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

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Release Date: May 2, 2013
Table 1
Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements 1
Seasonally adjusted unless noted otherwise. Millions of dollars.
Date Reserves of depository institutions Monetary
base 5		 Total
borrowings
from the
Federal
Reserve,
NSA
Total 2 Nonborrowed 3 Required Excess,
NSA 4
Month 6
Apr. 2012 1,584,770 1,577,905 98,593 1,486,176 2,631,478 6,865
May 2012 1,556,689 1,550,503 99,230 1,457,460 2,609,131 6,187
June 2012 1,557,175 1,551,961 99,699 1,457,475 2,615,664 5,214
July 2012 1,584,049 1,579,791 101,000 1,483,049 2,649,396 4,258
Aug. 2012 1,582,288 1,579,017 104,538 1,477,750 2,654,458 3,271
Sep. 2012 1,515,888 1,513,923 106,447 1,409,441 2,597,251 1,965
Oct. 2012 1,525,145 1,523,679 106,870 1,418,275 2,615,620 1,466
Nov. 2012 1,546,809 1,545,758 111,505 1,435,304 2,643,297 1,051
Dec. 2012 1,569,017 1,568,221 110,266 1,458,751 2,672,578 795
Jan. 2013 1,630,872 1,630,307 111,413 1,519,460 2,740,902 565
Feb. 2013 1,731,409 1,730,944 114,621 1,616,788 2,843,651 465
Mar. 2013 1,813,070 1,812,676 114,915 1,698,154 2,929,453 394
Apr. 2013 p 1,882,384 1,881,984 113,548 1,768,836 3,003,818 400
Two weeks ending 7
Mar 6, 2013 1,764,027 1,763,622 115,924 1,648,103 2,879,186 405
Mar 20, 2013 1,813,453 1,813,061 116,161 1,697,292 2,929,721 392
Apr 3, 2013 1,839,333 1,838,942 112,779 1,726,553 2,956,529 391
Apr 17, 2013 1,905,184 1,904,787 111,642 1,793,542 3,025,335 397
May 1, 2013 p 1,867,765 1,867,358 115,778 1,751,987 2,991,560 407

Footnotes

  1. Reserves and monetary base figures incorporate adjustments for discontinuities, or "breaks," associated with regulatory changes in reserve requirements. (For more information, refer to table 3.)
  2. Seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves equal seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted required reserves plus unadjusted excess reserves. (Also, refer to footnote 2 in table 2 and footnote 2 in table 3.)
  3. Seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted nonborrowed reserves equal seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves less unadjusted total borrowings from the Federal Reserve.
  4. Excess reserves NSA equals unadjusted total reserves (table 2, column 1) less unadjusted required reserves (table 2, column 3).
  5. The seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted monetary base consists of (1) seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves plus (2) the seasonally adjusted currency component of the money stock plus (3), for all quarterly reporters on the "Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all those weekly reporters whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves, the seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted difference between current vault cash and the amount applied to satisfy current reserve requirements. (Also, refer to footnote 3 in table 2 and footnote 4 in table 3.)
  6. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
  7. Averages of daily figures.

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Table 1a
Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars.
Date Borrowings from the Federal Reserve 1
Total Primary Secondary Seasonal Term
Asset-Backed
Securities
Loan Facility 2		 Other
credit
extensions
Month 3
Apr. 2012 6,865 21 0 9 6,834 0
May 2012 6,187 16 0 27 6,143 0
June 2012 5,214 19 0 56 5,139 0
July 2012 4,258 26 0 97 4,135 0
Aug. 2012 3,271 39 0 138 3,094 0
Sep. 2012 1,965 62 0 123 1,781 0
Oct. 2012 1,466 17 0 66 1,383 0
Nov. 2012 1,051 9 0 37 1,006 0
Dec. 2012 795 12 0 23 760 0
Jan. 2013 565 11 0 7 548 0
Feb. 2013 465 10 0 1 454 0
Mar. 2013 394 8 0 0 386 0
Apr. 2013 p 400 9 0 11 380 0
Two weeks ending 4
Mar 6, 2013 405 12 0 1 392 0
Mar 20, 2013 392 6 0 0 386 0
Apr 3, 2013 391 8 0 1 382 0
Apr 17, 2013 397 6 0 9 382 0
May 1, 2013 p 407 14 0 15 378 0

Footnotes

  1. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) has extended credit to Maiden Lane LLC, Maiden Lane II LLC, and Maiden Lane III LLC, as discussed in the notes to the Board's H.4.1 statistical release, "Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks." Consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, the assets and liabilities of these LLCs have been consolidated with the assets and liabilities of the FRBNY because the FRBNY is the primary beneficiary of the LLCs. As a consequence of this consolidation, the extensions of credit from the FRBNY to these LLCs are eliminated from the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, and, thus, the loans are not included in borrowed reserves.
  2. Includes credit extended by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to eligible borrowers through the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility.
  3. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
  4. Averages of daily figures.

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Table 2
Not adjusted for changes in reserve requirements 1
Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars.
Date Reserves of depository institutions Monetary
base 3		 Reserve
balances with
F.R. Banks 4		 Vault cash 5 Net
carryover
of reserve
balances 8
Total 2 Nonborrowed Required Total Used to satisfy
required
reserves 6		 Surplus 7
Month 9
Apr. 2012 1,586,705 1,579,840 100,528 2,640,107 1,537,808 58,596 48,896 9,699
May 2012 1,558,506 1,552,319 101,046 2,616,307 1,510,119 57,991 48,387 9,604
June 2012 1,555,380 1,550,166 97,905 2,618,073 1,507,596 57,639 47,784 9,855
July 2012 1,583,770 1,579,512 100,721 2,648,865 1,535,052 58,292 48,718 9,574
Aug. 2012 1,582,193 1,578,923 104,443 2,650,395 1,532,976 58,396 49,217 9,179
Sep. 2012 1,517,507 1,515,542 108,066 2,593,767 1,468,681 58,102 48,826 9,276
Oct. 2012 1,525,583 1,524,118 107,309 2,611,517 1,476,730 59,280 48,854 10,426
Nov. 2012 1,546,110 1,545,059 110,806 2,641,911 1,497,506 59,187 48,604 10,583
Dec. 2012 1,570,383 1,569,587 111,632 2,675,025 1,517,425 63,893 52,958 10,936
Jan. 2013 1,636,934 1,636,369 117,475 2,742,337 1,582,524 64,219 54,410 9,809
Feb. 2013 1,733,393 1,732,928 116,605 2,846,120 1,680,086 63,993 53,308 10,685
Mar. 2013 1,811,301 1,810,907 113,146 2,934,270 1,760,359 61,221 50,942 10,279
Apr. 2013 p 1,884,688 1,884,287 115,852 3,011,229 1,832,952 61,811 51,735 10,075
Two weeks ending 10
Mar 6, 2013 1,768,154 1,767,750 120,052 2,885,925 1,715,800 61,462 52,355 9,108 4,168
Mar 20, 2013 1,806,530 1,806,138 109,238 2,931,294 1,757,160 60,787 49,370 11,417 4,492
Apr 3, 2013 1,840,908 1,840,517 114,354 2,964,428 1,788,735 61,643 52,173 9,470 4,115
Apr 17, 2013 1,900,050 1,899,654 106,509 3,028,703 1,849,829 61,790 50,222 11,568 4,331
May 1, 2013 p 1,878,247 1,877,840 126,260 3,003,212 1,824,982 61,873 53,265 8,607 3,892

Footnotes

  1. Reflects actual required reserves, with no adjustments to eliminate the effects of discontinuities, or "breaks," associated with regulatory changes in reserve requirements.
  2. Reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks plus vault cash used to satisfy reserve requirements.
  3. The monetary base, not break-adjusted and not seasonally adjusted, consists of (1) total reserves plus (2) required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float at Federal Reserve Banks plus (3) the currency component of the money stock plus (4), for all quarterly reporters on the "Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all those weekly reporters whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves, the difference between current vault cash and the amount applied to satisfy current reserve requirements. Currency and vault cash figures are measured over computation periods ending on Mondays. See note on simplification of reserve requirements.
  4. Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float and includes other off-balance-sheet "as-of" adjustments. See note on simplification of reserve requirements.
  5. Vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements. It includes only vault cash held by those banks and thrifts 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.
  6. All vault cash held during the lagged computation period by "bound" institutions (i.e., those whose required reserves exceed their vault cash) plus the amount of vault cash applied during the maintenance period by "nonbound" institutions (i.e., those whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves) to satisfy current reserve requirements.
  7. Total vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements, held by depository institutions not exempt from reserve requirements, minus the amount used to satisfy reserve requirements.
  8. Consists of carryover only at depository institutions maintaining reserves on the basis of two-week maintenance periods. Reflects excess (+) or deficit (-) reserves eligible to be carried forward into the two-week reserve maintenance period ending on the date shown.
  9. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
  10. Averages of daily figures.

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Note on Simplification of Reserve Requirements
On July 12, 2012, the contractual clearing balance program was eliminated and the issuance of as-of adjustments was discontinued. Required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float are zero beginning with the two weeks ending July 25, 2012. All other as-of adjustments are zero beginning with the two weeks ending August 8, 2012.

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Table 3
Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements 1
Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars.
Date Reserves of depository institutions Monetary
base 4
Total 2 Nonborrowed Required 3
Month 5
Apr. 2012 1,586,434 1,579,569 100,257 2,637,985
May 2012 1,558,118 1,551,931 100,658 2,614,113
June 2012 1,554,929 1,549,715 97,454 2,615,850
July 2012 1,583,212 1,578,954 100,163 2,647,786
Aug. 2012 1,581,510 1,578,239 103,760 2,649,885
Sep. 2012 1,516,731 1,514,766 107,290 2,593,190
Oct. 2012 1,524,700 1,523,234 106,425 2,610,851
Nov. 2012 1,545,094 1,544,043 109,790 2,641,159
Dec. 2012 1,569,431 1,568,636 110,680 2,674,312
Jan. 2013 1,636,785 1,636,220 117,325 2,742,199
Feb. 2013 1,733,277 1,732,813 116,490 2,846,040
Mar. 2013 1,811,106 1,810,712 112,951 2,934,133
Apr. 2013 p 1,884,363 1,883,963 115,527 3,010,990
Two weeks ending 6
Mar 6, 2013 1,768,000 1,767,595 119,897 2,885,817
Mar 20, 2013 1,806,347 1,805,955 109,055 2,931,166
Apr 3, 2013 1,840,675 1,840,284 114,122 2,964,265
Apr 17, 2013 1,899,786 1,899,389 106,244 3,028,516
May 1, 2013 p 1,877,836 1,877,429 125,849 3,002,897

Footnotes

Note: Current and historical H.3 data are available each week on the Federal Reserve Board's website (http://www.federalreserve.gov/). Monthly data are available back to January 1959, and weekly data are available back to January 1975 for most series.
  1. Figures reflect adjustments for discontinuities, or "breaks," associated with regulatory changes in reserve requirements.
  2. Break-adjusted total reserves equal break-adjusted required reserves (table 3, column 3) plus excess reserves NSA (table 1, column 4).
  3. To adjust required reserves for discontinuities due to regulatory changes in reserve requirements, a multiplicative procedure is used to estimate what required reserves would have been in past periods had current reserve requirements been in effect. Break-adjusted required reserves are equal to break-adjusted required reserves against transactions deposits.
  4. The break-adjusted monetary base equals (1) break-adjusted total reserves plus (2) the (unadjusted) currency component of the money stock plus (3), for all quarterly reporters on the "Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all those weekly reporters whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves, the break-adjusted difference between current vault cash and the amount applied to satisfy current reserve requirements.
  5. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
  6. Averages of daily figures.

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Last update: May 2, 2013