[Economic Indicators October, 1998]
[Page Number 27]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY BASE

                            [Averages of daily figures \1\; millions of dollars; seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]
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                                                                  Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements               Borrowings of depository
                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------  institutions from the Federal
                                                                Reserves of depository institutions                               Reserve (NSA)
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                         Period                                                   Nonborrowed                 Monetary
                                                                                      plus                      base                            Extended
                                                            Total    Nonborrowed    extended     Required                  Total     Seasonal    credit
                                                                                     credit
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1988:Dec...............................................      40,434       38,718       39,962      39,386       257,042      1,716        130      1,244
1989:Dec...............................................      40,504       40,238       40,258      39,581       267,767        265         84         20
1990:Dec...............................................      41,790       41,464       41,487      40,125       293,248        326         76         23
1991:Dec...............................................      45,535       45,343       45,344      44,556       317,446        192         38          1
1992:Dec...............................................      54,358       54,234       54,235      53,202       351,030        124         18          1
1993:Dec...............................................      60,524       60,442       60,442      59,461       386,531         82         31          0
1994:Dec...............................................      59,407       59,198       59,198      58,238       418,121        209        100          0
1995:Dec...............................................      56,399       56,141       56,141      55,121       434,168        257         40          0
1996:Dec ..............................................      50,083       49,929       49,929      48,660       452,384        155         68          0
1997:Dec...............................................      46,669       46,345       46,345      44,986       480,152        324         79          0
 
1997:Oct ..............................................      45,958       45,688       45,688      44,562       471,983        270        227          0
      Nov .............................................    r 46,301     r 46,148     r 46,148      44,693     r 476,178        153        115          0
      Dec .............................................      46,669       46,345       46,345      44,986       480,152        324         79          0
 
1998:Jan ..............................................      46,501     r 46,291     r 46,291      44,721     r 482,837        210         18          0
      Feb .............................................      45,722       45,664       45,664      44,198       484,226         58         12          0
      Mar .............................................    r 46,045     r 46,004     r 46,004      44,731     r 485,860         41         22          0
      Apr .............................................      45,959       45,887       45,887      44,614       487,203         72         41          0
      May .............................................      45,591       45,438       45,438      44,441       489,102        153         94          0
      June.............................................      45,391       45,140       45,140      43,771       491,634        251        159          0
      July.............................................    r 44,813       44,556       44,556      43,449       493,672        258        215          0
      Aug..............................................      44,997       44,726       44,726    r 43,484       497,313        271        242          0
      Sept.............................................      44,585       44,334       44,334      42,901       502,091        251        178          0
      Oct p (estimates)................................      44,423       44,249       44,249      42,808       506,155        174        107          0
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    \1\ Data are prorated averages 
of biweekly (maintenance period) 
averages of daily figures.
    Source: Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System.