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Statistical Supplement | March 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2006
1.12  Reserves and Borrowings, Depository Institutions1
Millions of dollars
Reserve classification Prorated monthly averages of biweekly averages
2003 2004 2005 2005
Dec Dec Dec Juner Julyr Augr Septr Octr Novr Dec
1 Reserve balances with Reserve Banks2 10,863 12,046 9,541 11,220 10,851 10,346 11,140 9,630 9,500 9,541
2 Total vault cash3 44,063 47,264 51,302 46,280 47,278 48,159 47,282 49,515 49,202 51,302
3 Applied vault cash4 32,086 34,800r 35,368 34,876 35,617 34,516 34,472 34,483 34,497 35,368
4 Surplus vault cash5 11,976 12,463 15,934 11,404 11,662 13,643 12,809 15,032 14,705 15,934
5 Total reserves6 42,949 46,847 44,909 46,096 46,468 44,862 45,612 44,113 43,997 44,909
6 Required reserves 41,906 44,938 42,960 44,320 44,733 43,238 43,568 42,216 42,201 42,960
7 Excess reserve balances at Reserve Banks7 1,043 1,909 1,949 1,776 1,736 1,623 2,044 1,897 1,796 1,949
8 Total borrowing at Reserve Banks 46 63 169 249 425 362 332 284 126 169
9 Primary 17 11 97 85 176 63 12 35 20 97
10 Secondary 0 0 0 0 12 3 5 29 0 0
11 Seasonal 29 52 72 164 237 297 315 220 106 72
 Biweekly averages of daily figures for two-week periods ending on dates indicated
2005 2006
Aug 31r Sept 14r Sept 28r Oct 12r Oct 26r Nov 9r Nov 23r Dec 7r Dec 21 Jan 4
1 Reserve balances with Reserve Banks2 11,650 9,572 12,961 9,372 9,933 9,404 9,427 9,769 8,693 10,569
2 Total vault cash3 47,212 46,886 47,302 49,917 49,438 48,765 49,695 48,779 51,590 52,666
3 Applied vault cash4 35,621 32,454 36,734 32,769 35,963 34,453 34,421 34,707 34,302 37,324
4 Surplus vault cash5 11,591 14,432 10,568 17,148 13,475 14,312 15,275 14,073 17,289 15,342
5 Total reserves6 47,271 42,026 49,695 42,141 45,895 43,857 43,847 44,476 42,995 47,893
6 Required reserves 45,460 40,252 47,417 39,847 44,180 42,405 41,754 42,834 41,242 45,455
7 Excess reserve balances at Reserve Banks7 1,811 1,774 2,278 2,294 1,715 1,452 2,093 1,642 1,752 2,438
8 Total borrowing at Reserve Banks 333 317 336 415 224 137 135 95 259 95
9 Primary 11 12 7 59 25 4 35 12 188 29
10 Secondary 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasonal 322 305 330 280 199 132 100 83 71 66

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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