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

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Release Date: June 2, 2016

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Table 1
Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars unless otherwise noted.
Date Reserve balances required Reserve balances maintained 4
Reserve balance
requirements 1		 Top of penalty-
free band 2		 Bottom of penalty-
free band 3		 Total Balances
maintained to
satisfy reserve
balance
requirements 5		 Balances
maintained that
exceed the top of
the penalty-
free band 6
Month 7
Apr. 2015 92,469 101,729 83,209 2,698,960 101,495 2,597,465
May 2015 92,358 101,607 83,111 2,584,359 101,248 2,483,111
June 2015 87,882 96,684 79,082 2,553,138 96,362 2,456,776
July 2015 91,834 101,030 82,638 2,590,841 100,727 2,490,114
Aug. 2015 96,142 105,770 86,517 2,608,263 105,413 2,502,851
Sept. 2015 91,977 101,188 82,767 2,643,958 100,898 2,543,060
Oct. 2015 89,638 98,615 80,662 2,668,193 98,332 2,569,860
Nov. 2015 89,572 98,545 80,603 2,602,104 98,290 2,503,815
Dec. 2015 89,313 98,259 80,370 2,419,774 97,981 2,321,793
Jan. 2016 96,507 106,172 86,843 2,376,108 105,739 2,270,368
Feb. 2016 90,677 99,760 81,596 2,448,797 99,391 2,349,406
Mar. 2016 92,787 102,081 83,495 2,460,382 101,702 2,358,680
Apr. 2016 97,241 106,979 87,504 2,427,737 106,587 2,321,150
             
Two weeks ending 8
Mar. 30, 2016 97,589 107,363 87,817 2,415,476 107,081 2,308,395
Apr. 13, 2016 87,491 96,255 78,729 2,444,404 96,028 2,348,376
Apr. 27, 2016 106,010 116,624 95,397 2,422,204 116,132 2,306,072
May 11, 2016 98,565 108,436 88,696 2,381,340 107,799 2,273,541
May 25, 2016 102,555 112,824 92,288 2,374,376 112,382 2,261,994

Footnotes

  1. Equals required reserves (table 2, column 2) less vault cash used to satisfy required reserves (table 2, column 4).
  2. Equals the sum of each institution's top of the penalty-free band. For each institution, the top of the penalty-free band is equal to the institution's reserve balance requirement plus an amount that is the greater of 10 percent of the institution's reserve balance requirement or $50,000.
  3. Equals the sum of each institution's bottom of the penalty-free band. For each institution, the bottom of the penalty-free band is equal to the institution's reserve balance requirement less an amount that is the greater of 10 percent of the institution's reserve balance requirement or $50,000.
  4. Effective February 18, 2014, omits balances held by designated financial market utilities. These balances are reported in the H.4.1 statistical release.
  5. Equals the sum of balances maintained up to the top of each institution's penalty-free band.
  6. Equals the sum of balances maintained that exceed the top of each institution's penalty-free band.
  7. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
  8. Averages of daily figures.

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Table 2
Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars.
Date Reserves Vault cash 2 Monetary base
Total 1 Required Total Used to satisfy
required
reserves 3		 Surplus 4 Total 5 Total balances
maintained 6		 Currency in
circulation
Month 7
Apr. 2015 2,756,740 150,249 67,909 57,780 10,129 4,059,374 2,698,960 1,360,414
May 2015 2,641,733 149,733 67,247 57,374 9,873 3,949,372 2,584,359 1,365,013
June 2015 2,611,129 145,873 67,723 57,990 9,733 3,919,649 2,553,138 1,366,511
July 2015 2,649,299 150,292 67,866 58,458 9,408 3,961,217 2,590,841 1,370,376
Aug. 2015 2,666,058 153,937 67,132 57,795 9,338 3,984,019 2,608,263 1,375,756
Sept. 2015 2,701,278 149,298 67,346 57,321 10,026 4,028,486 2,643,958 1,384,529
Oct. 2015 2,725,944 147,389 68,490 57,751 10,739 4,060,469 2,668,193 1,392,276
Nov. 2015 2,660,341 147,809 68,248 58,237 10,011 4,006,725 2,602,104 1,404,621
Dec. 2015 2,481,187 150,727 71,813 61,413 10,400 3,835,810 2,419,774 1,416,036
Jan. 2016 2,440,011 160,411 73,496 63,904 9,593 3,792,723 2,376,108 1,416,615
Feb. 2016 2,510,850 152,731 73,561 62,053 11,508 3,872,495 2,448,797 1,423,698
Mar. 2016 2,519,685 152,090 69,816 59,303 10,513 3,898,447 2,460,382 1,438,065
Apr. 2016 2,487,012 156,515 69,543 59,274 10,269 3,872,928 2,427,737 1,445,191
                 
Two weeks ending 8
Mar. 30, 2016 2,477,372 159,485 71,118 61,896 9,222 3,855,950 2,415,476 1,440,475
Apr. 13, 2016 2,502,148 145,235 69,543 57,744 11,799 3,888,633 2,444,404 1,444,229
Apr. 27, 2016 2,482,835 166,641 69,504 60,631 8,873 3,867,237 2,422,204 1,445,033
May 11, 2016 2,440,916 158,141 69,731 59,576 10,155 3,831,433 2,381,340 1,450,093
May 25, 2016 2,434,246 162,425 69,066 59,870 9,196 3,826,163 2,374,376 1,451,787

Footnotes

  1. Equals total reserve balances maintained (table 1, column 4) plus vault cash used to satisfy required reserves.
  2. Vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements. It includes only vault cash held by institutions not exempt from reserve requirements. Dates refer to the maintenance periods for which the vault cash can be used to satisfy reserve requirements.
  3. 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.
  4. Total vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements, held by institutions not exempt from reserve requirements, minus the amount used to satisfy reserve requirements.
  5. Equals total balances maintained plus currency in circulation.
  6. Effective February 18, 2014, omits balances held by designated financial market utilities. These balances are reported in the H.4.1 statistical release.
  7. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
  8. Averages of daily figures.

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Table 3
Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars.
Date Borrowings from the Federal Reserve Nonborrowed
reserves 1
Total Primary Secondary Seasonal Other credit
extensions
Month 2
Apr. 2015 52 24 0 28 0 2,756,688
May 2015 87 6 0 81 0 2,641,646
June 2015 150 14 0 135 0 2,610,979
July 2015 186 6 0 179 0 2,649,113
Aug. 2015 235 14 0 221 0 2,665,823
Sept. 2015 256 9 0 246 0 2,701,023
Oct. 2015 194 6 0 188 0 2,725,750
Nov. 2015 115 9 0 106 0 2,660,226
Dec. 2015 106 38 0 67 0 2,481,082
Jan. 2016 77 55 0 22 0 2,439,935
Feb. 2016 34 23 0 10 0 2,510,816
Mar. 2016 21 9 0 13 0 2,519,664
Apr. 2016 63 20 0 42 0 2,486,949
             
Two weeks ending 3
Mar. 30, 2016 28 14 0 15 0 2,477,344
Apr. 13, 2016 38 4 0 33 0 2,502,110
Apr. 27, 2016 85 36 0 49 0 2,482,751
May 11, 2016 71 17 0 54 0 2,440,845
May 25, 2016 81 7 0 73 0 2,434,165

Footnotes

  1. Equals total reserves (table 2, column 1) less total borrowings from the Federal Reserve.
  2. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
  3. Averages of daily figures.
Last update: June 02, 2016