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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 29, 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 28, 1996  Aug 21, 1996  Aug 30, 1995  Aug 28, 1996
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 Reserve Bank credit 1 2                                      425,386    +      761    +   16,891       430,888
   U.S. government securities
     Bought outright--system account                          387,238    -      688    +   15,069       386,478
     Held under repurchase agreements                           2,622    +      433    +    2,622         7,572
   Federal agency obligations
     Bought outright                                            2,336             0    -      617         2,336
     Held under repurchase agreements                           1,300    +      784    +    1,300         1,778
   Acceptances                                                      0             0             0             0
   Loans to depository institutions
     Adjustment credit                                             35    +       30    +       14            42
     Seasonal credit                                              337    +       18    +       60           341
     Extended credit                                                0             0             0             0
   Float                                                          542    -       14    +      435         1,102
   Other F.R. assets                                           30,975    +      199    -    1,992        31,239
 Gold stock                                                    11,050             0    -        3        11,050
 Special drawing rights certificate account                     9,718             0    -      800         9,718
 Treasury currency outstanding                                 24,623    +       14    +      964        24,623
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------
         Total factors supplying reserve funds                470,777    +      775    +   17,052       476,279

 Currency in circulation*                                     429,179    -      320    +   19,835       431,017
 Treasury cash holdings*                                          270    +        2    -       42           277
 Deposits, other than reserve balances, with F.R. Banks
   Treasury                                                     5,272    +      143    +      350         5,858
   Foreign                                                        194    +       13    +       19           216
   Service-related balances and adjustments 3                   6,499    +      128    +    1,798         6,499
   Other                                                          309    -       15    +       23           296
 Other F.R. liabilities and capital                            14,098    +      256    +    1,060        13,953
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         Total factors, other than reserve balances,
         absorbing reserve funds                              455,821    +      208    +   23,042       458,116

 Reserve balances with F.R. Banks 4                            14,956    +      568    -    5,991        18,164
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 On     August 28, 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 $     564,101 million, a change of + $     3,518 million for the week.  The total includes the face
 value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
 1 Net of $    11,873 million, daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
   a net of $    11,873 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S.
   government securities.
 2 Net of $    12,633 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $    12,633 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $       161 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
 3 Consists of required clearing balances of $     6,099 million and adjustments of $       400 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 28, 1996    Aug 21, 1996    Aug 30, 1995
                                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------
                     ASSETS
 Gold certificate account                                               11,050               0      -        3
 Special drawing rights certificate account                              9,718               0      -      800
 Coin                                                                      553      -        3      +      187

 Loans                                                                     383      +       43      +       39
 Acceptances                                                                 0               0               0
 Federal agency obligations
   Bought outright                                                       2,336               0      -      605
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                    1,778      +    1,113      +    1,778
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                                              186,217      -      791      +    3,063
                    Notes                                              152,392               0      +    4,588
                    Bonds                                               47,869               0      +    5,296
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total bought outright 2                                           386,478      -      791      +   12,947
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                    7,572      +    4,262      +    7,572
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
       Total U.S. government securities                                394,050      +    3,471      +   20,519
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
         Total loans and securities                                    398,547      +    4,626      +   21,732

 Items in process of collection                          (393)           5,923      +       92      +    1,084
 Bank premises                                                           1,198               0      +       94
 Other assets 3                                                         30,137      +      283      -    1,503
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL ASSETS                                  (393)         457,126      +    4,998      +   20,791

                   LIABILITIES
 Federal Reserve notes                                                 407,223      +    1,210      +   19,213
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                                              24,562      +    3,767      -      235
   U.S. Treasury--general account                                        5,858      -       20      +      205
   Foreign--official accounts                                              216      +       33      +       36
   Other                                                                   296      -       26      +        6
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total deposits                                                     30,933      +    3,754      +       13
 Deferred availability cash items                        (393)           5,018      -      338      +      441
 Other liabilities and accrued dividends 4                               4,524      +      299      -       82
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL LIABILITIES                             (393)         447,698      +    4,924      +   19,585

                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                                                         4,519      +       27      +      612
 Surplus                                                                 3,966               0      +      283
 Other capital accounts                                                    943      +       47      +      311
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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 $    12,633 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes
   $       161 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 28, 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             343          0  Within 15 days                17,481 -    1,448      2,100 +    1,138
 16 days to 90 days          40          0  16 days to 90 days            92,893 +      134        564 -       15
 Over 90 days                 0          0  91 days to 1 year            114,655 +    4,785        484 -       10
                                            Over 1 year to 5 years        95,012          0        475          0
                                            Over 5 years to 10 years      33,653          0        467          0
                                            Over 10 years                 40,356          0         25          0
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   Total                    383          0    Total                      394,050 +    3,471      4,114 +    1,113
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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 28, 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                                        553       16        20        35      29      93      79        59      32        18      42      49        80

 Loans                                       383        0         0        32       0       1      15        50      70       139      52       6        17
 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      1,778        0     1,778         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                186,217   10,957    69,253     7,207  10,945  15,442  12,427    20,181   8,724     2,808   5,833   6,668    15,772
                    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             386,478   22,740   143,729    14,958  22,715  32,048  25,792    41,884  18,105     5,829  12,106  13,839    32,733
   Held under repurchase agreements 1      7,572        0     7,572         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
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       Total U.S. govt. securities       394,050   22,740   151,301    14,958  22,715  32,048  25,792    41,884  18,105     5,829  12,106  13,839    32,733
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         Total loans and securities      398,547   22,877   153,948    15,081  22,853  32,243  25,963    42,187  18,284     6,003  12,231  13,929    32,948

 Items in process of collection            6,317      512       825       238     225     576     665       619     221       457     410     325     1,243
 Bank premises                             1,198       94       147        48      94     127      81       110      30        94      56     156       161
 Other assets 3                           30,137    1,377     9,515     1,313   1,820   2,356   2,589     3,456     895       652   1,058   1,588     3,518
 Interdistrict settlement account              0     +269   -28,057    -2,143  +5,949  +5,837  +1,294      +436  -3,654      -330  -1,165    +525   +21,039
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           TOTAL ASSETS                  457,519   26,441   143,834    15,392  32,136  42,987  32,184    48,986  16,702     7,206  13,232  17,405    61,014
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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 $    12,633 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes $       161 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 28, 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                   407,223   24,007   128,079    13,394  30,084  39,726  28,183    43,417  15,273     5,675  11,237  13,993    54,155
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                24,562    1,385     5,016     1,181   1,034   1,722   2,168     3,376     791       783   1,077   2,455     3,574
   U.S. Treasury--general account          5,858        0     5,858         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
   Foreign--official accounts                216        6       111         7       9      11      14        17       4         4       5       9        20
   Other                                     296        1       111         1       2      38       2       134       0         1       1       1         3
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     Total deposits                       30,933    1,392    11,096     1,189   1,046   1,771   2,185     3,527     795       787   1,084   2,465     3,597
 Deferred credit items                     5,411      418       652       183     193     458     616       482     181       436     375     249     1,169
 Other liabilities and accrued
   dividends 1                             4,524      263     1,594       193     259     363     321       473     213        99     174     179       393
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     TOTAL LIABILITIES                   448,091   26,079   141,421    14,959  31,583  42,318  31,304    47,899  16,462     6,997  12,869  16,886    59,314

        CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                           4,519      167     1,122       217     264     311     427       521     110       102     176     252       849
 Surplus                                   3,966      171     1,057       190     259     292     389       473      98        99     152     246       542
 Other capital accounts                      943       24       235        25      31      66      65        94      31         9      35      20       309
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       ACCOUNTS                          457,519   26,441   143,834    15,392  32,136  42,987  32,184    48,986  16,702     7,206  13,232  17,405    61,014

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 FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

 F.R. notes outstanding                  526,560   29,043   182,760    16,888  33,052  46,831  35,275    51,931  18,897     7,035  13,503  21,005    70,341
   Less--Held by F.R. Banks              119,337    5,036    54,682     3,494   2,968   7,105   7,092     8,513   3,624     1,361   2,266   7,012    16,185
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   F.R. notes, net                       407,223   24,007   128,079    13,394  30,084  39,726  28,183    43,417  15,273     5,675  11,237  13,993    54,155
 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      386,455
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     Total collateral                    407,223
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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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