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`For Release at
4:30 P.M. Eastern time
  October 9, 2008


The Board's H.3 statistical release, "Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base,"
has been modified to include credit extended to certain regulated U.S. insurance subsidiaries of the
American International Group (AIG), which was announced by the Federal Reserve on October 8, 2008.  The
funds extended to AIG under this transaction are reported with other lending to AIG in the category "Other
credit extensions" in table 1a.




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 FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE
  
 H.3 (502)
 Table 1                                                                                                For release at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
                                                                                                                        October 9, 2008 
 AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MONETARY BASE
 Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements(1)                                                                                              
 Seasonally adjusted unless noted otherwise
 Millions of dollars
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                                             Reserves of depository institutions                             
                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                              Total borrowings    
      Date                      Total            Nonborrowed           Required            Excess,            Monetary            from the    
                                 (2)                 (3)                                     NSA                base          Federal Reserve,    
                                                                                             (4)                 (5)                NSA     
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 Month(6)
  2007-Sep.                     42668               41101               40934                1733              821968                1567
                                                                                                                                         
       Oct.                     42436               42182               40977                1459              824647                 254
       Nov.                     42623               42258               40927                1696              825422                 366
       Dec.                     42674               27244               40905                1769              823348               15430
                                                                                                                                         
  2008-Jan.                     42149               -3510               40509                1640              821406               45660
       Feb.                     42804              -17353               41080                1724              822560               60157
       Mar.                     44292              -50232               41313                2978              826994               94523
                                                                                                                                         
       Apr.                     43563              -91847               41719                1844              824408              135410
       May                      44133             -111647               42122                2011              826462              155780
       June                     43373             -127905               41100                2272              832528              171278
                                                                                                                                         
       July                     43348             -122316               41371                1977              838143              165664
       Aug.                     44586             -123492               42599                1988              841711              168078
       Sep. p                  102796             -187309               42745               60051              903783              290105

 Two weeks ending(7)                                                                                                                           
  2008-Aug. 13                  44369             -123266               42521                1847              841759              167635
            27                  44067             -124023               42025                2041              841079              168090
                                                                                                                                         
       Sep. 10                  47113             -122368               44857                2256              843766              169481
            24                 109520             -158341               40751               68769              911459              267861
                                                                                                                                         
       Oct.  8p                179914             -363136               43879              136035              985899              543050
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 1. Reserves and monetary base figures incorporate adjustments for discontinuities, or "breaks," associated with regulatory changes in reserve 
    requirements. (For more information, refer to table 3.)
 2. Seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves equal seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted required reserves plus unadjusted excess 
    reserves. (Also, refer to footnote 2 in table 2 and footnote 2 in table 3.)
 3. Seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted nonborrowed reserves equal seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves less unadjusted total
    borrowings from the Federal Reserve.
 4. Excess reserves NSA equals unadjusted total reserves (table 2, column 1) less unadjusted required reserves (table 2, column 3).
 5. The seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted monetary base consists of (1) seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves plus (2) the
    seasonally adjusted currency component of the money stock plus (3), for all quarterly reporters on the "Report of Transaction Accounts,
    Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all those weekly reporters whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves, the seasonally adjusted,
    break-adjusted difference between current vault cash and the amount applied to satisfy current reserve requirements.  (Also, refer to 
    footnote 3 in table 2 and footnote 4 in table 3.)
 6. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
 7. Averages of daily figures.
 
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 H.3 (502)
 Table 1a                                                                                                
                                                                                                                    
 AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MONETARY BASE                                                          
 Not seasonally adjusted
 Millions of dollars
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                                                                               Other borrowings from the Federal Reserve(1) 
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      Date                      Total                                                                Primary dealer    Asset-backed             
                              borrowings      Term                                                      and other    commercial paper     Other   
                               from the      auction         Primary        Secondary      Seasonal   broker-dealer    money market      credit  
                               Federal        credit                                                     credit         mutual fund    extensions
                               Reserve                                                                     (2)          liquidity                     
                                                                                                                         facility 
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 Month(3)
  2007-Sep.                      1567                          1345              0            221                                             
                                                                                                                                              
       Oct.                       254                           126             13            115                                             
       Nov.                       366                           315              0             50                                             
       Dec.                     15430          11613           3787              1             30                                             
                                                                                                                                              
  2008-Jan.                     45660          44516           1137              0              6                                             
       Feb.                     60157          60000            155              0              3                                             
       Mar.                     94523          75484           1617              0              6          16168                          1249
                                                                                                                                              
       Apr.                    135410         100000           9624              0             21          25764                             0
       May                     155780         127419          14076              0             47          14238                             0
       June                    171278         150000          14225             70             75           6908                             0
                                                                                                                                              
       July                    165664         150000          15204            107             98            255                             0
       Aug.                    168078         150000          17980              1             97              0                             0
       Sep. p                  290105         149814          32632             35             87          53473          40810          22187

 Two weeks ending(4)                                                                                                                           
  2008-Aug. 13                 167635         150000          17535              4             97              0                             0
            27                 168090         150000          17991              0             98              0                             0
                                                                                                                                              
       Sep. 10                 169481         150000          19386              0             94              0                             0
            24                 267861         150000          30478             14             96          54208          10880          22188
                                                                                                                                              
       Oct.  8p                543050         149072          59737            145             57         140879         133997          59164
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 1. On June 26, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) extended credit to Maiden Lane LLC, as discussed in the notes to the Board's
    H.4.1 statistical release, "Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks."
    Consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, the assets and liabilities of the LLC have been consolidated with the assets and
    liabilities of the FRBNY because the FRBNY is the primary beneficiary of Maiden Lane LLC.  As a consequence of this consolidation, the
    extension of credit from the FRBNY to the LLC is eliminated from the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, and, thus, the loan is not included in
    borrowed reserves.
 2. Includes credit extended through the Primary Dealer Credit Facility and credit extended to certain other broker-dealers.
 3. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
 4. Averages of daily figures.

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 H.3 (502)
 Table 2
 AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MONETARY BASE
 Not adjusted for changes in reserve requirements(1) 
 Not seasonally adjusted
 Millions of dollars
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                    Reserves of depository institutions                                          Vault cash(5)
                  --------------------------------------                                ------------------------------------
                                                                             Reserve                    Used to                      Net
      Date                Total     Nonborrowed   Required     Monetary      balances       Total       satisfy      Surplus      carryover
                           (2)                                   base       with F.R.                  required        (7)        of reserve
                                                                 (3)          Banks                    reserves                    balances
                                                                               (4)                        (6)                         (8)  
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 Month(9)                                                                                
  2007-Sep.               42236        40670         40503       826562         8753        49633        33483         16150
                                                                                                                            
       Oct.               41499        41245         40040       828373         8286        49755        33213         16542
       Nov.               41847        41481         40150       833052         8503        48996        33343         15652
       Dec.               42701        27271         40932       836432         8179        52161        34522         17639
                                                                                                                            
  2008-Jan.               44065        -1595         42424       831104         8715        53163        35349         17813
       Feb.               42778       -17379         41053       828692         8147        53651        34631         19021
       Mar.               42706       -51817         39728       832358         9754        50446        32952         17494
                                                                                                                            
       Apr.               43506       -91904         41661       830494         9254        49315        34252         15063
       May                45111      -110669         43100       833974         9688        48576        35423         13153
       June               43933      -127345         41660       839085         9181        49333        34752         14581
                                                                                                                            
       July               44124      -121539         42147       846462         9343        49225        34781         14444
       Aug.               44134      -123944         42146       847302         9430        50142        34704         15438
       Sep. p            102581      -187524         42530       908277        67169        50443        35412         15031

 Two weeks ending(10)                                                                                                                    
  2008-Aug. 13            42004      -125631         40157       847591         9135        51141        32870         18272          207
            27            46104      -121986         44062       846302         9705        49474        36399         13076          181
                                                                                                                                         
       Sep. 10            44164      -125316         41908       849866         9429        49230        34736         14494          144
            24           111339      -156522         42569       915072        75754        50225        35585         14640          227
                                                                                                                                         
       Oct.  8p          179507      -363542         43472       989774       143373        52973        36135         16838          614
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 1. Reflects actual required reserves, with no adjustments to eliminate the effects of discontinuities, or "breaks," associated with 
    regulatory changes in reserve requirements.
 2. Reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks plus vault cash used to satisfy reserve requirements.
 3. The monetary base, not break-adjusted and not seasonally adjusted, consists of (1) total reserves plus (2) required clearing balances
    and adjustments to compensate for float at Federal Reserve Banks plus (3) the currency component of the money stock plus (4), for all 
    quarterly reporters on the "Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all those weekly reporters whose 
    vault cash exceeds their required reserves, the difference between current vault cash and the amount applied to satisfy current reserve 
    requirements. Currency and vault cash figures are measured over computation periods ending on Mondays.
 4. Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float and includes other off-balance-sheet "as-of" adjustments.
 5. Vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements. It includes only vault cash held by those banks and thrifts that are not exempt
    from reserve requirements. Dates refer to the maintenance periods in which the vault cash can be used to satisfy reserve requirements.
 6. All vault cash held during the lagged computation period by "bound" institutions (i.e., those whose required reserves exceed their vault 
    cash) plus the amount of vault cash applied during the maintenance period by "nonbound" institutions (i.e., those whose vault cash 
    exceeds their required reserves) to satisfy current reserve requirements.
 7. Total vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements, held by depository institutions not exempt from reserve requirements, minus the
    amount used to satisfy reserve requirements.
 8. Consists of carryover only at depository institutions maintaining reserves on the basis of two-week maintenance periods. Reflects excess (+) 
    or deficit (-) reserves eligible to be carried forward into the two-week reserve maintenance period ending on the date shown.
 9. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
10. Averages of daily figures.

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 Table 3
 AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MONETARY BASE
 Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements(1)
 Not seasonally adjusted
 Millions of dollars
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                                       Reserves of depository institutions
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
      Date                           Total             Nonborrowed            Required            Monetary
                                      (2)                                        (3)                base
                                                                                                    (4) 
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 Month(5)
  2007-Sep.                          42289                40722                40556               819967
                                                                                                         
       Oct.                          41554                41299                40094               821844
       Nov.                          41901                41535                40204               826597
       Dec.                          42716                27286                40947               829843
                                                                                                         
  2008-Jan.                          44038                -1622                42398               824416
       Feb.                          42775               -17382                41050               821916
       Mar.                          42702               -51822                39724               825559
                                                                                                         
       Apr.                          43489               -91921                41645               823378
       May                           45080              -110700                43069               826882
       June                          43900              -127378                41627               831976
                                                                                                         
       July                          44078              -121586                42101               839222
       Aug.                          44074              -124004                42086               840161
       Sep. p                       102520              -187585                42469               900892

 Two weeks ending(6)                                                       
  2008-Aug. 13                       41945              -125690                40098               840533
            27                       46042              -122047                44001               839079
                                                                                                         
       Sep. 10                       44103              -125377                41847               842735
            24                      111278              -156583                42509               907666
                                                                                                         
       Oct.  8p                     179445              -363604                43410               982012
  
 1. Figures reflect adjustments for discontinuities, or "breaks," associated with regulatory changes in
    reserve requirements.
 2. Break-adjusted total reserves equal break-adjusted required reserves (table 3, column 3) plus excess
    reserves NSA (table 1, column 4).
 3. To adjust required reserves for discontinuities due to regulatory changes in reserve requirements, a
    multiplicative procedure is used to estimate what required reserves would have been in past periods
    had current reserve requirements been in effect. Break-adjusted required reserves are equal to 
    break-adjusted required reserves against transactions deposits.
 4. The break-adjusted monetary base equals (1) break-adjusted total reserves plus (2) the (unadjusted)
    currency component of the money stock plus (3), for all quarterly reporters on the "Report of 
    Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all those weekly reporters whose vault
    cash exceeds their required reserves, the break-adjusted difference between current vault cash and 
    the amount applied to satisfy current reserve requirements.
 5. Prorated averages of biweekly averages.
 6. Averages of daily figures.

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