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 FEDERAL RESERVE
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 These data are scheduled for release each Thursday. The exact time of each release will be announced, when
 the information is available, on (202) 452-3206.



 H.4.1

 Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and
 Condition Statement of F.R. Banks

                                                                                              September 5, 1996
 Millions of dollars
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                                                                 Averages of daily figures
      Reserve balances of depository institutions at       Week ended     Change from week ended      Wednesday
    F.R. Banks, Reserve Bank credit, and related items     Sep 4, 1996  Aug 28, 1996   Sep 6, 1995   Sep 4, 1996
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 Reserve Bank credit 1 2                                      428,173    +    2,832    +   19,010       428,028
   U.S. government securities
     Bought outright--system account                          387,122    -      115    +   16,308       387,506
     Held under repurchase agreements                           4,993    +    2,371    +    1,938         3,195
   Federal agency obligations
     Bought outright                                            2,336             0    -      605         2,336
     Held under repurchase agreements                           1,309    +        9    +    1,209         1,495
   Acceptances                                                      0             0             0             0
   Loans to depository institutions
     Adjustment credit                                            141    +      105    +      102           321
     Seasonal credit                                              324    -       13    +       77           304
     Extended credit                                                0             0             0             0
   Float                                                          713    +      216    +      360         1,865
   Other F.R. assets                                           31,236    +      260    -      379        31,006
 Gold stock                                                    11,050             0    -        3        11,050
 Special drawing rights certificate account                     9,718             0    -      800         9,718
 Treasury currency outstanding                                 24,637    +       14    +      955        24,637
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         Total factors supplying reserve funds                473,579    +    2,847    +   19,162       473,433

 Currency in circulation*                                     432,427    +    3,249    +   20,416       434,135
 Treasury cash holdings*                                          277    +        7    -       39           277
 Deposits, other than reserve balances, with F.R. Banks
   Treasury                                                     5,347    +       75    +      265         5,825
   Foreign                                                        172    -       22             0           171
   Service-related balances and adjustments 3                   6,275    -      223    +    1,436         6,275
   Other                                                          313    +        3    -       49           357
 Other F.R. liabilities and capital                            14,016    -       82    +    2,571        13,641
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         Total factors, other than reserve balances,
         absorbing reserve funds                              458,828    +    3,007    +   24,600       460,681

 Reserve balances with F.R. Banks 4                            14,751    -      160    -    5,437        12,752
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 On   September 4, 1996, the face amount of marketable U.S. government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign
 official and international accounts was $     580,109 million, a change of + $    16,008 million for the week.  The total includes the face
 value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
 1 Net of $    11,989 million, daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
   a net of $    11,989 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S.
   government securities.
 2 Net of $    11,606 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $    11,606 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $        44 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
 3 Consists of required clearing balances of $     6,072 million and adjustments of $       204 million to compensate for float.
 4 Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float.

 * Estimated (Treasury's figures).
 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
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 Worksheet for H.4.1 (a)


 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
 Millions of dollars
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                                                                                           Change since
                                                        *            Wednesday       Wednesday       Wednesday
                                                                    Sep 4, 1996    Aug 28, 1996     Sep 6, 1995
                                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------
                     ASSETS
 Gold certificate account                                               11,050               0      -        3
 Special drawing rights certificate account                              9,718               0      -      800
 Coin                                                                      531      -       22      +      181

 Loans                                                                     625      +      243      +      374
 Acceptances                                                                 0               0               0
 Federal agency obligations
   Bought outright                                                       2,336               0      -      605
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                    1,495      -      283      +    1,395
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                                              187,245      +    1,028      +    4,956
                    Notes                                              152,392               0      +    4,588
                    Bonds                                               47,869               0      +    5,296
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total bought outright 2                                           387,506      +    1,028      +   14,841
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                    3,195      -    4,377      +      140
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
       Total U.S. government securities                                390,701      -    3,349      +   14,981
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
         Total loans and securities                                    395,157      -    3,390      +   16,145

 Items in process of collection                          (499)          10,198      +    4,275      +    1,340
 Bank premises                                                           1,197      -        1      +       89
 Other assets 3                                                         29,903      -      234      -      671
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL ASSETS                                  (499)         457,754      +      628      +   16,281

                   LIABILITIES
 Federal Reserve notes                                                 410,306      +    3,083      +   19,757
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                                              19,169      -    5,394      -    7,301
   U.S. Treasury--general account                                        5,825      -       33      +      760
   Foreign--official accounts                                              171      -       45      +        3
   Other                                                                   357      +       61      +       13
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total deposits                                                     25,521      -    5,411      -    6,526
 Deferred availability cash items                        (499)           8,286      +    3,269      +      960
 Other liabilities and accrued dividends 4                               4,397      -      128      -       81
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL LIABILITIES                             (499)         448,510      +      812      +   14,111

                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                                                         4,519      -        1      +      613
 Surplus                                                                 3,966               0      +      826
 Other capital accounts                                                    759      -      184      +      732
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 * Figures in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidation process.
 1 Does not include U.S. government and federal agency securities resold under matched sale-purchase transactions to foreign official
   and international accounts of which $         0 million was outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.
 2 Net of $    11,606 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes
   $        44 million securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
 3 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates. Includes special investment account
   at Chicago of $       131 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.
 4 Includes exchange-translation account reflecting the monthly revaluation at market exchange rates of foreign exchange commitments.

 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.




 MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
 Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreements are classified as maturing within 15 days in
 accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.
 Millions of dollars
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                                                                         U.S. government       Federal agency
                                                                           securities           obligations
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                       Loans    Acceptances                                        Weekly               Weekly
                                                                       Holdings    changes   Holdings   changes
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 Within 15 days             508          0  Within 15 days                17,452 -       29      1,520 -      580
 16 days to 90 days         117          0  16 days to 90 days            89,039 -    3,854        891 +      327
 Over 90 days                 0          0  91 days to 1 year            115,174 +      519        454 -       30
                                            Over 1 year to 5 years        95,027 +       15        475          0
                                            Over 5 years to 10 years      33,653          0        467          0
                                            Over 10 years                 40,356          0         25          0
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   Total                    625          0    Total                      390,701 -    3,349      3,831 -      283
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 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
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 H.4.1 (b)

 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
 Millions of dollars
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                                    |   Total   | Boston | New York|  Phila. | Cleve.| Rich. |Atlanta| Chicago |S.Louis| Minneap.|KansasC| Dallas|San Fran.
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           ASSETS
 Gold certificate account                 11,050      661     4,051       423     624     919     769     1,140     474       168     321     433     1,067
 Special drawing rights certif. acct.      9,718      636     3,385       396     543     835     745       979     419       144     280     399       957
 Coin                                        531       14        19        36      28      90      76        55      29        18      42      50        75

 Loans                                       625        0       280         0       0       0       9        36      73       122      49       5        50
 Acceptances                                   0        0         0         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
 Federal agency obligations
   Bought outright                         2,336      137       869        90     137     194     156       253     109        35      73      84       198
   Held under repurchase agreements 1      1,495        0     1,495         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                187,245   11,017    69,636     7,247  11,005  15,527  12,496    20,292   8,772     2,824   5,865   6,705    15,859
                    Notes                152,392    8,966    56,674     5,898   8,957  12,637  10,170    16,515   7,139     2,298   4,773   5,457    12,907
                    Bonds                 47,869    2,817    17,802     1,853   2,814   3,969   3,195     5,188   2,242       722   1,499   1,714     4,054
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     Total bought outright 2             387,506   22,800   144,112    14,998  22,776  32,134  25,860    41,995  18,153     5,844  12,138  13,876    32,820
   Held under repurchase agreements 1      3,195        0     3,195         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
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       Total U.S. govt. securities       390,701   22,800   147,307    14,998  22,776  32,134  25,860    41,995  18,153     5,844  12,138  13,876    32,820
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         Total loans and securities      395,157   22,938   149,950    15,088  22,913  32,327  26,026    42,284  18,336     6,002  12,261  13,964    33,069

 Items in process of collection           10,697      600     1,544       513     417   1,010   1,195       915     573       749     661     501     2,021
 Bank premises                             1,197       94       147        48      94     127      81       110      30        94      55     155       161
 Other assets 3                           29,903    1,383     9,364     1,306   1,811   2,343   2,575     3,444     891       649   1,050   1,578     3,509
 Interdistrict settlement account              0     +366   -25,802    -2,511  +5,951  +5,749    +960      -101  -3,959      -582  -1,325    -428   +21,682
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           TOTAL ASSETS                  458,253   26,691   142,658    15,299  32,381  43,400  32,427    48,827  16,793     7,241  13,345  16,651    62,540
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 1 Does not include U.S. government and federal agency securities resold under matched sale-purchase transactions to foreign official and
   international accounts, of which $         0 million was outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.
 2 Net of $    11,606 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes $        44 million
   securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
 3 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates. Includes special investment account at Chicago of
   $       131 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.

 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
1

 H.4.1 (c)

 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
 Millions of dollars
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                                    |   Total   | Boston | New York|  Phila. | Cleve.| Rich. |Atlanta| Chicago |S.Louis| Minneap.|KansasC| Dallas|San Fran.
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        LIABILITIES
 Federal Reserve notes                   410,306   24,447   128,336    13,579  30,264  39,766  28,613    43,733  15,379     5,694  11,334  14,137    55,022
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                19,169    1,085     3,385       741     983   1,639   1,749     2,616     642       549     845   1,437     3,498
   U.S. Treasury--general account          5,825        0     5,825         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
   Foreign--official accounts                171        6        66         7       9      11      14        17       4         4       5       9        20
   Other                                     357        0       110         0       1     102       2       132       0         1       1       1         5
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     Total deposits                       25,521    1,091     9,385       748     993   1,752   1,765     2,766     646       553     852   1,446     3,523
 Deferred credit items                     8,785      541     1,085       341     328     888     871       795     325       693     631     387     1,902
 Other liabilities and accrued
   dividends 1                             4,397      262     1,502       193     256     359     313       470     210        96     171     176       387
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     TOTAL LIABILITIES                   449,009   26,342   140,308    14,861  31,841  42,765  31,563    47,765  16,559     7,037  12,988  16,147    60,834

        CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                           4,519      167     1,122       217     265     312     427       521     110       102     175     252       849
 Surplus                                   3,966      171     1,057       190     259     292     389       473      98        99     152     246       542
 Other capital accounts                      759       10       172        30      17      32      48        69      26         4      31       6       315
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       ACCOUNTS                          458,253   26,691   142,658    15,299  32,381  43,400  32,427    48,827  16,793     7,241  13,345  16,651    62,540

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 FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

 F.R. notes outstanding                  527,870   29,345   182,364    16,785  33,278  46,826  35,310    52,003  18,969     7,011  13,420  21,942    70,618
   Less--Held by F.R. Banks              117,564    4,898    54,029     3,205   3,014   7,060   6,697     8,269   3,591     1,317   2,086   7,804    15,595
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   F.R. notes, net                       410,306   24,447   128,336    13,579  30,264  39,766  28,613    43,733  15,379     5,694  11,334  14,137    55,022
 Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account               11,050
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                   9,718
   Other eligible assets                       0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities      389,538
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     Total collateral                    410,306
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 1 Includes exchange translation account reflecting the monthly revaluation at market exchange rates of foreign exchange commitments.

 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.`

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