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Week ending: May 12, 1982
LIBRARY
MAY 1 i 19®
Most short-term interest rates have declined slightly since March 12, with the
declines since mid-April slightly more than offsetting the increases of the previous four
weeks. The exception to this pattern is the federal funds rate, which has risen by about
60 basis points since mid-March. Changes in short-term interest rates since mid-March
have been much smaller than changes from late November last year to the middle of
March. Short-term interest rates increased rapidly from late November to mid-February,
then declined sharply.
Long-term rates have declined since the middle of February. Rates on
long-term Treasury securities and corporate Aaa bonds are only about 30 basis points
above their November 1981 levels, while most short-term interest rates are about 200
basis points above their November levels. Consequently, the rate spread between
long-term Treasury securities and 3-month Treasury bills has narrowed from 248 basis
points during the week ending November 27, 1981 to 61 basis points during the week
ending May 14, 1982.

Changes in Yields on Selected Securities*
(weekly averages of daily figures)

Week Ending
11/27/81
to
2/19/82
Federal funds rate**
90-day certificates of deposit
4-month prime commercial paper
3-month Treasury bill
1-year Treasury bill
5-year Treasury securities
Long-term Treasury securities
Corporate Aaa bonds

. 319
415
396
383
274
177
130
142

2/19/82
to
3/12/82
-126
-174
-165
-159
-107
-76
-64
-79

3/12/82
to
4/16/82

4/16/82
to
5/14/82

33
68
70
30
29
18
-19
-2

29
-80
-80
-39
-46
-31
-19
-31

* Changes in basis points
** Seven-day averages for week ending two days prior to the date shown

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2
ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
178

BILLIONS
74.3
74.9
75.8
75.7
75.5
176.3

OCT

JAN

NOV

FEB
1982

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 12,

1982

THE ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE CONSISTS OF: ( 1 ) RESERVE ACCOUNTS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, (2) CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION (CURRENCY HELD BY THE PUBLIC AND
IN THE VAULTS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS), AND (3) 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.

ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
5/13/81

8/12/81

2.0
2.3
3. 1
4.0
4.8
5.3
5.3
5.8

-0.2
1.8
3.5
4.8
5.4
5.4
6. 1

10/14/81

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

11/11/81

12/9/81

1/13/82

2/10/82

9.3
10. 1
10.0
8.9
9.4

10.7
10.3
9.0
9.5

10.7
8.7
9.4

7.3
8.6

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
10/14/81
11/11/81
12/ 9/81
1/13/82
2/10/82
3/10/82
4/14/82
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7.6
8.6
8.8
8.2
8.6

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ADJUSTED RESERVES
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
52

BILLIONS
MAR.
48.0
49.6
48.8

JAN

FEB

1981

APR

MAY

1982

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING-. MAY 5,

1982

ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE (RESERVE ACCOUNTS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AT FEDERAL RESERVE
BANKS PLUS CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION) LESS CURRENCY HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC.

ADJUSTED RESERVES
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
5/6/81

8/5/81

-2.5
-1 .7
0.0
0.9
2.0
3.9
3.7
4.5

-5.8
-1.9
0.0
1 .7
4.4
4. 1
5. 1

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

10/7/81

11/4/81

12/2/81

7.2
7. 1
8. 1
11.0
9.2
9.9

9.0
9.8
13.0
10.4
1 1.0

8.9
13.4
10.2
10.9

1/6/82

2/3/82

17.7
11.5
12.1

11.4
12.3

3/3/82

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
10/
11/
12/
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/

7/81
4/81
2/81
6/82
3/82
3/82
7/82
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MONEY STOCK ( Ml )

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
470 r---------1------------- 1-----1982
MAR.

BILLIONS
446.6
454.4
452.5
454.4
449. 1
449.9

30

APR

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
----------- ------------------------ —i

MAY

JUN

JUL

14

28

II

25

9 23

AUG
1981

MAR
1982

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 5,

1982

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.
Ml CONSISTS OF CURRENCY HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC PLUS COMMERCIAL BANK DEMAND DEPOSITS
HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC (EXCLUDING THOSE HELD BY FOREIGN BANKS AND OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS)
AND OTHER CHECKABLE DEPOSITS OF ALL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PLUS TRAVELERS’ CHECKS.

MONEY STOCK (Ml )
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE ,
5/6/81

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

8/5/81

10/7/81

11/4/81

12/2/81

4. 1
5.4
7.4
9.5
7.3
6.9
7.0

8.3
10.6
13. 1
9.3
8.3
8.2

12.5
15.2
9.9
8.7
8.5

17.6
9.9
8.4
8.2

/6/82

2/3/82

7. 1
6. 1
6.4

-0. 1
2.2

3/3/82

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
END 1 NG •.
10/
11/
12/
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/

7/81
4/81
2/81
6/82
3/82
3/82
7/82
5/82

-0.8
0.3
1.5
3.3
5.0
4.0
4.0
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470

MONEY MULTIPLIER^
CURRENCY COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK 2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
RATIO
MAR.
APR!

Ml MULTIPLIER

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 5,

1982
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
128

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
128
1
III

-

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
MA Y 5. 1982 FROM
TH E FOUR WEEKS END 1 JG:

MA R.
— FE B.
JA N.
DE C.
NO V.
AU G.
--- MA

3,
3,
6,
2,
4,
5,

1982
1982
1982
1981
1981
1981

-

8.C
8.
7.
8.?
8.
6.

/

CURREN :y

V
-

-

iSl
MAF
APF

-

.
.

B

ILLIO NS —
25.4

31
7
14

21
MA'i

51

1 1

i .1 .i i
I

MAR

15 29

APR

mi
13 27

MAY

111
10 24

JUN

111 i
8

22

JUL

111
S

19

.1 ii i
2

AUG
1981

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 5,

16 30

SEP

_

26!
26.7

28
5

l-L-l. 1 U -LI U_ J_LL 1 LL.LllllI_LLLLllL
14

28

OCT

II

NOV

25

9 23

DEC

6

20

JAN

3

17

FEB

3

17

MAR
1982

31

14

APR

28

12

26

MAY

1982

1/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (Ml ) TO ADJUSTED MONETARY BASE
2/ CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.


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YIELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

22.0

22.0

21.0

PRIME BANK
LOAN RATE

21.0

20.0

20.0

19.0
90 DAY CD'S
18.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

16.0
COMMERCIAL
PAPER
15.0

14.0

14.0
CORPORATE
Aaa bonds

13.0

13.0

12.0

12.0
I I .0
MUNICIPAL
BONDS**

10.0

10.0

9.0
I I I I 1 I I I
8

22

5

19

5

19

2

16 30

14

28

1981
LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING: MAY 14,

1982
MAR.

APR.

MAY

5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
14 *
21
28

90 DAY
CD'S
13.99
13.92
14.40
14.20
14.70
14.56
14.60
14.34
14.21
14. 16
13.80

PRIME
COMMERC1AL
PAPER ***
13.55
13.40
13.89
13.67
14.15
14.04
14.10
13.81
13.69
13.65
13.30

PRIME
BANKERS'
ACCEPTANCES
13.53
13.57
13.95
13.81
14.22
14. 17
14.14
13.91
13.79
13.67
13.36

CORPORATE
Aaa BONDS
14.61
14.55
14.55
14.53
14.66
14.68
14.53
14.31
14.31
14.36
14.22

1982

CORPORATE
Baa BONDS

MUNICIPAL
BONDS **

16.84
16.74
16.84
16.79
16.91
16.89
16.80
16.69
16.70
16.72
16.54

12.53
12.71
12.99
13.04
13.13
12.99
12.54
12.29
11.97
12.04
N. A.

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
** BOND BUYER'S AVERAGE INDEX OF 20 MUNICIPAL BONDS, THURSDAY DATA.
*** DATA ARE 4-MONTH COMMERCIAL PAPER RATES.
N.A. - NOT AVAILABLE


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SELECTED

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT

PERCENT

22.0 i—

—

21.0

22.0
21.0

FEDERAL FUNDS RATE

20.0

20.0

19.0

19.0

18.0
3-MONTH
TREASURY BILL
16.0

5-YEAR
TREASURY SECURITIES

15.0

15.0

14.0

14.0

DISCOUNT
RATE

1 1.0

10.0

1

15

29

12

26

10 24

30

AUG

13

27

11

25

SEP

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING-. MAY 14,

1982
MAR.

APR.

MAY

5
12
19
26
2
16
23
30
7
14 #
21
28

FEDERAL
FUNDS **

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL

14.07
14.35
14.89
14.48
14.99
15.15
14.68
15.01
14.72
15.53
14.97

12.26
12.47
12.85
12.72
13.32
13.10
12.77
12.39
12.42
12.54
12.38

6-MONTH
TREASURY
BILL xk*
12.79
12.06
12.96
12.67
13.24
12.80
12.90
12.72
12.64
12.78
12.24

1-YEAR
TREASURY
BILL
12.27
12.30
12.58
12.50
12.76
12.69
12.59
12.38
12.30
12.29
12. 13

1982

5-YEAR
TREASURY
SECUR1T1ES

LONG-TERM
TREASURY
SECURITIES

13.76
13.82
14.04
14.03
14.34
14.25
14.00
13.85
13.87
13.87
13.69

13.29
13.37
13.39
13.31
13.56
13.50
13.18
13.07
13. 10
12.99

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
** SlV.iy~D6Y AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY TWO DAYS EARLIER THAN DATE SHOWN.
CUWEg DMAAIVEiW IN THE B0ARD 0F GOVERNORS' H. 15 RELEASE.
*** NcW IbbUt RATE

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TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOSITS^
BILLIONS

of

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

dollars

billions of

dollars

billions.

325

__ MAR.

316.8

— MAY

322.3
323.8
317.9
318.9

I I I I

I I I I
2

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 5,

16 30

M

28

II

25

9 23

6

20

3

17

1982

1/ DEMAND DEPOSITS PLUS OTHER CHECKABLE DEPOSITS AT ALL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL CHECKABLE DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES DF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
5/6/81

8/5/81

-2.7
-1 . 1
0.5
2.5
4.8
3.4
3.3
3.6

4.7
6.3
8.2
1 1 .0
8.0
7.3
7.2

10/7/81

11/4/81

12/2/81

10.0
1 1 .9
15.4
10.2
8.7
8.5

13.5
17.7
10.6
8.8
8.5

20.5
10.3
8.2
7.9

/6/82

2/3/82

7.5
5.7
5.9

-2.8
0.0

3/3/82

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING:
10/
11/
12/
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/

7/81
4/81
2/81
6/82
3/82
3/82
7/82
5/82


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TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS 1/
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
820 r---------,------------- 1------

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
---------------------------- U 820

BILLIONS
MAR.
APR.

792.7
794.8
797.8
797.2
800.3
804.0

2

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

16 30

SEP

14

OCT

28

11

25

3

NOV

JAN

17

FEB

31

14 28

APR

12

26

MAY

1981
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 5,

1982

1/ SAVINGS DEPOSITS PLUS SMALL TIME DEPOSITS PLUS LARGE TIME DEPOSITS

TOTAL TIME DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
5/6/81

8/5/81

15.7
14.4
13. 1
11.1
10.9
11.6
12.5
12.9

9.8
8.8
6.6
7.0
8.5
10. 1
10.9

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

10/7/81

11/4/81

12/2/81

6.5
3.8
5.0
7.5
9.8
10.9

2.2
4.2
7.5
10.2
11.4

3.6
8. 1
1 1.3
12.5

1/6/82

2/3/82

3/3/82

13.8
16.2
16.7

19.6
19.2

19.2

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
END 1NG:
10/
11/
12/
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/

7/81
4/81
2/81
6/82
3/82
3/82
7/82
5/82


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SMALL TIME DEPOSITS^
COMMERCIAL BANK SAVINGS DEPOSITS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Z
----Z
Z_

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
MAY 5, 1982 FROM
THE F6UR WEEKS ENDING:

Z
Z
-

MAR.
FEB.
JAN.
DEC.
NOV.
AUG.
MAY

1982
1982

29.7
26.8

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
400
390
380
370

SMALL TIME DEPOSITS

22.2

16.4
16.3
20.5
21.3

360
350
340
330

8 ILL IONS
MAR.

31

320
310

I I I I I I I I I I 1 .1 Llll
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 5,

1982
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
190

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1982
MAR.

BILLIONS
185

31

180
175

SAVINGS DEPOSITS

Z—
Z
-

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE. AVERAGE OF
THE FOUR taKS ENDING
MAY 5, 1982 FROM
THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING:

-----JAN.
DEC.
— aug!
Z MAY
18

1

155

1982
1982
1982

MAR.

4

160

150
145

-2.9
-7.3
Mill 111
15 29

13

27

10 24

8 22

llll
5

19

2

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 5,

16 30

14 28

II

25

9 23

6 20

3

17

3

17 31

14

28

12

26

1982

1/ COMMERCIAL BANK TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF LESS THAN t100,000.


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BORROWINGS FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
5.0
4.5
4.0

1500
1 120

3.5
3.0
2.5

2.0

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 12,

1982

BUSINESS LOANS ^
(COMMERCIAL AND

INDUSTRIAL)

WEEKLY REPORTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS 2/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
208

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF
OF
ur CHANGE,
un«iNuc., AVERAGE ur
“THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
I MAY 5. 1982 FROM
_ THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING:
MAR.

1982
------1982
____
1981
1981
1981

DEC.
NOV.
AUG.

204
200

17.6
20.3
22. 1
20.6
18.2
15.5
17.8

196
192

MAR. 31
APR. 7

I I I I

MILLIONS

176

201,968
203,679

172

204,520
204,332
206,403

168

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
JAN

FEB

APR

MAY

1982
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING: MAY 5,

1982

1/ BUSINESS LOANS INCLUDE BANKERS’ ACCEPTANCES AND COMMERCIAL PAPER.
2/ BANKS WITH DOMESTIC ASSETS OF *750 MILLION OR MORE


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LARGE TIME DEPOSITS
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
270

BILLIONS
265

260

13 27 10 24

8 22

5 19

2 16 30 14 28 II

25

9 23

6 20

3 17

3 17 31

14 28 12 26

1961
LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING-. MAY 5,

1982

CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
TIME DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF $100,000 OR MORE.


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