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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 6Sept. 2012 

 59,239 

  

  

 1,468,681Oct. 2012 

 58,454 

  

  

 1,476,730Nov. 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 

 2,207,385Two weeks ending 7Sept. 4, 2013 

 70,864 

 77,966 

 63,765 

 2,244,534 

 77,777 

 2,166,757 

 0.25 

 0.25Sept. 18, 2013 

 61,171 

 67,303 

 55,040 

 2,279,607 

 67,044 

 2,212,563 

 0.25 

 0.25Oct. 2, 2013 

 73,032 

 80,350 

 65,715 

 2,294,981 

 80,094 

 2,214,887 

 0.25 

 0.25Oct. 16, 2013 

 59,171 

 65,103 

 53,241 

 2,365,167 

 64,806 

 2,300,361 

 0.25 

 0.25Oct. 30, 2013 

 73,384 

 80,737 

 66,031 

 2,391,182 

 80,456 

 2,310,726 

 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 6Sept. 2012 

 1,517,509 

 108,066 

 58,050 

 48,827 

 9,223 

 2,594,909 

 1,468,681 

 1,126,228Oct. 2012 

 1,525,584 

 107,309 

 59,232 

 48,855 

 10,377 

 2,611,775 

 1,476,730 

 1,135,045Nov. 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 

 9,357 

 3,290,898 

 2,094,225 

 1,196,673Aug. 2013 

 2,252,631 

 118,764 

 63,106 

 53,575 

 9,530 

 3,398,930 

 2,199,056 

 1,199,875Sept. 2013 

 2,333,851 

 119,978 

 62,326 

 52,771 

 9,556 

 3,486,917 

 2,281,080 

 1,205,837Two weeks ending 7Sept. 4, 2013 

 2,297,590 

 123,920 

 61,407 

 53,056 

 8,351 

 3,448,625 

 2,244,534 

 1,204,091Sept. 18, 2013 

 2,330,649 

 112,213 

 61,919 

 51,042 

 10,877 

 3,485,902 

 2,279,607 

 1,206,295Oct. 2, 2013 

 2,349,673 

 127,724 

 63,108 

 54,692 

 8,416 

 3,500,867 

 2,294,981 

 1,205,886Oct. 16, 2013 

 2,417,406 

 111,410 

 64,158 

 52,239 

 11,919 

 3,578,562 

 2,365,167 

 1,213,395Oct. 30, 2013 

 2,444,466 

 126,668 

 62,081 

 53,284 

 8,797 

 3,607,678 

 2,391,182 

 1,216,496 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 3Sept. 2012 

 1,965 

 62 

 0 

 123 

 1,781 

 0 

 1,515,544Oct. 2012 

 1,466 

 17 

 0 

 66 

 1,383 

 0 

 1,524,119Nov. 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 

 2,333,577Two weeks ending 4Sept. 4, 2013 

 274 

 19 

 0 

 152 

 102 

 0 

 2,297,317Sept. 18, 2013 

 280 

 24 

 0 

 154 

 102 

 0 

 2,330,370Oct. 2, 2013 

 267 

 18 

 0 

 148 

 101 

 0 

 2,349,407Oct. 16, 2013 

 237 

 9 

 0 

 129 

 101 

 0 

 2,417,169Oct. 30, 2013 

 238 

 18 

 0 

 120 

 100 

 0 

 2,444,228 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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