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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)   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 6Aug. 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 

 63,668 

  

  

 2,010,604July 2013 

 63,296 

 69,643 

 56,953 

 2,094,225 

 69,338 

 2,024,886Aug. 2013 

 65,189 

 71,724 

 58,657 

 2,199,056 

 71,408 

 2,127,647Two weeks ending 7July 24, 2013 

 62,533 

 68,804 

 56,266 

 2,093,605 

 68,468 

 2,025,137 

 0.25 

 0.25Aug 7, 2013 

 64,257 

 70,699 

 57,818 

 2,162,982 

 70,393 

 2,092,589 

 0.25 

 0.25Aug 21, 2013 

 61,601 

 67,777 

 55,428 

 2,184,608 

 67,367 

 2,117,241 

 0.25 

 0.25Sept 4, 2013 

 70,864 

 77,966 

 63,765 

 2,244,534 

 77,777 

 2,166,757 

 0.25 

 0.25Sept 18, 2013 

 61,171 

 67,303 

 55,040 

 2,279,607 

 67,044 

 2,212,563 

 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 6Aug. 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 

 10,075 

 3,011,731 

 1,832,952 

 1,178,779May 2013 

 1,981,983 

 118,638 

 61,287 

 51,261 

 10,026 

 3,116,937 

 1,930,723 

 1,186,214June 2013 

 2,062,906 

 115,970 

 62,086 

 52,302 

 9,784 

 3,201,483 

 2,010,604 

 1,190,879July 2013 

 2,147,706 

 116,777 

 62,855 

 53,481 

 9,374 

 3,290,899 

 2,094,225 

 1,196,674Aug. 2013 

 2,252,631 

 118,764 

 63,147 

 53,575 

 9,572 

 3,398,930 

 2,199,056 

 1,199,875Two weeks ending 7July 24, 2013 

 2,145,745 

 114,673 

 61,628 

 52,140 

 9,488 

 3,288,934 

 2,093,605 

 1,195,330Aug 7, 2013 

 2,217,564 

 118,839 

 63,811 

 54,582 

 9,229 

 3,359,591 

 2,162,982 

 1,196,609Aug 21, 2013 

 2,238,051 

 115,044 

 64,029 

 53,443 

 10,586 

 3,383,104 

 2,184,608 

 1,198,496Sept 4, 2013 

 2,297,590 

 123,920 

 61,449 

 53,056 

 8,393 

 3,448,625 

 2,244,534 

 1,204,091Sept 18, 2013 

 2,330,650 

 112,214 

 61,961 

 51,043 

 10,918 

 3,485,902 

 2,279,607 

 1,206,295 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 3Aug. 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 

 2,062,555July 2013 

 359 

 15 

 0 

 109 

 235 

 0 

 2,147,346Aug. 2013 

 317 

 17 

 0 

 142 

 158 

 0 

 2,252,314Two weeks ending 4July 24, 2013 

 363 

 12 

 0 

 113 

 239 

 0 

 2,145,382Aug 7, 2013 

 334 

 9 

 0 

 127 

 198 

 0 

 2,217,230Aug 21, 2013 

 340 

 19 

 0 

 143 

 179 

 0 

 2,237,712Sept 4, 2013 

 274 

 19 

 0 

 152 

 102 

 0 

 2,297,317Sept 18, 2013 

 280 

 24 

 0 

 154 

 102 

 0 

 2,330,371 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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