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Week ending: September 15r 1976

LIBRARY

DEC 2 6 197?


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Over the last 6 months the monetary base, the
prime determinant of the growth of the money stock
(Ml), has increased at an annual rate of 7.2 percent,
while Ml has increased at a 6 percent annual rate.
Over the previous 6 months, however, the growth rates
of the base and money stock were much more diverse —
the base increased at approximately the same rate as
recently, 6.9 percent, while money expanded at only a
2.1 percent rate. The convergence of the growth rates
of the base and Ml in the most recent period is
primarily attributable to the fact that more of the
increase in the monetary base has been used to support
demand deposits rather than time deposits and currency.
The monetary base can be used either as
currency or as reserves to support bank deposits (time
and demand deposits). The allocation of a given
increase in the monetary base between these uses
affects the growth of the money stock (Ml). While a
one dollar increase in the base can support only a one
dollar increase in currency, the same dollar increase
in the base used as bank reserves could support a
multiple expansion in bank deposits. Therefore, the
larger the proportion of a given increase in the
monetary base that is used as currency, the smaller
will be the resulting increase in the money stock. In
addition, the growth of the money stock resulting from
an increase in the monetary base is also reduced when
more of the increase in the base is used as reserves to
support time deposits (not a component of Ml), leaving
a smaller proportion of the increase in the base
available to support demand deposits.
Over the last 6 months demand deposits have
increased at a 4.8 percent rate, while over the
previous 6 months they declined at a 0.3 percent rate.
In contrast, the growth of total time deposits (net
time deposits and large CDs) over the last 6 months
slowed to a 6.5 percent rate from the 10 percent rate
which prevailed during the preceding 6 months. The
rate of growth of currency remained fairly stable over
the two periods: 9.2 percent in the most recent period,
compared to 9.4 percent in the previous 6-month period.

Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Released: September 17, 1976

MONETARY BASE

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY AOJUSTED BY THIS BANK

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
----- ---------- ------------- 128

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

\28 ------------ 1---------- 1—
1976
AUG.

MILLIONS
11

125.Q10

I 1 1 I I 11

1 1 1m
* It 90 18 n 10 24
AUG
SEP

•

JAN

JOL

FEB

AUG

LATEST DATA fLOTTED WEEK EhClNQi SEPTEMBER 15, 1976

SOURCES OF THE MONETARY BASE ARE
r'UTED BY THIS BANK. A DETAILED DE­
IS AVAILABLE AS REPRINT NO. 31 FROM

FEDERAL RESERVE

SANK OF ST. LOUIS.

MONETARY BASE
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
9/17/75

12/17/75

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDINGt

2/1B/76

5/17/76

4/14/76

5/12/76

6/16/76

7/14/76

9.4
10.0
9.7
8.1
7.6
7.9

8.5
8.8
6.9
6.6
7.2

10.0
7.2
6.8
7.4

5*0
b*5
6.6

3.6
5.7

7.7

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDINGi
2/1S/76
3/17/76
4/14/76
5/12/76
S/1S/76
7/14/76
S/18/76
9/15/76

5.9
6.9
6.6
7.3
7.5
6.9
6.8
7.1

5.6
5.7
6.7
7.2
6.4
6.2
6.7

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MULTIPLIER^
ADJUSTED FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT2/
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO

RATIO

MULT PLIER

laze.

LATEST DATA PLOTTEO WEEK ENDING. SEPTEMBER 8,

bat I a

1976

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1,6 --------------- .------------ ,------

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
----- ---------- ------------- 116

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
— Of CHANCE, AVERAGE OF
— THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
SEPTEMBER 15, 1970 FROM
— THE FOUR WEEKS EN)INGi
” JUL.
—JUN.
-MAY
APR.
— MAR.
— DEC.
SEP.

14, 1976
16, 1976
12, 1976
14, 1976
17
------17
1975
17
1975

8.2
5.7
6.S
8.0

ADJUSTED FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT

lSZfi.

MILLIONS

J I 1 I I I I I I I I
2 1« 30 , 3 27 to 24

AUC

SEP

• 22

3 19

3 17 31

14 28 11 25 10 24

JAN

FEB

7 21

5 19

2 18 30 14 28 11 25

APR

MAY
1976

JUL

8 22

AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTEO WEEK ENDING. SEPTEMBER 15. 1976
1/ RATIO OF MONEY STOCK (Ml ) / MONETARY BASE.
2/ FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT CONSISTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE HOLDINGS OF SECURITIES LOANS El oat
AND OTHER ASSETS. ADJUSTED FEDERAL RESERVE CREDIT tSCOMPUTED BY SUBTRACtING TREASURY
DEPOSITS AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS FROM THIS SERIES.'aNDADJUSTING THESERIES FORRE­
SERVE REQUIREMENT RATIO CHANGES AND SHIFTS IN THE &AME TYPE OF DEPOSITS BETWEEN BAMCS
WHERE DIFFERENT RESERVE REQUIREMENT RATIOS APPLY? DATA ARE COMPUTED BY THISBANK*


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3

MONEY STOCK PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS (M2)
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
720

BILLIONS

715

710.3
712.0

710
705
-

700

680
675
670
665
660
655
650
645
640
2 16 90 15 27 10 24

AUG

6 22

5 19

5 17 31

SEP

14 26 It 23 10 24

JAN

FEB

7 21

5 19

APR

MAY
1976

2 16 30 14 28 11 25

JUN

JUL

AUG

6 22

SEP

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGt SEPTEMBER 8, 1976
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.fl RELEASE.

MONEY STOCK PLUS NET TIME DEPOSITS (M2)
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING,
9/10/75

12/10/75

8.2
8.9
8.9
9.9
9.7
9.3
9.7
9.6

10.7
10.2
11.6
11.0
10.2
10.6
10.5

2/11/76

3/10/76

4/7/76

5/5/76

6/9/76

7/7/76

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING,
2/11/76
3/10/76
4/ 7/76
5/ 5/76
6/ 9/76
7/ 7/76
8/11/76
9/ 8/76

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10.9
13.1
11.6
10.5
11.0
10.7

13.1
11.2
9.9
10.6
10.4

12.3
10.2
11.0
10.7

7.1
9.2
9.2

9.7
9.6

11.4

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0

MONEY STOCK ( Ml )

AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

305.5
306.3
307.3
304.1

2 16 30 19 2T 10 24

AUG

« 22

3 19

3 17 31

SEP

14 26 11 23 10 24

JAN

7 21

3 It

2 1* 30 14 26 11 23

FEB

JUL

I 22

AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING, SEPTEMBER B, 197S
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
THE MONEY STOCK CONSISTS OF DEMAND DEPOSITS PLUS CURRENCY Al« COIN HELD BY THE NONBANK PUBLIC.

•
MONEY STOCK (Ml )
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE , AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING,
9/10/75

12/10/75

2/11/76

3/10/76

6.1
10.7
8.5
6.3
6.9
6.1

12.7
9.0
6.2
6.9
6.0

4/7/76

5/5/76

6/9/76

0.8
3.7
3.2

3.9
3.1

7/7/76

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING,
2/11/76
3/10/76
4/ 7/76
5/ 5/76
6/ 9/76
7/ 7/76
8/11/76
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1.2
2.1
2.5
4.5
4.3
3.7
4.2
4.0

2.7
3.4
6.4
5.8
4.7
5.3
4.9

10.7
6.5
7.2
6.1

5.7

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5

YI ELDS ON SELECTED SECURITIES
AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT
10,5 r-

PERCENT
—i 10.5

-

L11.L

M IL

N IL

9.5

TTTT

10.0

*******

TTTT
.

\

1111

)
V

■■

r'

MUNIC IPAL
BONDS 666

i
F—
"N v..__

J

y
r

T\ V

TTTT

*

Y

TTTT

1

90 DAY CD ' S 60881

-

6.0
5.5

5.0

4.0

4.0
5»

111 .1111 ALL -11 LI- JJLL -111. 1 1 1.1. 1 LL 1 1 1 _LLLL 111
4 IS
JUL

I IS 29 12 26 10 24
AUG
SEP
OCT
1975

7 21
NOV

5 19
DEC

2 16 30 IS 27 t2 26 9 23
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR

7 21
MAY
1976

1 1 .1
4 IS
JUN

hit

111.

11 r

2 16 SO 13 27 10 24
JUL
AUG
SEP

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK EKMNG. SEPTEMBER 17, 1976

1976
JULY

AUG.

SEP.

2
9
16
23
30
6
13
20
27
3
10
17 *
24

90 DAY
CD'S 66166

PRIME
COMMERCIAL
PAPER
4-6 MONTH

PRIkC
BANKERS'
ACCEPTANCES

CORPORATE
Aaa BONDS

MUNICIPAL
BONDS 686

5.73
5.75
5.58
5.47
5.43
5.36
5.45
5.35
5.35
5.33
5.34
5.35

5.80
5.81
5.65
5.65
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.43
5.45
5.50
5.50

5.69
5.66
5.48
5.47
5.35
5.34
5.34
5.33
5.30
5.28
5.31
5.31

8.63
8.57
8.53
8.55
8.54
8.51
8.48
8.42
8.42
8.41
8.38
8.39

6.87
6.78
6.78
6.76
6.73
6.65
6.60
6.60
6.58
6.52
6.52
N. A.

* AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE.
666 BOND BUYER'S AVERAGE INDEX OF 20 MUNICIPAL BONDS, THURSDAY DATA.

68166 SEVEN-DAY AVERAGES OF SECONDARY MARKET RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY TWO DAYS
EARLIER THAN DATES SHOWN.
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.9 RELEASE.
N.A. - NOT AVAILABLE
„
. .
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6

6.5

4.5

4.5

0

7.0

-

COM CRCIAL PAP El \

-

8.0
7.5

iTTTT

1/

y

_____

q

-H I

5.0

|

8.5

=

M IL 1111

IN I

5.5

-

I

A jt

6.5

AAA 1 10NDS

PR IME BAK K
LO AN RATI

7.0

6.0

CO HPORATE

TTTT

8.5

7.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.0

10.0

0

SELECTED SHORT-TERM

INTEREST RATES

AVERAGES OF DAILY RATES ENDED FRIDAY

PERCENT
7.5 ------

PERCENT

DISCOUNT RATE

BILL

H TRI
IKET Yl

iSURY

FEDERAL FUWS RATE

4 18

1

15 2# 12 28 10 24

7 21

5 1#

NOV

DEC

2 18 90 13 27 12 28

FEB

MAR

# 23

7 21

4 ie

MAY

JUN

2 ie 30 13 tr 10 24

AUG

SEP

LATEST DATA PLOTTED ARE AVERAGES OF RATES AVAILABLE FOR THE WEEK EWING* SEPTEMBER 17, 1978

1976
JULY

2
9
16
23
30
AUG.
6
13
20
27
SEP.
3
10
17 *
24

FEDERAL
FUNDSm

3-MONTH
TREASURY
BILLS

1-YEAR
TREASURY
BILL

3-5 YEAR
G0VERM4ENT
SECURITIES

LONG-TERM
GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES

5.58
5.37
5.27
5.30
5.28
5.36
5.25
5.29
5.28
5.28
5.25
5.22

5.36
5.34
5.15
5.23
5.17
5.16
5.17
5.15
5.11
5.09
5.11
5.12

6.08
5.90
5.72
5.84
5.74
5.72
5.65
5.64
5.59
5.56
5.53
5.57

7.36
7.30
7.18
7.26
7.21
7.12
7.06
7.04
6.98
6.9t
6.88
6.88

7.84
T m 81
7.79
7 • 84
7.84
7.82
7.80
7.79
1 ./ti
7.72
7.70
7.69

aafsivEN-DAY AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY TWO DAYS EARLIER THAN DATE SHOWN.
CURRENT DATA APPEAR

IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.9 RELEASE.

RATES ON LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT SECURITIES ARE COMPUTED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS.

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NET TIME DEPOSITS
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
415 r----------- ,---------- 1-----

1313.

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
—---------- ---------- n 415

BILLIONS
405.7
406.9

2 16 90 t9 27 10 14

AUG

« 22

9 19

9 17 91

SEP

H 26 II 29 10 24

JAN

7 21

5 19

2 16 90 M 26 II 29

FEB

JUL

6 22

AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. SEPTEMBER 8. 1976
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
*NET'JA.APE.1ASi SAVINGS DEPOSITS. TIME DEPOSITS OPEN ACCOUNT PLUS TIME
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT OTHER THAN NEGOTIABLE TIME (JERTtFICATES OF DEPOS IT ISSUED IN
DENOMINATIONS OF 6100,000 OR MORE BY LARGE WEEKLY REPORTING COMMERCIAL^BANKS.

NET TIME DEPOSITS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS ENDING*
9/10/75

12/10/75

2/11/76

3/10/76

4/7/76

5/5/76

6/9/76

7/7/76

13.4
13.2
13.9
14.2

12.6
13.7
14.1

14.4
14.7

15.5

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDING.
2/11/76
3/10/76
4/ 7/76
5/ 5/76
6/ 9/76
7/ 7/76
8/11/76
9/ 8/76

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14.1
14.6
14.2
14.3
14.0
13.9
14.1
14.2

17.4
16. 1
15.8
15.1
14.8
14.9
15.0

14.8
14.7
14.0
13.8
14.1
14.3

13.2
12.9
12.9
13.5
13.8

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BJLLlfltffi
227.1
227.6

225. 1

2 IS SO IS 27 TO 24

AUG

8 22

3 19

S 17 31

SEP

14 28 11 23 10 24

JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK END INSt SEPTEMBER 6,
CURRENT DATA APPEAR

7 21

3 19

2 18 SO 14

8 22

FEB
1976

IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ H.6 RELEASE.

DEMAND DEPOSIT COMPONENT OF MONEY STOCK
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
9/10/75

12/10/75

2/11/76

3/10/76

3.9
9.5
7.2
5.0
5.7
4.8

12.0
8.0
5.0
5.9
4.8

AVERAGE OF FOUR WEEKS EN0ING«
4/7/76

5/5/76

10.3
5.7
6.5
5.2

-0.8
2.5
1.8

6/9/76

7/7/76

2.8
1.8

4.4

TO THE AVERAGE
OF FOUR WEEKS
ENDINGt
2/11/78
3/10/76
4/ 7/76
5/ 5/76
6/ 9/76
7/ 7/76
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-1.2
-0.3
0.2
2.5
2.4
1.8
2.5
2.3

0.4
1.0
4.6
4.1
3.0
3.8
3.3

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CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS
WEDNESDAY FIGURES
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
85 ------------ ------------------

2 18 30 13 27 10 24

AUG

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

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

8 22

5 19

3 17 31

SEP

14 26 11 23 10 24

JAN

FEB

7 21

3 19

APR

MAY

2 16 30 14 26 11 25

JUL

88

6 22

AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDINGi SEPTEMBER 8. 1976
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS' H.6 RELEASE.
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1976
JULY

r
14
21
28
AUG.
4
11
18
25
SEP.
1
8
15
22
29

CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
OF DEPOSIT
OF DEPOSIT
NOT SEAS. AOJ.
SEAS. ADJ.
69,7
69.2
69.0
68.2
67.3
66.6
66.2
66.0
65.6
65.1

71.5
70.4
69.7
68.2
66.5
65.4
64.4
63.5
62.8
62.2

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
2.0
M
AUG.

2 16 SO 13 27 10 14

AUC

6 22

5 19

3 IT 3t 14 28 11 28 10 24

SEP

JAN

FEB

MILLION
n

7 21

5 19

2 16 30 14 26 11 23

APR

MAY

JUL

• 22

AUG

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING* SEPTEMBER 15, 1976

BUSINESS LOANS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
126 ------------------------------

106
104
102
100
—

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

_ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES
OF CHANGE, AVERAGE OF
—THE FOUR *EEKS ENDING
- SEPTEMBER 8. 1976 FROM
—THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING. .
“ JUL.
— JUN.
- MAY
—APR.
_ MAR.
DEC.

7,
9.
5,
7,
10,
10,

1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1975

-2.8
-4.4
-2.6
-6.8
-11.0
-10.4

2 16 30 IS 27 10 24

AUG

SEP

6 22

5 16

3 17 31

14 26 II 23 10 24

JAN

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING. SEPTEMBER 8,


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FEB

7 21

5 19

APR

MAY

2 16 30 14 26 It 23

JUL

6 22

AUG

1976
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MEMBER BANK DEPOSITS
SUBJECT TO RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
(CREDIT PROXY )
AVERAGES OF DAILY FIGURES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE,
AVERAGE OF THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING
SEPTEMBER 8. 1978 FROM THE FOUR
WEEKS ENDING*
CREDIT
CREDIT
PROXY
-EEQ2CL
ADJUSTED,

550

= 540

530

CREDIT PROXY AOJUSTED 1/

520

510
CREDIT PROXY
500

2 16 30 13 27 10 24
AUG
SEP

8 22

5 19

3 17 31

14 28 11 23 10 24
JAN
FEB

7 21

5 19

CREDIT
PfiQXY

CREDIT
PROXY
ADJUSTED

514.1
513.7

522.8
523.0

513,5

521.4

2 16 30 14 28 II 25
JUL
AUG

490

470

8 22

LATEST DATA PLOTTED WEEK ENDING* SEPTEMBER 8, 1976
CURRENT DATA APPEAR IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* H.9 RELEASE.
1/ INCLUDES MEMBER BANK OEPOSITS, BANK-RELATED COMMERCIAL PAPER, EURODOLLAR BORROWINGS OF
U.S. BANKS, AND CERTAIN OTHER NONDEPOSIT SOURCES.
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