[Economic Indicators March, 2000]
[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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1990:Dec ..............................................      41,747       41,422       41,445      40,083       293,249        326         76         23
1991:Dec ..............................................      45,493       45,301       45,301      44,504       317,548        192         38          1
1992:Dec ..............................................      54,388       54,265       54,265      53,235       350,928        124         18          1
1993:Dec ..............................................      60,530       60,448       60,448      59,460       386,549         82         31          0
1994:Dec ..............................................      59,419       59,210       59,210      58,260       418,200        209        100          0
1995:Dec ..............................................      56,454       56,197       56,197      55,164       434,309        257         40          0
1996:Dec  .............................................      50,162       50,008       50,008      48,746       451,606        155         68          0
1997:Dec ..............................................      46,861       46,537       46,537      45,176       479,164        324         79          0
1998:Dec ..............................................      44,902       44,785       44,785      43,319       512,594        117         15          0
1999:Dec...............................................      41,520       41,200       41,200      40,209     r 590,652        320         67          0
 
1999:Mar...............................................      43,717       43,652       43,652      42,412       523,829         65         18          0
      Apr..............................................      43,979       43,812       43,812      42,820       528,233        166         39          0
      May..............................................      44,360       44,233       44,233      43,105       534,029        127         89          0
      June ............................................      42,867       42,722       42,722      41,606       537,147        145        127          0
      July ............................................      41,978       41,669       41,669      40,902     r 541,250        309        226          0
      Aug..............................................      42,067       41,723       41,723      40,938     r 544,629        344        271          0
      Sept.............................................      42,113       41,774       41,774      40,916     r 550,218        338        282          0
      Oct..............................................      40,943       40,661       40,661      39,790     r 557,753        281        221          0
      Nov .............................................      41,198       40,962       40,962      39,864     r 569,657        236         71          0
      Dec .............................................      41,520       41,200       41,200      40,209     r 590,652        320         67          0
 
2000:Jan r.............................................      43,147       42,773       42,773      41,121       591,297        374         31          0
      Feb..............................................      41,483       41,376       41,376      40,367       572,510        108         44          0
      Mar p............................................      40,317       40,138       40,138      39,116       569,969        179         71          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.