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U.S. Financial Data
JAN 10 1989

January 5, 1989

THE WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
v

The Ml money stock rose at a 1.5 percent annual rate from the four
weeks ending July 25, 1988, to the four weeks ending December 26,
compared with a 7.3 percent rate of increase in the first seven months
of 1988.

w*

Sales of new single-family homes fell 8 percent in November 1988.
Through the first 11 months of last year, however, single-family
home sales were about the same as for the first 11 months of 1987.

^

Construction spending (not adjusted for inflation) rose 0.8 percent
in November 1988 and was 1 percent above the year earlier pace.

is

Factory orders for durable goods were virtually unchanged from
October to November of last year. For the first 11 months of 1988,
durable goods orders were up 10.4 percent from the same period in
1987. Durable goods data are not adjusted for inflation.

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ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
290 ---------- 1------------- ,------

ILL IONS OF DOLLARS
------ ---------------------- 290

FULL IONS
283.2
283.5
285.0
285.7
284.9
285.0

4 18

NOV

2

10 30 19 27 10 24

DEC
1987

JAN

FEB

0 23

MAR

0 20

4 18

1

APR

MAY

JUN
JUL
IQ88

13 29 13 27 10 24

AUG

7 21

3 10

SEP

OCT

2

18 30 14 28 11

DEC

25

JAN

LATEST PLOTTED RESERVE MAINTENANCE PERIOD ENDINGt DECEMBER 28, 1988
RPERVeJ|InK^CURRENC?A|N CIRCULATION^CURRENCY HELCMJyShE PUBLIc'AND "iN^HE^mTsV^LL^

BANK.

A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ADJUSTED MONETAHY BASE IS AVAILABLE FROM THIS BANK.

RECENT DATA ARE PRELIMINARY.
ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
AVERAGE OF TWO MAINTENANCE PER 1ODS ENDING:
12/30/87

3/23/88

6/1/88

6/29/88

7/27/88

8/24/88

9/21/88

11/2/88

5.7
5.9
5.1
5.9
4.6

5.0
4.3
5.5
4. 1

4.5
5.9
4.2

5.8
3.6

3.7

TO THE AVERAGE OF
TWO MAINTENANCE
PERIODS ENDING!
6/ 1/88
6/29/88
7/27/88
8/24/88
9/21/88
11/ 2/88
11/30/88
12/28/88

7.7
8.6
8.4
7.9
7.7
7. 1
7.3
6.6


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8.3
7.4
7.2
6.5
6.9
6.0

10.6
8.3
7.7
6.5
7.0
5.8

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MONEY STOCK (Ml )

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
795

784.7

785.4
786.3

2

16 50

14 20 II

DEC
1987

25

8 22

JAN

J 1 I I I I 1 I

7 21

4 18

MAR

APR

2

16 90 19 27

II

25

8 22

5 10

5 17 91

JUN
JUL
1988

14 28 12 26

NOV

0 29

DEC

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 26, 1988
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS1 H.6 RELEASE.
Ml ISTHESUM OF CURRENCY HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC, DEMAND DEPOSITS. OTHER CHECKABLE
DEPOSITS AND TRAVELERS CHECKS.

MONEY STOCK (Ml)
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
12/28/87

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

3/28/88

5/23/88

6/27/88

7/25/88

8/29/88

7.2
7.8
6.2
5.6
4.7
4. 1
4.2

8.2
5.6
4.8
3.8
3.2
3.4

4.8
4.0
2.8
2.3
2.8

1.6
0.8
0.7
1.5

0.7
0.7
1.7

9/26/88 10/24/88

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
5/23/88
6/27/88
7/25/88
8/29/88
9/26/88
10/24/88
11/28/88
12/26/88

6.9
6.9
7.3
6.3
5.9
5.3
4.8
4.8


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MONEY MULTIPLIER^
CURRENCY COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK 2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO
3.0

RATIO
3.0

1

-------------1---------- ---------- 1------------1988
RATIO
OCT.
NOV.

17
31
14
28

2.770
2.761
2.740
2.752

26

2.751
Ml MUL TIPLI R

\
2.7

lux

1 L-L

2 10 30 14 28

NOV
DEC
1987

1111

in
II

25

JAN

8 22

m. XIX

mi

1 1 1

1111

7 21

4 18

2 16 90 13 27 II

MAY

FEB

25

JUN
JUL
1988

1 1 IX 1 1 1

1 1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1

OCT

NOV

DEC

8 22

AUG

SEP

ini’
JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED TWO WEEKS ENDINGt DECEMBER 26, 1988
ILL IONS OF DOLLARS
—I---------- ------------- 2,6

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
2»6 ------------- 1---------- 1----_

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF
- THE FOUR *EEKS ENDING
- DECEMBER 26, 1908 FROM
_
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDINGt
_

OCT. 24,
SEP. 26,
AUG. 29,
—JUL. 25,
- JUN. 27,
_
MAR. 28,
DEC. 28,

1988
1988
1988
1988
1988
1988
1987

6.5
6.3
6.8
6.2
6.9
7.3
7.8

CURRENCY

BILLIONS.
NOV.

21

1111111
2 18 90 14 26 II

DEC

25

8 22

JAN

7 21

4 16

MAR

APR

2

16 90 13 27 II 25

JUN

8 22

JUL

5 19

9 17 31

14 28 12

NOV

9 23

DEC

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING* DECEMBER 26, 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
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

NOV.
568.9
568.2
568.0
566.4
566.8

2

16 30 14 26 II

DEC

25

8 22

JAN

7 21

4 18

MAR

APR

2 16 30 13 27

JUN

II

25

8 22

5 10

3 17 31

JUL

14 28 12 26

NOV

0 23

DEC

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING* DECEMBER 26, 1988
TOTAL |CHECKA^E|DEPOSITS IS THE SUM OF DEMAND DEPOSITS AND OTHER CHECKABLE DEPOSITS AT ALL

TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
2/28/87

3/28/88

5/23/88

6/27/88

6.0
6.2
6.7
5.6
5. 1
4.3
3.7
3.7

7.0
7.6
5.8
4.9
3.7
3.0
3. 1

8.3
5. 1
4.0
2.6
1.9
2.2

4.0
2.8
1.3
0.8
1.2

7/25/88

8/29/88

9/26/88 10/24/88

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
5/23/88
6/27/88
7/25/88
8/29/88
9/26/88
10/24/88
11/28/88
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-0.2

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-1.4
-0.2

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-0.3

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YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES

PERCENT

12.0

PERCENT

|—

—i 12.0

PAN Rt

6 20

4 10

NOV

DEC

I

13 20 12 20 II

FEB

25

6 22

MAR

6 20

3

MAY

JUN

17

0 23

7 21

4

OCT

NOV

IS

2

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 6,

1989
NOV.

4
1 1
18
25
DEC.
2
9
16
23
30
JAN.
6 X
13
20
27

90 DAY
CD'S

30-DAY
COMMERCIAL
PAPER

90-DAY
BANKERS'
ACCEPTANCES

CORPORATE
Aaa BONDS

8.43
8.55
8.80
9.00
9.22
9.24
9.32
9.29
9.20
9. 15

8.22
8.31
8.42
8.46
8.82
9.27
9.32
9.39
9.30
9.05

8. 18
8.34
8.59
8.78
8.94
8.93
9.02
8.98
8.90
8.90

9.39
9.38
9.45
9.52
9.55
9.52
9.57
9.59
9.60
9.64

amisTHE board

* governors'

h-,s

CORPORATE
Baa BONDS
10.33
10.40
10.49
10.58
10.61
10.61
10.65
10.68
10.67
10.71

10 SO IS 27

1989.

MUNICIPAL
BOWS KK
7.33
7.44
7.50
7.58
7.66
7.68
7.66
7.57
7.50
N.A.

«•«*•

«* BOND BUYER'S AVERAGE IWEX OF 20 MUNICIPAL BOWS, THURSDAY DATA
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SELECTED

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES

PERCENT

PERCENT

TREASURY SECURITIES

DISCOUNT RATE

o «)

4

IB 1

NOV
DEC
1987

15

JAN

29 12 26

FEB

II

MAR

25 8 22

APR

6 20

5 IT

MAY

JUN

I

15 29 12 26

JUL
1988

AUG

9 23

SEP

7 21

OCT

4

18

NOV

2 16

DEC

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING] JANUARY 6, IS

NOV.

DEC.

JAN.

4
I I
18
25

2

9
16
23
30
6 X
13
20
27

FEDERAL
FUNDS *BK

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL

6-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL XK*

1-YEAR
TREASURY
BILL

5-YEAR
TREASURY
SECUR1T1ES

LONG-TERM
TREASURY
SECURITIES

8.36
8.31
8.26
8.33
8.44
8.59
8.51
8.87
8.86
9.22

7.38
7.57
7.91
8.0!
7.94
7.96
8.09
8. 1 1
8. 16
8.20

7.48
7.71
7.87
7.99
8. 13
8.25
8.21
8.29
8.33
8.37

7.53
7.76
7.94
8.06
8. 10
8.23
8.42
8.32
8.38
8.44

8.44
8.69
8.84
6.99
9.00
8.99
9. 16
9. 10
9. 18
9.25

8.84
9.04
9. 14
9.21
9. 18
9.08
9. 13
9.08
9. 1 i
9.21

itiPisryuwMiPriMiii imswam.
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MONEY STOCK ( M2)

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
3100 ------------- 1---------- r—

1988
3075

__ NOV.

IONS OF DOLLARS
------ -------------- 3100

BILL LONS
3059.4
3061.9

3075

3065.3

3066.5
3065.2
3065.7

3050

2975

2950

2925

2900

2900

2

16 30 14 28 11

23

8 22

7 21

4 18

MAR

APR

2 18 30 13 27

JUN

8 22

II

5 19

3 17 31

H 28 12 28

NOV

JUL

9 23

DEC

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 26, 1988
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.6 RELEASE
M2 IS THE SUM OF Ml, OVERNIGHT RPS ISSUED BY ALL COUCRCIAL BANKS, OVERNIGHT EURODOLLARS ISSUED
TO U.S. RESIDENTS B^ FOREIGN BRANCHES OF U.S. BANKS, MONEY MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS. SAVINGS AND
SMALL TIME DEPOSITS, AND GENERAL PURPOSE AND BROKER/DEALER MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUN6S. FOR MORE
DETAIL, SEE THE H.6 RELEASE.

MONEY STOCK (M2)
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING*
12/28/87

3/28/88

5/23/88

6/27/88

7/25/88

8/29/88

6.8
6. 1
5.2
4.8
4.0
4.4
4.5

5.0
4.1
3.6
2.9
3.5
3.8

3.0
2.7
2.0
3.0
3.3

2.3
1.4
2.8
3.3

0.8
2.9
3.5

9/26/88 10/24/88

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
5/23/88
6/27/88
7/25/88
8/29/88
9/26/88
10/24/88
11/28/88
12/26/88

8.6
8. 1
7.5
6.8
6.3
5.6
5.7
5.7


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3.9

6.0

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ALL DEPOSITORY INSTI TUT IONS
TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS 1/
LARGE TIME DEPOSITS 2/

1970

1940

1880

1850

1820

Z_
Z

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RAT ES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
DECEMBER 26, 1988 FRC M
THE FOUR WE^KS END INC
t
—~ OCT.
24, 1988
7.3
Z
SEP. 26, 1988
8.5
- AUG. 29, 1988
9.5
—JUL. 25, 1988
9.5
- JUN.
27, 1988
9.4
- MAR. 28, 1988
9.3
"
DEC. 28. 1987
10.0

TOTAL TIME

1970

1940

E
E

1910

1880

1850

6. illio

IS!IS

E
‘mi JJ-L
III

I 1 I I

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-U.1-

.Mil

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK END I NGi DECEMBER 26,

in -LLL 1 1 1 1

1 1 1

Mill111111111

i

1999
21

ill 1

BILLIONS
531.5
530.7
533.7
534.6
533.6
535. 1

14 28 11

DEC

1790

0

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

LARGE TIME DEPOSITS

16 30

1820

1988

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

NOV.

“
z
z

1790

28
5
12
19
26

as.

1985.3
1988..
1992.
1994.'
1996.v

DEC.

2

2000

-

>EPOS TS

TTTT

1910

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
2030

—

llll

2000

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

TTTT TTTT

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
2030
-- ---------1--------- 1---------1-----------

25

8 22

JAN

7 21

4 18

MAR

APR

2 16 30 13 27

1

1_LLU
25

8 22

5

10

3 17 SI

14 28 12 26

NOV

0 23

DEC
1989

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 26, 1988
1/ TOTAL TIME IS THE SUM OF SAVINGS DEPOSITS, SMALL TIME DEPOSITS AND LARGE TIWE DEPOSITS.
2/ TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF 8100,000 OR MORE


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BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
4.5 r-------- 1------------- 1-----

NOV.

30
7
14
21

2367
2016
2012
1332

4

2280

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
---------------------------- “I 4.5

TOTAL BORROWINGS

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 4, 1989
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1989
NOV.
DEC.

MILLIONS
30
7

1104
558

4

1372

ADJUSTMENT + SEASONAL
BORROWINGS

4 18

2

16 SO IS 27 10 24

JAN

FEB

9 23

6 20

4 18

APR

MAY

I

15 2S 15 27 10 24

7 21

5 IS

SEP

OCT

2 16 SO 14

DEC

JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 4, 1989


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COMMERCIAL PAPER OF NONFINANCIAL COMPAN IES
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
105

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

_—1--------- 1--------

MILLION 5.
97,84
97,85
99,84
100,802
101,422
98,89

-

14
21
28

105

=

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V"
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r~\ i J\

/

A
r'

I

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100

r—

M ill

-

100

1988

I NOV. 23
30
- DEC.
7

V

r

A
90

I

fv

Lv

v'

111 .mi JJ i
4 18 2 16 SI
NOV

85

2

\

DEC
1987

JAN

111

-J LI 1

111

111

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

1111

111

jjjj

111

111

1111

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

JUN
JUL
1988
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 28. 1988

JJJ- _LLL
DEC

JAN
1989

* DASHED LINE REPRESENTS DATA USING A NEW REPORTING PANEL AND IS NOT COMPARABLE TO PREVIOUS DATA.

BUSINESS
LOANS
17
AND
INDUSTRIAL

( COMMERCIAL

)

WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS 2/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
305
i
i---------- 1---------- 1------------- COMPOUWED ANNUAL RATES
- OF CHANGE AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR *EEKS ENDING
DECEMBER 21, 1888 FROM
_ THE FOUR KEtKS ENDING,
- OCT. 18.
_ SEf\ 21,
AU( 3. 24,
- JUl -. 20,
_ JU2J. 22,
MAf
23,
~ DEC
23,

1888
968
988
988
988
988
987

1.7
0.2
-1.0
-0.1
1.1
5.3
4.1

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
305

--------

7'

AL A N\ rS\

r

\r

ifj

■\

-

-

295

_
V

A

L

285

vy

r

-

290

1 98t

jjj i
111
4 18 2 16 31
NOV
DEC
JAN
1987

III
FEB

jjj

MAR

i

111

111

APR

MAY

III!

111

JUN
JUL
1968
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: DECEMBER 21, 1988

-

.mi

111

301,028
301,305
“
301,516
300,395
_
299.884
hum.....................Ml*1

AUG

SEP

OCT

DEC.
111

u ILL 101
23
30
7
14
21

NOV

DEC

JAN
1989

1/ BUSINESS LOANS INCLUDE BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES AND COMMERCIAL PAPER
2/ BANKS WITH DOMESTIC ASSETS GREATER THAN 11.4 BILLION


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DOLLAR'S TRADE-WEIGHTED EXCHANGE INDEX
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

1973-100

1973-100

90.8

4 19

2 10 SO IS 27 10 24

JAN

FEB

9 23

I

0

APR

18 29 IS 27 10 24

7 21

8 19

2 16 SO 14 28 II 28

DEC

MAY

JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING) JANUARY 4, 1989
NOTE)

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNOR'S H.10 RELEASE.

DATA ARE WEIGHTED AVERAGES OF THE FOREIGN-CURRENCY PRICE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR, COMPUTED USING
10 INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY CURRENCIES.


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