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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

                                                                                                August 22, 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    Aug 21, 1996  Aug 14, 1996  Aug 23, 1995  Aug 21, 1996
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 Reserve Bank credit 1 2                                      424,625    +      746    +   16,091       425,203
   U.S. government securities
     Bought outright--system account                          387,926    +    3,534    +   15,685       387,269
     Held under repurchase agreements                           2,189    -      855    +    2,189         3,310
   Federal agency obligations
     Bought outright                                            2,336             0    -      692         2,336
     Held under repurchase agreements                             515    -      223    +      515           665
   Acceptances                                                      0             0             0             0
   Loans to depository institutions
     Adjustment credit                                              6    -        5    -        3            12
     Seasonal credit                                              319    +       24    +       52           328
     Extended credit                                                0             0             0             0
   Float                                                          556    +      198    +      287           315
   Other F.R. assets                                           30,777    -    1,927    -    1,942        30,968
 Gold stock                                                    11,050             0    -        3        11,050
 Special drawing rights certificate account                     9,718             0    -      800         9,718
 Treasury currency outstanding                                 24,609    +       14    +      972        24,609
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------
         Total factors supplying reserve funds                470,002    +      760    +   16,261       470,580

 Currency in circulation*                                     429,499    -      174    +   19,456       429,799
 Treasury cash holdings*                                          268             0    -       41           268
 Deposits, other than reserve balances, with F.R. Banks
   Treasury                                                     5,129    +      349    -      411         5,879
   Foreign                                                        181    -        5    -        2           183
   Service-related balances and adjustments 3                   6,370    +       57    +    1,631         6,370
   Other                                                          324    +       19    +       40           322
 Other F.R. liabilities and capital                            13,842    +       55    +    1,036        13,581
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------
         Total factors, other than reserve balances,
         absorbing reserve funds                              455,613    +      302    +   21,708       456,402

 Reserve balances with F.R. Banks 4                            14,389    +      458    -    5,447        14,179
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 On     August 21, 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 $     560,583 million, a change of + $     5,578 million for the week.  The total includes the face
 value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
 1 Net of $    11,185 million, daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
   a net of $    11,185 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S.
   government securities.
 2 Net of $    11,842 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $    11,842 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $        40 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
 3 Consists of required clearing balances of $     6,100 million and adjustments of $       271 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
                                                                   Aug 21, 1996    Aug 14, 1996    Aug 23, 1995
                                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------
                     ASSETS
 Gold certificate account                                               11,050               0      -        3
 Special drawing rights certificate account                              9,718               0      -      800
 Coin                                                                      556      +        9      +      175

 Loans                                                                     340      +        2      +       55
 Acceptances                                                                 0               0               0
 Federal agency obligations
   Bought outright                                                       2,336               0      -      692
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                      665      -      233      +      665
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                                              187,009      +      223      +    5,299
                    Notes                                              152,392      +      846      +    4,588
                    Bonds                                               47,869      +      394      +    5,296
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total bought outright 2                                           387,269      +    1,463      +   15,184
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                    3,310      -    1,360      +    3,310
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
       Total U.S. government securities                                390,579      +      103      +   18,494
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
         Total loans and securities                                    393,921      -      128      +   18,522

 Items in process of collection                          (573)           5,831      -       59      +      827
 Bank premises                                                           1,199               0      +       95
 Other assets 3                                                         29,855      -    1,983      -    1,534
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL ASSETS                                  (573)         452,129      -    2,162      +   17,282

                   LIABILITIES
 Federal Reserve notes                                                 406,013      -      559      +   18,635
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                                              20,795      -    1,913      -    3,800
   U.S. Treasury--general account                                        5,879      +      430      +      480
   Foreign--official accounts                                              183      +        6      -       18
   Other                                                                   322      +       14      +       44
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total deposits                                                     27,179      -    1,463      -    3,295
 Deferred availability cash items                        (573)           5,356      -       59      +      933
 Other liabilities and accrued dividends 4                               4,226      -      119      -      116
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL LIABILITIES                             (573)         442,774      -    2,200      +   16,157

                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                                                         4,492      +        5      +      588
 Surplus                                                                 3,966               0      +      283
 Other capital accounts                                                    896      +       33      +      253
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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 $    11,842 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes
   $        40 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, AUGUST 21, 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             298          0  Within 15 days                18,929 -    3,361        962 +       64
 16 days to 90 days          42          0  16 days to 90 days            92,760 +    9,199        579 -      297
 Over 90 days                 0          0  91 days to 1 year            109,870 -    7,317        494          0
                                            Over 1 year to 5 years        95,012 +    1,152        475          0
                                            Over 5 years to 10 years      33,653 -      471        467          0
                                            Over 10 years                 40,356 +      900         25          0
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   Total                    340          0    Total                      390,579 +      103      3,001 -      233
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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 AUGUST 21, 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                                        556       17        19        36      30      96      74        58      35        19      43      50        80

 Loans                                       340        1         0         0       0       0      13        43      66       138      48      10        21
 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        665        0       665         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                187,009   11,003    69,548     7,238  10,991  15,508  12,480    20,267   8,761     2,820   5,858   6,696    15,839
                    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             387,269   22,786   144,024    14,989  22,762  32,114  25,845    41,969  18,142     5,841  12,130  13,867    32,800
   Held under repurchase agreements 1      3,310        0     3,310         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
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       Total U.S. govt. securities       390,579   22,786   147,334    14,989  22,762  32,114  25,845    41,969  18,142     5,841  12,130  13,867    32,800
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         Total loans and securities      393,921   22,925   148,868    15,079  22,899  32,308  26,014    42,265  18,318     6,014  12,251  13,961    33,020

 Items in process of collection            6,405      437       780       326     263     506     790       531     229       480     457     349     1,257
 Bank premises                             1,199       94       146        48      95     127      81       110      30        94      56     156       160
 Other assets 3                           29,855    1,360     9,412     1,301   1,810   2,338   2,568     3,426     883       646   1,049   1,576     3,486
 Interdistrict settlement account              0     -211   -21,083    -2,713  +4,705  +5,607    +560      -899  -3,739      -658  -1,508    -334   +20,274
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           TOTAL ASSETS                  452,702   25,918   145,578    14,896  30,968  42,735  31,601    47,611  16,649     6,907  12,949  16,590    60,301
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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 $    11,842 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes $        40 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.
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 H.4.1 (c)

 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON AUGUST 21, 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                   406,013   23,830   128,861    13,427  29,227  39,659  28,244    43,135  15,256     5,759  11,146  13,983    53,485
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                20,795    1,079     6,187       673     705   1,480   1,346     2,214     751       354     869   1,640     3,498
   U.S. Treasury--general account          5,879        0     5,879         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
   Foreign--official accounts                183        6        78         7       9      11      14        17       4         4       5       9        20
   Other                                     322        1       106         1       2      72       2       133       0         1       2       0         4
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     Total deposits                       27,179    1,086    12,249       680     716   1,563   1,362     2,364     755       358     876   1,649     3,521
 Deferred credit items                     5,929      390       631       196     220     514     809       566     193       479     396     270     1,264
 Other liabilities and accrued
   dividends 1                             4,226      253     1,425       185     246     345     305       456     202       101     165     169       373
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     TOTAL LIABILITIES                   443,347   25,559   143,166    14,488  30,409  42,081  30,720    46,521  16,407     6,697  12,582  16,071    58,644

        CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                           4,492      167     1,121       200     264     311     426       521     110       102     176     252       842
 Surplus                                   3,966      171     1,057       190     259     292     389       473      98        99     152     246       542
 Other capital accounts                      896       21       234        18      36      51      66        96      34         9      38      21       274
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       ACCOUNTS                          452,702   25,918   145,578    14,896  30,968  42,735  31,601    47,611  16,649     6,907  12,949  16,590    60,301

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 FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

 F.R. notes outstanding                  525,468   28,848   183,259    16,920  32,312  46,910  35,384    51,443  18,817     7,079  13,464  20,935    70,098
   Less--Held by F.R. Banks              119,455    5,018    54,398     3,493   3,085   7,250   7,140     8,307   3,560     1,319   2,318   6,952    16,613
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   F.R. notes, net                       406,013   23,830   128,861    13,427  29,227  39,659  28,244    43,135  15,256     5,759  11,146  13,983    53,485
 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      385,246
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     Total collateral                    406,013
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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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