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Week ending: January 29, 1975
During the past year time deposits at
commercial banks have consistently increased at a
faster rate than demand deposits. Over the past year
demand deposits increased by 2.4 percent, while net
time deposits (time deposits other than large
negotiable certificates of deposit) increased by 9.5
percent, and total time deposits (time deposits
inclusive of large certificates of deposit) increased
by about 15 percent. Demand deposits have decreased
at about a 2 percent annual rate in the past three
months and at about a 1 percent annual rate in the
last six months. In contrast, net and total time
deposits increased at annual rates of 9.7 and 14.6
percent, respectively, in the last three months.
The divergence between the growth rates of
net and total time deposits is the result of a rapid
increase in the volume of large negotiable certificates
of deposit (CDs) at commercial banks. The volume of
these CDs, on a not-seasonally adjusted basis, increased
by $25.8 billion over the past year to $91.8 billion
for the latest week—for an increase of 39 percent.
In the latest week many commercial banks
lowered their prime lending rate to 9.5 percent from
10 percent. This represents a drop of 250 basis
points from the record high of 12 percent which
prevailed from early July to early October 1974 and is
the lowest level for this rate since the week ended
April 12, 1974.
Despite the decline in the prime rate, the
spread between the banking system's base lending rate
and the rates that banks must pay in order to raise
funds has risen to a near record level. During the
latest week the rates paid for Federal funds and
90-day CDs were 6.99 and 6.76 percent, respectively.
This brings the spread between the prime rate and the
Federal funds rate to 251 basis points, compared to a
spread of only 96 basis points in the week ended
October 4, 1974. In addition, the spread between the
prime rate and the rate on 90-day CDs has widened to
274 basis points in the latest week, compared to 113
basis points in early October.
In a further contrast,
in early July this situation was reversed. At that
time, rates on Federal funds and 90-day CDs exceeded
the prime rate by 134 and 30 basis points, respectively.

Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Released. January 31, 1975

MONETARY BASE

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

116
MILLIONS

DEC.

25
1 M

112

110

108

106

104

5 19

t 1* 50 13 *7 19 27 10 *4
FEB

MAR

• tt

5 19

9 17 II H M II U

9 25

APR

1973

6 90

4 19

NOV

DEC

1 15 (9 U 26
1975

1974

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGi JANUARY 29. 1975
ISTS OF MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND CURRENCY IN
THE MONETARY B,
HELD BY THE PUBLIC
AND IN THE
OF vwMMU^w
COMMERCIAL
CIRCULATION (O
.
mb VAULTS
TFivuig vr
in. BAMCS >. ADJUSTED
_____
_ _
CHANOES
AND SHIFTS
DEPOSITS.
SOURCES
OF THE
MONETARY
BASE^ARE^
fLeRAL''RESERVE
WEpTtiW®
fHE COLDINSTOCK.
DATA THE
AREMAJOR
COMPUTED
BY THIS
BANK,
A DE­
BASE ARE FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT AND THE SOLD STOCK.
TAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE SOURCES AM) USES OF THE MONETARY BASE IS AVAILABLE AS REPRINT
NO. 31 FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE , AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDINGi
1/30/74

5/1/74

6/26/74

7/31/74

8/28/74

7.6
7.8
6.9
6.9
7.2
7.8
8.2
7.5

6.5
5.3
5.6
6.2
7.1
7.9
7.0

5.4
5.8
6.7
7.9
8.7
7.5

4.2
5.8
7.6
8.7
7.3

7.9
9.7
10.4
8.4

10/2/74 10/30/74 11/27/74

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING.
6/26/74
7/31/74
8/28/74
10/ 2/74
10/30/74
11/27/74
1/ 1/75
1/29/75

1 1.6
11.9
8.9

12.9
8.7

8.6

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MULTIPLIER 1/
FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT*/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO

RATIO
2.9

MULTIPLIER

ISIS.

BAT IQ

—

2.3

mini llllll
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK END INOt JANUARY 22, 1975
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
»Q« ---------- 1-------------.---------- 1---------- ■---------- ------------- ---------- ------------

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
—----------------------- >04

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANCE. AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
JANUARY 29, 1975 FROM
THE FOUR
WEEKSENDING:

NOV. 27,
OCT. 30,
OCT.
2,

1974 8.9
1974 9.7
1974 3.7
FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT

PEC. 25

i.i 1 I I I 1 1 II

5 18
DEC
1973

2 16 90 19 27 19 27 10 24
JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

8 22
MAY

5 18

9 17 91 14 28 11 29

JUN
JUL
1974

AUG

SEP

8 29

6 20

4 18

NOV

DEC

I

19 28 12 28

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING, JANUARY 29, 1973
1/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (Ml ) / MONETARY BASE.
2/ DEFINED TO INCLUDE HOLDINGS OF SECURITIES. LOANS. FLOAT AND ''OTHER** ASSETS

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SH,FISoep6s,ts

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3

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
225

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

----- ------------- ----------

----------- 1---------------1------

215.6
215.2
215.9

213.T
213.7

213.6

S 19

Z 16 30 19 27 IS 27 10 24
FEB

MAR

• 22

5 16

9 ir II

MH II H
AUG

APR

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING* JANUARY 22,

SEP

9 tS

• to

4 l«

NOV

DEC

1

ts t9 It M

1975

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

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING,
1/23/74

4/24/74

8/19/74

7/24/74

8/21/74

6.4
6.1
5.2
4.1
3.9
3.7
3.8
2.4

4.8
3.5
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.5
0.8

2.4
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.9
-0.2

-1.3
-0.4
0.0
1.2
-1.1

-0.3
0.2
1.6
-1.2

9/25/74 10/23/74 11/20/74

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING*
B/19/74
7/24/74
8/21/74
9/25/74
10/23/74
11/20/74
12/25/74
1/22/75

4

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1 •5
3.0
“I «0

3.5
“* 1«8

"*3<*2

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225

MONEY STOCK

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
295 ----------- ,---------------,------

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

261.5
261.9

DEC
1973

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN
JUL
1974

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 22,
CURRENT DATA APPEAR

NOV

DEC

|975

IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS'

H.0 RELEASE.

THE MONEY STOCK CONSISTS OF DEMAND DEPOSITS PLUS CURRENCY AND COIN HELO BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDINGt
1/23/74

4/24/74

fl/19/74

7/24/74

8/21/74

7.5
6.6
6.2
5.4
5.2
5.1
5.3
4.1

5.0
4.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
4.1
2.7

3.4
2.3
2.6
2.9
3.6
1.9

1.2
2.0
2.5
3.5
1.5

1.9
2.6
3.6
1.4

9/25/74 10/23/74 11/20/74

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING,
6/19/74
7/24/74
8/21/74
9/25/74
10/23/74
11/20/74
12/25/74
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4.0
5.1
1.6

5.7
1.0

-0.4

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5

YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

PERCENT
13.5
13.0
12.5
12.0

PRIME BANK
LOAN RATE

11.5
11.0
10.5

COMMERCIAL PAPER

10.0
9.5
9.0
8.5

CORPORATE AAA BONDS

8.0

7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
MUNICIPAL
BONDS**

5.5
5.0
4. 5

1

4 16

DEC
1973

JAN

15 28 12 26 10 24

7 21

3 19

2

16 30 13 27

11

23

• 22

6 20

3 IT 31

JUN
JUL
1974

FEB

1975

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING: JANUARY 31,

1975
DEC.

JAN.

FEB.

6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
31 *
7
14
21
28

14 28

1975

90 DAY
CD’S mw

PRIME
COMMERC1AL
PAPER
4-6 MONTH

PRIME
BANKERS’
ACCEPTANCES

Aaa BONOS

CORPORATE

MUNICIPAL
BONDS **

9.53
9.03
9. 17
9.20
9.36
8.57
7.81
7.31
6.76

9.05
8.78
9. 00
9.06
8.84
7.83
7.53
6.85
6.46

9.55
9.03
9.03
9. 16
9.08
8.33
7.66
7.03
6.60

8.91
8.87
8.85
8.91
8.93
8.9!
8.84
8.78
8.76

6.89
7. 15
7.08
7.08
7.08
6.99
6.90
6.59
N. A.

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
** BOND BUYER’S AVERAGE INDEX OF 20 MUNICIPAL BONDS, THURSDAY DATA.
*** SEVEN-DAY AVERAGES OF SECONDARY MARKET RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY TWO DAYS
EARL'ER THAN DATES SHOWN.
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.9 RELEASE.
N A. - NOT AVAILABLE
.
.
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0

SELECTED SHORT-TERM

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT
14.0

PERCENT

12.0
FEDERAL FUNOS RATE

10.5

10.5

10.0

THREE-MONTH TREASURY
BILL MARKET YIELD

DISCOUNT RATE

7 21

4 18

1

JAN

FEB

15

1

10 29 12 26 10 24

7 21

S 19

2 16 30 13 27

11

25

S 22

6 20

3 17 31

14 28

1973
LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 31, 1975

1975
DEC.

JAN.

FEB.

6
13
20
27
3
10
17
24
31 ***
7
14
21
28

FEDERAL
FUNDS Wt

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILLS

government

3-5 YEAR

SECURITIES

LONG-TERM
GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES

9.02
8.86
8.72
8.45
7.35
7.70
7.22
7. 17
6.99

7.44
7.24
6.92
7.01
6.96
6.59
6.54
5.98
5.67

7.46
7. 16
7.06
7. 17
7.26
7.23
7.32
7.36
7.28

6. 89
6.75
6.70
6.77
6.77
6.68
6.66
6.69
6.68

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
** SEVEN-DAY AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY TWO DAYS EARLIER THAN DATE SHOWN.
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J

TIME DEPOSITS
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

440 r---- --------

----- ------------- ---------r 440

TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS

NET TIME DEPPS ITS X

5 19

2 10 30 19 27 19 27 10 24
FEB
MAR
APR

# 22

9 19

9 17 91

H 20 II 25
AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 22.

9 29

0 20

4 10

1

15 29 12 20

SEP

1975

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS'

H.S RELEASE.

» NET TIME. PEPOS IT8 ARE DEFINED AS. SAVINGS DEPOSI TS. TIME DEPOSITS OPEN ACCOUNT PLUS TIME
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT OTHER THAN NEGOTIABLE TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED IN
DENOMINATIONS OF 0100.000 OR MORE BY LARGE WEEKLY REPORTING COMtCRCIALBANKST^

•

NET TIME DEPOS1TS

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING.
1/23/74

4/24/74

6/19/74

7/24/74

8/21/74

8.4
8.7
8.0
8.4
9.0
8.5
8.8

9.5
8.1
8.6
9.5
8.7
9.1

7.3
8.3
9.5
8.5
9.0

7.8
9.5
8.3
8.9

9/25/74 10/23/74 11/20/74

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING.
6/19/74
7/24/74
8/21/74
9/25/74
10/25/74
11/20/74
12/25/74
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10.2
10.0
10.0
9.3
9.3
9.8
9.3
9.5

12. 1
9.4
9.9

8.8
9.7

8.0

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MONEY STOCK PLUS TIME DEPOSITS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

720
710
700

MONEY STOCK TLUS TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS

690
660
670
660
690
640

630

610
-3 600
300
MONEY STOCK PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS

-! 380
-i 370
-3 360
5 It

II* M II t7 II IT 10 M

S tt

S It

t 17 II 14 tt 11 *5
AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK EWINOi JANUARY

t tt

SEP

t tt

4 16

NOV

DEC

1 IS tt It tt

tt, 1975

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE 90ARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
MIMt IS DEFINED AS, CURRENCY. DEMAND DEPOSITS PLU8 NET TIME DEPOSITS (SEE PAQE S).

MONEY STOCK PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS (Mt>
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING,

1/23/74

4/24/74

6/19/74

7/24/74

8/21/74

8.9
S.6
8.2
7.5
7.5
7.6
7.4
7.0

6.8
6.6
5.8
6.1
6.5
6.4
5.9

6.6
5.4
5.8
6.5
6.3
5.7

4.4
5.3
6.3
6.1
5.4

5.1
6.4
6.2
5.3

9/25/74 10/23/74 11/20/74

? row
ENDING,

6/19/74
7/24/74
S/21/74
9/23/74
10/28/74
11/20/74
12/25/74
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8.4
7.3
5.9

7.3
5.5

3.8

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0

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
WEDNESDAY FIGURES
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
96
94
92
90
SB
86
84
82
80
78
76
74
72
70
66

66
64
5 19

t 16 90 I) 27

FEB

19 27 10 24

MAR

« 22

9 19

9 17 91

APR

14 28 11

AUG

1973

23

9 29

SEP

6 20
NOV

4 18
DEC

1

19 29 12 28

1974

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt JANUARY 22. 1975
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
NEGOTIABLE TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF 8100,000 OR MORE BY LARGE
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[----------------------------------------------MONEV AKE'7'1 ME"DEPOSIT HI*-------------

1975
DEC.

4
1 1
16
23
JAN.
1
8
15
22
29
FEB.
5
12
19
26

BILLIONS
NET TIME
CERTIFICATES CERTIFICATES
DEPOSITS K
OF DEPOSIT
OF DEPOSIT
NOT SEAS. ADJ.
87.7
88.9
90.4
91.7
92.7
92.8
92.3
91.8

86.7
88.5
90.2
91.7
93.1
93.3
92.5
92.7

329.0
329.8
330. 1
330.9
330.3
332.5
334.1
334. 1

M2 IK
614.9
614.4
613.4
613.8
613.9
614.0
615.7
616.0

* SEE FOOTNOTE PAGE 8.
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PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

0

BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
ALL MEMBER BANKS IN THE NATION
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
4.5 C=------- 1-------------1-----

1214
DEC.

3 19

DEC
1973

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
----- ------------- --------3 4-3

MILLIONS
18

2 16 30 13 22 13 22 10 24 8 22 3 19 3 12 31 14 23 11 25
9 23 • 20
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
1974

4 13

DEC

I

15 29 12 23

JAN

FEB
1973

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 28, 197S

BUSINESS LOANS

( COMMERCIAL

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

AND

INDUSTRIAL )

WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
134

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF •
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
JANUARY 22, 1975 FROM
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING.
NOV.
OCT.
SET.
AUG.
JUL.
APR.
JAN.

20.
25,
25,
21,
24,
24,
23,

1974
1974
1974
1974
1974
1974
1974

132
130

-2.0
2.7
1.9
4.7
6.5
12.3
17.6

128
126
124
122

120
118
116
-

114
112

DEC. 18

110
108
I 111U
3 19

2 16 30 13 22 13 22 10 24

FEB

MAR

6 22

S 19

M 28 11 23

AUG

APR

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JANUARY 22,


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SEP

9 23

3 20

4 18

NOV

DEC

1

15 29 12 23

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PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

11

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
----- ------------ ------- =? 513

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_
CREDIT
■PROXY

—

E

M0V— OCT.
— SEP.
= AUG.
“ JUL.
“APR.
-JAN.

CREDIT
PROXY
ADJUSTED

r.o

*o. i97i
Z3, 197 4
Z5,1371
Zl,1971
Zl,1971
Zl.1971
Z3.1971

1.1
1.9
3.1
3.1
8.3
9.1

t.z

6.3
1.2
1.3
l.g
8.1
9.6

CREDIT PROXY ADJUSTED 1/

CREDIT PROXY

CREDIT
PROXY

ADJUSTED
193.7

186.3

3 19
DEC
1973

f 16 30 19 27 13 ZT 10 Zl
JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

I ZZ

3 19

3 IT 31 11 Zl li 23

MAY

AUG

SEP

1971

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK end I NO, JANUARY ZZ,

9 Zl

6 ZO

1 II

NOV

DEC

I 13 Z9 It Zl

1973

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.9 RELEASE.

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