399.5 billion, a 2.8 percent increase over
the 1986 level of $388.8 billion.

**

Sales °f new single-family houses declined 6.2 percent in December
to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 603,000 units. New single­
family home sales totaled 674,000 units in 1987, down 10.1 percent
from 750,000 in 1986.

is

New factory orders for durable goods in December increased 4.9
percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of $116.4 billion. Durable goods
orders increased by 8.1 percent from 1986 to 1987.

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ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
276 ------------- 1---------- 1------

1M

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
------------------------------- 276

BILLIONS

NOV.
DEC.

18
2

266.9
268.3

JAN.

13

267.6
271 .0

272.8

I I I 1 I I I
3 17 31

14 29 II 25 11

JAN

FEB

MAY

MAR

OCT

JUN

JAN

NOV

FEB

PLOTTED RESERVE MAINTENANCE PERIOD ENDING: JANUARY 27. 1988
JUSTED NDgTARY^ASE

CURrInCY HeTbJShE PUBLIC1'ANd''l^ii^VAULTS^ALL*1-

WBlMtaMMVIKHBHni
RECENT DATA ARE PRELIMINARY.
ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
AVERAGE OF TWO MAINTENANCE PERIODS ENDING
/28/87

4/22/87

7/1/87

7/29/87

8/26/87

5.2
4.9
5.7
5.4
5.5
6.3
5.7
7.0

3.4
4.9
4.6
4.9
6.0
5.4
7.0

7.0
5.8
5.9
7.3
6.2
8.3

6.9
6.7
8.2
6.7
9.0

4.8
7.6
5.8
8.8

9/23/87 10/21/87

12/2/87

TO T HE AVERAGE OF
gK. MAINTENANCE
ODS ENDING:
7/ 1/87
7/29/87
8/26/87
9/23/87
10/21/87
12/ 2/87
1/27/88


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6.5
10.0

6.7
11.1

10.9

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MONEY STOCK (Ml )
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SLA5UNALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
780 r----------- ,---------- ,------

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
----------------- -----------=1 780

BILLIONS
752.3
752.3
756.8
758.4
766.3

II I 1 I I I I
DEC
1986

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN
JUL
1987

SEP

OCT

DEC

JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 25, 1988
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
BEPoilTSE*NDMTRAVELEB|NCHEC^D BY THE NWiiA“< PUBLIC-

DEPOSITS, OTHER CHECKABLE

MONEY STOCK (Ml )
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
1/26/87
4/27/87 6/22/87 7/27/87 8/2A/87 9/28/87 10/26/87 11/23/87
TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
6/22/87
7/27/87
8/24/87
9/28/87
10/26/87
11/23/87
12/28/87
1/25/88

4.3
3.2
3.6
3.0
4.3
3.9
2.4
3.4


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-1.0
0.7
0.4
2.8
2.3
0.6
2.0

2.2
1.2
4.4
3.5
1.1
2.7

2.5
6.6
4.9
1.6
3.5

6.7
4.4
0.5
3.0

7.6
0.9
4.0

-5.4
0.5

1.0

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAfK OF ST. LOUIS

3

4

MONEY MULTIPLIERi/
CURRENCY COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK v
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO

3.1

-------------1---------- 1---------- 1
1988
NOV.
DEC.
— JAN.

16
30
14
28
11
25

RAT LQ
2.840
2.815
2.815
2.812

3.0

2.80(
Ml MUL TIPLI R

2.9

2.9

2.8

‘mi

■ 11

DEC
1986

JAN

.11J-L 1 1 1
FEB

MAR

APR

1 1 1

1111

MAY

JUN

111

1 UL

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1 1

1 1 1

1 I l

i

iil

JUL
1987

LATEST DATA PLOTTED TWO WEEKS ENDINGt JANUARY 25. 1988
ILL IONS OF DOLLARS
—i---------- -------------- 206

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
206 ------------- 1---------- |------__ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
_ OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
___ THE FOUR *EEKS ENDING

“

JANUARY 25. 1988 FROM
THE FOUR wtEKS ENDING:

- NOV. 23, 1987
- OCT. 26, 1987
_ SEP. 28, 1987

11.9
13.5

\7, 1987
~ JUL
APR. 27, 1987
— JAN. 26, 1987

CURRENCY

BILLIONS ----DEC.

21

199.4

200.8
201.7
201.5

202.7
202.7

I I I I 1.1 .LL
JAN

SEP

FEB

OCT

1986
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt JANUARY 25, 1988
1/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (Ml ) TO ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
2/ CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS" H.6 RELEASE.


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TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOSITS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
StASUNALLY

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
580 r----------- 1---------- 1------

ADJUSTED

ILL IONS OF DOLLARS
—|---------- ------------] 580

545.9
544.5
548.1
549.8

551.6

556.5

DEC
1986

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

5 10

JUL
1907

SEP

OCT

2 10 30 14 28

DEC

II

25

8 22

JAN
1988

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 25, 1988
DEPOSITORYKt^TITUT?OlS? 'S ™E SUM ^ DEMAND DEP°SITS AND OTHER CHECKABLE DEPOSITS AT ALL

TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
1/26/87

4/27/87

6/22/87

7/27/87

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

8/24/87

9/28/87 10/26/87 11/23/87

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
6/22/87
7/27/87
8/24/87
9/28/87
10/26/87
11/23/87
12/28/87
1/25/88

3. 1
1.7
2.4
1.5
3.2
2.2
0.4
1.4


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-1.4
-1.9
1 . 1
0.1
-2. 1
-0.6

0.6
-0.9
3.2
1.4
-1.7
0.2

0.7
6. 1
3.0
-1.2
1.0

5.9
2.0
-2.8
0.0

5.7
-2.5
l.l

-10.8
-3.9

-2.8

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

5

6

YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES

PERCENT
12.0 r—

PERCENT

—i 12.0

5 19

DEC
1906

2

18 30 13 27 13 27 10 24

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

8 22

MAY

5 19

9 17 31

JUN
JUL
1987

14 28 II

AUG

SEP

25

9 23

OCT

6 20

NOV

4 18

DEC

1

15 29 12 28

JAN
FE
1988

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING* FEBRUARY 5,

1988
DEC.

4
11
18
25
JAN.
1
8
15
22
29
FEB.
5 *
12
19
26

1968.

90 DAY
CD'S

30-DAY
COMMERCIAL
PAPER

90-DAY
BANKERS'
ACCEPTANCES

CORPORATE
AAA bonds

CORPORATE
Baa BONDS

MUNICIPAL
BONDS K*

7.61
7.75
7.88
7.61
7.38
7.03
6.99
6.87
6.77
6.65

7.28
7.77
8. 18
7.90
7.45
6.85
6.80
6.75
6.66
6.63

7.41
7.64
7.69
7.41
7. 17
6.89
6.83
6.73
6.62
6.52

10.06
10.14
10. 19
10.08
10.06
10.00
10.00
9.88
9.64
9.49

11.23
11.30
11.36
11.28
11.24
11.22
11.19
11.02
10.85
10.76

7.90
8.10
8.01
7.95
7.86
7783
7.83
7.61
7.51
N. A.

NOTE*
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.I5 RELEASE.
Sb/boNC^UYER 'SAAVER AGE' V NDEX OF 20 MUNICIPAL BONDS, THURSDAY DATA
N.A. - NOT AVAILABLE


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SELECTED

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES

PERCENT

PERCENT

11.0

11.0
-

-

10.0
-

i|RRATE

1

n

n

\R
:uriti ES

TREAS

n
i
i

/

•V

r
k

1

-

A

i

1 L—>

* ,✓

5 19

1111 _LLL 1 1 1
JAN

FEB

7.0

/

MAR

111
10 24

APR

9 19

MAY

3 17 SI

JUN
JUL
1987

V

/•

/

VA
V

V

r

INI -LLL 1111

^

f'

r' r S

DISCC UNT RATE

16 SO IS 27 IS 27

DEC
1986

V

MONTH
TREAS URY B ill

A,

r~*

a

V—s

)
i
i /

™

A

rJ v \

A

_i____

!lll

-

111 J.l l

III!

AUG

OCT

14 28 II

SEP

25 9 23

111
NOV

INI

111

6 20 4

16

DEC

—s

I

19

JAN

in'

29 12 26

FEB
1988

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDINGt FEBRUARY 5, 1988.

1988
DEC.

JAN.

FEB.

4
1 1
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
5 X
12
19
26

FEDERAL
FUNDS KX

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL

6-MONTH
TREASURY
billxxk

1-YEAR
TREASURY
BILL

5-YEAR
TREASURY
SECURITIES

LONG-TERM
TREASURY
SECURITIES

6.89
6.84
6.58
6.75
6.81
7.02
6.81
6.89
6.66
6.77

5.41
5.86
5.90
5.83
5.73
5.86
5.81
5.85
5.74
5.69

6.12
6.42
6.45
6.48
6.32
6.35
6.33
6.37
6. 19
6.11

6.55
6.74
6.73
6.71
6.66
6.66
6.63
6.45
6.33
6.25

8.40
8.54
8.50
8.41
8.38
8.37
8.33
8.08
7.91
7.75

9.22
9.39
9.26
9.03
9.05
9.07
9.08
8.79
8.61
8.43

NOTEi
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.15 RELEASE EXCLUDING LONG-TERM TREASURY
m AVERAGESU0F"^COMPUTED BY ™IS BANK<
TREASURY BILL YIELDS ARE ON A DISCOUNT BASIS.
** SEVEN-DAY AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING TWO DAYS EARLIER THAN DATE SHOWN
W* AUCTION AVERAGE (DISCOUNT)


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7

8
COMMERCIAL BANK
SMALL TIME DEPOS I TS j/
LARGE TIME DEPOS ITS 2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
400 ------------- ,---------- ,------

“

ILL IONS OF DOLLARS
-T---------- -------------- 400

385.5

JAN,

387.:
388.2

SMALL TIME DEPOSITS

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt JANUARY 25, 1988
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
330 r----------- ,---------- ,-----

1M
DEC.

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
------ ----------------------=] 330

BILLIONS

21

322.9
322.6
LARGE TIME DEPOSITS

320.4
321 .0

I I I I
I

15 29 12 26

DEC
1986

JAN

9 23

FEB

9

MAR

APR

4 18

I

MAY

JUN
JUL
1987

15 29 13 27 10 24

AUG

7 21

5 19

SEP

OCT

2 16 30 14 28 II

NOV

DEC

JAN

8 22
FEB
1988

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt JANUARY 25, 1988
1/ TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF LESS THAN 9100,000
2/ TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF 9100,000 OR MORE


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COMMERCIAL BANK
TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

— DEC

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

885.0
885.3
887.2
885.9
887.5
884.7

12 2ft

JAN

ft 23

0 23

FEB

6 20

4

APR

MAY

18

1

15 20 IS 27

10 24

7 21

5 10

SEP

OCT

2 10 SO 14 2ft II 25

DEC

8 22

JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt JANUARY 25. 1988
TOTAL TIME IS THE SUM OF SAVINGS DEPOSITS, SMALL TIME DEPOSITS AW) LARGE TIME DEPOSITS.

TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING.
1/26/87

4/27/87

6/22/87

7/27/87

8/24/87

8.9
8.3
7.9
7.1
7.4
8.8
8.5
8. 1

9.0
8.2
6.9
7.3
9.3
8.9
8.2

5.7
4.5
5.7
8.7
8.2
7.5

3.9
5.7
9.6
8.8
7.9

5.7
10.8
9.5
8.3

9/28/87 10/26/87 11/23/87

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
6/22/87
7/27/87
8/24/87
9/28/87
10/26/87
11/23/87
12/28/87
1/25/88


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12.4
10.0

13.4
10.1

4.8

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9

10

BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
3.0 ------------- 1---------- 1-----1988

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
-------- ---------------------- 3*°

MILLIONS
6

2908

TOTAL BORROWINGS

II I I
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGi FEBRUARY 3,

1988

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

DEC.

30
6

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

2460

ADJUSTMENT + SEASONAL
BORROWINGS

I I I I
3 17 31

14 28 II

JAN

25 It

25

FEB

8 22

6

3 17

MAY

JUN

15 28 12 28

9 23

7 21

4 18

OCT

NOV

2

16 30 IS 27 10 24

JAN

FEB

1986
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt FEBRUARY 3. 1988


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COMMERCIAL PAPER OF NONFINANCIAL COMPANIES
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
95

MILLIONS
DEC. 23
JAN.

6

80,974
78,287
87,629
86,519
84,676

80

3 17 31

14 28 II

JAN

FEB

25

II

25

8 22

MAR

6 20

3 17

7 21

4

MAY

JUN

OCT

NOV

18

2 16 30 13 27

10 24

JAN

FEB

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt JANUARY 27, 1988
* DASHED LINE REPRESENTS DATA USING A NEW REPORTING PANEL AND IS NOT COMPARABLE TO PREVIOUS DATA.

BUSINESS LOANS u
( COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL )

WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS 2/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
295
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
_
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
DECEMBER 30, 1987 FROM
THE FOUR WEfeKS ENDING: —
OCT.
SEP.
SEP.
JUL.
JUL.
APR.
DEC.

28,
30,
2,
29,
1,
1,
31,

1987
1987
1987
1987
1987
1987
1986

3.8
6.2
-‘

290

-

-0.7
280

NOV. 25
DEC. 2
277,744

I I I I
5 10

3 17 31

14 28 11

JAN

28 II

FEB

MAR

25

8 22

1 LI 1
6 20

3 17

MAY

JUN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 30,

1

15 20 12 28

0 23

llJJJ 1 1,1
7 21

OCT

NOV

1987

1/ BUSINESS LOANS INCLUDE BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES AND COMMERCIAL PAPER.
2/ BANKS WITH DOMESTIC ASSETS GREATER THAN 81.4 BILLION


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11

LOUIS

265