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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
  Back to top  Table 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Millions of dollars unless otherwise noted.Date 

 Reserve balances required 

 Reserve balances maintained 4Reserve balance  

requirements 1 

 Top of penalty-  

free band 2 

 Bottom of penalty-  

free band 3 

 Total 

 Balances  

maintained to  

satisfy reserve  

balance  

requirements 5 

 Balances  

maintained that  

exceed the top of  

the penalty-  

free band 6Month 7Aug. 2014 

 86,899 

 95,605 

 78,196 

 2,786,867 

 95,348 

 2,691,520Sept. 2014 

 81,892 

 90,096 

 73,690 

 2,759,284 

 89,839 

 2,669,445Oct. 2014 

 85,026 

 93,544 

 76,511 

 2,705,668 

 93,260 

 2,612,408Nov. 2014 

 86,424 

 95,081 

 77,769 

 2,519,578 

 94,838 

 2,424,740Dec. 2014 

 82,770 

 91,061 

 74,481 

 2,606,700 

 90,852 

 2,515,848Jan. 2015 

 90,522 

 99,589 

 81,458 

 2,683,709 

 99,273 

 2,584,437Feb. 2015 

 89,118 

 98,045 

 80,193 

 2,496,868 

 97,853 

 2,399,015Mar. 2015 

 91,495 

 100,660 

 82,333 

 2,675,202 

 100,477 

 2,574,726Apr. 2015 

 92,469 

 101,729 

 83,209 

 2,698,960 

 101,495 

 2,597,465May 2015 

 92,358 

 101,607 

 83,111 

 2,584,359 

 101,248 

 2,483,111June 2015 

 87,882 

 96,684 

 79,082 

 2,553,138 

 96,362 

 2,456,776July 2015 

 91,834 

 101,030 

 82,638 

 2,590,841 

 100,727 

 2,490,114Aug. 2015 

 96,142 

 105,770 

 86,517 

 2,608,263 

 105,413 

 2,502,851Two weeks ending 8July 22, 2015 

 88,758 

 97,647 

 79,871 

 2,625,840 

 97,271 

 2,528,569Aug. 5, 2015 

 99,932 

 109,939 

 89,927 

 2,611,588 

 109,661 

 2,501,927Aug. 19, 2015 

 88,076 

 96,897 

 79,257 

 2,543,763 

 96,452 

 2,447,311Sept. 2, 2015 

 103,974 

 114,384 

 93,565 

 2,682,130 

 114,097 

 2,568,033Sept. 16, 2015 

 84,653 

 93,132 

 76,176 

 2,713,870 

 92,775 

 2,621,095 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. 

 Effective February 18, 2014, omits balances held by designated financial market utilities. These balances are reported in the H.4.1 statistical release. 

 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 6 

 Currency in  

circulationMonth 7Aug. 2014 

 2,842,040 

 142,072 

 64,598 

 55,173 

 9,426 

 4,075,039 

 2,786,867 

 1,288,172Sept. 2014 

 2,814,487 

 137,095 

 64,831 

 55,203 

 9,628 

 4,049,189 

 2,759,284 

 1,289,905Oct. 2014 

 2,760,317 

 139,675 

 64,834 

 54,648 

 10,186 

 4,001,451 

 2,705,668 

 1,295,783Nov. 2014 

 2,575,099 

 141,945 

 65,217 

 55,521 

 9,697 

 3,830,424 

 2,519,578 

 1,310,846Dec. 2014 

 2,665,936 

 142,006 

 69,361 

 59,236 

 10,125 

 3,934,455 

 2,606,700 

 1,327,755Jan. 2015 

 2,745,584 

 152,397 

 71,383 

 61,875 

 9,507 

 4,017,103 

 2,683,709 

 1,333,394Feb. 2015 

 2,556,071 

 148,321 

 70,098 

 59,203 

 10,895 

 3,840,464 

 2,496,868 

 1,343,596Mar. 2015 

 2,732,862 

 149,155 

 68,041 

 57,660 

 10,381 

 4,030,632 

 2,675,202 

 1,355,430Apr. 2015 

 2,756,739 

 150,248 

 67,909 

 57,779 

 10,130 

 4,059,374 

 2,698,960 

 1,360,414May 2015 

 2,641,733 

 149,733 

 67,237 

 57,374 

 9,863 

 3,949,351 

 2,584,359 

 1,364,992June 2015 

 2,611,128 

 145,872 

 67,714 

 57,990 

 9,723 

 3,919,581 

 2,553,138 

 1,366,443July 2015 

 2,649,300 

 150,292 

 67,860 

 58,459 

 9,401 

 3,961,126 

 2,590,841 

 1,370,285Aug. 2015 

 2,666,058 

 153,937 

 67,132 

 57,795 

 9,337 

 3,983,882 

 2,608,263 

 1,375,619Two weeks ending 8July 22, 2015 

 2,683,421 

 146,339 

 67,278 

 57,581 

 9,697 

 3,995,883 

 2,625,840 

 1,370,043Aug. 5, 2015 

 2,670,412 

 158,756 

 67,442 

 58,824 

 8,618 

 3,983,572 

 2,611,588 

 1,371,984Aug. 19, 2015 

 2,600,623 

 144,936 

 67,522 

 56,860 

 10,662 

 3,919,103 

 2,543,763 

 1,375,341Sept. 2, 2015 

 2,740,586 

 162,430 

 66,548 

 58,456 

 8,092 

 4,059,588 

 2,682,130 

 1,377,458Sept. 16, 2015 

 2,769,602 

 140,385 

 67,301 

 55,732 

 11,569 

 4,099,326 

 2,713,870 

 1,385,456 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. 

 Effective February 18, 2014, omits balances held by designated financial market utilities. These balances are reported in the H.4.1 statistical release. 

 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. 2014 

 278 

 15 

 0 

 229 

 34 

 0 

 2,841,761Sept. 2014 

 300 

 18 

 0 

 253 

 29 

 0 

 2,814,187Oct. 2014 

 221 

 8 

 0 

 200 

 13 

 0 

 2,760,096Nov. 2014 

 130 

 12 

 0 

 119 

 0 

 0 

 2,574,969Dec. 2014 

 102 

 22 

 0 

 80 

 0 

 0 

 2,665,835Jan. 2015 

 66 

 48 

 0 

 18 

 0 

 0 

 2,745,518Feb. 2015 

 18 

 13 

 0 

 5 

 0 

 0 

 2,556,053Mar. 2015 

 20 

 11 

 0 

 9 

 0 

 0 

 2,732,842Apr. 2015 

 52 

 24 

 0 

 28 

 0 

 0 

 2,756,687May 2015 

 87 

 6 

 0 

 81 

 0 

 0 

 2,641,646June 2015 

 150 

 14 

 0 

 135 

 0 

 0 

 2,610,979July 2015 

 186 

 6 

 0 

 179 

 0 

 0 

 2,649,114Aug. 2015 

 235 

 14 

 0 

 221 

 0 

 0 

 2,665,823Two weeks ending 4July 22, 2015 

 181 

 2 

 0 

 179 

 0 

 0 

 2,683,240Aug. 5, 2015 

 200 

 8 

 0 

 192 

 0 

 0 

 2,670,212Aug. 19, 2015 

 235 

 22 

 0 

 214 

 0 

 0 

 2,600,388Sept. 2, 2015 

 250 

 8 

 0 

 242 

 0 

 0 

 2,740,336Sept. 16, 2015 

 248 

 4 

 0 

 244 

 0 

 0 

 2,769,354 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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