1 FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.3 (502) Table 1 For release at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MONETARY BASE September 13, 2012 Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements(1) Seasonally adjusted unless noted otherwise Millions of dollars ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reserves of depository institutions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total borrowings Date Total Nonborrowed Required Excess, Monetary from the (2) (3) NSA base Federal Reserve, (4) (5) NSA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month(6) 2011-Aug. 1666949 1655115 83585 1583364 2657378 11834 Sep. 1642710 1631135 91718 1550992 2638581 11575 Oct. 1638605 1627395 93287 1545318 2639138 11210 Nov. 1591978 1581637 94060 1497919 2598948 10341 Dec. 1597183 1587657 94866 1502318 2610832 9526 2012-Jan. 1614015 1605401 94458 1519557 2637185 8614 Feb. 1658308 1650375 98083 1560226 2691730 7933 Mar. 1607992 1600663 98290 1509703 2650393 7330 Apr. 1584744 1577879 98482 1486262 2633314 6865 May 1556344 1550157 98873 1457471 2609122 6187 June 1556499 1551285 99024 1457475 2615004 5214 July 1583475 1579217 100426 1483049 2648084 4258 Aug. p 1582279 1579008 104528 1477751 2653394 3271 Two weeks ending(7) 2012-July 11 1558442 1553825 100387 1458055 2620705 4617 25 1593742 1589515 99446 1494296 2659185 4227 Aug. 8 1605411 1601739 102784 1502628 2672374 3673 22 1586868 1583341 106018 1480850 2657241 3527 Sep. 5p 1554578 1552063 103761 1450817 2630540 2516 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. p preliminary 1 H.3 (502) Table 1a AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MONETARY BASE Not seasonally adjusted Millions of dollars -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borrowings from the Federal Reserve(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date Term Asset-Backed Other Total Primary Secondary Seasonal Securities credit Loan extensions Facility(2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month(3) 2011-Aug. 11834 5 0 92 11737 0 Sep. 11575 19 0 81 11474 0 Oct. 11210 19 0 50 11140 0 Nov. 10341 20 0 20 10301 0 Dec. 9526 103 0 23 9400 0 2012-Jan. 8614 27 0 7 8580 0 Feb. 7933 13 0 1 7920 0 Mar. 7330 12 0 4 7314 0 Apr. 6865 21 0 9 6834 0 May 6187 16 0 27 6143 0 June 5214 19 0 56 5139 0 July 4258 26 0 97 4135 0 Aug. p 3271 39 0 138 3094 0 Two weeks ending(4) 2012-July 11 4617 12 0 75 4530 0 25 4227 41 0 102 4085 0 Aug. 8 3673 17 1 127 3528 0 22 3527 17 0 143 3366 0 Sep. 5p 2516 92 0 140 2285 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. p preliminary 1 H.3 (502) Table 2 AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MONETARY BASE Not adjusted for changes in reserve requirements(1) Not seasonally adjusted Millions of dollars ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reserves of depository institutions Vault cash(5) -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Reserve Used to Net Date Total Nonborrowed Required Monetary balances Total satisfy Surplus carryover (2) base with F.R. required (7) of reserve (3) Banks reserves balances (4) (6) (8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month(9) 2011-Aug. 1666693 1654859 83329 2656915 1621202 56772 45492 11280 Sep. 1643584 1632009 92592 2637039 1597072 56907 46512 10395 Oct. 1639017 1627807 93699 2637427 1592546 57552 46471 11081 Nov. 1592522 1582181 94604 2602090 1546226 57416 46296 11120 Dec. 1598832 1589306 96514 2618061 1550155 60590 48677 11913 2012-Jan. 1619310 1610696 99752 2640859 1569024 61467 50286 11181 Feb. 1660035 1652102 99810 2694636 1609888 61361 50148 11213 Mar. 1606482 1599152 96779 2654611 1558004 59244 48478 10767 Apr. 1586897 1580032 100635 2640305 1538003 58992 48894 10099 May 1558684 1552498 101213 2616488 1510303 58388 48381 10006 June 1555380 1550166 97905 2618079 1507596 58063 47784 10279 July 1583771 1579513 100721 2648890 1535052 58737 48719 10018 Aug. p 1582195 1578925 104445 2650308 1532976 58845 49219 9626 Two weeks ending(10) 2012-July 11 1555804 1551187 97749 2623481 1507079 59632 48725 10907 3631 25 1595455 1591228 101159 2658901 1547406 57651 48049 9602 3465 Aug. 8 1607780 1604108 105152 2672114 1557509 59632 50271 9360 3822 22 1582360 1578834 101510 2650569 1533574 59206 48787 10419 3953 Sep. 5p 1559197 1556682 108380 2630520 1510241 57586 48956 8629 3808 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. p preliminary 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. 1 H.3 (502) Table 3 AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MONETARY BASE Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements(1) Not seasonally adjusted Millions of dollars ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reserves of depository institutions ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date Total Nonborrowed Required Monetary (2) (3) base (4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month(5) 2011-Aug. 1665771 1653937 82407 2653782 Sep. 1642536 1630961 91544 2633802 Oct. 1637816 1626605 92498 2634065 Nov. 1591130 1580789 93211 2598604 Dec. 1597433 1587907 95115 2614580 2012-Jan. 1619106 1610492 99548 2638513 Feb. 1659884 1651951 99658 2692571 Mar. 1606215 1598886 96513 2652491 Apr. 1586460 1579595 100198 2638070 May 1558063 1551876 100592 2614131 June 1554654 1549441 97179 2615668 July 1582876 1578617 99826 2647577 Aug. p 1581104 1577834 103353 2649512 Two weeks ending(6) 2012-July 11 1555010 1550393 96955 2621033 25 1594543 1590316 100246 2658247 Aug. 8 1606739 1603066 104111 2671346 22 1581292 1577765 100442 2649790 Sep. 5p 1558026 1555511 107209 2629672 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. p preliminary