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Statistical Supplement | May 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2006

1.12  Reserves and Borrowings, Depository Institutions1
Millions of dollars
Reserve classification Prorated monthly averages of biweekly averages
2003 2004 2005 2005 2006
Dec Dec Dec Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
1 Reserve balances with Reserve Banks2 10,863 12,046 9,541 10,346 11,140 9,630 9,500 9,541 10,382 9,450
2 Total vault cash3 44,063 47,264 51,302 48,159 47,282 49,515 49,202 51,302 52,040 53,260
3 Applied vault cash4 32,086 34,800 35,368 34,516 34,472 34,483 34,497 35,368 36,904 35,243
4 Surplus vault cash5 11,976 12,463 15,934 13,643 12,809 15,032 14,705 15,934 15,136 18,017
5 Total reserves6 42,949 46,847 44,909 44,862 45,612 44,113 43,997 44,909 47,287 44,693
6 Required reserves 41,906 44,938 42,960 43,238 43,568 42,216 42,201 42,960 45,846 43,139
7 Excess reserve balances at Reserve Banks7 1,043 1,909 1,949 1,623 2,044 1,897 1,796 1,949 1,440 1,555
8 Total borrowing at Reserve Banks 46 63 169 362 332 284 126 169 110 53
9 Primary 17 11 97 63 12 35 20 97 78 21
10 Secondary 0 0 0 3 5 29 0 0 0 2
11 Seasonal 29 52 72 297 315 220 106 72 32 30
 Biweekly averages of daily figures for two-week periods ending on dates indicated
2005 2006
Oct 26 Nov 9 Nov 23 Dec 7 Dec 21 Jan 4 Jan 18 Feb 1 Feb 15 Mar 1
1 Reserve balances with Reserve Banks2 9,933 9,404 9,427 9,769 8,693 10,569 9,089 11,718 8,522 10,276
2 Total vault cash3 49,438 48,765 49,695 48,779 51,590 52,666 50,156 53,877 55,184 51,140
3 Applied vault cash4 35,963 34,453 34,421 34,707 34,302 37,324 33,738 40,185 33,427 36,819
4 Surplus vault cash5 13,475 14,312 15,275 14,073 17,289 15,342 16,418 13,692 21,757 14,322
5 Total reserves6 45,895 43,857 43,847 44,476 42,995 47,893 42,827 51,903 41,949 47,094
6 Required reserves 44,180 42,405 41,754 42,834 41,242 45,455 41,581 50,561 40,432 45,483
7 Excess reserve balances at Reserve Banks7 1,715 1,452 2,093 1,642 1,752 2,438 1,246 1,342 1,517 1,611
8 Total borrowing at Reserve Banks 224 137 135 95 259 95 180 40 66 40
9 Primary 25 4 35 12 188 29 154 11 36 6
10 Secondary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
11 Seasonal 199 132 100 83 71 66 26 29 30 30

1. Data in this table also appear in the Board's H.3 (502) weekly statistical release. Data are not break-adjusted or seasonally adjusted.   Return to table

2. Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float and includes other off-balance-sheet "as-of" adjustments.   Return to table

3. Vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements. It includes only vault cash held by those banks and thrift institutions that are not exempt from reserve requirements. Dates refer to the maintenance periods in which the vault cash can be used to satisfy reserve requirements.   Return to table

4. All vault cash held during the lagged computation period by "bound" institutions (that is, those whose required reserves exceed their vault cash) plus the amount of vault cash applied during the maintenance period by "nonbound" institutions (that is, those whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves) to satisfy current reserve requirements.   Return to table

5. Total vault cash (line 2) less applied vault cash (line 3).   Return to table

6. Reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks (line 1) plus applied vault cash (line 3).   Return to table

7. Total reserves (line 5) less required reserves (line 6).   Return to table

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