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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 4Reserve 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 6Month 7May 2015 
 92,358 
 101,607 
 83,111 
 2,584,359 
 101,248 
 2,483,111June 2015 
 87,882 
 96,684 
 79,082 
 2,553,138 
 96,362 
 2,456,776July 2015 
 91,834 
 101,030 
 82,638 
 2,590,841 
 100,727 
 2,490,114Aug. 2015 
 96,142 
 105,770 
 86,517 
 2,608,263 
 105,413 
 2,502,851Sept. 2015 
 91,977 
 101,188 
 82,767 
 2,643,958 
 100,898 
 2,543,060Oct. 2015 
 89,638 
 98,615 
 80,662 
 2,668,193 
 98,332 
 2,569,860Nov. 2015 
 89,572 
 98,545 
 80,603 
 2,602,104 
 98,290 
 2,503,815Dec. 2015 
 89,313 
 98,259 
 80,370 
 2,419,774 
 97,981 
 2,321,793Jan. 2016 
 96,507 
 106,172 
 86,843 
 2,376,108 
 105,739 
 2,270,368Feb. 2016 
 90,677 
 99,760 
 81,596 
 2,448,797 
 99,391 
 2,349,406Mar. 2016 
 92,787 
 102,081 
 83,495 
 2,460,382 
 101,702 
 2,358,680Apr. 2016 
 97,241 
 106,979 
 87,504 
 2,427,737 
 106,587 
 2,321,150May 2016 
 101,151 
 111,280 
 91,024 
 2,384,089 
 110,769 
 2,273,320Two weeks ending 8Apr. 27, 2016 
 106,010 
 116,624 
 95,397 
 2,422,204 
 116,132 
 2,306,072May 11, 2016 
 98,565 
 108,436 
 88,696 
 2,381,340 
 107,799 
 2,273,541May 25, 2016 
 102,555 
 112,824 
 92,288 
 2,374,376 
 112,382 
 2,261,994June 8, 2016 
 102,614 
 112,889 
 92,341 
 2,411,796 
 112,451 
 2,299,345June 22, 2016 
 98,007 
 107,822 
 88,195 
 2,405,525 
 107,414 
 2,298,111 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 7May 2015 
 2,641,733 
 149,733 
 67,247 
 57,374 
 9,873 
 3,949,372 
 2,584,359 
 1,365,013June 2015 
 2,611,129 
 145,873 
 67,723 
 57,990 
 9,733 
 3,919,649 
 2,553,138 
 1,366,511July 2015 
 2,649,299 
 150,292 
 67,866 
 58,458 
 9,408 
 3,961,217 
 2,590,841 
 1,370,376Aug. 2015 
 2,666,058 
 153,937 
 67,132 
 57,795 
 9,338 
 3,984,019 
 2,608,263 
 1,375,756Sept. 2015 
 2,701,278 
 149,298 
 67,346 
 57,321 
 10,026 
 4,028,486 
 2,643,958 
 1,384,529Oct. 2015 
 2,725,944 
 147,389 
 68,490 
 57,751 
 10,739 
 4,060,469 
 2,668,193 
 1,392,276Nov. 2015 
 2,660,341 
 147,809 
 68,248 
 58,237 
 10,011 
 4,006,725 
 2,602,104 
 1,404,621Dec. 2015 
 2,481,187 
 150,727 
 71,813 
 61,413 
 10,400 
 3,835,810 
 2,419,774 
 1,416,036Jan. 2016 
 2,440,011 
 160,411 
 73,496 
 63,904 
 9,593 
 3,792,723 
 2,376,108 
 1,416,615Feb. 2016 
 2,510,850 
 152,731 
 73,561 
 62,053 
 11,508 
 3,872,495 
 2,448,797 
 1,423,698Mar. 2016 
 2,519,685 
 152,090 
 69,816 
 59,303 
 10,513 
 3,898,447 
 2,460,382 
 1,438,065Apr. 2016 
 2,487,012 
 156,515 
 69,543 
 59,274 
 10,269 
 3,872,928 
 2,427,737 
 1,445,191May 2016 
 2,443,789 
 160,850 
 69,202 
 59,699 
 9,503 
 3,836,480 
 2,384,089 
 1,452,390Two weeks ending 8Apr. 27, 2016 
 2,482,835 
 166,641 
 69,504 
 60,631 
 8,873 
 3,867,237 
 2,422,204 
 1,445,033May 11, 2016 
 2,440,916 
 158,141 
 69,731 
 59,576 
 10,155 
 3,831,433 
 2,381,340 
 1,450,093May 25, 2016 
 2,434,246 
 162,425 
 69,066 
 59,870 
 9,196 
 3,826,184 
 2,374,376 
 1,451,809June 8, 2016 
 2,471,324 
 162,142 
 68,552 
 59,528 
 9,024 
 3,869,756 
 2,411,796 
 1,457,960June 22, 2016 
 2,465,188 
 157,670 
 69,432 
 59,663 
 9,769 
 3,861,892 
 2,405,525 
 1,456,367 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 1Total 
 Primary 
 Secondary 
 Seasonal 
 Other credit  
extensionsMonth 2May 2015 
 87 
 6 
 0 
 81 
 0 
 2,641,646June 2015 
 150 
 14 
 0 
 135 
 0 
 2,610,979July 2015 
 186 
 6 
 0 
 179 
 0 
 2,649,113Aug. 2015 
 235 
 14 
 0 
 221 
 0 
 2,665,823Sept. 2015 
 256 
 9 
 0 
 246 
 0 
 2,701,023Oct. 2015 
 194 
 6 
 0 
 188 
 0 
 2,725,750Nov. 2015 
 115 
 9 
 0 
 106 
 0 
 2,660,226Dec. 2015 
 106 
 38 
 0 
 67 
 0 
 2,481,082Jan. 2016 
 77 
 55 
 0 
 22 
 0 
 2,439,935Feb. 2016 
 34 
 23 
 0 
 10 
 0 
 2,510,816Mar. 2016 
 21 
 9 
 0 
 13 
 0 
 2,519,664Apr. 2016 
 63 
 20 
 0 
 42 
 0 
 2,486,949May 2016 
 79 
 10 
 0 
 69 
 0 
 2,443,710Two weeks ending 3Apr. 27, 2016 
 85 
 36 
 0 
 49 
 0 
 2,482,751May 11, 2016 
 71 
 17 
 0 
 54 
 0 
 2,440,845May 25, 2016 
 81 
 7 
 0 
 73 
 0 
 2,434,165June 8, 2016 
 89 
 4 
 0 
 86 
 0 
 2,471,235June 22, 2016 
 126 
 24 
 0 
 102 
 0 
 2,465,063 Footnotes 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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