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Finance and Economics Discussion Series: Data for paper 2011-26

Friedman's Monetary Economics in Practice

Edward Nelson

Figure 1. Federal Reserve primary credit rate and its spread over effective funds rate, monthly averages, percent, January 2007-June 2010

Month M1SL (M1 data, s.a., modern Federal Reserve Board definition, downloaded from FRED, 2010) M2SL (M2 data, s.a., modern Federal Reserve Board definition, downloaded from FRED, 2010)
19590101 138.9 286.6
19590201 139.4 287.7
19590301 139.7 289.2
19590401 139.7 290.1
19590501 140.7 292.2
19590601 141.2 294.1
19590701 141.7 295.2
19590801 141.9 296.4
19590901 141 296.7
19591001 140.5 296.5
19591101 140.4 297.1
19591201 140 297.8
19600101 140 298.2
19600201 139.9 298.5
19600301 139.8 299.4
19600401 139.6 300.1
19600501 139.6 300.9
19600601 139.6 302.3
19600701 140.2 304.1
19600801 141.3 306.9
19600901 141.2 308.4
19601001 140.9 309.5
19601101 140.9 310.9
19601201 140.7 312.4
19610101 141.1 314.1
19610201 141.6 316.5
19610301 141.9 318.3
19610401 142.1 319.9
19610501 142.7 322.2
19610601 142.9 324.3
19610701 142.9 325.6
19610801 143.5 327.6
19610901 143.8 329.5
19611001 144.1 331.1
19611101 144.8 333.4
19611201 145.2 335.5
19620101 145.2 337.5
19620201 145.7 340.1
19620301 146 343.1
19620401 146.4 345.5
19620501 146.8 347.5
19620601 146.6 349.3
19620701 146.5 350.8
19620801 146.6 352.8
19620901 146.3 354.9
19621001 146.7 357.2
19621101 147.3 359.8
19621201 147.8 362.7
19630101 148.3 365.2
19630201 148.9 367.9
19630301 149.2 370.7
19630401 149.7 373.3
19630501 150.4 376.1
19630601 150.4 378.4
19630701 151.3 381.1
19630801 151.8 383.6
19630901 152 386
19631001 152.6 388.3
19631101 153.7 391.5
19631201 153.3 393.2
19640101 153.7 395.2
19640201 154.3 397.6
19640301 154.5 399.8
19640401 154.8 401.7
19640501 155.3 404.2
19640601 155.6 407.1
19640701 156.8 410.1
19640801 157.8 413.4
19640901 158.7 416.9
19641001 159.2 419.1
19641101 160 422.1
19641201 160.3 424.7
19650101 160.7 427.5
19650201 160.9 430.4
19650301 161.5 433.2
19650401 162 435.4
19650501 161.7 437.1
19650601 162.2 440.1
19650701 163.1 442.9
19650801 163.7 445.8
19650901 164.9 449.5
19651001 166 452.6
19651101 166.7 455.7
19651201 167.8 459.2
19660101 169.1 462
19660201 169.6 464.6
19660301 170.5 467.2
19660401 171.8 469.3
19660501 171.3 470.1
19660601 171.6 471.2
19660701 170.3 470.9
19660801 170.8 472.6
19660901 172 475.4
19661001 171.2 475.7
19661101 171.4 477.3
19661201 172 480.2
19670101 171.9 481.6
19670201 173 485.1
19670301 174.8 489.7
19670401 174.2 492.1
19670501 175.7 497.2
19670601 177 502
19670701 178.1 506.3
19670801 179.7 510.8
19670901 180.7 514.7
19671001 181.6 518.2
19671101 182.4 521.2
19671201 183.3 524.8
19680101 184.3 527.4
19680201 184.7 530.4
19680301 185.5 533.2
19680401 186.6 535.7
19680501 188 538.9
19680601 189.4 542.6
19680701 190.5 545.6
19680801 191.8 549.4
19680901 192.7 553.6
19681001 194 557.6
19681101 196 562.4
19681201 197.4 566.8
19690101 198.7 569.3
19690201 199.3 571.9
19690301 200 574.4
19690401 200.7 575.7
19690501 200.8 576.5
19690601 201.3 578.5
19690701 201.7 579.5
19690801 201.7 580.1
19690901 202.1 582.1
19691001 202.9 583.4
19691101 203.6 585.4
19691201 203.9 587.9
19700101 206.2 589.6
19700201 205 586.3
19700301 205.7 587.3
19700401 206.7 588.4
19700501 207.2 591.5
19700601 207.6 595.2
19700701 208 599.1
19700801 209.9 604.9
19700901 211.8 611.2
19701001 212.9 616.4
19701101 213.7 621.1
19701201 214.4 626.5
19710101 215.5 633
19710201 217.4 641
19710301 218.8 649.9
19710401 220 658.4
19710501 222 666.7
19710601 223.5 673
19710701 224.9 679.6
19710801 225.6 685.5
19710901 226.5 692.5
19711001 227.2 698.4
19711101 227.8 704.6
19711201 228.3 710.3
19720101 230.1 717.7
19720201 232.3 725.7
19720301 234.3 733.5
19720401 235.6 738.4
19720501 235.9 743.4
19720601 236.6 749.7
19720701 238.8 759.5
19720801 240.9 768.7
19720901 243.2 778.3
19721001 245 786.9
19721101 246.4 793.9
19721201 249.2 802.3
19730101 251.5 810.3
19730201 252.2 814.1
19730301 251.7 815.3
19730401 252.7 819.7
19730501 254.9 826.8
19730601 256.7 833.3
19730701 257.5 836.5
19730801 257.7 838.8
19730901 257.9 839.3
19731001 259 842.6
19731101 261 848.9
19731201 262.9 855.5
19740101 263.8 859.7
19740201 265.3 864.2
19740301 266.7 870.1
19740401 267.2 872.9
19740501 267.6 874.6
19740601 268.5 877.8
19740701 269.3 881.4
19740801 270.1 884.1
19740901 271 887.9
19741001 272.3 893.3
19741101 273.7 898.6
19741201 274.2 902.1
19750101 273.9 906.3
19750201 275 914.1
19750301 276.4 925
19750401 276.2 935.1
19750501 279.2 947.9
19750601 282.4 963
19750701 283.7 975.1
19750801 284.1 983.1
19750901 285.7 991.5
19751001 285.4 997.8
19751101 286.8 1006.9
19751201 287.1 1016.2
19760101 288.4 1026.6
19760201 290.8 1040.3
19760301 292.7 1050
19760401 294.7 1060.8
19760501 295.9 1072.1
19760601 296.2 1077.6
19760701 297.2 1086.3
19760801 299 1098.7
19760901 299.6 1110.8
19761001 302 1125
19761101 303.6 1138.2
19761201 306.2 1152
19770101 308.3 1165.2
19770201 311.5 1177.6
19770301 313.9 1188.5
19770401 316 1199.6
19770501 317.2 1209
19770601 318.8 1217.8
19770701 320.2 1226.7
19770801 322.3 1237
19770901 324.5 1246.2
19771001 326.4 1254
19771101 328.6 1262.4
19771201 330.9 1270.3
19780101 334.4 1279.7
19780201 335.3 1285.5
19780301 337 1292.2
19780401 339.9 1300.4
19780501 344.9 1310.5
19780601 346.9 1318.5
19780701 347.6 1324.1
19780801 349.6 1333.5
19780901 352.2 1345
19781001 353.3 1352.3
19781101 355.4 1359.1
19781201 357.3 1366
19790101 358.6 1371.6
19790201 359.9 1377.8
19790301 362.5 1387.8
19790401 368 1402.1
19790501 369.6 1410.2
19790601 373.4 1423
19790701 377.2 1434.8
19790801 378.8 1446.6
19790901 379.3 1454.1
19791001 380.8 1460.4
19791101 380.8 1465.9
19791201 381.8 1473.7
19800101 385.8 1482.7
19800201 390.1 1494.6
19800301 388.4 1499.8
19800401 383.8 1502.2
19800501 384.8 1512.3
19800601 389.1 1529.2
19800701 394 1545.5
19800801 399.2 1561.5
19800901 404.8 1574
19801001 409 1584.8
19801101 410.7 1595.8
19801201 408.5 1599.8
19810101 411.3 1606.9
19810201 414.8 1618.7
19810301 419 1636.6
19810401 427.4 1659.2
19810501 424.7 1664.2
19810601 425.2 1670.3
19810701 426.9 1681.9
19810801 426.9 1694.3
19810901 427 1706
19811001 428.4 1721.8
19811101 431.3 1736.1
19811201 436.7 1755.5
19820101 442.7 1770.4
19820201 441.9 1774.5
19820301 442.7 1786.5
19820401 447.1 1803.9
19820501 446.7 1815.4
19820601 447.5 1826
19820701 448 1833.7
19820801 451.4 1848.5
19820901 456.9 1862.4
19821001 464.5 1873.7
19821101 471.5 1887.3
19821201 474.8 1909.3
19830101 477.2 1962.4
19830201 484.3 1999.6
19830301 490.6 2017.8
19830401 493.2 2031.1
19830501 500 2045.5
19830601 504 2055.8
19830701 507.8 2067.1
19830801 510.5 2076.2
19830901 512.8 2085.3
19831001 517.2 2101.5
19831101 519 2114.6
19831201 521.4 2125.7
19840101 525.1 2140.4
19840201 527.5 2160.5
19840301 531.4 2177.5
19840401 535 2193.9
19840501 536.7 2206.4
19840601 540.2 2217.4
19840701 540.9 2225.8
19840801 541 2232.5
19840901 543.1 2246.5
19841001 543.7 2261.1
19841101 547.5 2283.6
19841201 551.6 2308.8
19850101 557 2334.9
19850201 563.6 2356.4
19850301 566.6 2368.5
19850401 570.4 2377.8
19850501 575.1 2392.1
19850601 582.3 2415.2
19850701 589.1 2432
19850801 596.2 2446.5
19850901 603.3 2458.8
19851001 607.8 2470.6
19851101 612.2 2480.2
19851201 619.8 2494.6
19860101 621.4 2504.8
19860201 625.2 2515.3
19860301 633.5 2535.6
19860401 641 2560.3
19860501 652 2587.8
19860601 660.6 2608
19860701 670.3 2629.8
19860801 678.7 2649.7
19860901 687.4 2671.2
19861001 694.9 2691.1
19861101 705.4 2704.9
19861201 724.7 2731.6
19870101 730.2 2747.3
19870201 730.7 2751.1
19870301 733.8 2757
19870401 743.9 2771.3
19870501 745.8 2776.6
19870601 743.2 2778.2
19870701 743 2782.7
19870801 744.9 2791.8
19870901 747.6 2803.2
19871001 756.2 2818.8
19871101 753.2 2823.5
19871201 750.2 2831
19880101 756.2 2852
19880201 757.7 2875
19880301 761.8 2895.2
19880401 768.1 2915.3
19880501 771.7 2930.7
19880601 778.3 2942.8
19880701 781.4 2952.6
19880801 783.3 2957.7
19880901 783.7 2962.6
19881001 783.3 2971
19881101 784.9 2985.9
19881201 786.7 2993.9
19890101 785.7 2997.2
19890201 783.8 2997.6
19890301 783 3005.2
19890401 779.2 3011.4
19890501 775 3017.1
19890601 773.5 3033.4
19890701 777.8 3058.1
19890801 779.4 3080.1
19890901 781 3098.5
19891001 786.6 3120.3
19891101 787.9 3139.2
19891201 792.9 3158.4
19900101 795.4 3172.2
19900201 798.1 3184.6
19900301 801.6 3195.6
19900401 806.2 3207.1
19900501 804.3 3205.9
19900601 808.9 3218.7
19900701 810.1 3229
19900801 815.7 3246.5
19900901 820.1 3259.1
19901001 819.8 3263.8
19901101 822.1 3267.1
19901201 824.7 3276.3
19910101 827.1 3292.1
19910201 832.7 3308.9
19910301 838.8 3326.2
19910401 843.2 3337.1
19910501 848.8 3347.7
19910601 856.7 3356.6
19910701 861.5 3360.1
19910801 866.7 3359
19910901 870.2 3358.8
19911001 878 3364.2
19911101 887.6 3369.6
19911201 897 3376.4
19920101 910.4 3384.9
19920201 925.3 3403.9
19920301 936.7 3407.7
19920401 943.7 3403.5
19920501 950.5 3402.3
19920601 954.3 3397.2
19920701 963.2 3397.2
19920801 973.7 3402.2
19920901 988.1 3413.9
19921001 1003.8 3427.6
19921101 1015.7 3430.2
19921201 1024.9 3428.9
19930101 1030.4 3423.1
19930201 1033.5 3418.9
19930301 1038.5 3416.4
19930401 1047.6 3415.7
19930501 1065.9 3441
19930601 1075.1 3446.8
19930701 1084.5 3446.2
19930801 1094.2 3449.9
19930901 1104.2 3456.6
19931001 1113 3461.1
19931101 1124.2 3474.7
19931201 1129.6 3479.3
19940101 1131.6 3479.7
19940201 1136.3 3480.6
19940301 1140.2 3486
19940401 1141.1 3489.1
19940501 1143.3 3498.6
19940601 1145.1 3487.2
19940701 1150.6 3495.6
19940801 1150.6 3492.7
19940901 1151.9 3492.9
19941001 1150.1 3491.4
19941101 1151 3494.7
19941201 1150.6 3493.7
19950101 1151.4 3499
19950201 1147.4 3496.2
19950301 1146.7 3497.3
19950401 1149.3 3505.3
19950501 1145.4 3530.4
19950601 1144.2 3555.9
19950701 1145.4 3574.3
19950801 1145.5 3596.1
19950901 1141.9 3609.2
19951001 1137.3 3620.4
19951101 1134 3627.6
19951201 1127.5 3637.4
19960101 1123.5 3655.5
19960201 1118.5 3669.3
19960301 1122.5 3695.1
19960401 1124.8 3706
19960501 1116.5 3716.8
19960601 1115.1 3730.3
19960701 1112.5 3745
19960801 1101.6 3751.9
19960901 1096.1 3760.6
19961001 1086.1 3777.2
19961101 1083.6 3795.2
19961201 1081.6 3817.5
19970101 1081.5 3831.4
19970201 1078.8 3842.7
19970301 1071.8 3856.1
19970401 1064 3874.9
19970501 1063.9 3885.5
19970601 1065.7 3901.1
19970701 1066.2 3922.8
19970801 1074.4 3952
19970901 1067.6 3971.6
19971001 1065.5 3987.9
19971101 1070.1 4010.5
19971201 1072.8 4032.1
19980101 1074.3 4054.1
19980201 1077.9 4085.8
19980301 1077.5 4110.8
19980401 1076.2 4133.9
19980501 1078.4 4157.3
19980601 1077 4181.9
19980701 1075.1 4198.1
19980801 1074.8 4221.5
19980901 1080.2 4265.4
19981001 1085.9 4302.4
19981101 1094.6 4339.9
19981201 1095.8 4373.5
19990101 1097.8 4395.9
19990201 1097 4421.1
19990301 1097.8 4432.1
19990401 1101.9 4459.1
19990501 1102.6 4478.2
19990601 1099.7 4503.1
19990701 1098.6 4526.4
19990801 1099.1 4547.7
19990901 1096.3 4561.6
19991001 1102.3 4582.5
19991101 1111.7 4608.1
19991201 1122.7 4632.6
20000101 1121.9 4659.2
20000201 1109.3 4675.7
20000301 1108.3 4703.2
20000401 1113.5 4755.3
20000501 1105.8 4748.9
20000601 1103.3 4762.3
20000701 1103 4777.2
20000801 1100.4 4811.8
20000901 1099.1 4843.1
20001001 1098.7 4861.4
20001101 1092.4 4870.8
20001201 1087.7 4914.8
20010101 1097.5 4969.4
20010201 1101.5 5005.8
20010301 1109.9 5064.5
20010401 1115 5126.5
20010501 1119.6 5130.2
20010601 1126.4 5169.2
20010701 1139.8 5203
20010801 1149.8 5234.3
20010901 1204 5345
20011001 1165.9 5337.6
20011101 1171.6 5379.8
20011201 1182.2 5430.9
20020101 1190.4 5460.1
20020201 1190.7 5487.8
20020301 1193.2 5497.3
20020401 1185.8 5500.6
20020501 1189.3 5522.9
20020601 1192.2 5545.9
20020701 1199.6 5594.5
20020801 1185.9 5631.1
20020901 1194.6 5655.3
20021001 1203.8 5707.3
20021101 1209.4 5751.9
20021201 1220.4 5778.7
20030101 1226.3 5804.3
20030201 1238.6 5842
20030301 1239.2 5857.6
20030401 1248.3 5902.1
20030501 1268.1 5955.4
20030601 1280.3 5993.8
20030701 1287.9 6047.9
20030801 1294.1 6094.3
20030901 1296.8 6074
20031001 1297.3 6059.4
20031101 1298.2 6060.7
20031201 1306.9 6067.4
20040101 1305 6068
20040201 1321.6 6109.1
20040301 1330.2 6148.8
20040401 1331.7 6187.2
20040501 1331.5 6256.2
20040601 1342.4 6269.2
20040701 1340 6274.4
20040801 1353 6299.6
20040901 1360.9 6334.3
20041001 1360.7 6359
20041101 1376.3 6394.4
20041201 1376.8 6409.4
20050101 1365.5 6407.5
20050201 1372.6 6424.8
20050301 1372.7 6440.7
20050401 1357.3 6445.9
20050501 1365.2 6463.5
20050601 1378.3 6496.6
20050701 1366.3 6524.7
20050801 1375.9 6557
20050901 1377.3 6592
20051001 1374.5 6623.1
20051101 1377.7 6650.4
20051201 1375.1 6675.5
20060101 1380 6715.5
20060201 1380.3 6742.8
20060301 1384.4 6758.5
20060401 1379.9 6783.5
20060501 1386.2 6800.7
20060601 1372.6 6834.3
20060701 1368.3 6869.3
20060801 1368.6 6899.1
20060901 1361.3 6929.3
20061001 1369 6987.6
20061101 1372.2 7024.6
20061201 1367.1 7072.5
20070101 1373 7108.3
20070201 1366.1 7127
20070301 1368.1 7160.2
20070401 1378.2 7212.7
20070501 1379.8 7246.2
20070601 1363.6 7271.9
20070701 1367.6 7304.7
20070801 1370.7 7364.5
20070901 1371.2 7404.3
20071001 1377.8 7436.5
20071101 1374.3 7464
20071201 1374.5 7502.6
20080101 1379.8 7535.4
20080201 1385.6 7624.7
20080301 1388.3 7685.7
20080401 1390.7 7710.6
20080501 1390.1 7734
20080601 1396.8 7746.6
20080701 1413.8 7798.4
20080801 1398.8 7786.8
20080901 1458.5 7894.1
20081001 1471.7 8009.8
20081101 1516.9 8062.5
20081201 1602.1 8255.3
20090101 1583.5 8316.7
20090201 1574 8356.7
20090301 1577.4 8409.9
20090401 1608.5 8364.3
20090501 1608.5 8436.7
20090601 1646.2 8453
20090701 1649.9 8443
20090801 1648.4 8419.7
20090901 1660.8 8459.3
20091001 1676.2 8492.1
20091101 1687.5 8523.3
20091201 1696.6 8542.8
20100101 1680.7 8486
20100201 1714.8 8545.7
20100301 1713.1 8519.9
20100401 1701.4 8490.6
20100501 1706 8573
20100601 1721.5 8604.6
20100701 1716.4 8603.3
20100801 1742.8 8649.4
20100901 1765.6 8709.1
20101001 1779 8766.1

Figure 2. The money stock ($ billion) in three periods of credit market disruption.

  M1 annual average (Balke and Gordon 1986 p. 785) M2 annual average (Balke and Gordon 1986 p. 785)
1927-1 25.49 61.02
1928-1 25.69 63.32
1929-1 25.79 63.44
1930-1 24.77 62.04
1931-1 22.78 57.24
1932-1 20.1 47.79
1933-1 19.06 42.21
1934-1 21.59 45.77
1935-1 25.52 52.66
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