[Economic Indicators December, 2004]
[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  Reserve (NSA)
                                         Reserves of depository institutions                      ------------------------------------------------------
            Period             ------------------------------------------------------   Monetary
                                                                            Excess        base       Total     Primary   Secondary   Seasonal   Adjust-
                                 Total \2\  Nonborrowed \3\   Required      (NSA)                                                               ment \4\
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1994:Dec .....................      59,369         59,160        58,209       1,159       418,196        209  .........  .........        100        109
1995:Dec .....................      56,430         56,173        55,140       1,290       434,388        257  .........  .........         40        217
1996:Dec .....................      50,149         49,994        48,733       1,416       451,904        155  .........  .........         68         87
1997:Dec .....................      46,848         46,523        45,163       1,685       479,826        324  .........  .........         79        245
1998:Dec .....................      45,254         45,138        43,741       1,514       513,894        117  .........  .........         15        101
1999:Dec .....................      41,928         41,607        40,631       1,297       593,709        320  .........  .........         67        179
2000:Dec .....................      38,677         38,467        37,249       1,427       585,104        210  .........  .........        111         99
2001:Dec .....................      41,411         41,344        39,760       1,651       635,936         67  .........  .........         33         34
2002:Dec .....................      40,442         40,362        38,433       2,009       682,151         80  .........  .........         45         35
2003:Dec .....................      42,843         42,797        41,804       1,039       720,978         46         17          0         29  .........
 
2003:Nov .....................      43,034         42,966        41,545       1,489       718,968         68         25          0         43  .........
      Dec ....................      42,843         42,797        41,804       1,039       720,978         46         17          0         29  .........
 
2004:Jan .....................      43,204         43,098        42,314         891       722,605        106         93          0         13  .........
      Feb r...................      42,999         42,957        41,805       1,194       724,173         42         28          0         14  .........
      Mar r...................      44,739         44,688        42,933       1,806       725,786         51         23          0         28  .........
      Apr r...................      45,688         45,602        43,881       1,807       728,836         86         29          0         57  .........
      May r...................      45,390         45,279        43,747       1,643       732,306        112          9          0        103  .........
      June r..................      45,935         45,755        44,047       1,888       737,809        180         40          0        140  .........
      July r..................      45,733         45,488        44,022       1,711       745,607        245         42          0        203  .........
      Aug r...................      44,754         44,502        43,203       1,551       748,196        251         18          0        233  .........
      Sept r..................      46,252         45,917        44,686       1,566       753,381        335         97          0        238  .........
      Oct r...................      46,035         45,856        44,318       1,717       755,881        179         15          0        164  .........
      Nov ....................      45,944         45,761        44,173       1,771       760,580        183        105          0         78  .........
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    \1\ Data are prorated averages 
of biweekly (maintenance period) 
averages of daily figures.
    Reserves and monetary base 
incorporate adjustments for 
discontinuities, or ``breaks,'' 
associated with changes in reserve 
requirements.
    \2\ Seasonally adjusted break-
adjusted required reserves plus 
unadjusted excess reserves.
    \3\ Seasonally adjusted break-
adjusted total reserves less 
unadjusted total borrowings of 
depository institutions from the 
Federal Reserve.
    \4\ Discontinued after January 
8, 2003.

    Source: Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System.