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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 7Dec. 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 
 2,273,320June 2016 
 99,675 
 109,656 
 89,696 
 2,367,024 
 109,284 
 2,257,741July 2016 
 102,003 
 112,218 
 91,790 
 2,309,659 
 111,795 
 2,197,864Aug. 2016 
 102,950 
 113,258 
 92,643 
 2,352,298 
 112,997 
 2,239,301Sept. 2016 
 107,825 
 118,620 
 97,031 
 2,265,320 
 118,285 
 2,147,036Oct. 2016 
 105,688 
 116,270 
 95,108 
 2,095,127 
 116,011 
 1,979,116Nov. 2016 
 107,345 
 118,091 
 96,599 
 2,140,315 
 117,875 
 2,022,440Dec. 2016 
 105,944 
 116,551 
 95,338 
 2,031,007 
 116,285 
 1,914,722Two weeks ending 8Nov. 23, 2016 
 104,368 
 114,816 
 93,920 
 2,149,334 
 114,648 
 2,034,686Dec. 7, 2016 
 110,255 
 121,293 
 99,218 
 2,120,332 
 121,082 
 1,999,250Dec. 21, 2016 
 101,358 
 111,506 
 91,211 
 2,080,653 
 111,264 
 1,969,389Jan. 4, 2017 
 109,347 
 120,294 
 98,401 
 1,898,976 
 119,956 
 1,779,020Jan. 18, 2017 
 100,559 
 110,628 
 90,492 
 2,108,187 
 110,357 
 1,997,830 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 7Dec. 2015 
 2,481,187 
 150,727 
 71,616 
 61,413 
 10,203 
 3,835,810 
 2,419,774 
 1,416,036Jan. 2016 
 2,440,011 
 160,411 
 73,414 
 63,904 
 9,510 
 3,792,723 
 2,376,108 
 1,416,615Feb. 2016 
 2,510,850 
 152,731 
 73,533 
 62,053 
 11,480 
 3,872,483 
 2,448,797 
 1,423,686Mar. 2016 
 2,519,685 
 152,090 
 69,786 
 59,303 
 10,483 
 3,898,431 
 2,460,382 
 1,438,049Apr. 2016 
 2,487,012 
 156,515 
 69,551 
 59,274 
 10,277 
 3,872,940 
 2,427,737 
 1,445,202May 2016 
 2,443,789 
 160,850 
 69,210 
 59,699 
 9,510 
 3,836,529 
 2,384,089 
 1,452,439June 2016 
 2,427,479 
 160,129 
 69,873 
 60,455 
 9,419 
 3,825,451 
 2,367,024 
 1,458,426July 2016 
 2,371,183 
 163,527 
 71,305 
 61,524 
 9,781 
 3,772,503 
 2,309,659 
 1,462,844Aug. 2016 
 2,413,530 
 164,182 
 71,704 
 61,232 
 10,472 
 3,816,619 
 2,352,298 
 1,464,322Sept. 2016 
 2,325,108 
 167,612 
 70,177 
 59,787 
 10,390 
 3,735,753 
 2,265,320 
 1,470,432Oct. 2016 
 2,156,060 
 166,622 
 71,117 
 60,933 
 10,184 
 3,571,990 
 2,095,127 
 1,476,863Nov. 2016 
 2,201,670 
 168,699 
 71,131 
 61,355 
 9,776 
 3,629,728 
 2,140,315 
 1,489,413Dec. 2016 
 2,095,286 
 170,224 
 74,752 
 64,280 
 10,472 
 3,531,575 
 2,031,007 
 1,500,569Two weeks ending 8Nov. 23, 2016 
 2,210,493 
 165,527 
 71,578 
 61,159 
 10,419 
 3,640,370 
 2,149,334 
 1,491,037Dec. 7, 2016 
 2,182,279 
 172,202 
 71,446 
 61,947 
 9,499 
 3,615,020 
 2,120,332 
 1,494,688Dec. 21, 2016 
 2,144,517 
 165,222 
 75,367 
 63,864 
 11,503 
 3,579,057 
 2,080,653 
 1,498,405Jan. 4, 2017 
 1,965,470 
 175,841 
 76,204 
 66,494 
 9,710 
 3,406,691 
 1,898,976 
 1,507,715Jan. 18, 2017 
 2,172,308 
 164,680 
 76,062 
 64,121 
 11,941 
 3,612,505 
 2,108,187 
 1,504,318 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 2Dec. 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 
 2,443,710June 2016 
 130 
 25 
 0 
 105 
 0 
 2,427,350July 2016 
 204 
 37 
 0 
 167 
 0 
 2,370,978Aug. 2016 
 207 
 6 
 0 
 201 
 0 
 2,413,323Sept. 2016 
 206 
 12 
 0 
 195 
 0 
 2,324,901Oct. 2016 
 125 
 5 
 0 
 119 
 0 
 2,155,936Nov. 2016 
 39 
 8 
 0 
 30 
 0 
 2,201,631Dec. 2016 
 39 
 13 
 0 
 25 
 0 
 2,095,247Two weeks ending 3Nov. 23, 2016 
 38 
 11 
 0 
 26 
 0 
 2,210,455Dec. 7, 2016 
 38 
 11 
 0 
 26 
 0 
 2,182,241Dec. 21, 2016 
 33 
 7 
 0 
 26 
 0 
 2,144,484Jan. 4, 2017 
 49 
 25 
 1 
 24 
 0 
 1,965,421Jan. 18, 2017 
 9 
 7 
 0 
 2 
 0 
 2,172,299 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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