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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 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 bandMonth 7Nov. 2013 

 70,483 

 77,546 

 63,421 

 2,463,012 

 77,246 

 2,385,767Dec. 2013 

 69,029 

 75,948 

 62,113 

 2,485,248 

 75,714 

 2,409,534Jan. 2014 

 75,901 

 83,506 

 68,298 

 2,498,153 

 83,188 

 2,414,965Feb. 2014 

 77,320 

 85,067 

 69,574 

 2,593,879 

 84,858 

 2,509,021Mar. 2014 

 78,471 

 86,333 

 70,610 

 2,623,027 

 86,124 

 2,536,902Apr. 2014 

 80,203 

 88,238 

 72,169 

 2,660,368 

 88,014 

 2,572,354May 2014 

 82,906 

 91,213 

 74,603 

 2,635,180 

 90,873 

 2,544,306June 2014 

 81,443 

 89,603 

 73,285 

 2,668,354 

 89,357 

 2,578,997July 2014 

 84,590 

 93,064 

 76,117 

 2,704,004 

 92,840 

 2,611,164Aug. 2014 

 86,899 

 95,605 

 78,196 

 2,786,867 

 95,348 

 2,691,520Sept. 2014 

 81,892 

 90,096 

 73,690 

 2,759,284 

 89,839 

 2,669,445Oct. 2014 

 85,026 

 93,544 

 76,511 

 2,705,668 

 93,260 

 2,612,408Nov. 2014 

 86,424 

 95,081 

 77,769 

 2,519,578 

 94,838 

 2,424,740Two weeks ending 8Oct. 29, 2014 

 92,428 

 101,686 

 83,172 

 2,659,211 

 101,384 

 2,557,827 

 0.25 

 0.25Nov. 12, 2014 

 82,681 

 90,964 

 74,401 

 2,564,581 

 90,691 

 2,473,890 

 0.25 

 0.25Nov. 26, 2014 

 89,489 

 98,451 

 80,527 

 2,503,373 

 98,223 

 2,405,150 

 0.25 

 0.25Dec. 10, 2014 

 86,927 

 95,634 

 78,222 

 2,441,291 

 95,433 

 2,345,858 

 0.25 

 0.25Dec. 24, 2014 

 78,803 

 86,697 

 70,911 

 2,734,354 

 86,515 

 2,647,839 

 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. 

 Effective February 18, 2014, omits balances held by designated financial market utilities. These balances are reported in the H.4.1 statistical release. 

 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 6 

 Currency in  

circulationMonth 7Nov. 2013 

 2,517,052 

 124,522 

 64,272 

 54,040 

 10,232 

 3,684,563 

 2,463,012 

 1,221,551Dec. 2013 

 2,541,019 

 124,800 

 66,276 

 55,771 

 10,505 

 3,717,450 

 2,485,248 

 1,232,202Jan. 2014 

 2,556,400 

 134,149 

 67,941 

 58,248 

 9,693 

 3,728,483 

 2,498,153 

 1,230,330Feb. 2014 

 2,650,127 

 133,568 

 67,026 

 56,248 

 10,778 

 3,833,354 

 2,593,879 

 1,239,476Mar. 2014 

 2,676,700 

 132,145 

 64,132 

 53,674 

 10,458 

 3,885,877 

 2,623,027 

 1,262,851Apr. 2014 

 2,714,901 

 134,735 

 64,916 

 54,532 

 10,384 

 3,930,681 

 2,660,368 

 1,270,313May 2014 

 2,688,383 

 136,110 

 63,178 

 53,204 

 9,975 

 3,911,525 

 2,635,180 

 1,276,345June 2014 

 2,722,268 

 135,357 

 63,510 

 53,914 

 9,596 

 3,948,691 

 2,668,354 

 1,280,337July 2014 

 2,759,023 

 139,609 

 64,029 

 55,019 

 9,010 

 3,989,076 

 2,704,004 

 1,285,072Aug. 2014 

 2,842,039 

 142,071 

 64,558 

 55,172 

 9,386 

 4,075,024 

 2,786,867 

 1,288,157Sept. 2014 

 2,814,487 

 137,095 

 64,817 

 55,203 

 9,614 

 4,049,181 

 2,759,284 

 1,289,897Oct. 2014 

 2,760,317 

 139,675 

 64,821 

 54,648 

 10,172 

 4,001,440 

 2,705,668 

 1,295,772Nov. 2014 

 2,575,099 

 141,945 

 65,212 

 55,521 

 9,691 

 3,830,428 

 2,519,578 

 1,310,850Two weeks ending 8Oct. 29, 2014 

 2,714,548 

 147,765 

 63,823 

 55,337 

 8,486 

 3,956,002 

 2,659,211 

 1,296,791Nov. 12, 2014 

 2,617,961 

 136,061 

 64,272 

 53,380 

 10,892 

 3,871,118 

 2,564,581 

 1,306,538Nov. 26, 2014 

 2,559,977 

 146,093 

 65,479 

 56,604 

 8,875 

 3,815,819 

 2,503,373 

 1,312,447Dec. 10, 2014 

 2,499,443 

 145,079 

 67,099 

 58,152 

 8,947 

 3,759,492 

 2,441,291 

 1,318,201Dec. 24, 2014 

 2,793,647 

 138,096 

 70,267 

 59,293 

 10,974 

 4,062,206 

 2,734,354 

 1,327,852 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. 

 Effective February 18, 2014, omits balances held by designated financial market utilities. These balances are reported in the H.4.1 statistical release. 

 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. 2013 

 180 

 8 

 0 

 72 

 99 

 0 

 2,516,872Dec. 2013 

 170 

 13 

 0 

 59 

 98 

 0 

 2,540,848Jan. 2014 

 127 

 9 

 0 

 22 

 97 

 0 

 2,556,273Feb. 2014 

 104 

 4 

 0 

 5 

 96 

 0 

 2,650,023Mar. 2014 

 105 

 8 

 0 

 7 

 90 

 0 

 2,676,596Apr. 2014 

 117 

 18 

 0 

 17 

 82 

 0 

 2,714,784May 2014 

 139 

 12 

 0 

 47 

 80 

 0 

 2,688,244June 2014 

 179 

 17 

 0 

 102 

 60 

 0 

 2,722,088July 2014 

 231 

 11 

 0 

 174 

 45 

 0 

 2,758,793Aug. 2014 

 278 

 15 

 0 

 229 

 34 

 0 

 2,841,761Sept. 2014 

 300 

 18 

 0 

 253 

 29 

 0 

 2,814,187Oct. 2014 

 221 

 8 

 0 

 200 

 13 

 0 

 2,760,096Nov. 2014 

 130 

 12 

 0 

 119 

 0 

 0 

 2,574,969Two weeks ending 4Oct. 29, 2014 

 220 

 9 

 0 

 198 

 13 

 0 

 2,714,329Nov. 12, 2014 

 146 

 13 

 0 

 134 

 0 

 0 

 2,617,815Nov. 26, 2014 

 125 

 13 

 0 

 113 

 0 

 0 

 2,559,852Dec. 10, 2014 

 103 

 8 

 0 

 95 

 0 

 0 

 2,499,341Dec. 24, 2014 

 104 

 20 

 0 

 84 

 0 

 0 

 2,793,544 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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