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   Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base - H.3 Current Release

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  Current Release (42 KB PDF)   Table 1 
 Table 2 
 Table 3
  Back to top  Table 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars unless otherwise noted.Date 
 Reserve balances required 
 Reserve balances maintained 
 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 4 
 Balances  
maintained that  
exceed the top of  
the penalty-  
free band 5 
 Balances  
maintained to  
satisfy reserve  
balance  
requirements 
 Balances  
maintained that  
exceed the top of  
the penalty-  
free bandMonth 6Nov. 2012 
 62,203 
  
  
 1,497,506Dec. 2012 
 58,673 
  
  
 1,517,425Jan. 2013 
 63,065 
  
  
 1,582,524Feb. 2013 
 63,298 
  
  
 1,680,086Mar. 2013 
 62,205 
  
  
 1,760,359Apr. 2013 
 64,118 
  
  
 1,832,952May 2013 
 67,375 
  
  
 1,930,723June 2013 
 63,667 
  
  
 2,010,604July 2013 
 63,296 
 69,643 
 56,953 
 2,094,225 
 69,338 
 2,024,886Aug. 2013 
 65,189 
 71,724 
 58,657 
 2,199,056 
 71,408 
 2,127,647Sept. 2013 
 67,208 
 73,944 
 60,473 
 2,281,080 
 73,695 
 2,207,385Oct. 2013 
 66,713 
 73,399 
 60,028 
 2,374,958 
 73,111 
 2,301,847Nov. 2013 
 70,483 
 77,546 
 63,421 
 2,463,012 
 77,246 
 2,385,767Two weeks ending 7Oct. 30, 2013 
 73,384 
 80,737 
 66,031 
 2,391,182 
 80,456 
 2,310,726 
 0.25 
 0.25Nov. 13, 2013 
 66,278 
 72,921 
 59,637 
 2,444,851 
 72,577 
 2,372,274 
 0.25 
 0.25Nov. 27, 2013 
 75,013 
 82,529 
 67,497 
 2,470,169 
 82,256 
 2,387,913 
 0.25 
 0.25Dec. 11, 2013 
 67,562 
 74,334 
 60,793 
 2,508,317 
 74,095 
 2,434,222 
 0.25 
 0.25Dec. 25, 2013 
 69,012 
 75,929 
 62,097 
 2,497,728 
 75,731 
 2,421,997 
 0.25 
 0.25 Footnotes Equals required reserves (table 2, column 2) less vault cash used to satisfy required reserves (table 2, column 4). 
 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. 
 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. 
 Equals the sum of balances maintained up to the top of each institution's penalty-free band. 
 Equals the sum of balances maintained that exceed the top of each institution's penalty-free band. 
 Prorated averages of biweekly averages. 
 Averages of daily figures.
 Back to top  Table 2 Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars.Date 
 Reserves 
 Vault cash 2 
 Monetary baseTotal 1 
 Required 
 Total 
 Used to satisfy  
 required  
 reserves 3 
 Surplus 4 
 Total 5 
 Total balances  
maintained 
 Currency in  
circulationMonth 6Nov. 2012 
 1,546,110 
 110,806 
 59,134 
 48,604 
 10,530 
 2,646,809 
 1,497,506 
 1,149,303Dec. 2012 
 1,570,384 
 111,632 
 63,846 
 52,959 
 10,887 
 2,675,945 
 1,517,425 
 1,158,520Jan. 2013 
 1,636,934 
 117,475 
 64,179 
 54,410 
 9,769 
 2,741,743 
 1,582,524 
 1,159,218Feb. 2013 
 1,733,393 
 116,605 
 63,941 
 53,308 
 10,633 
 2,845,251 
 1,680,086 
 1,165,166Mar. 2013 
 1,811,300 
 113,146 
 61,168 
 50,941 
 10,227 
 2,935,036 
 1,760,359 
 1,174,677Apr. 2013 
 1,884,689 
 115,855 
 61,760 
 51,737 
 10,023 
 3,011,737 
 1,832,952 
 1,178,785May 2013 
 1,981,984 
 118,637 
 61,277 
 51,262 
 10,016 
 3,116,932 
 1,930,723 
 1,186,209June 2013 
 2,062,906 
 115,969 
 62,088 
 52,302 
 9,786 
 3,201,472 
 2,010,604 
 1,190,869July 2013 
 2,147,706 
 116,777 
 62,839 
 53,481 
 9,358 
 3,290,898 
 2,094,225 
 1,196,673Aug. 2013 
 2,252,631 
 118,764 
 63,107 
 53,575 
 9,531 
 3,398,930 
 2,199,056 
 1,199,875Sept. 2013 
 2,333,851 
 119,978 
 62,327 
 52,771 
 9,557 
 3,486,917 
 2,281,080 
 1,205,837Oct. 2013 
 2,427,797 
 119,552 
 63,105 
 52,839 
 10,266 
 3,589,503 
 2,374,958 
 1,214,545Nov. 2013 
 2,517,052 
 124,522 
 64,267 
 54,040 
 10,227 
 3,684,554 
 2,463,012 
 1,221,541Two weeks ending 7Oct. 30, 2013 
 2,444,466 
 126,668 
 62,083 
 53,284 
 8,799 
 3,607,690 
 2,391,182 
 1,216,509Nov. 13, 2013 
 2,496,159 
 117,586 
 62,658 
 51,308 
 11,350 
 3,665,325 
 2,444,851 
 1,220,474Nov. 27, 2013 
 2,526,604 
 131,448 
 65,465 
 56,435 
 9,030 
 3,691,364 
 2,470,169 
 1,221,195Dec. 11, 2013 
 2,563,016 
 122,261 
 65,644 
 54,699 
 10,945 
 3,736,101 
 2,508,317 
 1,227,785Dec. 25, 2013 
 2,553,461 
 124,745 
 66,176 
 55,733 
 10,443 
 3,730,532 
 2,497,728 
 1,232,804 Footnotes Equals total reserve balances maintained (table 1, column 4) plus vault cash used to satisfy required reserves. 
 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. 
 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. 
 Total vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements, held by institutions not exempt from reserve requirements, minus the amount used to satisfy reserve requirements. 
 Equals total balances maintained plus currency in circulation. 
 Prorated averages of biweekly averages. 
 Averages of daily figures.
 Back to top  Table 3 Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars.Date 
 Borrowings from the Federal Reserve 
 Nonborrowed  
 reserves 2Total 
 Primary 
 Secondary 
 Seasonal 
 Term Asset-Backed  
Securities Loan  
Facility 1 
 Other credit  
extensionsMonth 3Nov. 2012 
 1,051 
 9 
 0 
 37 
 1,006 
 0 
 1,545,059Dec. 2012 
 795 
 12 
 0 
 23 
 760 
 0 
 1,569,589Jan. 2013 
 565 
 11 
 0 
 7 
 548 
 0 
 1,636,369Feb. 2013 
 465 
 10 
 0 
 1 
 454 
 0 
 1,732,928Mar. 2013 
 394 
 8 
 0 
 0 
 386 
 0 
 1,810,906Apr. 2013 
 401 
 9 
 0 
 11 
 380 
 0 
 1,884,288May 2013 
 410 
 12 
 0 
 42 
 356 
 0 
 1,981,574June 2013 
 351 
 19 
 0 
 65 
 267 
 0 
 2,062,555July 2013 
 359 
 15 
 0 
 109 
 235 
 0 
 2,147,346Aug. 2013 
 317 
 17 
 0 
 142 
 158 
 0 
 2,252,314Sept. 2013 
 274 
 21 
 0 
 151 
 102 
 0 
 2,333,577Oct. 2013 
 238 
 13 
 0 
 124 
 101 
 0 
 2,427,559Nov. 2013 
 180 
 8 
 0 
 72 
 99 
 0 
 2,516,872Two weeks ending 4Oct. 30, 2013 
 238 
 18 
 0 
 120 
 100 
 0 
 2,444,228Nov. 13, 2013 
 190 
 10 
 1 
 80 
 100 
 0 
 2,495,969Nov. 27, 2013 
 173 
 7 
 0 
 67 
 99 
 0 
 2,526,431Dec. 11, 2013 
 168 
 9 
 0 
 61 
 98 
 0 
 2,562,848Dec. 25, 2013 
 181 
 17 
 0 
 67 
 98 
 0 
 2,553,280 Footnotes Includes credit extended by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to eligible borrowers through the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility. 
 Equals total reserves (table 2, column 1) less total borrowings from the Federal Reserve. 
 Prorated averages of biweekly averages. 
 Averages of daily figures.
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