Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Guide to the Flow of Funds Accounts

Explains the principles underlying the flow of funds accounts and describes how the accounts are constructed. Lists each flow series in the Federal Reserve Board’s Z.1 quarterly statistical release, "Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States," and describes how the series is derived from source data. Explains the relationship between the flow of funds accounts and the national income and product accounts and discusses the analytical uses of flow of funds data.

Models & Monetary Policy: Research in the Tradition of Dale Henderson, Richard Porter, and Peter Tinsley

Conference proceedings, March 2004, to discuss new work in the field of economic models and to honor these three economists. Topics discussed: influence of uncertainty on policymaking, design of formal rules to guide policy actions, role of money in the transmission of monetary policy, determination of asset prices, and econometric techniques for estimating dynamic models of economy.

Staff Studies

Studies published in 1993-present are available online. Print copies of earlier studies can be ordered for $25/copy

The staff members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the Federal Reserve Banks undertake studies that cover a wide range of economic and financial subjects. From time to time the studies that are of general interest are published in the Staff Studies series and summarized in the Federal Reserve Bulletin. The analyses and conclusions set forth are those of the authors and do not necessarily indicate concurrence by the Board of Governors, by the Federal Reserve Banks, or by members of their staffs.

Statistical Digests

Consolidation of Federal Reserve Board statistical releases for period indicated.

1980-89 Statistical Digest, 712 pp.
1990 Statistical Digest, 185 pp.
1991 Statistical Digest, 215 pp.
1992 Statistical Digest, 215 pp.
1993 Statistical Digest, 281 pp.
1994 Statistical Digest, 190 pp.
1990-95 Statistical Digest, 404 pp.
1996-2000 Statistical Digest, 352 pp.

Statistical Releases

Annual print subscriptions are mailed. Fax service is available for select releases, as noted.

H.2 - Actions of the Board: Applications and Reports Received

Weekly

H.3 - Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base

Weekly

H.8 - Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks in the United States

Weekly

G.19 - Consumer Credit

Monthly, fax service available

E.16 - Country Exposure Lending Survey

Quarterly

H.4.1 - Factors Affecting Reserve Balances

Weekly

G.20 - Finance Companies

Monthly

Z.1 - Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States

Quarterly

G.5 - Foreign Exchange Rates

Monthly

H.10 - Foreign Exchange Rates

Weekly, fax service available

E.11 - Geographical Distribution of Assets and Liabilities of Major Foreign Branches of U.S. Banks

Quarterly

G.17 - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization

Monthly

H.6 - Money Stock Measures

Weekly

H.15 - Selected Interest Rates

Weekly, fax service available

E.2 - Survey of Terms of Business Lending

Quarterly

Surveys and Reports

Working Papers

Finance and Economics Discussion Series

Staff working papers in the Finance and Economics Discussion Series (FEDS) are preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment. The analysis and conclusions set forth are those of the authors and do not indicate concurrence by other members of the research staff or the Board of Governors. References in publications to the Finance and Economics Discussion Series (other than acknowledgment) should be cleared with the author(s) to protect the tentative character of these papers.

International Finance Discussion Papers

Staff working papers in the International Finance Discussion Paper (IFDP) series are preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment. The analyses and conclusions set forth are those of the authors and do not indicate concurrence by other members of the research staff or the Board of Governors. References in publications to the International Finance Discussion Paper series (other than acknowledgment) should be cleared with the author(s) to protect the tentative character of these papers.

Review of Foreign Developments

The Review of Foreign Developments (RFD) series begins in 1945 and ends in 1975. Starting in August 1971, papers in the RFD series also appear in the International Finance Discussion Paper (IFDP) series. The analyses and conclusions set forth in the RFD series are those of the authors and do not indicate concurrence by other members of the research staff or the Board of Governors. All papers in the RFD series are public and may be quoted or cited. Some of the papers in the RFD series were initially marked "Confidential," "Restricted," or "Not for publication," but these markings no longer apply.

Occasional Staff Studies

Occasional Staff Studies (OSS) are research materials distributed to stimulate discussion and critical comment. The analysis and conclusions set forth are those of the authors and do not indicate concurrence by other members of the research staff or the Board of Governors. References in publications to Occasional Staff Studies (other than acknowledgment of sources) should be cleared with the authors to protect the tentative character of these studies.