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THE WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
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The consumer price index (CPI) rose at a 4.1 percent annual rate
in August. Over the last three months, consumer prices increased
at a 3.8percent rate, up from a 2.3 percent rate for the previous
six-month period. Excluding food and energy prices, the CPI rose
at a 3.1 percent rate in August.
The producer price index for finished goods (PPI) rose at a 7.9
percent annual rate in August its highest rate of increase since
October 1990. Over the past two months, the PPI has advanced
at a 6.9 percent rate, compared to a 0.5 percent rate of decline
over the previous two-month period.
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✓

Retail sales advanced 0.8 percent in August, following virtually no
change in July. Excluding auto sales, which rose 1.2 percent last
month, retail sales rose 0.7 percent. Sales in August were up 7percent
from a year earlier. Retail sales are not adjusted for inflation.

s/ Business inventories rose $2.4 billion in July, or 0.3 percent, after
a $3.9 billion increase in June. The ratio of inventory to sales in July
was 1.42, up from 1.40 in June, but down from 1.46 a year earlier.

All data are seasonally adjusted unless otherwise indicated.
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Adjusted Monetary Base
Averages of Daily Figures
Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

1994

Billions of Dollars

Billions
444.1

Aug

20

446.7

17

449.6

31
Sep 14

7 21
Jul

447.4

3

449.5
449.6

{ 18 1 15 2J 13 27 10 24 B 22 5 19 2 1C 2 IS 30 13 27 11 25

I 22 S 20 3 17 31 H 28

Aug

Jun

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

1993

May

Jul

Aug

Sep

1994

Latest data plotted reserve maintenance period ending: September 14, 1994
The adjusted monetary base is the sum of reserve 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 ratio changes. The major source of the adjusted monetary Base is Federal
Reserve credit. Data are computed by this bank. A detailed description of the adjusted monetary base is
available from this bank.
Recent data are preliminary.

Adjusted Monetary Base
T ,,

, Compounded annual rates of change, average of two maintenance periods ending:

I o the overage or
two maintenance
periods ending:
2/16/94
3/16/94
4/13/94
5/11/94
6/8/94
7/20/94
8/17/94
9/14/94

g/15/g3

10.6
10.2
9.5
9.1
9.0
8.9
8.8
8.4

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12.6
10.9
10.0
9.8
9.5
9.2
8.7

2/16/94

3/16/94

4/13/94

5/11/94

6.8
6.5
7.0
7.3
7.3
6.9

5.5
6.5
7.1
7.1
6.6

7.2
7.6
7.5
6.9

8.3
B.O
7.1

6/8/94

7/20/94

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Money Stock (Ml) and Total Checkable Deposits
Billions of Dollars

1994

1150

Averages ot uany Figures
Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

M1
Billions

Aug
-

11158.8
8 1147.9
15 1148.6
22 1154.7
29 1154.9
Sep 5 1155.9

M1 (left scale)

TCD (right scale)

TCD
1994
Aug

1
8
15
22
29
Sep 5

5 19 2 16 30 13 27 11 25 8 22 6 20 3 17 31 14 28 14 28 11 25 9 23 6 20
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Billions
805.7
795.2 —
795.6
800.9
799.5
800.5

18 1 15 29 12 26
Jul
Aug
Sep

1994
Latest data plotted week ending: September 5, 1994
Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board's H.6 release.
M1 is the sum of currency held by the nonbank public, demand deposits, other checkable deposits and travelers
checks.
Total checkable deposits is the sum of demand deposits and other checkable deposits at depository institutions.

Money Stock (Ml)
Compounded annual rates of change, average of four weeks ending:

To the average 9/6/93
of four weeks
ending:
2/7/94
3/7/94
4/4/94
5/2/94
6/6/94
7/4/94
8/8/94
9/5/94

8.3
7.9
7.6
5.8
5.7
5.5
5.6
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2/7/94

5.8
5.9
3.4
3.6
3.7
4.1
3.5

5.6
1.4
2.3
2.7
3.4
2.8

3/7/94

4/4/94

-0.5
1.4
2.1
3.1
2.4

-0.6
0.9
2.4
1.8

5/2/94

6/6/94

7/4/94

4.3
5.1
3.7

5.6
3.5

3.1

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Adjusted Reserves
Billions of Dollars

Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

114
1994

Billions

Jun 22 104.2
- Jul 6 102.0
20 105.2
Aug 3 102.5
17 105.1
31 103.2

110

100

102

98

94

7 21 4 IB 1 15 29 13 27 10 24 0 22 5 19 2 IS 2 It 30 13 27 11 25 8 22
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1993

20 3 17 31 14 28
Jul
Aug
Sep

1994

Latest data plotted two weeks ending: August 31, 1994
Adjusted reserves is the difference between adjusted monetary base and currency component of M1.

Adjusted Reserves
To the average of

Compounded annual rates of change, average of two maintenance periods ending:
9/1/93

11/24/93

2/2/94

3/2/94

3/30/94

4/27/94

5/25/94

7/6/94

4.1
4.0

7.1

periods ending:
2/2/94
3/2/94
3/30/94
4/27/94
S/25/94
7/6/94
8/3/94
8/31/94

7.6
9.3
3.6
5.2
2.7
2.3
3.0
3.1

15.8
4.6
6.9
3.0
2.4
3.3
3.3

-6.7
0.8
-3.7
-2.7
-0.8
-0.2

-7.2
-10.2
-6.9
-4.0
-2.8

-0.6
-0.4
2.0
2.3

-6.8
-2.1
-0.8

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Money Multiplier1/
Averages of Daily Figures
Seasonally Adjusted

Ratio

3.0

Ratio

3.0

Compounded annual
rates of change,
average of the four
weeks ending
August 29, 1994 from
the four weeks ending:
Aug 30, 1993 -3.3
Dec 6, 1993 -5.2
Feb 28, 1994 -4.2
Apr 11, 1994 -5.7
May 9, 1994 -4.1
Jun 6, 1994 -4.1
Jul 4. 1994 -5.6

' 1

5 I!
Jul

'

' 1 ' 1

' <

' I ' ' ' i

2 If 30 13 22
Aug

1994

i

' ' 1> ' i 1

II 25 I 2!

Sep
Oct
1993

Ratio

Jun 20
Jul 4
18
Aug 1
15
29

Nov

S 21
Dec

1 I 1 i-' ') 1 f 1 I 1 I

l i l

3 12 31 14 2! 14 21 11 25
Jan

Feb Mar

Apr

l 1 | | i | i ‘|

i ; "i

9 23 f 10 4
May Jun

1994

2.584
2.583
2.574
2.594
2.554
2.570

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9

I! 1 15 2) 12 2f
Jul

Aua Sea
y
M

Latest data plotted two weeks ending: August 29, 1994

Currency Component of M12/
Averages of Daily Figures
Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

355

345

335

_
Billions of Dollars

I
I
I---------Compounded annual
rates of change,
average of the four
weeks ending
September 5, 1994 from
the four weeks ending:
Sep 6, 1993 10.5
Dec 6, 1993 11.0
Mar 7, 1994 10.1
Apr 4. 1994 9.6
J
Ma
2. 994
3.9
Ju
6, 994
3.5
Ju
4. 994
.8

/

325
1994
Aug

1
8
15
2
9
Sep 5

3I5

Billiem
344 .8
344 .4
344.7
345.5
347.0
347.0

I

305

i'j

Jul

18
Aug

13 27 11 25 8 22 6 20
Sep Oct
Nov Dec
1993

"T"' 1 »'T*1 ' 1

17 31 14 28 14 28 11 25 9 23 6 20 4 18
Jul
Jan
Feb Mar Apr May Jun
1994

■

15 29 12 2
Aug
Sep

Latest data plotted week ending: September 5, 1994
1/ Ratio of M1 to adjusted monetary base
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Yields on Selected Securities

Percent

Percent

Averages of Daily Figures

Corporate
Bonds

Prims Bonk
Loan Rate

2 16 30 13 27 10 24 8 22 5 19 3 17 31 14 28 11 25
Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb

11 25 8 22 6 20 3 17 1 15 29 12 26 9 23
Mar Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep

1993

1994

Latest data plotted are averages of rates available for the week ending: September 16, 1994

1994

30—Day
Commercial
Paper

90-Day
CDs

90-Day
Bankers'
Acceptances

Corporate
Aaa Bonds

Corporate
Bac Bonds

Municipal
Bonds **

Jun 24
Jul 1
8
15
22
29
Aug 5
12
19
26
Sep 2
9
16 *

4.36
4.47
4.53
4.55
4.44
4.46
4.45
4.54
4.74
4.79
4.80
4.82
4.87

4.52
4.71
4.78
4.78
4.65
4.70
4.68
4.79
4.86
4.87
4.88
4.89
4.95

4.46
4.64
4.72
4.69
4.59
4.61
4.61
4.71
4.80
4.79
4.81
4.81
4.87

8.02
8.11
8.18
8.17
8.06
8.05
7.96
8.12
8.07
8.13
8.09
8.22
8.33

8.73
B.80
8.87
8.86
8.75
8.74
8.64
8.79
8.73
8.79
8.76
8.88
8.98

6.16
6.28
6.27
6.22
6.22
6.22
6.16
6.25
6.22
6.21
6.16
6.18
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

Percent

Averages of Daily Figures

5.0 ^

3-Month

Funds Rats

Discount Rats

2 16 30 13 27 10 24 8 22 5 19 3 17 31 14 28 11 25 11 25
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar
Jul
Aug

22 6 20 3 17 1 15 2)
Apr May Jun

1993

1994

Latest data plotted are averages of rates available for the week ending: September 1 6, 1994

1994
Jun 24
Jul
1
8
15
22
29
Aug 5
12
19
26
Sep 2
9
16 +

Federal
Funds **
4.19
4.19
4.38
4.30
4.30
4.28
4.28
4.26
4.35
4.66
4.72
4.74
4.70

3—Month
Treasury
Bill

1 -Year
Treasury
Bill

5-Year
Treasury
Securities

10-Year
Treasury
Securities

Long-Term
Treasury
Securities

4.16
4.16
4.28
4.37
4.30
4.39
4.34
4.40
4.56
4.55
4.56
4.56
4.59

5.00
5.18
5.19
5.18
5.10
5.22
5.12
5.29
5.30
5.31
5.26
5.30
5.36

6.76
6.89
6.95
6.97
6.83
6.89
6.77
6.96
6.90
6.92
6.83
6.95
7.05

7.17
7.27
7.34
7.36
7.23
7.26
7.15
7.31
7.24
7.27
7.21
7.33
7.44

7.47
7.57
7.64
7.65
7.52
7.52
7.41
7.58
7.53
7.58
7.52
7.65
7.75

Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board's H.15 release excluding long-term Treasury securities
which are computed by this bank. Treasury bill yields are on a discount basis.
* Averages of rates available
** Seven—day averages for week ending two days earlier than date shown


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

Billions of Dollars

M2
1994
Aug

1
8
15
22
29
Sep 5

Billions of Dollars

M2 (left scale)

Billions
3608.4
3590.9
3597.2.
3601.1
3598.1
3594.8

Non-M1 M2 (right scale)
Non-M1 M2
1994

Billions

Aug

1
8
15
22
29
Sep 5

5 19
Jul

2 16 30 13 27 11 25 8 22 6 20 3 17 31
Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb
1993

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

2449.6
2443.0
2448.6
2446.4
2443.2
2438.9

Aug

Sep

Latest data plotted week ending: September 5, 1994
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, savings (including money market deposit accounts), 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 9/6/93
of four weeks
ending:
2/7/94
3/7/94
4/4/94
5/2/94
6/6/94
7/4/94
8/8/94
9/5/94

2.0
1.6
2.3
2.1
2.1
1.8
1.9
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2/7/94

3/7/94

4/4/94

5/2/94

0.8
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.8
1.4

3.0
2.4
2.3
1.5
1.9
1.4

4.0
3.2
2.1
2.3
1.7

1.6
0.6
1.3
0.8

0.4
1.4
0.7

6/6/94

7/4/94

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Savings and Small Time Deposits
Averages of Daily Figures
Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

12)5

Billions of Dollars

-------- 1---------- 1--------Savings
1994 Billions
Aug

1255 Sep

1
1
Small Time
1994

1 1199.7
8 1196.2
15 1194.2

Aug

29 11<J4.3
5 11 )0.9

Billions

1
8
15

774.7
776.1
777.4

9
5

776 .9
78C .0

Sep

Savi igs De| ie»ltt(l sft seal e)

1215

855

815
•»

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Sr rail Tin it (rig it scale )

** -

1125

1135

8)5

5 19
Jul

775

2 It 30 II 27 11 25 i 22 6 21 3 17 31 14 21 14 21 11 25
Aug
Sep
Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb
Mar Apr

1993
Note: Savings deposits are at all depository institutions.

9 23 i 21
May Jun

4 It 1 15 2) 12 21
Jul
Aug
Sep

735

1994

Large Time Deposits and Money Market Funds1 /
All Depository Institutions
Averages of Daily Figures, Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

Billions of Dollars

-------- ,----------1--------Large Time
1994 Billions
Aug

338.1
339.2
340.2

29
5

3«1-0.8
3'n.7

Aug

1
8
15

363.1
364.9
364.5

9
5

359 .6
358 .0

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t
*

340
Lari • Time

5 19
Jul

______

/

w

r

2 It 30 13 27 II 25 1 22 i 21 3 17 31 14 21 14 21 II 25 1 23 1 20 4 11
Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Feb Mar
Apr May Jun
Jul
1993

300

*

*
/

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V-

~i—

Money Jarket

1 15 29 12 !f
Aug
Sep

1994

Latest data plotted week ending: September 5, 1994
1/ Large time deposits are those issued in denominations of $100,000 or more.
Money market funds are general purpose and broker/dealer.
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380

\

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300

<
»

Sep

320

400

'

380

1
8
15

1
1
Money Market
1994 Billions

v>

400

340

320

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Total Borrowings
From Federal Reserve Banks
Averages of Daily Figures

Billions of Dollars
u --------1—
1

1.1
i.o

1994

Billions

Aug 1 0
17
24
31

0.432
0.453
0.485
0.511

14

0. 433

1.0

O.i

0.0

*
:V

Lr
N

0.0

0.0

1.2

1____

O.J

0.2

Billions of Dollars
o

0.0

v—

0.2

21

i • i
8 22

Jul

Jun

t'i ]'■ ' 13 ' 27
It i 15 2! 13 27 10 24 8 22 5 11
11
11 25
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb Mar
Apr
May
.
.
1993
1994
Borrowings include seasonal, adjustment and extended credit; extended credit was
July 20, 1994 and was zero in the other weeks shown in the chart.

Bank Loans and Credit

32)5
3225

i i-p i~»~t '
6 20
17 3

Jul

Aug

14 21
Sep

$1 million in the week ending

,.

All Commercial Banks in the United States
Seasonally Adjusted

Billions of Dollars

3325

0.0
\/ \

. .
Billions of Dollars

1
1
Bank Credit
1994 Billions

2450

Jul 27 3244.4
Aug 3 3239.8
10 3243.2
17 3244.2

2400

31

8 ank CnBdit (le t scale

3;164.7

)2/

2350

3175

—/

2300

✓

3075
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3025
2975

_

J

L oans ai id Lea* ies (ric ht sea e)

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___ > _

3125

2250

v\>
Loan s&Lea ses
199
Billi
Jul 27 2280.9
Aug 3 2280.8
10 2284.2
24 2295.2
31 2302.1
i 1 m m ■ | »

1

1

2200
2150

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1 i ■ i i.» r *
2100
7 21 0 II I 15 !! 13 27 10 24 I 22 5 II 2 11 2 II 31 ■ 1]i • 27i 11 25 1 22 I
3 17 I) 10 II
Jul Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Jan
Feb Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
1993
1994
Latest Wednesday data plotted : August 31. 1994
Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board's H.8 release.
1/ Includes foreign-related institutions
2/ Includes loans and leases and securities
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Commercial Paper of Nonfinanciai Companies

Billions of Dollars

1994
Aug

Billions of Dollars

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Billions

3

7 21 4 11 t 15 2) 1} 27 10 24 8 22 5 11 2 11 2 It 30 13 27 II 25 I 22 1 20 3 17 31 14 21
Jul

Aug

Sep
Oct
1993

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May
1994

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Latest data plotted week ending: September 7, 1994

Commercial and Industrial

Billions of Dollars

Billions of Dollars

Seasonally Adjusted

All Banks
1994

Billions

- Jul 27
Aug 3

10

_

17
24
31

620.2
____
623.4

AJI Banks (left scale)

, Large Banks_
1994

Large Banks (right scale)

Billions

Jul 27
Aug 3
10
17
24
31

300.9
300.7
301.2
303.0 —
302.9
303.1

7 21 4 II 1 15 21 13 27 10 24 8 22 5 11 2 It 2 If 30 13 27 11 25 I 22 I 20 3 17 31 14 21
Jul

Aug

Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1993
1994
Latest Wednesday data plotted : August 31, 1994
Current data appear in the Federal Reserve Board's H.8 release.
1 / Includes foreign-related institutions
2/ Weekly reporting, domestically chartered banks
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Jul

Aug

Sep

Bdnk of st Uu„

Dollar’s Trade-Weighted Exchange Index
Averages of Daily Figures

1224 1973-1PO

7 21 4 II I 15 20 13 27 10 24 8 22 5 10 2 IS 2 IS 30 13 27 11 25 8 22 S 20 3 17 31 14 21
Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Latest data plotted week ending: September 1 4, 1994
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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