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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 15, 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 14, 1996   Aug 7, 1996  Aug 16, 1995  Aug 14, 1996
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 Reserve Bank credit 1 2                                      423,887    -    1,792    +   13,586       426,940
   U.S. government securities
     Bought outright--system account                          384,392    +    1,944    +   11,971       385,806
     Held under repurchase agreements                           3,044    -    3,764    +    2,891         4,670
   Federal agency obligations
     Bought outright                                            2,336             0    -      692         2,336
     Held under repurchase agreements                             738    -      161    +      522           898
   Acceptances                                                      0             0             0             0
   Loans to depository institutions
     Adjustment credit                                             11    -       11    +        7            28
     Seasonal credit                                              295    +       11    +       43           310
     Extended credit                                                0             0             0             0
   Float                                                          361    -       94    +      317           -82
   Other F.R. assets                                           32,709    +      281    -    1,472        32,974
 Gold stock                                                    11,050             0    -        3        11,050
 Special drawing rights certificate account                     9,718             0    -      800         9,718
 Treasury currency outstanding                                 24,595    +       14    +      981        24,595
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------
         Total factors supplying reserve funds                469,251    -    1,778    +   13,765       472,304

 Currency in circulation*                                     429,673    +      995    +   18,589       430,353
 Treasury cash holdings*                                          268    +        6    -       41           268
 Deposits, other than reserve balances, with F.R. Banks
   Treasury                                                     4,781    -      289    -      441         5,449
   Foreign                                                        186    -        4    +        9           177
   Service-related balances and adjustments 3                   6,313    +        4    +    1,791         6,313
   Other                                                          305    -        7    +        9           308
 Other F.R. liabilities and capital                            13,786    -      432    +      929        13,662
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------
         Total factors, other than reserve balances,
         absorbing reserve funds                              455,311    +      273    +   20,846       456,530

 Reserve balances with F.R. Banks 4                            13,939    -    2,051    -    7,081        15,774
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 On     August 14, 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 $     555,005 million, a change of + $     1,266 million for the week.  The total includes the face
 value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
 1 Net of $    11,881 million, daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
   a net of $    11,881 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S.
   government securities.
 2 Net of $    12,065 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $    12,065 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $        86 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
 3 Consists of required clearing balances of $     6,090 million and adjustments of $       223 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 14, 1996     Aug 7, 1996    Aug 16, 1995
                                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------
                     ASSETS
 Gold certificate account                                               11,050               0      -        3
 Special drawing rights certificate account                              9,718               0      -      800
 Coin                                                                      547      +       15      +      168

 Loans                                                                     338      +       50      +       75
 Acceptances                                                                 0               0               0
 Federal agency obligations
   Bought outright                                                       2,336               0      -      692
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                      898      +      256      +      898
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                                              186,786      +       88      +    2,565
                    Notes                                              151,546      +    1,444      +    3,742
                    Bonds                                               47,475      +    1,032      +    4,902
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total bought outright 2                                           385,806      +    2,564      +   11,209
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                    4,670      -      184      +    4,670
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
       Total U.S. government securities                                390,476      +    2,380      +   15,879
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
         Total loans and securities                                    394,049      +    2,686      +   16,161

 Items in process of collection                          (455)           5,891      -      993      -      283
 Bank premises                                                           1,199      +        5      +       96
 Other assets 3                                                         31,838      +      497      +      329
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL ASSETS                                  (455)         454,291      +    2,210      +   15,668

                   LIABILITIES
 Federal Reserve notes                                                 406,572      +      403      +   17,936
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                                              22,708      +    1,221      -    3,509
   U.S. Treasury--general account                                        5,449      +      754      -      134
   Foreign--official accounts                                              177      +        8      +        1
   Other                                                                   308      +        1      +        1
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total deposits                                                     28,642      +    1,985      -    3,641
 Deferred availability cash items                        (455)           5,415      -      277      +      323
 Other liabilities and accrued dividends 4                               4,345      -       27      -       46
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL LIABILITIES                             (455)         444,973      +    2,084      +   14,573

                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                                                         4,487      +       45      +      590
 Surplus                                                                 3,966               0      +      283
 Other capital accounts                                                    864      +       80      +      222
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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 $    12,065 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes
   $        86 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 $       112 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 14, 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              93          0  Within 15 days                22,290 -      909        898 +      256
 16 days to 90 days         245          0  16 days to 90 days            83,560 +      313        876          0
 Over 90 days                 0          0  91 days to 1 year            117,187 +      500        494          0
                                            Over 1 year to 5 years        93,859 +    1,279        475          0
                                            Over 5 years to 10 years      34,124 +      462        467          0
                                            Over 10 years                 39,456 +      735         25          0
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   Total                    338          0    Total                      390,476 +    2,380      3,234 +      256
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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 14, 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                                        547       17        18        34      27      91      75        57      33        19      44      50        79

 Loans                                       338        0         0         1       0       0      11        42      86       131      44       9        12
 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        898        0       898         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                186,786   10,990    69,465     7,229  10,978  15,489  12,465    20,242   8,750     2,817   5,851   6,688    15,820
                    Notes                151,546    8,917    56,359     5,865   8,907  12,567  10,114    16,423   7,099     2,286   4,747   5,427    12,835
                    Bonds                 47,475    2,793    17,656     1,837   2,790   3,937   3,168     5,145   2,224       716   1,487   1,700     4,021
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     Total bought outright 2             385,806   22,700   143,480    14,932  22,676  31,993  25,747    41,811  18,074     5,819  12,085  13,815    32,676
   Held under repurchase agreements 1      4,670        0     4,670         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
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       Total U.S. govt. securities       390,476   22,700   148,150    14,932  22,676  31,993  25,747    41,811  18,074     5,819  12,085  13,815    32,676
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         Total loans and securities      394,049   22,838   149,916    15,024  22,813  32,186  25,914    42,106  18,269     5,985  12,202  13,908    32,886

 Items in process of collection            6,346      370       844       316     251     496     748       496     264       453     461     325     1,320
 Bank premises                             1,199       94       146        48      94     127      81       110      30        94      56     156       161
 Other assets 3                           31,838    1,484    10,088     1,381   1,931   2,510   2,710     3,635     980       679   1,116   1,652     3,673
 Interdistrict settlement account              0     +839   -22,193    -2,061  +4,483  +5,858    +454      -523  -3,504      -222  -1,592    -305   +18,766
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           TOTAL ASSETS                  454,746   26,940   146,256    15,562  30,766  43,023  31,497    48,000  16,967     7,320  12,887  16,619    58,909
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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 $    12,065 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes $        86 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
   $       112 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 14, 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                   406,572   24,198   130,205    13,589  28,890  40,106  27,698    43,568  15,528     5,868  11,164  13,647    52,111
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                22,708    1,686     5,820     1,152     804   1,286   1,905     2,271     784       680     801   2,003     3,516
   U.S. Treasury--general account          5,449        0     5,449         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
   Foreign--official accounts                177        6        72         7       9      11      14        17       4         4       5       9        20
   Other                                     308        1       106         1       3      76       2       113       0         1       1       0         3
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     Total deposits                       28,642    1,693    11,446     1,160     816   1,373   1,921     2,401     788       684     808   2,013     3,539
 Deferred credit items                     5,870      433       689       226     246     552     685       480     202       457     381     265     1,254
 Other liabilities and accrued
   dividends 1                             4,345      256     1,495       188     252     353     313       462     207       101     170     175       373
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     TOTAL LIABILITIES                   445,429   26,579   143,835    15,164  30,204  42,384  30,617    46,911  16,725     7,110  12,522  16,100    57,277

        CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                           4,487      167     1,122       191     268     310     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                      864       22       243        17      35      38      64        95      33         9      37      21       249
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       ACCOUNTS                          454,746   26,940   146,256    15,562  30,766  43,023  31,497    48,000  16,967     7,320  12,887  16,619    58,909

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 FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

 F.R. notes outstanding                  524,035   29,177   184,367    17,074  31,889  47,149  34,418    51,613  18,731     7,105  13,403  20,467    68,641
   Less--Held by F.R. Banks              117,463    4,979    54,162     3,485   2,999   7,043   6,720     8,045   3,203     1,237   2,239   6,820    16,530
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   F.R. notes, net                       406,572   24,198   130,205    13,589  28,890  40,106  27,698    43,568  15,528     5,868  11,164  13,647    52,111
 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      385,804
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     Total collateral                    406,572
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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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