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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)   The Board's H.3 statistical release, "Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base," includes data for the first time depicting (1) the penalty-free band around reserve balance requirements provided for in the final phase of the simplification of reserves administration, (2) interest rates paid on balances maintained to satisfy reserve balance requirements and balances maintained that exceed the top of the penalty-free band, and (3) a monetary base series calculated based on a simplified formula.  At the same time, several series formerly published in the H.3 statistical release have been discontinued, including the break-adjusted, seasonally adjusted monetary base.  Historical data for all discontinued series remain available through the Data Download Program.  For supplemental information on the new H.3 statistical release, see: www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h3/h3_technical_qa.htm.
 Table 1 

 Table 2 

 Table 3
   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 6June 2012 

 50,121 

  

  

 1,507,596July 2012 

 52,002 

  

  

 1,535,052Aug. 2012 

 55,226 

  

  

 1,532,976Sept. 2012 

 59,240 

  

  

 1,468,681Oct. 2012 

 58,455 

  

  

 1,476,730Nov. 2012 

 62,202 

  

  

 1,497,506Dec. 2012 

 58,674 

  

  

 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 

 67,377 

  

  

 1,930,723June 2013 

 63,667 

  

  

 2,010,604Two weeks ending 7May 15, 2013 

 61,795 

  

  

 1,885,112May 29, 2013 

 73,392 

  

  

 1,970,445June 12, 2013 

 61,538 

  

  

 2,024,815June 26, 2013 

 65,486 

  

  

 1,988,035July 10, 2013 

 63,691 

 70,077 

 57,309 

 2,046,964 

 69,819 

 1,977,145 

 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 6June 2012 

 1,555,380 

 97,905 

 57,639 

 47,784 

 9,855 

 2,618,755 

 1,509,526 

 1,109,228July 2012 

 1,583,770 

 100,721 

 58,292 

 48,718 

 9,574 

 2,647,752 

 1,534,190 

 1,113,561Aug. 2012 

 1,582,193 

 104,443 

 58,396 

 49,217 

 9,179 

 2,650,750 

 1,532,976 

 1,117,773Sept. 2012 

 1,517,507 

 108,066 

 58,102 

 48,826 

 9,276 

 2,594,909 

 1,468,681 

 1,126,228Oct. 2012 

 1,525,583 

 107,309 

 59,280 

 48,854 

 10,426 

 2,611,775 

 1,476,730 

 1,135,045Nov. 2012 

 1,546,110 

 110,806 

 59,187 

 48,604 

 10,583 

 2,646,809 

 1,497,506 

 1,149,303Dec. 2012 

 1,570,383 

 111,632 

 63,893 

 52,958 

 10,936 

 2,675,945 

 1,517,425 

 1,158,520Jan. 2013 

 1,636,934 

 117,475 

 64,220 

 54,410 

 9,810 

 2,741,743 

 1,582,524 

 1,159,218Feb. 2013 

 1,733,393 

 116,605 

 63,995 

 53,308 

 10,687 

 2,845,244 

 1,680,086 

 1,165,158Mar. 2013 

 1,811,300 

 113,146 

 61,223 

 50,941 

 10,282 

 2,935,024 

 1,760,359 

 1,174,666Apr. 2013 

 1,884,689 

 115,855 

 61,812 

 51,737 

 10,076 

 3,011,731 

 1,832,952 

 1,178,779May 2013 

 1,981,983 

 118,638 

 61,289 

 51,261 

 10,028 

 3,116,937 

 1,930,723 

 1,186,214June 2013 

 2,062,906 

 115,969 

 62,088 

 52,302 

 9,786 

 3,201,482 

 2,010,604 

 1,190,878Two weeks ending 7May 15, 2013 

 1,935,157 

 111,840 

 61,544 

 50,045 

 11,499 

 3,069,218 

 1,885,112 

 1,184,106May 29, 2013 

 2,022,990 

 125,937 

 61,093 

 52,545 

 8,549 

 3,158,716 

 1,970,445 

 1,188,271June 12, 2013 

 2,074,592 

 111,315 

 60,582 

 49,777 

 10,805 

 3,214,698 

 2,024,815 

 1,189,884June 26, 2013 

 2,041,848 

 119,299 

 62,859 

 53,813 

 9,046 

 3,177,558 

 1,988,035 

 1,189,524July 10, 2013 

 2,101,552 

 118,279 

 63,909 

 54,588 

 9,321 

 3,245,568 

 2,046,964 

 1,198,604 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 3June 2012 

 5,214 

 19 

 0 

 56 

 5,139 

 0 

 1,550,166July 2012 

 4,258 

 26 

 0 

 97 

 4,135 

 0 

 1,579,512Aug. 2012 

 3,271 

 39 

 0 

 138 

 3,094 

 0 

 1,578,923Sept. 2012 

 1,965 

 62 

 0 

 123 

 1,781 

 0 

 1,515,542Oct. 2012 

 1,466 

 17 

 0 

 66 

 1,383 

 0 

 1,524,118Nov. 2012 

 1,051 

 9 

 0 

 37 

 1,006 

 0 

 1,545,059Dec. 2012 

 795 

 12 

 0 

 23 

 760 

 0 

 1,569,587Jan. 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 

 1,981,573June 2013 

 351 

 19 

 0 

 65 

 267 

 0 

 2,062,555Two weeks ending 4May 15, 2013 

 422 

 8 

 0 

 37 

 377 

 0 

 1,934,735May 29, 2013 

 410 

 17 

 0 

 49 

 345 

 0 

 2,022,580June 12, 2013 

 331 

 12 

 0 

 49 

 271 

 0 

 2,074,261June 26, 2013 

 363 

 25 

 0 

 72 

 267 

 0 

 2,041,485July 10, 2013 

 373 

 25 

 0 

 91 

 257 

 0 

 2,101,179 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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