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JUL 2 9 199T

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of St. Louis

U.S. Financial Data
July 25, 1991

THE WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
✓

The Ml money stock rose at a 7.5 percent annual rate from the four
weeks ending December 17, 1990, to the latest four-week period.
This compares with 4 percent expansion for all of1990.

%/ The M2 money stock grew at a 3.4 percent annual rate over the past
seven months, after increasing 3.2percent in 1990. The 1991 rate
of increase is within the FOMC target range of 2.5 percent and 6.5
percent.
*/

Business loans at weekly reporting large commercial banks for the
four-week period ending July 10 were down at an 8.8 percent an­
nual rate from last December.

»/

Orders for durable goods fell 1.6 percent in June, according to the
advance report. Orders during the first six months of the year were
7.8 percent below those for the same period a year ago.

✓

The trade-weighted value of the U.S. dollar rose 12.8 percent from
December to the week ending July 24.

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Adjusted Monetary Base
Averages or uaiiy i-igures
Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

1991

Billions

May 15

335.4
334.9
335.4
337.5
335.7
339.7

Jun 12
Jul 10

Billions of Dollars

6 20 4 II 1 IS 2! 12 2S 10 24 7 21 S IS 2 16 30 1) 27 11 27 10 21 0 22 5 19 3 17 31 11 20
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug
1990
1991
Latest data plotted reserve maintenance period ending: July 24, 1991
The adjusted monetary base is the sum of reservp accounts of financial institutions at Federal Reserve banks,
currency in circulation (currency held by the public and in the vaults of all depository institutions) and an
adjustment for reserve requirement ratfo changes. The major source of the adjusted monetaiy Base is F<ederal
'
Reserve credit. Data are computed by this bank. A detailed descnption of the adjusted monetary base is
available from this bank.
Recent data are preliminary.

Adjusted Monetsiy Base
Compounded annual rates of change, average of two maintenance periods ending:
To the average of 7/25/90 10/17/90 12/26/90 1/23/91 2/20/91 3/20/91 4/17/91 5/29/91
two maintenance
periods ending:
12/26/90
1/23/91
2/20/91
3/20/91
4/17/91
5/29/91
6/26/91
7/24/91

9/7
12.7
13.2
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9.9
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13.7
12.6
10.0
9.0
8.6
8.2

23.2
18.0
12.2
10.1
9.3
8.7

12.3
6.8
6.1
5.9
5.7

2.2
3.3
3.7
3.9

1.4
2.5
3.0

4.9
4.9

4.9

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Money Stock (Ml) and Total Checkable Deposits
Averages of Daily Figures
Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

1991

Billions of Dollars

M1
Billions

Jun 10
17
24
Jul 1
8
15

856.5
860.4
858.5 .
861.9
856.9
857.5

M1 (left scale)

TCD
USLL Billion?
Jun 10 591.8
595.2
592.7
Jul 1 595.4
591.5

-TCD (right scale)

< I! ! IS SO I3 17 IS 24 8 22 5 19 3 17 31 14 71 11 IS 11 1!
Jun Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb War
1990

8 22 6 20
Apr May

Latest data plotted week ending: July 15, 1991
Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board's H.6 release.
checks'16 SUm °f currency held by the nonbanl< public, demand deposits, other checkable deposits and travelers
Total checkable deposits is the sum of demand deposits and other checkable deposits at depository institutions.

Money Stock (Ml)
To the averaae
, 9ompounc^ annua* rates of change, average of four weeks ending:
Of four weeks 7/16/90 10/15/90 12/17/90 1/14/91 2/18/91 3/18/91 4/15/91 5/13/91
of four weeks
ending:
12/17/90
1/14/91
2/18/91
3/18/91
4/15/91
5/13/91
6/17/91
7/15/91

3.6
3.4
4.8
4.9
5.6
5.1
5.8
5.8


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4.5
4.7
5.8
5.0
6.0
6.0

7.9
7.3
8.3
6.7
7.7
7.5

9.4
10.2
7.7
8.6
8.2

8.8
5.8
7.5
7.3

5.8
8.1

7.6

6.5
6.3

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Money Stock (M2) and Non-M1 Components of M2
Averages of Daily Figures
Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars
3450

Billions of Dollars

2675

n r

M2
1991 Billions

Jun 10 3400.9
17 3405.1

3400

Jul

2625

A

1 33 96.4
8 33 90.2
15 33 90.5
M2 (l< ft scal<

2575

3330

!

3300

/

.

/sn

3250

3200

x -

\

N

2525

**

/"
Nori-M1 A2
Billie ns
1991
Jun 10 2544.4
17 2544.7
24 2538.0
Jul 1 2534.5
8 2533.3
15 2533.0
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4 1! 2 16 30 13 27 IS 24 ! II 5 11 ] 17 11 14 21 11 25 It 25 I 22 1 20 3 17
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov
1991
1990

I 15 21 12 21
Jul
Aug

2475

2425

Latest data plotted week ending: July 15, 1991
Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board's H.6 release.
M2 is the sum of M1, overnight RPs issued by all commercial banks, overnight Eurodollars issued to U.S. residents
by foreign branches of U.S. banks, money market deposit accounts, savings and small time deposits, and general
purpose and broker/dealer money market mutual funds. For more detail, see the H.6 release.

Money Stock (M2)
Compounded annual rates of change, average of four weeks ending:
To the average 7/16/90 10/15/90 12/17/90 1/14/91 2/18/91 3/18/91 4/15/91 5/13/91
ending:
12/17/90
1/14/91
2/18/91
3/18/91
4/15/91
5/13/91
6/17/91
7/15/91

2.3
2.0
2.8
3.2
3.6
3.3
3.4
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2.2
3.1
3.6
3.2
3.3
2.8

4.0
4.9
5.3
4.4
4.3
3.4

6.8
6.8
5.3
4.9
3.9

6.8
4.8
4.4
3.2

3.7
3.6
2.4

2.3
1.1

1.2

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Money Multiplier 1/
Averages of Daily Figures
Seasonally Adjusted

Ratio

Ratio

Compounded annual
rates of change,
average of the four
weeks ending
July 8, 1991 from
the four weeks ending:
Jul 9, 1990 -2.7
Oct 15, 1990 -1.6
Jan 21, 1991 3.0
Feb 18, 1991 4.7
Mar 18, 1991 6.2
Apr 15, 1991 4.5
May 13, 1991 6.9

Ratio
Apr 29
May 13
Jun 10
Jul

4 18 2 16 30 13 27 10 24 8 22 5 19 3 17 31 14 21 11 25
Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan
Feb
1990

8

11 25 8 22 6 20
Mar Apr May
1991

2.522
2.537
2.546
2.545
2.547
2.561

- 2.9

15 29 12 26
Jul
Aug

Latest data plotted two weeks ending: July 8, 1991

Currency Component of M12/
Billions of Dollars

Billions of Dollars

Seasonally Adjusted

Compounded annual
rates of change,
average of the four
weeks ending
July 15, 1991 from
the four weeks ending:
Oct
Jan
Feb
Mar

15,
14,
18,
18,

1990
1991
1991
1991

13, 1991

Feb

Mar

Apr

1991

Billions

Jun 10

256.8
257.3
258.1
258.7
257.i
258.2

May

Latest data plotted week ending: July 15, 1991
1/ Ratio of M1 to adjusted monetary base
2/ Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board's H.6 release.


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Yields on Selected Securities
Percent

Percent

Averages of Daily Figures

Prime Bank
Loan Rate

Corporate

Commercial

1 15 29
Jun
Jul

10 24 7 21 5 19 2 16 30 14 20
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
1990

Feb

Mar

19 3 17 31 14 28
Apr May Jun
Jul
1991

Aug

Latest data plotted are averages of rates available for the week ending: July 26, 1991

1991
May

3
10
17
24
31
Jun 7
14
21
28
Jul 5
12
19
26 *

90-Day
CDs

30-Day
Commercial
Paper

90—Day
Bankers'
Acceptances

Corporate
Aaa Bonds

Corporate
Baa Bonds

Municipal
Bonds **

5.91
5.91
5.93
5.91
5.90
6.07
6.12
6.03
6.05
6.04
6.02
5.97
5.96

5.93
5.92
5.93
5.91
5.91
6.02
6.10
6.05
6.08
6.06
6.02
5.96
5.93

5.75
5.75
5.76
5.76
5.76
5.91
5.98
5.93
5.94
5.93
5.92
5.90
5.84

8.83
8.83
8.89
8.86
8.87
8.93
9.01
9.05
9.04
9.04
9.04
8.99
8.99

9.83
9.83
9.91
9.89
9.85
9.92
10.00
9.98
9.95
9.91
9.96
9.92
9.89

6.95
6.93
6.94
6.98
6.97
7.06
7.19
7.15
7.13
7.10
7.07
7.04
NA

Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board's H.15 release.
* Averages of rates available
** Bond Buyer's Average Index of 20 municipal bonds, Thursday data
N.A. - Not Available


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Selected Interest Rates
Averages of Daily Figures

5-Year
Treasury Secu
Federal
Funds Rute

Discount

3-j-Month
Treasury Bfl

1 15 28 13 27 10 21 7 21
Jun
Jul Aug Sep

5 18 2 IS 30 14 28
Oct Nov
Dec

11 25
Jan

I 22
Feb

T~r~T ■

' M

' I ■ |‘ ■ I ■ I

I i I

8 22 5 18 3 17 31 14 28 12 26 9 23
Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug

1990
1991
Latest data plotted are averages of rates available for the week ending: July 26, 1991

1991
May

3
10
17
24
31
Jun 7
14
21
28
Jul 5
12
19
26 *

Federal
Funds **
5.92
5.79
5.78
5.79
5.72
5.91
5.75
5.78
5.79
6.34
5.79
5.85
5.75

3—Month
Treasury
Bill

6-Month
Treasury
Bill ***

1 —Year
Treasury
Bill

5-Year
Treasury
Securities

Long-Term
Treasury

5.51
5.48
5.44
5.44
5.46
5.58
5.58
5.58
5.56
5.58
5.57
5.59
5.58

5.68
5.61
5.63
5.66
5.65
5.71
5.78
5.79
5.76
5.71
5.71
5.70
5.72

5.73
5.76
5.76
5.77
5.76
5.92
6.00
5.97
5.96
6.00
5.90
5.92
5.91

7.64
7.69
7.76
7.73
7.66
7.86
7.97
7.95
7.96
7.95
7.97
7.92
7.91

8.23
8.29
8.37
8.34
8.31
8.44
8.54
8.54
8.53
8.49
8.52
8.49
8.48

which are competed by this bank. Treasury bill yields areon a discount bdsis 9
'reasurysecum.es
* Averages of rates available
** Seven-day averages for week ending two days earlier than date shown
*** Auction average (discount)
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Savings and Small Time [Deposits
All Depository Institutions
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

Billions of Dollars

Savings
1991 Billions
Jun 10
17
24
- Jul 1
8
15

437.9
439.2
439.8
440.5
441.5
442.4

Tima (right scale)

Small Time
1991

Billions

Jun 10
17
24
Jul 1

1132.8
1129.9
1127.2
1124.9

8

Savings Deposits (left scale)
4 18 2 16 10 13 27 10 24 8 22 5 18 3 17 31 14 28 II 25 11 25
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar
1990

1122.8

15 1119.7

3 17 1

15 29 12 26
Jul
Aug

Apr May
1991

Total and Large Time Deposits1 /
/vi uepuauuiy insiiiuiiuiis

Billions of Dollars

Billions of Dollars

Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted

Large Time
Total Time (left scale)

iaai Bulan
Jun 10 500.7
500.7

Jul

1

493.3
493.1

Time (right scale)

Total Time
1991

2050

—Jun 10
17
24
Jul 1
8
15

Billions
2071.4
2069.8
2063.4
2055.5
2057.6
2055.2

4 II 2 16 30 13 27 10 24 8 22 5 19 3 17 31 14 21 11 25 11 25 8 22 6 20 3 17 1 15 29 12 26
Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug
1990
1991
Latest data plotted week ending: July 15, 1991
1/ Total time is the sum of savings deposits, and small and large time deposits: where large time deposits are
those issued in denominations of *100.000 or more.
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Money Market Funds
Billions of Dollars

General Purpose and Broker/Dealer
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars
no

Compounded annual
rates of change,
average of the four
weeks ending
July 15, 1991 from
the four weeks ending
1990
Oct 15, 1990
Jan 14 1991
Feb 18, 199)
1991
Apr 15, 1991
May 13, 1991 -2.8

4 18 2 IS 30 13 27 10 24 0 22 5 10 3 17 31 14 28
Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan
1990

11 25 II 25
Feb Mar

1991

Billions

Jun 10
17
24
Jul 1
8
15

364.8
365.0
364.0
362.7
361.6
360.9

8 22 6 20 3 17 1 15 2! 12 28 '
Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug
1991

Money Market Deposit Accounts
Billions of Dollars

560

All Depository Institutions
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

l
l
i
Compounded annual
rates of change,
average of the four
weeks ending
July 15, 1991 from
the four weeks ending:
Jul 16. 1990 8.3
Oct 15, 1990 10.1
Jan 14. 1991
Feb 18, 1991
Mar 18, 1991
Apr 15, 1991
May 13, 1991 16.4

560

1991

Billions

Jun 10
17

541.5
543.4
542.8
545.8

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Oct
Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug
1991
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Total Borrowings
From Federal Reserve Banks
Averages of Daily Figures

Billions of Dollars

1.23.1

PJllmag

Jun 19
26
Jul 3
10
17
24

0.264
0.363
0.869
0.332
0.448
0.489

6 20
Jun

Billions of Dollars

4 18 1 15 2J 12 28 10 21 7 21 5 1! 2 16 30 13 27 13 27 10 21 8 22 5 19 3 17 31 11 28
Jul
Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar Apr
May Jun
Jul
Aug
1990
1991

Adjustment + Seasonal Borrowings
hrom hederal Reserve banks
Averages of Daily Figures

Billions of Dollars

1991

Billions

Jun 19
26
Jul 3
10

0.258
0.354
0.862
0.329

24

0.485

Billions of Dollars

6 20 1 18 1 15 29 12 26 10 21 7 21 5 19 2 16 30 13 27 13 27 10 21
22 5 19 3 17 31 11 28
Jul
Aug Sep Oct
Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug
1990
1991
Latest data plotted week ending: July 24, 1991


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Commercial Paper of Nonfinancial Companies

Billions of Dollars

1991

Billions of Dollars

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Billions

Jun 12 148.393
151.237
148.873
Jul 3 148.849
147.513

IS 1 Jul
17 31 Aug
u n

1990
Latest data plotted week ending: July 17, 1991

Commercial and Industrial Loans’7
Weekly Reporting Large Commercial Banks 2/
Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

370

iso
350
340

Billions of Dollars

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Compounded annual
rates of change,
average of the four

Jun

July 10, 1991 from
the four weeks ending:
Jul 11. 1990 -6.1 Oct 10, 1990 -7.3
Jan 9, 1991 -8.1
Feb 13, 1991 -8.4
Mar 13.
Ap r 10. 1991 -1 2.1
Ma y s. 1991-1 1.3

5
12
19
26

310.090
307.922
309.245
306.910

0 307. 650

360
350
340

330

330

320

320

310
300

370

Billions

1991

310
20 4 11
Jun
Jul

15 2! 12 26 10 24
Aug
Sep Oct
1990

7 211

5 1)
Nov Dec

13 ’ 27 —i—»—i—1 -r i i >'T' r » i' i ■
16 30 13 27
10 24 6 22 5 1)
17 3 14 21
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug
19 91

Latest data plotted week ending: July 10, 1991
1/ Commercial and industrial loans include banker's acceptances and commercial paper.
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300

Dollar’s Trade-Weighted Exchange Index
1973=100

Averages of Daily Figures

Jul

6 20 4 18 1 15 2) 12 26 10 24 7 21 5 15 2 16 30 13 27 13 27 10 24
Jul

Aug

Sep
1990

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feb

Mar

3

22 5 19 3 17 31 14 20

Apr
May
1991

Jun

Jul

Aug

Latest data plotted week ending: July 24. 1991
Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board'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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