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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. 2014 
 82,770 
 91,061 
 74,481 
 2,606,700 
 90,852 
 2,515,848Jan. 2015 
 90,522 
 99,589 
 81,458 
 2,683,709 
 99,273 
 2,584,437Feb. 2015 
 89,118 
 98,045 
 80,193 
 2,496,868 
 97,853 
 2,399,015Mar. 2015 
 91,495 
 100,660 
 82,333 
 2,675,202 
 100,477 
 2,574,726Apr. 2015 
 92,469 
 101,729 
 83,209 
 2,698,960 
 101,495 
 2,597,465May 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 
 2,321,793Two weeks ending 8Nov. 25, 2015 
 90,502 
 99,567 
 81,440 
 2,593,873 
 99,320 
 2,494,553Dec. 9, 2015 
 93,265 
 102,606 
 83,926 
 2,521,386 
 102,333 
 2,419,053Dec. 23, 2015 
 86,444 
 95,102 
 77,787 
 2,472,068 
 94,825 
 2,377,243Jan. 6, 2016 
 89,889 
 98,892 
 80,888 
 2,213,948 
 98,608 
 2,115,340Jan. 20, 2016 
 91,066 
 100,186 
 81,946 
 2,438,334 
 99,744 
 2,338,590 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. 2014 
 2,665,937 
 142,007 
 69,361 
 59,236 
 10,125 
 3,934,455 
 2,606,700 
 1,327,755Jan. 2015 
 2,745,584 
 152,397 
 71,385 
 61,875 
 9,510 
 4,017,103 
 2,683,709 
 1,333,394Feb. 2015 
 2,556,071 
 148,321 
 70,102 
 59,204 
 10,898 
 3,840,464 
 2,496,868 
 1,343,596Mar. 2015 
 2,732,863 
 149,155 
 68,045 
 57,660 
 10,385 
 4,030,632 
 2,675,202 
 1,355,430Apr. 2015 
 2,756,740 
 150,249 
 67,909 
 57,780 
 10,129 
 4,059,374 
 2,698,960 
 1,360,414May 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 
 3,919,648 
 2,553,138 
 1,366,510July 2015 
 2,649,299 
 150,292 
 67,866 
 58,458 
 9,408 
 3,961,187 
 2,590,841 
 1,370,346Aug. 2015 
 2,666,058 
 153,937 
 67,132 
 57,795 
 9,338 
 3,983,943 
 2,608,263 
 1,375,680Sept. 2015 
 2,701,278 
 149,298 
 67,346 
 57,321 
 10,026 
 4,028,420 
 2,643,958 
 1,384,462Oct. 2015 
 2,725,944 
 147,389 
 68,488 
 57,751 
 10,737 
 4,060,437 
 2,668,193 
 1,392,244Nov. 2015 
 2,660,341 
 147,809 
 68,244 
 58,237 
 10,007 
 4,006,675 
 2,602,104 
 1,404,570Dec. 2015 
 2,481,187 
 150,727 
 71,809 
 61,413 
 10,396 
 3,835,800 
 2,419,774 
 1,416,026Two weeks ending 8Nov. 25, 2015 
 2,652,719 
 149,348 
 68,327 
 58,846 
 9,481 
 3,999,625 
 2,593,873 
 1,405,752Dec. 9, 2015 
 2,581,333 
 153,212 
 69,125 
 59,947 
 9,178 
 3,932,441 
 2,521,386 
 1,411,056Dec. 23, 2015 
 2,533,274 
 147,650 
 72,562 
 61,206 
 11,356 
 3,886,716 
 2,472,068 
 1,414,648Jan. 6, 2016 
 2,277,374 
 153,315 
 73,511 
 63,426 
 10,085 
 3,637,975 
 2,213,948 
 1,424,028Jan. 20, 2016 
 2,500,284 
 153,016 
 72,462 
 61,950 
 10,512 
 3,854,318 
 2,438,334 
 1,415,984 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. 2014 
 102 
 22 
 0 
 80 
 0 
 2,665,835Jan. 2015 
 66 
 48 
 0 
 18 
 0 
 2,745,518Feb. 2015 
 18 
 13 
 0 
 5 
 0 
 2,556,053Mar. 2015 
 20 
 11 
 0 
 9 
 0 
 2,732,843Apr. 2015 
 52 
 24 
 0 
 28 
 0 
 2,756,688May 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 
 2,481,082Two weeks ending 3Nov. 25, 2015 
 113 
 17 
 0 
 96 
 0 
 2,652,606Dec. 9, 2015 
 82 
 3 
 0 
 79 
 0 
 2,581,251Dec. 23, 2015 
 85 
 19 
 0 
 67 
 0 
 2,533,189Jan. 6, 2016 
 169 
 113 
 0 
 56 
 0 
 2,277,205Jan. 20, 2016 
 53 
 37 
 0 
 16 
 0 
 2,500,231 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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