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

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Release Date: September 18, 2014

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Table 1
Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars unless otherwise noted.
Date Reserve balances required Reserve balances maintained 4 Interest rates paid (in percent)
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		 Balances
maintained to
satisfy reserve
balance
requirements		 Balances
maintained that
exceed the top of
the penalty-
free band
Month 7
Aug. 2013 65,189 71,724 58,657 2,199,056 71,408 2,127,647    
Sept. 2013 67,208 73,944 60,473 2,281,080 73,695 2,207,385    
Oct. 2013 66,713 73,399 60,028 2,374,958 73,111 2,301,847    
Nov. 2013 70,483 77,546 63,421 2,463,012 77,246 2,385,767    
Dec. 2013 69,029 75,948 62,113 2,485,248 75,714 2,409,534    
Jan. 2014 75,901 83,506 68,298 2,498,153 83,188 2,414,965    
Feb. 2014 77,320 85,067 69,574 2,593,879 84,858 2,509,021    
Mar. 2014 78,471 86,333 70,610 2,623,027 86,124 2,536,902    
Apr. 2014 80,203 88,238 72,169 2,660,368 88,014 2,572,354    
May 2014 82,906 91,213 74,603 2,635,180 90,873 2,544,306    
June 2014 81,443 89,603 73,285 2,668,354 89,357 2,578,997    
July 2014 84,590 93,064 76,117 2,704,004 92,840 2,611,164    
Aug. 2014 86,899 95,605 78,196 2,786,867 95,348 2,691,520    
                 
Two weeks ending 8
July 23, 2014 83,391 91,745 75,038 2,715,994 91,532 2,624,462 0.25 0.25
Aug. 6, 2014 88,073 96,896 79,253 2,799,167 96,646 2,702,521 0.25 0.25
Aug. 20, 2014 81,975 90,188 73,765 2,788,483 89,865 2,698,618 0.25 0.25
Sept. 3, 2014 92,526 101,794 83,259 2,778,102 101,617 2,676,485 0.25 0.25
Sept. 17, 2014 75,091 82,615 67,568 2,792,521 82,322 2,710,199 0.25 0.25

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
Aug. 2013 2,252,631 118,764 63,117 53,575 9,542 3,398,930 2,199,056 1,199,875
Sept. 2013 2,333,851 119,978 62,342 52,771 9,571 3,486,917 2,281,080 1,205,837
Oct. 2013 2,427,797 119,552 63,116 52,839 10,277 3,589,503 2,374,958 1,214,545
Nov. 2013 2,517,052 124,522 64,272 54,040 10,233 3,684,554 2,463,012 1,221,541
Dec. 2013 2,541,019 124,800 66,268 55,771 10,497 3,717,466 2,485,248 1,232,219
Jan. 2014 2,556,400 134,149 67,930 58,248 9,682 3,728,498 2,498,153 1,230,346
Feb. 2014 2,650,127 133,568 67,001 56,248 10,753 3,833,340 2,593,879 1,239,461
Mar. 2014 2,676,700 132,145 64,099 53,674 10,425 3,885,850 2,623,027 1,262,823
Apr. 2014 2,714,901 134,735 64,864 54,532 10,332 3,930,662 2,660,368 1,270,294
May 2014 2,688,383 136,110 63,134 53,204 9,930 3,911,514 2,635,180 1,276,335
June 2014 2,722,268 135,357 63,486 53,914 9,573 3,948,679 2,668,354 1,280,325
July 2014 2,759,023 139,609 64,022 55,019 9,003 3,989,064 2,704,004 1,285,060
Aug. 2014 2,842,038 142,070 64,557 55,171 9,385 4,075,023 2,786,867 1,288,156
                 
Two weeks ending 8
July 23, 2014 2,769,865 137,262 63,034 53,871 9,163 4,000,567 2,715,994 1,284,574
Aug. 6, 2014 2,855,303 144,209 64,851 56,136 8,715 4,084,543 2,799,167 1,285,376
Aug. 20, 2014 2,843,163 136,655 65,304 54,680 10,624 4,076,164 2,788,483 1,287,681
Sept. 3, 2014 2,833,372 147,796 63,446 55,270 8,176 4,068,379 2,778,102 1,290,277
Sept. 17, 2014 2,846,029 128,599 64,507 53,508 10,999 4,083,426 2,792,521 1,290,906

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 2
Total Primary Secondary Seasonal Term Asset-Backed
Securities Loan
Facility 1		 Other credit
extensions
Month 3
Aug. 2013 317 17 0 142 158 0 2,252,314
Sept. 2013 274 21 0 151 102 0 2,333,577
Oct. 2013 238 13 0 124 101 0 2,427,559
Nov. 2013 180 8 0 72 99 0 2,516,872
Dec. 2013 170 13 0 59 98 0 2,540,848
Jan. 2014 127 9 0 22 97 0 2,556,273
Feb. 2014 104 4 0 5 96 0 2,650,023
Mar. 2014 105 8 0 7 90 0 2,676,596
Apr. 2014 117 18 0 17 82 0 2,714,784
May 2014 139 12 0 47 80 0 2,688,244
June 2014 179 17 0 102 60 0 2,722,088
July 2014 231 11 0 174 45 0 2,758,793
Aug. 2014 278 15 0 229 34 0 2,841,760
               
Two weeks ending 4
July 23, 2014 235 8 0 177 49 0 2,769,630
Aug. 6, 2014 260 23 0 203 34 0 2,855,044
Aug. 20, 2014 273 8 0 232 34 0 2,842,890
Sept. 3, 2014 296 21 0 241 34 0 2,833,076
Sept. 17, 2014 297 7 0 256 34 0 2,845,732

Footnotes

  1. Includes credit extended by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to eligible borrowers through the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility.
  2. Equals total reserves (table 2, column 1) less total borrowings from the Federal Reserve.
  3. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
  4. Averages of daily figures.
Last update: September 18, 2014