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Week ending: August 22, 1973

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library

JUN 0 8 1979

The money stock has increased at a 6.7 percent annual
rate in the past six months and 6.4 percent in the past twelve
months. In recent weeks some slowing of money can be noted.
For instance, in the past two months money has risen at a 4.3
percent annual rate. The demand deposit component of money has
grown at the same rate in the past two months.
The monetary base, the movement of which largely
determines movements in the money stock, has increased at about
an 8 percent annual rate in the past six month and twelve month
periods. Like money, the base has shown a tendency to slow in
recent weeks. In the past two months, the base has increased
at a 5.1 percent rate.
Federal Reserve credit, the primary
source component of the base, has increased at an 8.3 percent
rate in the past six months and at almost a 10 percent rate in
the past twelve months.
The prime bank loan rate was raised to 9-1/2 percent
early this week, 1 percentage point above the high of 1969-70,
but still 75 basis points below the four- to six-month
commercial paper rate. Since mid-May, this rate has increased
2-1/2 percentage points. Yields on four- to six-month
commercial paper averaged 10.25 percent in the first half of
this week, the same as last week's average, but up almost three
percentage points from three months ago. Three-month Treasury
bill rates averaged 8.83 percent early this week, down slightly
from last week's average, but 2-1/4 percentage points above
three months ago.
Despite the prime rate reaching unprecedented levels,
business loans extended by weekly reporting commercial banks
have continued to grow at rapid rates.
For example, in the past
three months, business loans have increased at about a 24
percent annual rate, compared with about a 10 percent average
rate from 1962 to 1972. Part of this recent increase, however,
may reflect a substitution of bank loans for other sources of
business funds, such as commercial paper.


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Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Released: August 24, 1973

MONETARY BASE
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

104

MILLIONS

102

100

98

96

94

7 21

5 19

JUN

JUL

2

16 30

13 27

11

25

I 22

6 20

3 17 31

M 26

FEB

H 26

MAR

11

25

9 23

APR

6 20

4

JUN

JUL

18

13 29

1973

1972
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. AUGUST 22,

1973

USES OF MONETARY BASE ARE MEMBER BANK RESERVES AND CURRENCY HELD BY THE PUBLIC AND NQN&£fc3ER
BANKS, ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENT CHANGES AND SHIFTS IN DEPOSITS.
FOR A DESCRIPTION
OF Tf* BASE SEE THE AUGUST 1968 •’REVIEW OF THIS BANK.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
8/23/72

12/20/72

1/24/73

2/21/73

3/21/73

4/25/73

5/23/73

6/20/73

8.4
9.9
8.5
8.2
8. 4
7.3

13.2
10.2
9.5
9.4
7.9

8.5
8. 1
8.3
6.9

5.5
6.8
5.3

8.1
5.7

5. 1

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
1/24/73
2/21/73
3/21/73
4/25/73
5/23/73
6/20/73
7/25/73
8/22/73


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9.3
8.3
9.0
9.5
8.9
8.8
8.8
8. 1

5.9
8.3
9.5
8.4
8.2
8.3
7.4

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAI4X OF ST. LOUIS

MULTIPLIER^
FEDERAL RESERVE CRED I T 2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO

RATIO

MULTIPLIER

RATIO
JUL.

11

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK EM) ING: AUGUST 15, 1973
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
94

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
-----OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
- AUGUST 22, 1973 FROM
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING.
JUN. 20
1973
MAY
23
APR. 25
1973
- MAR. 21
_ FEB. 21; 1973
JAN. 24, 1973
___AUG. 23, 1972
-

92

90
-2.3
FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT

88

86

84

82

1213.

MILLIONS
80

78

5 1#

2

16 50 15 27

11

25

6 22

6 20

5 17 51

14 26 14 2C 11

FEB
1972
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. AUGUST 22,

25

# 25

6 20

4 14

1

15 29

MAR
1973

1973

1/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (Ml ) / MONETARY BASE.
2/ DEFINED TO INCLUDE HOLDINGS OF SECURITIES. LOANS, FLOAT AND •‘OTHER’1 ASSETS, ADJUSTED FOR
RESERVE REQUIREMENT CHANGES AND CHANGES IN REOUlAEMENTS DUE TO SHIFTS IN DEP&SITS AMONG
CLASSES OF BANKS.
DATA ARE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK.

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DEMAND DEPOSIT COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS of dollars

205.0
205.4
204.2
204.5
203.7
204.8

5 18

JUN

2 16 SO 13 27

11

23

8 22

6 20

3 17 31

14 28 14 28 11

FEB

JUL

25

9 23

6 20

4 18

1

IS 28

MAR

1972

1973

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: AUGUST 15, 1973
CURRENT DATA AfPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE , AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
8/16/72

12/13/72

1/17/73

2/14/73

3/14/73

4/18/73

5/16/73

6/13/73

2. 1
4. 1
6.9
7.7
6.0

3.2
7.2
8.0
6.0

12.7
11.7
8.2

13.1
8.0

4.3

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
1/17/73
2/14/73
3/14/73
4/18/73
5/16/73
6/13/73
7/18/73
8/15/73


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7.4
5.3
5.4
4.5
4.9
6.0
6.4
5.7

5. 1
5.4
3.6
4.5
6.3
6.9
5.8

0.3
-0.2
1.9
4.5
5.6
4.5

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

MONEY STOCK
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
270

BILLIONS
264.8
263.6
263.8
263.6

— AUG

265

260

255

250

245

5 19

JUN

2 16 30 13 27 11 25

8 22

6 20

3 17 31

JUL

14 26 14 26 11 25
FEB
MAR

9 23

6 20

4 16

JUN

JUL

1

15 29

1973
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: AUGUST 15,

1973

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.6 RELEASE.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
8/16/72

12/13/72

1/17/73

2/14/73

3/14/73

8.2
6. 1
6.4
5.7
6. 1
6.9
7.1
6.4

5.6
6.3
5. 1
5.9
7.2
7.5
6.4

1.5
1.7
3.5
5.5
6.2
5. 1

4.6
6. 1
8.0
8.2
6.7

5.3
8.0
8.3
6.5

4/18/73

5/16/73

6/13/73

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
1/17/73
2/14/73
3/14/73
4/18/73
5/16/73
6/13/73
7/18/73
8/15/73


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11.9
10.8
7.8

11.4
7.3

4.3

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TIME DEPOSITS
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

390

540

550
TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS
520

510

500

290

280

270
NET TIME DEPOSITS*
260

5 10

JUN

2 10 30 13 27 11 25

JUL

SEP
1972

0 22

6 20

3 17 31

OCT

14 20 14 2C 11 25

FEB

MAR

0 25

APR

6 20

4 10

JUN

JUL

I

IS 20

1975

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING] AUGUST 15, 1973
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.
* NET TIME DEPOSITS ARE DEFINED AS: SAVINGS DEPOSITS; TIME DEPOSITS OPEN ACCOUNT PLUS Til
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT OTHER THAN NEGOTIABLE TIME CERT IF I CATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED IN
DENOMINATIONS OF 0100,000 OR MORE BY LARGE WEEKLY REPORTING COMMERCIAL BANKS.

NET TIME DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING]
8/16/72

12/13/72

1/17/73

2/14/73

3/14/73

4/18/73

5/16/73

6/13/73

12.7
1 1.9
11.4
11.1
10.9
10.9
10.3
10.3

12.0
10.9
10.5
10.2
10.3
9.4
9.6

7.9
8.5
8.6
9.0
8.3
8.6

9.0
8.9
9.3
8.4
8.7

9.2
9.6
8.4
8.8

9.8
8.0
8.6

7.7
8.6

7.6

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
1/17/73
2/14/73
3/14/73
4/18/73
5/16/73
6/13/73
7/18/73
8/15/73


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MONEY STOCK PLUS TIME DEPOSITS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

610
600
590
MONEY STOCK PLUS TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS
580
~

570

=

580

540
530
520
MONEY STOCK PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS
510
500

5 10

JUN

2 16 30 19 27

11

25

0 22

6 20

3 17 31

JUL

14 20 14 20 11

FEB

MAR

25

0 23

APR

6 20

4 10

JUN

JUL

1

IS 20

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: AUGUST 15, 1973
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.6 RELEASE.
SKM2 IS DEFINED AS. CURRENCY, DEMAND DEPOSITS PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS (SEE PAGE 6).

MONEY STOCK PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS (M2)
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
8/16/72

12/13/72

1/17/73

2/14/73

3/14/73

4.6
5. 1
6. 1
7.3
7.2
6.9

6.7
7.5
8.7
8.3
7.7

7.4
8.9
8.4
7.7

4/18/73

5/16/73

6/13/73

9.4
7.9

5.9

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
1/17/73
2/14/73
3/14/73
4/18/73
5/16/73
6/13/73
7/18/73
8/15/73


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10.5
9.0
8.9
8.4
8.5
8.9
8.7
8.4

9.0
8.6
7.8
8. 1
8.8
8.5
8.0

10.9
9.4
8.2

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

0

8

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
WEDNESDAY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

08
66

64
62
60
56
56
54
52
50
48
46
44
42
40
58
7 21

5 18

JUN

JUL

2 16 90 IS 27 11 25

6 22

6 20

9 17 91

JAN'

H 28 H 28 11 25

FEB

MAR

1972

8 25

APR

6 20

1 18

JUN

JUL

1

15 28

1973

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt AUGUST 15, 1973
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS1 H.6 RELEASE.


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,SS»

MWE BY LARGE

MONEY AND TIME DEPOSIT DATA

1973
JUNE

6
13
20
27
JULY
4
1 1
IB
25
AUG.
1
8
15
22
29

CERTIFICATES
OF DEPOSIT

BILLIONS
NET TIME
DEPOSITS*

61 .3
61.9
61.6
62.6
63.1
63.9
64.4
65.4
65.5
66.2
67.3

281.6
281 .9
281.9
282.0
283.0
282.4
283.2
283.4
284.6
285.5
285.9

M2

m

544.8
545.2
545.8
544.8
547.4
546.8
548.0
547.0
548.4
549.0
550.4

* SEE FOOTNOTE PAGE 6.
3W! SEE FOOTNOTE PAGE 7.
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST

LOUIS

0

MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS
SUBJECT TO RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
(CREDIT PROXY )
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
445

435

425
CREDIT PROXY ADJUSTED 1/
415

405

395

CREDIT PROXY

385

375

7 21

5 1®

JUN

JUL

2 1« 30 13 27 II 25

« 22

6 20

5 17 31

14 2« 14 2® 11 25

9 23

6 20

4 1«

JUN

JUL

1

15 29

1973
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING* AUGUST 15. 1973
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.9 RELEASE.
1/ INCLUDES MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS, BANK-RELATED COMMERCIAL PAPER, EURODOLLAR BORROWINGS OF
U.S. BANKS, AND CERTAIN OTHER NONDEPOSIT SOURCES.

1911

JUL.
AUG.

11
18
25
1
8
15


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BILLIONS
CREDIT
PROXY

CREDIT
PROXY
ADJUSTED

430. 4
430 . 5
430.9
432.6
434.9
437.8

436.7
437.0
437.7
439.4
441.4
445. 1

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
AVERAGE OF THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
AUGUST 15. 1973 FROM THE FOUR
WEEKS ENDING:
CREDIT
CREDIT
PROXY
PROXY
ADJUSTED

JUN.
MAY
APR.
MAR.

FEB.

JAN.
AUG.

13,
16,
18,

M,
14,

17,
16,

1973
1973
1973
1973
1973
1973
1972

10.6
10.4
10.7
12. 1
14.2
12.9
12.3

12.2
11.9
12.0
13.2
15.2
13.8
12.8

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE 3AKK OF ST. LOUIS

YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

PERCENT
9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5
CORPORATE Aaa BONDS
7.0
THREE-MONTH TREASURY
BILL MARKET YIELD

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

MUNICIPAL
BONDS**

4.5

DISCOUNT RATE

4.0

2 16 30 14 28 11 25

8 22

« 20

3 17

1

IS 29 12 26

9 23

9 23

1972

6 20

4 18

1

15 29 1 3 27 10 24

1973

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDINGi AUGUST 24. 1973

1973
JUNE

1
8
15
22
29
JULY
6
13
20
27
AUG.
3
10
17
24 *
31

CORPORATE
Aaa BONDS

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILLS

3-5 YEAR
GOVERNMENT
SECUR1T1ES

LONG-TERM
GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES

MUNICIPAL
BONDS XX

7.35
7.36
7.36
7.38
7.40
7.41
7.44
7.45
7.47
7.53
7.61
7.71
7.77

6.91
7.07
7.15
7.25
7.32
7.94
7.78
8.03
8. 17
8.30
8.70
8.88
8.83

6.79
6.72
6.70
6.74
6.89
7.15
7.29
7.48
7.76
8.02
8.16
7.80
7.65

6.31
6.31
6.29
6.32
6.36
6.44
6.43
6.50
6.64
6.90
6.99
6.83
6.75

5.22
5.13
5.13
5.19
5.25
5.34
5.40
5.37
5.48
5.59
5.58
5.47
N. A.

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
** BOND BUYER’S AVERAGE INDEX OF 20 MUNICIPAL BONDS. THURSDAY DATA.
N.A. - NOT AVAILABLE

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SELECTED SHORT-TERM

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT
11.0 i—

PERCENT

—i 11.0
5

10.0

0

5

0

5

0

5

0

FEDERAL FUNDS RATE
PRIME BANK
LOAN RATE

5

0
COMMERCIAL PAPER
5

0

5

2 16 30 1 4 2« II 25

JUN

JUL

AUG

8 22

SEP
1972

6 20

3 17

1

OCT

NOV

DEC

IS 29 12 26

JAN

9 23

FEB

9 23

MAR

6 20

APR

4 18

MAY
1973

1

15 29 13 27 10 24

JUN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING. AUGUST 24,

1973
JUNE

1
6
15
22
29
JULY 6
13
20
27
AUG.
3
10
17
24 X
31

PRIME
COMMERCIAL
PAPER
4-6 MONTH

FEDERAL
FUNDS 38K

PRIME
BANKERS’
ACCEPTANCES

90 DAY
CD'S nee

7.53
7.63
7.90
8.03
8.28
8.75
8.90
9.15
9.60
9.88
10.05
10.25
10.25

7.95
8.43
8.17
8.55
8.59
10.21
9.52
10.22
10.58
10.57
10.39
10.39
10.52

7. 41
7.75
7.88
8.05
8.35
8.94
9.00
9.05
9.50
9.85
10.15
10.25
10.25

7.58
7.85
8.01
8.09
8.29
8.67
9.03
9.36
9.85
10.14
10.52
10.81
10.71

JUL

AUG

1973*

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
*X FEDERAL FUNDS AND CD RATES ARE SEVEN-DAY AVERAGES FOR WEEK END ING
WEDNESDAY TWO DAYS EARLIER THAN DATES SHOWN.
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.9 RELEASE.
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BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
ALL MEMBER BANKS

IN THE NATION

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
----- ---------- ------------t 3.0

3.0 r------ 1--------1-----1973

MILLIONS

JUL. 18
25
AUG.
1
8
15
22

1722
2080
2094
2008
1916
2135

BORROWINGS

7 21

5 19 2 16 50 13 27 11 25 < 22

6 20

3 17 31

JUN

JUL

DEC

JAN

AUG

SEP
OCT
1972

NOV

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. AUGUST 22.

14 2* 14 28 II 25 9 23

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY
1973

6 20

4 18

1

JUN

JUL

AUG

IS 29

1973

BUSINESS LOANS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

( COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL )
WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
112

“ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
— AVERAGE OF THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
_ AUGUST 15, 1973 FROM THE FOUR
WEEKS ENDING.
—
BUSINESS
—
BUSINESS
LOANS
__
LOANS
ABJVSTffi
23.3
23.3
26.6
31.7
35.4
26.4

26.3
24.3

110
108
106
.BUSINESS LOANS ADJUSTED 1/

104

27.6

102

27.3

100
98
96
94
BUSINESS _
BUSINESS
L0AN6____
LOANS
ADJUSTED----BUSINESS LOANS

JUL. 11

92
90
88
86
84

5 19

JUN

JUL

2 16 30 13 27 11 25

SEP
1972

8 22

6 20

3 17 31

OCT

14 28 14 28 11 25

FEB

MAR

APR

9 23

6 20

4 18

JUN

JUL

1

15 29

1973

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. AUGUST 15. 1973
1/ INCLUDES LOANS SOLD OUTRIGHT BY COMMERCIAL BANKS TO OWN SUBSIDIARIES. FOREIGN BRANCHES,
HOLDING COMPANIES. AND OTHER AFFILIATES.
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

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