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`FEDERAL RESERVE
These data are scheduled for release each Thursday.  The exact time of each release will be announced, when
the information is available, on (202) 452-3206.

H.4.1
Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks
                                                                                          December 21, 2000
Millions of dollars
                                                                   Averages of daily figures
      Reserve balances of depository institutions at     Week ended   Change from week ended     Wednesday
 F.R. Banks, Reserve Bank credit, and related items     Dec 20, 2000 Dec 13, 2000 Dec 22, 1999 Dec 20, 2000

Reserve Bank Credit                                         578,291    +   5,403    -  16,133      579,279
  U.S. government securities (1)                                                   
    Bought outright-system account (2,3)                    514,737    +   1,022    +  20,140      514,539
    Held under repurchase agreements                              0            0            0            0
  Federal agency obligations (1)                                                   
    Bought outright                                             130            0    -      51          130
    Held under repurchase agreements                              0            0            0            0
  Repurchase agreements -- triparty (4)                      25,021    +   2,400    -  39,394       25,710
  Acceptances                                                     0            0            0            0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                           295    +     291    +     212            5
    Seasonal credit                                             121    -       3    +      41          120
    Extended credit                                               0            0            0            0
   Float                                                      2,984    +   1,269    +   2,369        3,550
   Other F.R. assets                                         35,002    +     423    +     573       35,225
Gold stock                                                   11,046            0    -       3       11,046
Special drawing rights certificate account                    2,343    -     857    -   3,857        2,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                31,191    +      14    +   3,248       31,191
        Total factors supplying reserve funds               622,871    +   4,560    -  16,744      623,716
                                                                   
Currency in circulation*                                    582,853    +   2,984    -  19,699      586,617
Reverse repurchase agreements -- triparty (4)                     0            0            0            0
Treasury cash holdings*                                         404            0    +     295          410
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks                                        
  Treasury                                                    8,105    +   2,723    +   1,899        4,781
  Foreign                                                       160    +      85    +     102          227
  Service-related balances and adjustments (5)                6,696    -     284    -   1,073        6,696
  Other                                                         222    -      22    +       9          211
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                           18,581    +      74    -      82       18,140
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,                                        
        absorbing reserve funds                             617,022    +   5,560    -  18,549      617,081

Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (6)                         5,849    -   1,000    +   1,804        6,634
                                                                
On  December 20, 2000, the face amount of marketable U.S. government and federal agency securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve
Banks for foreign official and international accounts was $    687,610 million, a change of $  +   2,057 million for the week. The total includes
$    585,636 million of U.S. government securities and $    101,974 million of federal agency securities. The total includes the face value of
U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Face value of the securities.
2  Net of $     16,785 million (daily average over statement week) and $     17,065 million (outstanding on 
   Wednesday statement date) matched sale-purchase transactions, of which $     16,785 million (daily average)
   and $     17,065 million (outstanding on Wednesday statement date) were with foreign official and international
   accounts.  Includes securities loans of $      1,218 million (daily average) and $        875 million 
   (outstanding on Wednesday statement date) that are fully collateralized by other U.S. government securities.
3  Includes $      6,905 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and 
   $        525 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such 
   securities.
4  Cash value of agreements arranged through third-party custodial banks.  These agreements are collateralized 
   by U.S. government and federal agency securities.
5  Consists of required clearing balances of $      6,360 million and adjustments of $        336 million to 
   compensate for float.
6  Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float.

* Estimated (Treasury's figures).
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.

Worksheet for H.4.1 (a)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Millions of Dollars
                                                                                    Change Since
                                                  *          Wednesday        Wednesday        Wednesday
                                                           Dec 20, 2000     Dec 13, 2000     Dec 22, 1999
                ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                        11,046                0        -       2
Special drawing rights certificate account                       2,200        -   1,000        -   4,000
Coin                                                               954        +       6        +     716
Loans                                                              125        -       8        -      93
Acceptances                                                          0                0                0
Repurchase agreements -- triparty (1)                           25,710        -   1,550        -  47,375
Federal agency obligations (2)          
  Bought outright                                                  130                0        -      51
  Held under repurchase agreements                                   0                0                0
U.S. government securities (2)           
  Bought outright--Bills                                       182,627        -     579        -  11,207
                   Notes (3)                                   239,129        +       2        +  21,549
                   Bonds (4)                                    92,783                0        +   9,806
    Total bought outright (5)                                  514,539        -     576        +  20,148
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                               0                0                0
     Total U.S. government securities                          514,539        -     576        +  20,148
       Total loans and securities                              540,504        -   2,135        -  27,372
                          
Items in process of collection                      (859)       12,334        +     286        +   3,438
Bank premises                                                    1,452        +      10        +      96
Other assets (6)                                                33,720        +     389        +     377
                TOTAL ASSETS                        (859)      602,210        -   2,444        -  26,747
                          
                LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                          556,790        +   4,373        -  27,448
Reverse repurchase agreements -- triparty (1)                        0                0                0
Deposits                     
  Depository institutions                                       13,866        -   6,951        +     539
  U.S. Treasury--general account                                 4,781        -     166        +      40
  Foreign--official accounts                                       227        +     155        +     139
    Other                                             (0)          211        -      37        +       1
      Total deposits                                  (0)       19,084        -   7,000        +     718
Deferred availability cash items                    (859)        8,197        +     445        +     217
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (7)                      4,375        -     247        -     230
                TOTAL LIABILITIES                   (859)      588,446        -   2,430        -  26,744
                          
                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                                                  7,022        -      81        +     597
Surplus                                                          2,679                0        -   3,273
Other capital accounts                                           4,063        +      68        +   2,673

*Figures in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidation process.
1  Cash value of agreements arranged through third-party custodial banks.
2  Face value of the securities.
3  Includes $      5,367 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and 
   $        422 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such 
   securities.
4  Includes $      1,538 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and 
   $        103 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such 
   securities.
5  Net of $     17,065 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest 
   statement week.  Includes securities loans of $        875 million that are fully collateralized by other
   U.S. government securities.
6  Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates.
7  Includes exchange-translation account reflecting the monthly revaluation at market exchange rates of 
   foreign exchange commitments.
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.


MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES,  December 20, 2000
Holdings of securities include securitites held under repurchase agreements, which are classified according 
to remaining maturity.

Millions of dollars
                                    U.S. government         Federal agency                      Reverse
                     Loans          securities (1,2)        obligations(2)        Repurchase   Repurchase
                                              Weekly                  Weekly      Agreements   Agreements
                                  Holdings    changes      Holdings    changes    Triparty(3)  Triparty(3)
Within 15 days             119       18,935   +   5,647            0           0       17,760           0
16 to 90 days                6      111,849   -   6,268            0           0        7,950           0
91 days to 1 year            0      125,654   +      42            0           0     ------      ------
Over 1 to 5 years                   131,746           0          130           0     ------      ------
Over 5 to 10 years                   55,459   +       2            0           0     ------      ------
Over 10 years                        70,895           0            0           0     ------      ------
                   		 	
Total                      125      514,539   -     576          130           0       25,710           0

1  Includes $      6,905 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and 
   $        525 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such 
   securities.
2  Includes face value of securities held under repurchase agreements classified by the remaining maturity of 
   the agreements.
3  Cash value of agreements arranged through third-party custodial banks classified by remaining maturity of 
   the agreements.
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.


H.4.1 (b)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON  December 20, 2000
Millions of dollars
                                                                                                                                                            Kansas                 San
                                               Total     Boston   New York Philadelphia Cleveland   Richmond   Atlanta    Chicago   St. Louis  Minneapolis   City      Dallas   Francisco
         ASSETS                        
Gold certificate account                      11,046        535      4,428        414        520        750        802      1,064        359        158        340        514      1,162
Special drawing rights certif. acct.           2,200        115        874         83        104        147        166        212         71         30         66         98        234
Coin                                             954         46         78         54         63        119         82        111         53         34         69         91        154
                       
Loans                                            125          3          0          0          0          0          6         41         16         14         35          7          2
Acceptances                                        0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
Repurchase Agreements -- triparty(1)          25,710          0     25,710          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
Federal agency obligations(2)      
  Bought outright                                130          7         50          5          7          8          9         16          5          1          4          4         14
  Held under repurchase agreements                 0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
U.S. government securities(2)         
  Bought outright--Bills                     182,627     10,484     70,494      7,606     10,220     10,721     12,156     21,845      6,937        769      6,086      5,403     19,904
                   Notes (3)                 239,129     13,728     92,304      9,960     13,382     14,037     15,917     28,603      9,084      1,007      7,969      7,075     26,062
                   Bonds (4)                  92,783      5,327     35,815      3,864      5,192      5,447      6,176     11,098      3,525        391      3,092      2,745     10,112
     Total bought outright(5)                514,539     29,539    198,613     21,431     28,794     30,205     34,249     61,547     19,546      2,166     17,147     15,224     56,079
  Held under repurchase agreements                 0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
     Total U.S. govt. securities             514,539     29,539    198,613     21,431     28,794     30,205     34,249     61,547     19,546      2,166     17,147     15,224     56,079
       Total loans and securities            540,504     29,549    224,373     21,437     28,801     30,212     34,264     61,603     19,567      2,180     17,186     15,235     56,095
                       
Items in process of collection                13,193        587      1,750        645        390      1,083      1,931      1,199        905        732        827        533      2,611
Bank premises                                  1,452         94        166         50        155        126        243        104         34        126         49        138        166
Other assets(5)                               33,720      1,597     11,445      1,215      1,964      5,095      2,191      3,246        993        665        974      1,026      3,310
Interdistrict settlement account                   0    + 1,365    + 9,081    +   260    + 2,053    + 2,611    + 2,069    - 2,531    - 1,547    -   890    - 1,403    - 6,827    - 4,240
          TOTAL ASSETS                       603,069     33,888    252,196     24,158     34,051     40,143     41,747     65,008     20,435      3,034     18,108     10,809     59,492

1  Cash value of agreements arranged through third-party custodial banks.  These agreements are collateralized 
   by U.S. government and federal agency securities.
2  Face value of the securities.
3  Includes $      5,367 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and  $        422 million 
   of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such  securities.
4  Includes $      1,538 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and  $        103 million 
   of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such securities.
5  Net of $     17,065 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  
   Includes securities loans of $        875 million that are fully collateralized by other U.S. government securities.
6  Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates.

Components may not add to totals due to rounding.


H.4.1 (c)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON  December 20, 2000
Millions of dollars
                                                                                                                                                            Kansas                 San
                                               Total     Boston   New York Philadelphia Cleveland   Richmond   Atlanta    Chicago   St. Louis  Minneapolis   City      Dallas   Francisco
       LIABILITIES                         
Federal Reserve notes                         556,790     31,631    239,254     22,478     31,011     33,497     38,492     60,591     19,237      1,510     16,472      9,352     53,265
Reverse repurchase agreements--triparty(1)          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
Deposits                          
  Depository institutions                      13,866        735      1,886        420      1,299      2,873      1,020      1,786        455        458        650        625      1,659
  U.S. Treasury--general account                4,781          0      4,781          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
  Foreign--official accounts                      227          1        203          1          2          8          2          3          1          1          1          1          3
  Other                                           211          2        133          3          1         56          1          2          1          1          5          1          4
    Total deposits                             19,084        738      7,003        425      1,302      2,937      1,023      1,791        458        460        655        627      1,666
Deferred credit items                           9,056        510      1,162        579        469        735        871        797        261        497        434        280      2,461
Other liabilities and accrued                 
  dividends (2)                                 4,375        259      1,484        194        250        327        337        495        178         75        170        156        451
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                         589,305     33,138    248,903     23,676     33,032     37,495     40,723     63,672     20,134      2,541     17,731     10,415     57,843
                              
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                   
Capital paid in                                 7,022        358      1,468        228        499      1,678        495        632        138        368        178        188        792
Surplus                                         2,679        120        552         83        185        705        192        241         66         98         75         88        275
Other capital accounts                          4,063        271      1,274        171        335        265        337        463         97         27        124        118        582
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL            
        ACCOUNTS                              603,069     33,888    252,196     24,158     34,051     40,143     41,747     65,008     20,435      3,034     18,108     10,809     59,492
                              
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS              
                              
F.R. notes outstanding                        753,551     36,958    301,527     31,733     36,467     50,966     60,713     70,965     23,254      9,620     21,672     32,451     77,223
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                    196,761      5,327     62,273      9,255      5,457     17,469     22,221     10,375      4,017      8,111      5,200     23,099     23,957
  F.R. notes, net                             556,790     31,631    239,254     22,478     31,011     33,497     38,492     60,591     19,237      1,510     16,472      9,352     53,265
Collateral held against F.R. notes            
   Gold certificate account                    11,046
   Special drawing rights                 
     certificate account                        2,200
   Other eligible assets                        3,165
   U.S. govt. and agency securities(3)        540,379
     Total collateral                         556,790

1  Cash value of agreements arranged through third-party custodial banks.  These agreements are collateralized 
   by U.S. government and federal agency securities.
2  Includes exchange translation account reflecting the monthly revaluation at market exchange rates of 
   foreign exchange commitments.
3  U.S. government and agency securities bought outright or held under repurchase agreement are valued at face amount.
   Includes cash value of repurchase agreements under triparty arrangements and excludes the par value of securities
   pledged under reverse repurchase agreements.

Components may not add to totals due to rounding.`

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