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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 4 
 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 5 
 Balances  
maintained that  
exceed the top of  
the penalty-  
free band 6 
 Balances  
maintained to  
satisfy reserve  
balance  
requirements 
 Balances  
maintained that  
exceed the top of  
the penalty-  
free bandMonth 7Feb. 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 
 2,207,385Oct. 2013 
 66,713 
 73,399 
 60,028 
 2,374,958 
 73,111 
 2,301,847Nov. 2013 
 70,483 
 77,546 
 63,421 
 2,463,012 
 77,246 
 2,385,767Dec. 2013 
 69,029 
 75,948 
 62,113 
 2,485,248 
 75,714 
 2,409,534Jan. 2014 
 75,901 
 83,506 
 68,298 
 2,498,153 
 83,188 
 2,414,965Feb. 2014 
 77,320 
 85,067 
 69,574 
 2,593,879 
 84,858 
 2,509,021Two weeks ending 8Jan. 8, 2014 
 71,760 
 78,950 
 64,571 
 2,413,836 
 78,640 
 2,335,196 
 0.25 
 0.25Jan. 22, 2014 
 75,753 
 83,343 
 68,165 
 2,525,387 
 82,964 
 2,442,423 
 0.25 
 0.25Feb. 5, 2014 
 79,812 
 87,808 
 71,817 
 2,530,737 
 87,578 
 2,443,159 
 0.25 
 0.25Feb. 19, 2014 
 70,464 
 77,525 
 63,403 
 2,603,011 
 77,361 
 2,525,650 
 0.25 
 0.25Mar. 5, 2014 
 86,600 
 95,275 
 77,926 
 2,614,753 
 95,009 
 2,519,744 
 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. 
 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 7Feb. 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 
 9,358 
 3,290,898 
 2,094,225 
 1,196,673Aug. 2013 
 2,252,631 
 118,764 
 63,107 
 53,575 
 9,531 
 3,398,930 
 2,199,056 
 1,199,875Sept. 2013 
 2,333,851 
 119,978 
 62,327 
 52,771 
 9,557 
 3,486,917 
 2,281,080 
 1,205,837Oct. 2013 
 2,427,797 
 119,552 
 63,106 
 52,839 
 10,267 
 3,589,503 
 2,374,958 
 1,214,545Nov. 2013 
 2,517,052 
 124,522 
 64,269 
 54,040 
 10,229 
 3,684,554 
 2,463,012 
 1,221,541Dec. 2013 
 2,541,019 
 124,800 
 66,265 
 55,771 
 10,494 
 3,717,466 
 2,485,248 
 1,232,219Jan. 2014 
 2,556,400 
 134,149 
 67,921 
 58,248 
 9,673 
 3,728,498 
 2,498,153 
 1,230,346Feb. 2014 
 2,650,127 
 133,568 
 66,988 
 56,248 
 10,740 
 3,833,347 
 2,593,879 
 1,239,468Two weeks ending 8Jan. 8, 2014 
 2,471,658 
 129,582 
 67,603 
 57,822 
 9,781 
 3,652,807 
 2,413,836 
 1,238,971Jan. 22, 2014 
 2,581,872 
 132,238 
 66,331 
 56,485 
 9,846 
 3,753,121 
 2,525,387 
 1,227,734Feb. 5, 2014 
 2,592,105 
 141,180 
 70,676 
 61,368 
 9,308 
 3,757,478 
 2,530,737 
 1,226,741Feb. 19, 2014 
 2,658,126 
 125,579 
 67,460 
 55,115 
 12,345 
 3,839,555 
 2,603,011 
 1,236,544Mar. 5, 2014 
 2,669,919 
 141,766 
 64,206 
 55,166 
 9,040 
 3,865,841 
 2,614,753 
 1,251,088 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 2Total 
 Primary 
 Secondary 
 Seasonal 
 Term Asset-Backed  
Securities Loan  
Facility 1 
 Other credit  
extensionsMonth 3Feb. 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 
 2,333,577Oct. 2013 
 238 
 13 
 0 
 124 
 101 
 0 
 2,427,559Nov. 2013 
 180 
 8 
 0 
 72 
 99 
 0 
 2,516,872Dec. 2013 
 170 
 13 
 0 
 59 
 98 
 0 
 2,540,848Jan. 2014 
 127 
 9 
 0 
 22 
 97 
 0 
 2,556,273Feb. 2014 
 104 
 4 
 0 
 5 
 96 
 0 
 2,650,023Two weeks ending 4Jan. 8, 2014 
 152 
 15 
 0 
 40 
 97 
 0 
 2,471,507Jan. 22, 2014 
 119 
 5 
 0 
 17 
 97 
 0 
 2,581,753Feb. 5, 2014 
 120 
 11 
 0 
 13 
 96 
 0 
 2,591,986Feb. 19, 2014 
 102 
 2 
 0 
 3 
 96 
 0 
 2,658,024Mar. 5, 2014 
 101 
 3 
 0 
 3 
 96 
 0 
 2,669,819 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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