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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 4 
 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 5 
 Balances  
maintained that  
exceed the top of  
the penalty-  
free band 6 
 Balances  
maintained to  
satisfy reserve  
balance  
requirements 
 Balances  
maintained that  
exceed the top of  
the penalty-  
free bandMonth 7Dec. 2013 
 69,029 
 75,948 
 62,113 
 2,485,248 
 75,714 
 2,409,534Jan. 2014 
 75,901 
 83,506 
 68,298 
 2,498,153 
 83,188 
 2,414,965Feb. 2014 
 77,320 
 85,067 
 69,574 
 2,593,879 
 84,858 
 2,509,021Mar. 2014 
 78,471 
 86,333 
 70,610 
 2,623,027 
 86,124 
 2,536,902Apr. 2014 
 80,203 
 88,238 
 72,169 
 2,660,368 
 88,014 
 2,572,354May 2014 
 82,906 
 91,213 
 74,603 
 2,635,180 
 90,873 
 2,544,306June 2014 
 81,443 
 89,603 
 73,285 
 2,668,354 
 89,357 
 2,578,997July 2014 
 84,590 
 93,064 
 76,117 
 2,704,004 
 92,840 
 2,611,164Aug. 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 
 2,515,848Two weeks ending 8Nov. 12, 2014 
 82,681 
 90,964 
 74,401 
 2,564,581 
 90,691 
 2,473,890 
 0.25 
 0.25Nov. 26, 2014 
 89,489 
 98,451 
 80,527 
 2,503,373 
 98,223 
 2,405,150 
 0.25 
 0.25Dec. 10, 2014 
 86,927 
 95,634 
 78,222 
 2,441,291 
 95,433 
 2,345,858 
 0.25 
 0.25Dec. 24, 2014 
 78,803 
 86,697 
 70,911 
 2,734,354 
 86,515 
 2,647,839 
 0.25 
 0.25Jan. 7, 2015 
 84,765 
 93,256 
 76,277 
 2,587,691 
 92,981 
 2,494,710 
 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. 
 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 7Dec. 2013 
 2,541,019 
 124,800 
 66,276 
 55,771 
 10,505 
 3,717,450 
 2,485,248 
 1,232,202Jan. 2014 
 2,556,400 
 134,149 
 67,941 
 58,248 
 9,693 
 3,728,483 
 2,498,153 
 1,230,330Feb. 2014 
 2,650,127 
 133,568 
 67,026 
 56,248 
 10,778 
 3,833,354 
 2,593,879 
 1,239,476Mar. 2014 
 2,676,700 
 132,145 
 64,132 
 53,674 
 10,458 
 3,885,877 
 2,623,027 
 1,262,851Apr. 2014 
 2,714,901 
 134,735 
 64,916 
 54,532 
 10,384 
 3,930,681 
 2,660,368 
 1,270,313May 2014 
 2,688,383 
 136,110 
 63,178 
 53,204 
 9,975 
 3,911,525 
 2,635,180 
 1,276,345June 2014 
 2,722,268 
 135,357 
 63,510 
 53,914 
 9,596 
 3,948,691 
 2,668,354 
 1,280,337July 2014 
 2,759,023 
 139,609 
 64,029 
 55,019 
 9,010 
 3,989,076 
 2,704,004 
 1,285,072Aug. 2014 
 2,842,039 
 142,071 
 64,558 
 55,172 
 9,386 
 4,075,024 
 2,786,867 
 1,288,157Sept. 2014 
 2,814,487 
 137,095 
 64,817 
 55,203 
 9,614 
 4,049,181 
 2,759,284 
 1,289,897Oct. 2014 
 2,760,317 
 139,675 
 64,821 
 54,648 
 10,172 
 4,001,440 
 2,705,668 
 1,295,772Nov. 2014 
 2,575,099 
 141,945 
 65,212 
 55,521 
 9,691 
 3,830,428 
 2,519,578 
 1,310,850Dec. 2014 
 2,665,937 
 142,007 
 69,361 
 59,237 
 10,124 
 3,934,490 
 2,606,700 
 1,327,790Two weeks ending 8Nov. 12, 2014 
 2,617,961 
 136,061 
 64,272 
 53,380 
 10,892 
 3,871,118 
 2,564,581 
 1,306,538Nov. 26, 2014 
 2,559,977 
 146,093 
 65,479 
 56,604 
 8,875 
 3,815,819 
 2,503,373 
 1,312,447Dec. 10, 2014 
 2,499,443 
 145,079 
 67,099 
 58,152 
 8,947 
 3,759,492 
 2,441,291 
 1,318,201Dec. 24, 2014 
 2,793,647 
 138,096 
 70,267 
 59,293 
 10,974 
 4,062,206 
 2,734,354 
 1,327,852Jan. 7, 2015 
 2,648,365 
 145,439 
 70,782 
 60,674 
 10,108 
 3,929,056 
 2,587,691 
 1,341,365 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 3Dec. 2013 
 170 
 13 
 0 
 59 
 98 
 0 
 2,540,848Jan. 2014 
 127 
 9 
 0 
 22 
 97 
 0 
 2,556,273Feb. 2014 
 104 
 4 
 0 
 5 
 96 
 0 
 2,650,023Mar. 2014 
 105 
 8 
 0 
 7 
 90 
 0 
 2,676,596Apr. 2014 
 117 
 18 
 0 
 17 
 82 
 0 
 2,714,784May 2014 
 139 
 12 
 0 
 47 
 80 
 0 
 2,688,244June 2014 
 179 
 17 
 0 
 102 
 60 
 0 
 2,722,088July 2014 
 231 
 11 
 0 
 174 
 45 
 0 
 2,758,793Aug. 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 
 2,665,835Two weeks ending 4Nov. 12, 2014 
 146 
 13 
 0 
 134 
 0 
 0 
 2,617,815Nov. 26, 2014 
 125 
 13 
 0 
 113 
 0 
 0 
 2,559,852Dec. 10, 2014 
 103 
 8 
 0 
 95 
 0 
 0 
 2,499,341Dec. 24, 2014 
 104 
 20 
 0 
 84 
 0 
 0 
 2,793,544Jan. 7, 2015 
 97 
 46 
 0 
 51 
 0 
 0 
 2,648,269 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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