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Statistical Supplement | May 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2005

1.12  Reserves and Borrowings, Depository Institutions1
Millions of dollars
Reserve classification Prorated monthly averages of biweekly averages
2002 2003 2004 2004 2005
Dec Dec Dec Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
1 Reserve balances with Reserve Banks2 9,926 10,861 12,017 12,418 13,044 12,010 12,116 12,017 14,032 12,255
2 Total vault cash3 43,363 44,060 47,259 45,042 44,840 46,659 45,570 47,259 47,668 47,640
3 Applied vault cash4 30,347 32,083 34,795 33,454 33,489 33,736 33,536 34,795 36,365 34,447
4 Surplus vault cash5 13,016 11,976 12,463 11,588 11,352 12,923 12,035 12,463 11,303 13,193
5 Total reserves6 40,272 42,944 46,812 45,872 46,532 45,747 45,652 46,812 50,397 46,703
6 Required reserves 38,263 41,906 44,901 44,334 44,953 44,028 43,881 44,901 48,656 45,174
7 Excess reserve balances at Reserve Banks7 2,009 1,038 1,911 1,537 1,579 1,719 1,771 1,911 1,742 1,529
8 Total borrowing at Reserve Banks 80 46 63 251 335 179 183 63 62 42
9 Primary ... 17 11 18 97 15 105 11 39 26
10 Secondary ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasonal 45 29 52 233 238 164 78 52 23 16
12 Adjustment 35 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
 Biweekly averages of daily figures for two-week periods ending on dates indicated
2004 2005
Oct 27 Nov 10 Nov 24 Dec 8 Dec 22 Jan 5 Jan 19 Feb 2 Feb 16 Mar 2
1 Reserve balances with Reserve Banks2 12,945 12,266 11,979 12,188 11,693 12,371 12,278 16,771 10,212 13,888
2 Total vault cash3 46,370 45,227 46,097 44,914 47,571 48,858 46,771 48,220 48,295 46,780
3 Applied vault cash4 35,468 32,784 34,148 33,361 34,327 36,799 34,453 38,417 33,280 35,148
4 Surplus vault cash5 10,902 12,444 11,949 11,554 13,244 12,059 12,319 9,804 15,015 11,632
5 Total reserves6 48,413 45,049 46,127 45,548 46,020 49,170 46,730 55,188 43,491 49,036
6 Required reserves 46,694 43,144 44,457 43,766 44,159 47,066 44,944 53,649 42,016 47,446
7 Excess reserve balances at Reserve Banks7 1,719 1,905 1,670 1,782 1,860 2,104 1,786 1,539 1,475 1,590
8 Total borrowing at Reserve Banks 186 100 294 64 68 54 59 69 30 51
9 Primary 28 7 218 5 12 14 40 49 16 35
10 Secondary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasonal 158 93 76 59 56 40 20 21 15 17
12 Adjustment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

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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