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Week ending: July 19, 1972
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JUN 0 5 1979

The nation's money stock has expanded at a 6.6 percent
annual rate in the past three months and at a 5.1 percent rate in
the past twelve months. For comparison, this aggregate increased
at a 7.7 percent rate from mid-1970 to mid-1971 and at a 5.9
percent trend rate from late 1966 to late 1971. Both the
currency component of money and the demand deposit component have
increased at about the same rate in the past three months.
Total bank loans and investments (total bank credit)
increased at about an 11 percent annual rate in the second
quarter, slower than the 15.5 percent rate in the first quarter,
but more rapid than the 8.3 percent trend growth rate from 1960
to 1971. In the post-war period, the bank investment component
of bank credit has normally increased rapidly during the laterecession and early-recovery phase of the business cycle, while
the bank loan component has increased at a slow pace in the
initial recovery phase and has tended to expand more rapidly as
business activity quickens. Later in the recovery phase, growth
of investments tends to slow as bank loans increase rapidly.
These components of bank credit have exhibited a similar pattern
over the past two years. For example, bank investments increased
at about a 22 percent annual rate from June 1970 to June 1971,
but since then, growth of investments has slowed to a 10 percent
annual rate. On the other hand, total loans increased at an 8
percent rate from mid-1970 to mid-1971 and then accelerated to a
13 percent rate in the past twelve months.
Member bank borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks have
increased slightly In recent weeks, but still remain at
historically low levels. Borrowings averaged $212 million in the
past four weeks, compared with only $20 million last January, the
lowest monthly average since World War II. For comparison,
borrowings averaged $412 million in 1971. Because of the rise in
short-term market interest rates over recent months, the interest
rate charged on member bank borrowings (the discount rate) has
become a more attractive rate to member banks. For example, in
the past four weeks the Federal funds rate has averaged about 5
basis points above the discount rate, compared with about 1
percentage below the discount rate last January.


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Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Released: July 21, 1972

2

MONETARY BASE v
MULTIPLIERS

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
96

_

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
--- IULY 19, 1972 FROM
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING.
-

MAY
APR.
MAR.
— FEB.
JAN.
_ DEC.
JUL.

17,
19,
22,
16,
19,
22,
21,

1972
1972
1972
1972
1972
1971
1971

94

3.6
4.5
7.6

92

8.1“
7.8
8.3
6.8

90

MONETARY BASE

88
aiZ
JUN.

MILLIONS

M
86

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JULY 19, 1972
RATIO

RATIO
2.9

2.8
MULTIPLIER
2.7

2.6

2.5
SAM

2.4

5 IS

2

16 30

14 2#

JUL

11

25

6 22

6 20

3

17

1

AUG

15 29

12 26

JAN
1971

9 23

6 22

5 19

FEB

3

17 31

14 26

JUN

12 26

JUL

1972

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JULY 12, 1972
1/ USES OF MONETARY BASE ARE MEMBER BANK RESERVES AND CURRENCY HELD BY THE PUBLIC AND NQNMEMBER
BANKS, ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENT CHANGES AND SHIFTS IN DEPOSITS. FOR A DESCRIPTION
OF THE BASE SEE THE AUGUST 1968 "REVIEW OF THIS BANK.
2/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (Ml ) / MONETARY BASE.


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RESERVES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
PRIVATE NONBANK DEPOSITS-^

3

ALL MEMBER BANKS

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
31.0 ----- 1------ r-

30.5

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING JULY 19, 1972 FROM
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

30.0

MAY

I

17,

1972

5.7

BILL IONS OF DOLLARS
--- ----- ----- 31.0

-

JUL. 21

RESERVES

29.0

29.0

28.5

28.5
1972

28.0

JUN.

BILLIONS

M

28.0

30.05
30.32
9.94

27.5

27.5

30.10
30.38

Mill

84
-

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
__ THE FOUR WEEKS END ING
JULY 19, 1972 FROM
“
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
1972
1972
1972
1972
1972
1971
1971

APR.
MAR.

FEB.
JAN.
-- JUL.

2.9
6.0
9.6
4.4
6.3
8.5
8.2

82

_

80
FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT

“

78

76

1972
JUN.

MILLIONS

74

14
72

S 19

2

16 SO

14 29

JUL

11

25

8 22

8 20

3

17

1

AUG

IS 29 12 26

JAN

9 23

FEB

8 22

5

19

3

17 31

14 28 12 26

JUN

JUL

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENOING: JULY 19, 1972
1/ CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.9 RELEASE.
2/ DEFINED TO INCLUOE HOLDINGS OF SECURITIES, LOANS. FLOAT AND 1 ‘OTHFfi1 ' asvt1! in iiwtcii e
CLASSeI
CHANGES AND CHANGES IN REQUlAEMENTS DUE TO SHIFTS IN DEPftsiTS AMONG


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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS
182.0
181.9
182.6
181.3
183.3
186.0

5 18

2 16 30 14 28 11

JUL

25

AUG

8 22

6 20

3 17

OCT

NOV

1

13 20 12 26

0 23

8 22

5 ia

3

17 31

14 28 12 26

JUN

1971

JUL

1972

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING; JULY 12, 1972
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE , AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
7/14/71

11/10/71 12/15/71

1/12/72

2/9/72

3/15/72

4/12/72

5/10/72

5.2
5.7
7.3

3.9
6.6

9.3

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING;
12/15/71
1/12/72
2/ 9/72
3/15/72
4/12/72
5/10/72
6/14/72
7/12/72


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0.5
0.6
1.6
3.4
4.1
3.7
4.0
4.7

0.3
2.8
6.0
6.7
5.8
5.9
6.7

4.5
8.5
8.8
7.2
7. 1
7.8

12. 1
11.4
8.8
8.3
9.0

12.7
8.9
8.2
9.1

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MONEY STOCK
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
245 ----- 1------ .--

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
---- ----- ----- 245

236.6
236.6
237.3
236.1
240.9

5.9X TRIEND LINE FROM
DECEMBER ‘66 TO DECEMBER '71

5 18

2

16 SO 14 26 11

JUL

29

6 22

6 20

3 17

1

AUG

15 28 12 26

JAN

8 23

8 22

9 18

3 17 31

FEB

14 26 12 26

JUN

JUL

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JULY 12, 1972
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.6 RELEASE.

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE , AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
7/14/71

11/10/71 12/15/71

1/12/72

2/9/72

3/15/72

4/12/72

5/10/72

6.3
6.3
7.6

4.5
6.6

8.7

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
12/15/71
1/12/72
2/ 9/72
3/15/72
4/12/72
5/10/72
6/14/72
7/12/72


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1.5
1.6
2.4
4.0
4.6
4. 4
4.6
5. 1

1.5
3.4
6.2
7.0
6.2
6.3
6.9

4.9
8.3
8.8
7.6
7.3
7.9

11.1
10.9
8.8
8.3
8.8

12.4
9.2
8.4
9.0

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ALL

TIME DEPOSITS

COMMERCIAL BANKS

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

- 300

E

290

■= 280
TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS
270

=

280

5 250

240
NET TIME DEPOSITS*
■= 230

-

Mil
5 IB

2

16 50

4 21 II

JUL

25

AUG

8 22

6 20

3 17

OCT

NOV

1

IS 29 12 26

JAN

9

FEB

JUN

1971

JUL

1972

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JULY 12, 1972
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.
* NET TIME DEPOSITS ARE DEFINED AS: SAVINGS DEPOSITS, TIME DEPOSITS OPEN ACCOUNT PLUS TIME

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT OTHER THAN NEGOTIABLE TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED IN
DENOMINATIONS OF 1100,000 OR MORE BY LARGE WEEKLY REPORTING COMMERCIAL BANKS.

NET TIME DEPOS1TS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
7/14/71

11/10/71 12/15/71

1/12/72

2/9/72

3/15/72

4/12/72

5/10/72

8.5
11.0
11.6

13.0
13.2

14.5

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
12/15/71
1/12/72
2/ 9/72
3/15/72
4/12/72
5/10/72
6/14/72
7/12/72


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9.8
11.9
12.8
13.6
12.8
12.6
12.9
12.9

19.9
19.4
19.2
16.8
15.8
15.7
15.5

21.4
20.3
16.9
15.7
15.6
15.3

18.4
14.6
13.6
14.0
13.9

13. 1
12.3
13. 1
13.2

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220

MONEY STOCK PLUS TIME DEPOSITS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

540

530

= 520

E 510

MONEY STOCK PLUS TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS

500

490

480

470
E 460
MONEY STOCK PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS
450

5 19

2 16 30 14 2S

JUL

11

25

8 22

6 20

5 17

1

AUG

IS 29 12 26

JAN

9 23

8 22

5 19

3 17 31

FEB

14 26 12 26

JUN

JUL

1972
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JULY 12, 1972
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS1 H.6 RELEASE.
** M2 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.
7/14/71

11/10/71 12/15/71

1/12/72

2/9/72

3/15/72

4/12/72

5/10/72

7.6
8.8
9.7

9.0
10.1

11.6

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING.
12/15/71
1/12/72
2/ 9/72
3/15/72
4/12/72
5/10/72
6/14/72
7/12/72


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5.6
6.7
7.5
8.7
8.7
8.5
8.7
9.0

10.6
11.2
12.6
11.8
11.0
11.0
11.2

13.0
14.2
12.8
11.6
11.5
11.6

14.5
12.6
11.2
11.1
11.3

12.6
10.8
10.8
11.1

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r

*

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
WEDNESDAY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

I 1 I 1 L J11
5 19

2 16 30 14 23

JUL

11

25

3 22

AUG

3 20

3 17

OCT

NOV

1

IS 21 12 M

• 23

« 22

S IS

3 IT 31

14

23

12

2«

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK END IMGi JULY 12, 1072
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.fi RELEASE.
NEGOTIABLE TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF 3100,000 OR MORE BY LARGE
WEEKLY REPORTING COMMERCIAL BANKS.


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money and time deposit data

1872
MAY

3
10
17
24
31
JUNE 7
14
21
28
JULY 5
12
19
26

CERTIFICATES
OF DEPOSIT

BILLIONS
NET TIME
DEPOSITS X

35.6
36.0
36.2
36.6
36.7
36.8
37.3
37.0
37.3
37.4
37.8

249.5
250.0
250.7
251.3
252.1
252.7
253.4
254.2
254.6
255.8
255. 1

M2 JK
484.2
484.5
487.4
486.3
488.4
489.3
490.0
491.5
490.7
493.8
496.0

X SEE FOOTNOTE PACE 6.
XX SEE FOOTNOTE PAGE 7.
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

r -

CREDIT PROXY ADJUSTED 1/

CREDIT PROXY

5 19

2

16 30

H 26

JUL

11

25

8 22

AUG

6 20

3

OCT

NOV

17

1

15 29 12 26

JAN

9 23

6 22

5 19

3

17 31

FEB

1971

14 26 12 26

JUN

JUL

1972

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: JULY 12, 1972
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.9 RELEASE.
1/ INCLUDES MEMBER BAI* DEPOSITS, BATK-RELATED COMMERCIAL PAPER, EURODOLLAR BORROWINGS OF
U.S. BANKS, AND CERTAIN OTHER NONDEPOSIT SOURCES.

ISZi

JUN.

7
14
21
28
JUL.
5
12


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B1LL1ONS
CRED1T
PROXY

CRED1T
PROXY
ADJUSTED

379.4
378. 1
379.9
377.3
380.7
381.0

383.2
381 .6
383.7
381.3
384.5
384.5

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE.
AVERAGE OF THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
JULY 12. 1972 FROM THE FOUR
WEEKS ENOING:
CREDIT
PROXY
CREDIT
ADJUSTED
PROXY
MAY
APR.
MAR.
FEB.
JAN.
DEC.
JUL.

10,
12,
15,
9,
12,
15,
14,

1972
1972
1972
1972
1972
1971
1971

9.3
10. 1
12.1
12.2
11.4
12.4
10.5

9.5
10. 1
12.0
11.9
11.3
11.7
10.2

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YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT
8.0 --

PERCENT
-- 8.0

CORPORATE AAA BONDS

PRIME COMMERCIAL
LOAN RATE

DISCOUNT RATE

THREE-MONTH TREASURY
BILL MARKET YIELD

I I I I
7 21
MAY

4 1a

2

16 30

13 27

10 24

6 22

5

IS

JUN

3 17 31

14 26 11

JAN

25 10 24

FEB

5

APR
1972

1971

10

2

16 30

14 26

MAY

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING: JULY 21, 1972

1972
MAY

5
12
19
26
JUNE 2
9
16
23
30
JULY 7
M
21 X
28

CORPORATE
Aaa BONOS

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILLS

3-5 YEAR
GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES

LONG-TERM
GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES

MUNICIPAL
BONDS XX

7.34
7.33
7.30
7.27
7.23
7.24
7.25
7.23
7.21
7.20
7.20
7.19

3.56
3.58
3.74
3.78
3.82
3.86
3.87
3.97
3.96
4.05
4.03
3.91

5.72
5.73
5.71
5.62
5.64
5.71
5.73
5.81
5.87
5.86
5.85
5.80

5.69
5.69
5.64
5.57
5.56
5.59
5.59
5.58
5.61
5.61
5.59
5.58

5.35
5.39
5.29
5. 19
5.15
5.31
5.36
5.43
5.43
5.43
5. 44
N. A.

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
#JR 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
8.0 --

PERCENT
-- 8.0

COMMERCIAL PAPER
4-T0-6 MONTH

FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

7 21 4 18
MAY JUN

2 16 30 13 27 10 24 * 22 5 10 3 17 31 14 23 11 25 10 24 7 21 5 10 2 18
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN FEB
MAR
APR MAY
JUN
1971
1972
LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING* JULY 21, 1972

MAY

5
12
19
26
JUNE 2
9
16
23
30
JULY 7
14

K

M-oo
M


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1972

PRIME
COMMERCIAL
PAPER
4-6 MONTH

FEDERAL
FUNDS

PRIME
BANKERS’
ACCEPTANCES

90 DAY
CD’S**

4.SS
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.63
4.65
4.83
4.88
4.88
4.88

4.19
4.19
4.32
4.25
4.50
4.49
4.40
4.42
4.56
4.69
4.53
4.43

4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.35
4.38
4.53
4.70
4.75
4.75
4.75

4. 49
4.46
4.41
4. 40
4. 40
4. 43
4.56
4.61
4.67
4.78
4.93
4.89

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE. FEDERAL FUNDS LAST FIVE DAYS AVAILABLF
** DATA ARE SECONDARY MARKET RATES, WEEKLY AVERAGES END ING WEDNESDAY TWO
DAYS EARLIER. CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.9 RELEASE.
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

BORROWINGS AND EXCESS RESERVES

ALL MEMBER BANKS

IN THE NATION

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1.6

BORROWINGS

1.2

0.8

0.4

EXCESS RESERVES

-0.4

-0.4

0.8

-

-

0.8

NET FREE RESERVES

-I .6

3 19

30 14 28 11 25
JUL AUG

6 22

6 20
OCT

3 17
NOV

1 15 29 12 26 9 23
JAN FEB

6 22

S 19

3 17 91 14 26 12 26

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. JULY 10, 1072


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MILLIONS
1072
MAY

3
10
17
24
31
JUNE 7
14
21
28
JULY 5
12
19
26

EXCESS
RESERVES
136
191
194
86
88
331
109
212
125
385
^272
169

BORROWINGS
117
87
39
63
254
58
94
59
135
313
226
175

FREE
RESERVES

-

-

19
104
155
23
166
273
15
153
10
72
46
6

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

-

1.2

-

1.6