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`FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
  
 H.3 (502)
 Table 1                                                                                                For release at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
 AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE MONETARY BASE                                                  November 23, 2012
 Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements(1)                                                                                              
 Seasonally adjusted unless noted otherwise
 Millions of dollars
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                                             Reserves of depository institutions                             
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                                                                                                                              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)
  2011-Oct.                   1638497             1627287               93361             1545136             2639020               11210
       Nov.                   1591862             1581521               94093             1497769             2598845               10341
       Dec.                   1597064             1587538               94859             1502206             2610727                9526
                                                                                                                                         
  2012-Jan.                   1613898             1605284               94448             1519451             2637101                8614
       Feb.                   1658197             1650264               98076             1560121             2691617                7933
       Mar.                   1607856             1600526               98263             1509593             2650248                7330
                                                                                                                                         
       Apr.                   1584555             1577690               98379             1486176             2633125                6865
       May                    1556169             1549982               98709             1457460             2608951                6187
       June                   1556500             1551286               99025             1457475             2615001                5214
                                                                                                                                         
       July                   1583475             1579217              100425             1483049             2648060                4258
       Aug.                   1582278             1579007              104527             1477750             2653486                3271
       Sep.                   1516271             1514306              106830             1409441             2597533                1965
                                                                                                                                         
       Oct.                   1525344             1523879              107061             1418284             2616645                1466

 Two weeks ending(7)                                                                                                                           
  2012-Sep. 19                1531127             1529120              106445             1424682             2610504                2007
                                                                                                                                         
       Oct.  3                1479952             1478291              108717             1371236             2565831                1662
            17                1530805             1529278              107095             1423710             2621656                1527
            31                1529611             1528248              106672             1422939             2622522                1363
                                                                                                                                         
       Nov. 14p               1549466             1548338              110688             1438778             2644859                1128
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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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                                                              Borrowings from the Federal Reserve(1)                    
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      Date                                                                             Term                    
                                                                                   Asset-Backed      Other     
                            Total        Primary        Secondary     Seasonal      Securities       credit   
                                                                                       Loan        extensions 
                                                                                    Facility(2)                                                                                               
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 Month(3)                                                                                                               
  2011-Oct.                   11210            19              0             50          11140              0       
       Nov.                   10341            20              0             20          10301              0       
       Dec.                    9526           103              0             23           9400              0       
                                                                                                                    
  2012-Jan.                    8614            27              0              7           8580              0       
       Feb.                    7933            13              0              1           7920              0       
       Mar.                    7330            12              0              4           7314              0       
                                                                                                                    
       Apr.                    6865            21              0              9           6834              0       
       May                     6187            16              0             27           6143              0       
       June                    5214            19              0             56           5139              0       
                                                                                                                    
       July                    4258            26              0             97           4135              0       
       Aug.                    3271            39              0            138           3094              0       
       Sep.                    1965            62              0            123           1781              0       
                                                                                                                    
       Oct.                    1466            17              0             66           1383              0       
                                                                                                                    
 Two weeks ending(4)                                                                                                
  2012-Sep. 19                 2007            74              0            122           1812              0       
                                                                                                                    
       Oct.  3                 1662            33              0            117           1513              0       
            17                 1527            15              0             74           1439              0       
            31                 1363            15              0             48           1300              0       
                                                                                                                    
       Nov. 14p                1128            11              0             46           1071              0       
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 1. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) has extended credit to Maiden Lane LLC, Maiden Lane II LLC, 
    and Maiden Lane III 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 these LLCs have been
    consolidated with the assets and liabilities of the FRBNY because the FRBNY is the primary beneficiary of 
    the LLCs.  As a consequence of this consolidation, the extensions of credit from the FRBNY to these LLCs are 
    eliminated from the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, and, thus, the loans are not included in borrowed 
    reserves.
 2. Includes credit extended by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to eligible borrowers through the Term 
    Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility.
 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)
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                                                                             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)                                                                                
  2011-Oct.             1638918      1627708         93782      2637325      1592447        57229        46471         10757
       Nov.             1592413      1582072         94644      2601982      1546124        57107        46289         10818
       Dec.             1598716      1589189         96510      2617944      1550043        60295        48672         11622
                                                                                                                            
  2012-Jan.             1619192      1610578         99741      2640756      1568915        61180        50277         10903
       Feb.             1659924      1651991         99803      2694530      1609775        61076        50149         10927
       Mar.             1606345      1599016         96752      2654466      1557859        59125        48486         10639
                                                                                                                            
       Apr.             1586705      1579840        100528      2640107      1537808        59006        48896         10109
       May              1558506      1552319        101046      2616307      1510119        58402        48387         10015
       June             1555380      1550166         97905      2618073      1507596        58076        47784         10292
                                                                                                                            
       July             1583770      1579512        100721      2648865      1535052        58744        48718         10026
       Aug.             1582193      1578923        104443      2650395      1532976        58853        49217          9636
       Sep.             1517507      1515542        108066      2593773      1468681        58472        48826          9646
                                                                                                                            
       Oct.             1525583      1524117        107299      2611530      1476730        59313        48853         10460

 Two weeks ending(10)                                                                                                                    
  2012-Sep. 19          1526841      1524834        102159      2603898      1479607        58129        47234         10895         4109
                                                                                                                                         
       Oct.  3          1486679      1485017        115443      2564001      1435885        59307        50793          8514         3766
            17          1524504      1522977        100794      2612796      1476330        60413        48174         12239         4271
            31          1534999      1533636        112060      2620449      1485882        58215        49117          9097         3738
                                                                                                                                         
       Nov. 14p         1544030      1542902        105251      2639736      1496638        59649        47392         12257         4243
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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. See note on simplification of 
    reserve requirements.
 4. Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float and includes other off-balance-sheet "as-of" adjustments.
    See note on simplification of reserve requirements.
 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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    Note on Simplification of Reserve Requirements
    On July 12, 2012, the contractual clearing balance program was eliminated and the issuance of as-of adjustments was discontinued. Required 
    clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float are zero beginning with the two weeks ending July 25, 2012.  All other as-of 
    adjustments are zero beginning with the two weeks ending August 8, 2012.
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 H.3 (502)
 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
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      Date                           Total             Nonborrowed            Required            Monetary
                                      (2)                                        (3)                base
                                                                                                    (4) 
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 Month(5)
  2011-Oct.                        1637713              1626503                92576              2633959
       Nov.                        1591014              1580673                93245              2598489
       Dec.                        1597312              1587786                95107              2614459
                                                                                                         
  2012-Jan.                        1618988              1610374                99537              2638411
       Feb.                        1659772              1651839                99652              2692465
       Mar.                        1606078              1598748                96485              2652344
                                                                                                         
       Apr.                        1586267              1579402               100090              2637872
       May                         1557885              1551698               100425              2613950
       June                        1554655              1549441                97180              2615662
                                                                                                         
       July                        1582875              1578617                99826              2647553
       Aug.                        1581103              1577832               103352              2649598
       Sep.                        1516265              1514300               106824              2592869
                                                                                                         
       Oct.                        1524172              1522706               105888              2610487

 Two weeks ending(6)                                                       
  2012-Sep. 19                     1525664              1523657               100982              2603053
                                                                                                         
       Oct.  3                     1485322              1483661               114087              2562997
            17                     1523216              1521690                99507              2611862
            31                     1533452              1532089               110513              2619289
                                                                                                         
       Nov. 14p                    1542501              1541374               103723              2638616
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 Note: Current and historical H.3 data are available each week on the Federal Reserve Board's website
       (http://www.federalreserve.gov/). Monthly data are available back to January 1959, and weekly data 
       are available back to January 1975 for most series. 

 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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