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FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE DIRECTIVE Directive may refer to:
  • European Union directive, a legislative act of the European Union
  • Directive (poem), a highly-acclaimed poem by Robert Frost
  • Directives, used by United States Government agencies (particularly the Department of Defense) to convey policies,


The Federal Open Market Committee decided on March 19, 2002, to keep its target for the federal funds rate Federal Funds Rate

The interest rate at which a depository institution lends immediately available funds (balances at the Federal Reserve) to another depository institution overnight.
 unchanged at 1 3/4 percent.

The information that has become available since the last meeting of the Committee indicates that the economy, bolstered bol·ster  
n.
A long narrow pillow or cushion.

tr.v. bol·stered, bol·ster·ing, bol·sters
1. To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion.

2.
 by a marked swing in inventory investment, is expanding at a significant pace. Nonetheless, the degree of the strengthening in final demand over coming quarters, an essential element in sustained economic expansion, is still uncertain.

In these circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
, although the stance of monetary policy is currently accommodative, the Committee believes that, for the foreseeable fore·see  
tr.v. fore·saw , fore·seen , fore·see·ing, fore·sees
To see or know beforehand: foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment.
 future, against the background of its long-run adj. 1. relating to or extending over a relatively long time; as, the long-run significance of the elections s>.

Adj. 1. long-run
 goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth and of the information currently available, the risks are balanced with respect to the prospects for both goals.

The Committee decided to include in its announcements following its meetings the roll call of the vote on the federal funds rate target, including the preferred policy choice of any dissenters dissenters: see nonconformists. . This action accelerates the release of this information, currently available in the Minutes with a lag. To conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
fit, meet

coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"
 this new practice, the Board of Governors also decided to report in the written announcement the roll call of any vote on the discount rate, also including the preferred policy choice of any dissenters.

Voting for the FOMC See Federal Open Market Committee.

FOMC

See Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
 monetary policy action were Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan

Dr. Greenspan is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Greenspan also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's principal monetary policymaking body.
, Chairman; William J. McDonough

For other people named William McDonough, see William McDonough (disambiguation).


William J. McDonough, vice chairman and special advisor to the chairman at Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
, Vice Chairman; Susan SUSAN Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus
SUSAN Sub Saharan African Network
SUSAN Smart Ultrasonic System for Aircraft NDE
 S. Bies Bies (pronounced b-yes, from bjes meaning 'anger') was, in Slavic mythology a bad spirit or demon. After the acceptance of Christianity it became identified with the devil. In Greek, it would be known as either daimon, daimónion or pneuma. ; Roger W. Ferguson Ferguson, city (1990 pop. 22,286), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; inc. 1894. It is primarily residential. , Jr.; Edward Edward

killed his father at his mother’s instigation. [Br. Balladry: Edward in Benét, 302]

See : Patricide
 M. Gramlich; Jerry Jer·ry  
n. pl. Jer·ries Chiefly British Slang
A German, especially a German soldier.



[Alteration of German.
 L. Jordan Jordan, country, Asia
Jordan, officially Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 5,760,000), 35,637 sq mi (92,300 sq km), SW Asia. It borders on Israel and the West Bank in the west, on Syria in the north, on Iraq in the northeast, and on Saudi
; Robert D. McTeer Robert D. McTeer is the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System.

Born in Georgia, he earned his B.B.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Georgia and taught there for two years before joining the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
, Jr.; Mark W. Olson This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. ; Anthony M. Santomero; and Gary H. Stern Gary H. Stern took office on March 16, 1985, as the eleventh chief executive of the Ninth Federal Reserve Bank, at Minneapolis. He is currently serving a full term that began March 1, 2001.

Dr. Stern was born on November 3, 1944, in San Luis Obispo, California. He holds an A.
.

EQUITY HEDGES FOR STATE MEMBER BANKS

The Federal Reserve Board announced on February February: see month.  21, 2002, that it would not apply section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit pro·hib·it  
tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its
1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid.

2.
 a state member bank from acquiring equity securities to hedge the bank's customer-driven equity derivative In finance, an equity derivative is a class of financial instruments whose value is at least partly derived from one or more underlying equity securities. Market participants trade equity derivatives in order to transfer or transform certain risks associated with the  transactions if such purchases are made in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[]

As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh.
 with the conditions and restrictions applicable to national banks.

Any state member bank that seeks to acquire equity securities to hedge the bank's equity derivative transactions must receive the prior approval of the Board's Director of Banking Supervision and Regulation. In addition, a state member bank may engage in equity hedging hedging, in commerce, method by which traders use two counterbalancing investment strategies so as to minimize any losses caused by price fluctuations. It is generally used by traders on the commodities market.  activities only to the extent permitted by state law, and the bank must comply with any applicable state notice or approval requirements.

INTERAGENCY in·ter·a·gen·cy  
adj.
Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies.
 STATEMENT REGARDING ARTHUR ANDERSEN For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see .
Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing


The federal financial institutions supervisory su·per·vi·sor  
n.
1. One who supervises.

2. One who is in charge of a particular department or unit, as in a governmental agency or school system.

3. One who is an elected administrative officer in certain U.S.
 agencies announced on March 19, 2002, that the financial institutions they supervise should follow the guidance issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with respect to auditing and accounting work performed by Arthur Andersen LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol .

The SEC announced on March 14 and 18 that it would continue to accept financial statements audited by Andersen, provided the companies filing the statements obtain from Andersen certain representations concerning audit quality and controls and generally set forth those representations in their filings. The SEC's statements are available on its web site at the following:

* http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2002-37.txt

* http://www.sec.gov/news/headlines/ andersenreqs.htm

Depository Institutions Depository institution

A financial institution that obtains its funds mainly through deposits from the public. This includes commercial banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks and credit unions.


The following depository institutions, although they are not subject to SEC oversight
For Oversight in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Oversight.


Oversight may refer to:
  • Government regulation — The role of an official authority in regulating a separate authority.
, should follow the SEC guidance when they file their required audited financial statements, attestations, or other reports with the federal financial institutions supervisory agencies:

1. Publicly held depository institutions that have securities registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

The managing body of the Federal Reserve System, which sets policies on bank practices and the money supply.
, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (or OCC) was established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States. , Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent U.S. federal executive agency designed to promote public confidence in banks and to provide insurance coverage for bank deposits up to $100,000. , or Office of Thrift Supervision The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) was established as a bureau of the Treasury Department in August 1989 as part of a major Reorganization Plan of the thrift regulatory structure mandated by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) (12 U.S.C.A.  under the federal securities laws and regulations

2. Depository institutions that are subject to the annual audit, attestation The act of attending the execution of a document and bearing witness to its authenticity, by signing one's name to it to affirm that it is genuine. The certification by a custodian of records that a copy of an original document is a true copy that is demonstrated by his or her ,

and other reporting requirements of section 36 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, which generally covers institutions with $500 million or more in total assets

3. Savings associations that are subject to the annual audit, attestation, and other reporting requirements of the Office of Thrift Supervision pursuant to 12 CFR CFR

See: Cost and Freight
 562.4

4. Credit unions that are subject to the annual audit, attestation, and other reporting requirements of the National Credit Union Administration The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is responsible for chartering, insuring, supervising, and examining federal credit unions (FCUs) and for administering the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.  pursuant to 12 CFR 715.4.

The depository institutions above that cease their audit relationship with Andersen may submit their filings by the original due date with unaudited financial statements, so long as they file amended a·mend  
v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends

v.tr.
1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive.

2.
 filings containing audited financial statements within the deadline prescribed pre·scribe  
v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes

v.tr.
1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate.

2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).
 by the SEC (currently sixty days).

Bank Holding Companies

Bank holding companies that have securities registered with the SEC are required to file their SEC Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 as part of the FR Y-6 annual report filing with the Federal Reserve. Bank holding companies that cease their audit relationship with Andersen may file their FR Y-6 by the original due date with unaudited financial statements, so long as they file with the Federal Reserve audited financial statements within the deadline prescribed by the SEC (currently sixty days).

Bank holding companies that are not registered with the SEC but are still subject to the annual audit requirements as specified spec·i·fy  
tr.v. spec·i·fied, spec·i·fy·ing, spec·i·fies
1. To state explicitly or in detail: specified the amount needed.

2. To include in a specification.

3.
 in the FR Y-6 report--and who are either unable to receive services from Andersen to complete their audits or who choose not to have Andersen complete audits that are currently in process--should have their audited financial statements on file and readily available to their District Federal Reserve Bank within a reasonable period after the end of their fiscal year.

Thrift thrift: see leadwort.  Holding Companies

Thrift holding companies that are subject to the annual audit, other attestation, and reporting requirements of the Office of Thrift Supervision pursuant to 12 CFR 562.4 and 584.1, including those not subject to SEC oversight, should follow the SEC guidance with respect to filings with the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Questions

A financial institution should contact its primary federal financial institution supervisory agency with any questions regarding the application of the guidance issued by the SEC.

INTERAGENCY EFFORT TO STANDARDIZE stan·dard·ize
v.
1. To cause to conform to a standard.

2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard.
 ELECTRONIC LOAN INFORMATION

The federal bank supervisory agencies and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors announced on March 11, 2002, an interagency effort to improve the efficiency of the examination process by standardizing the request for electronic loan information. This information is used primarily to conduct community and mid-size bank safety-and-soundness examinations and is currently provided in a variety of formats that can be time consuming and costly for regulators, banks, and service providers to administer To give an oath, as to administer the oath of office to the president at the inauguration. To direct the transactions of business or government. Immigration laws are administered largely by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. .

The new standard provides improved data definitions and prescribes a standard format for the presentation of loan information. The new data format will improve the efficiency of the bank examination process and reduce the burden on banks, service providers, and vendors.

Participation is voluntary, but the agencies encourage all institutions to participate when contacted as part of the pre-examination planning process. Examiners will begin asking for the new file in the second quarter of 2002.

The initiative is a cooperative cooperative

Organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services. Cooperatives have been successful in such fields as the processing and marketing of farm products and the purchasing of other kinds of equipment and raw materials, and in the
 effort among the bank regulatory agencies regulatory agency

Independent government commission charged by the legislature with setting and enforcing standards for specific industries in the private sector. The concept was invented by the U.S.
 and a number of service providers and software vendors. The agencies will host meetings in April to acquaint additional vendors with the new format.

NEW SECURITY PROCEDURES FOR CONSUMER ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING

The Federal Reserve Board announced on March 1, 2002, new security procedures for the meeting of the Consumer Advisory Council on March 14.

The Council's function is to advise the Board on the exercise of its responsibilities under the various consumer financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 laws and on other matters on which the Board seeks its advice.

ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

The Federal Reserve Board announced on February 15, 2002, the execution of a written agreement by and among MSB MSB - Most Significant Bit  Shares, Inc., the MidSouth Bank, both of Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 59,358.[1] Jonesboro is the county seat, the largest city in northeast Arkansas, and the fifth most populous city in the state. , the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Louis, titular duke of Burgundy
Louis, 1682–1712, titular duke of Burgundy; grandson of King Louis XIV of France. He became heir to the throne on the death (1711) of his father, Louis the Great Dauphin.
, and the Arkansas Arkansas, river, United States
Arkansas (ärkăn`zəs, är`kənsô'), river, c.1,450 mi (2,330 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., central Colo.
 State Bank Department.

The Federal Reserve Board announced on March 8, 2002, the issuance of a prompt corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or  directive against the New Century Bank, Shelby Township, Michigan There is also Shelby Charter Township in Macomb county.
Shelby Township is a civil township of Oceana County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,951 at the 2000 census. The village of Shelby is located within the township.
.

DISCONTINUATION dis·con·tin·u·a·tion  
n.
A cessation; a discontinuance.

Noun 1. discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
discontinuance
 OF SPECIAL TABLE IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN

The pro forma financial statements Pro forma financial statements

A firm's financial statements as adjusted to reflect a projected or planned transaction. "What-if" analysis.
 for Federal Reserve priced services, tables 4.31 A and B, will no longer be published in the Bulletin after the January January: see month.  2002 issue (on pages A64 and A65). Year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 figures for 2001 will be available in the Board's 88th Annual Report to the Congress (http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/rptcongress), forthcoming.

PUBLICATION OF THE STATISTICAL DIGEST, 1996-2000

The Statistical Digest, 1996-2000 is now available. The five-year Digest is designed as a compact source of economic--and, especially, financial--data. The Digest provides a single source of historical continuations continuations - continuation passing style  of the statistics carried regularly in the Federal Reserve Bulletin. The next issue of the Digest is scheduled to be published in 2006 and will cover the years 2001 through 2005.

This issue of the Digest covers the years 1996 through 2000. It serves to maintain the historical series first published in Banking and Monetary Statistics, 1941-1970, and the Digests for 1970-79, for 1980-89, and for 1990-95. A Concordance concordance /con·cor·dance/ (-kord´ins) in genetics, the occurrence of a given trait in both members of a twin pair.concor´dant

con·cor·dance
n.
 of Statistics will be included with all orders. The Concordance provides a guide to tables that covers the same material in the current five-year Digest, the previous six-year Digest, the single-year issue for 1994, and the Bulletin.

Copies of the Digest at $25 each are available from Publications Services, Mail Stop 127, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington Washington, town, England
Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area.
, DC 20551.

BOARD STAFF CHANGES

The Board of Governors appointed ap·point  
tr.v. ap·point·ed, ap·point·ing, ap·points
1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position: appointed her the chief operating officer of the company.

2.
 on March 7, 2002, Raymond Raymond, town, Canada
Raymond, town (1991 pop. 3,130), S Alta., Canada, SE of Lethbridge, in a sugar beet area. Sugar is refined and honey is produced there. A provincial agricultural college is in the town.
 Romero Romero is a Spanish word meaning "pilgrim" or "rosemary". In English, it can mean the plant Trichostema lanatum. It is a Spanish surname carried by: Movies, TV and computer games
  • Cesar Romero, actor
 as Assistant Director, Division of Information Technology, with oversight responsibilities for the Systems, Security, and Data Center Branch.

Mr. Romero joined the Board in 1990 in the Division of Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems. He transferred to the Division of Information Technology in 1999 as manager of the data center. He holds a bachelors degree from California Polytechnic State University This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly
.

MONEY STOCK DATA REVISIONS

Measures of the money stock data and components have been revised in February of this year to incorporate the results of the annual seasonal factor review. Data in table 1.10 and table 1.21 in the statistical appendix appendix, small, worm-shaped blind tube, about 3 in. (7.6 cm) long and 1-4 in. to 1 in. (.64–2.54 cm) thick, projecting from the cecum (part of the large intestine) on the right side of the lower abdominal cavity.  to the Federal Reserve Bulletin reflect these changes beginning with this issue.

Seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mathematically adjusted by moderating a macroeconomic indicator (e.g., oil prices/imports) so that relative comparisons can be drawn from month to month all year.
 measures of the monetary stock and components incorporate revised seasonal factors produced from not seasonally adjusted data through December December: see month.  2001. Monthly seasonal factors were estimated using the X-12 ARIMA procedure. The monthly and weekly seasonal factors were derived de·rive  
v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives

v.tr.
1. To obtain or receive from a source.

2.
 after excluding the estimated effects on the components of the monetary aggregates of the September September: see month.  11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The revisions to seasonal factors lowered M2 and M3 growth rates Growth Rates

The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures.

Notes:
Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future.
 in the first half of 2001 while raising them in the second half of the year.

Revised historical data are available in printed form from the Monetary and Reserve Analysis Section, Mail Stop 72, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Phone: 202-452-3062. Complete historical data are available each week through the Federal Reserve's web site (http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/) with the H.6 statistical release. Current and historical data are also on the Economic Bulletin Board of the U.S. Department of Commerce. For paid electronic access to the Economic Bulletin Board, call STAT-USA at 1-800-782-8872 or 202-482-1986.
1. Monthly seasonal factors used to construct M1, January
2001-March 2003

                                                    Other checkable
                                                      deposits (1)

                              Nonbank
Year and month    Currency   travelers    Demand     Total     At
                               checks    deposits             banks

2001--January       .9975      1.0163     1.0096    1.0078   1.0401
      February      .9990      1.0213      .9767     .9843    .9946
      March        1.0006      1.0181      .9916    1.0087   1.0122
      April        1.0006      1.0241     1.0054    1.0431   1.0523
      May           .9995      1.0136      .9804    1.0025   1.0038
      June          .9991       .9803      .9902    1.0044   1.0022
      July         1.0006       .9543     1.0019     .9904    .9720
      August        .9984       .9633      .9947     .9901    .9679
      September     .9975       .9824      .9893     .9871    .9640
      October       .9970       .9961      .9984     .9869    .9830
      November     1.0007      1.0170     1.0094     .9896    .9831
      December     1.0085      1.0169     1.0537    1.0053   1.0246

2002--January       .9976      1.0168     1.0076    1.0066   1.0412
      February      .9992      1.0215      .9759     .9825    .9945
      March        1.0016      1.0196      .9960    1.0085   1.0124
      April        1.0003      1.0241     1.0017    1.0442   1.0525
      May          1.0002      1.0160      .9813    1.0031   1.0038
      June          .9988       .9782      .9905    1.0055   1.0021
      July         1.0004       .9535     1.0007     .9909    .9723
      August        .9985       .9634      .9958     .9912    .9655
      September     .9969       .9817      .9895     .9870    .9630
      October       .9969       .9964      .9970     .9881    .9835
      November     1.0013      1.0176     1.0113     .9887    .9831
      December     1.0083      1.0187     1.0517    1.0045   1.0256

2003--January       .9983      1.0159     1.0097    1.0053   1.0419
      February      .9993      1.0218      .9754     .9813    .9948
      March        1.0006      1.0206      .9967    1.0083   1.0129

(1.) Seasonally adjusted other checkable deposits at thrifts are
derived as the difference between total other checkable deposits,
seasonally adjusted, and seasonally adjusted other checkable deposits
at commercial banks.
2. Monthly seasonal factors used to construct M2 and M3, January
2001-March 2003

                                    Small-         Large-
                  Savings and    denomination   denomination
Year and month        MMDA          time           time
                  deposits (1)   deposits (1)   deposits (1)

2001--January         .9955         1.0035          .9892
      February        .9947         1.0032          .9977
      March          1.0048         1.0008         1.0036
      April          1.0141          .9992         1.0029
      May             .9987          .9965         1.0084
      June           1.0025          .9950         1.0070
      July            .9991          .9967          .9996
      August          .9967          .9985          .9954
      September       .9994         1.0006          .9960
      October         .9928         1.0025          .9975
      November        .9983         1.0027         1.0026
      December       1.0025         1.0011         1.0001

2002--January         .9960         1.0033          .9891
      February        .9944         1.0030          .9976
      March          1.0059         1.0007         1.0035
      April          1.0146          .9991         1.0018
      May             .9991          .9965         1.0087
      June           1.0026          .9952         1.0074
      July            .9980          .9968          .9996
      August          .9967          .9987          .9963
      September       .9979         1.0009          .9966
      October         .9924         1.0027          .9984
      November        .9994         1.0026         1.0020
      December       1.0032         1.0008          .9995

2003--January         .9968         1.0030          .9885
      February        .9940         1.0027          .9975
      March          1.0056         1.0005         1.0036

                  Money market mutual
                         funds

                                                  Euro
Year and month    In M2    In M3 only    RPs     dollars

2001--January     1.0068     1.0274     1.0004   1.0072
      February    1.0148     1.0323     1.0064   1.0125
      March       1.0292     1.0258     1.0051   1.0100
      April       1.0305     1.0085      .9972   1.0122
      May          .9928      .9974     1.0148   1.0147
      June         .9886      .9879     1.0137   1.0018
      July         .9830      .9795     1.0011    .9894
      August       .9897      .9831      .9971    .9862
      September    .9900      .9723      .9846    .9869
      October      .9902      .9803      .9813    .9816
      November     .9886      .9946      .9981    .9954
      December     .9939     1.0093     1.0020   1.0057

2002--January     1.0069     1.0271     1.0000   1.0048
      February    1.0147     1.0325     1.0043   1.0109
      March       1.0300     1.0261     1.0024   1.0099
      April       1.0323     1.0085      .9996   1.0119
      May          .9931      .9975     1.0135   1.0108
      June         .9887      .9881     1.0137    .9999
      July         .9838      .9812     1.0032    .9918
      August       .9890      .9831      .9980    .9876
      September    .9889      .9724      .9844    .9898
      October      .9902      .9808      .9830    .9853
      November     .9886      .9946      .9977    .9975
      December     .9934     1.0093     1.0015   1.0043

2003--January     1.0064     1.0263     1.0002   1.0044
      February    1.0147     1.0333     1.0025   1.0095
      March       1.0303     1.0248     1.0007   1.0082

(1.) Seasonal factors are applied to deposit data at both commercial
banks and thrift institutions.
3. Weekly seasonal factors used to construct M1, December 3,
2001-March 31, 2003

                                                       Other checkable
                                                         deposits (1)

                                 Nonbank
    Week ending         Cur-    travelers    Demand    Total     At
                       rency      check     deposits            banks

2001--December     3    .9997    1.0268      1.0596    1.0142   1.0197
                  10   1.0041    1.0224       .9894     .9777    .9639
                  17   1.0054    1.0180      1.0363     .9799    .9863
                  24   1.0153    1.0136      1.0546    1.0160   1.0570
                  31   1.0118    1.0092      1.1288    1.0444   1.1018

2002--January      7   1.0067    1.0120      1.0285    1.0183   1.0301
                  14    .9993    1.0147       .9934    1.0026   1.0264
                  21    .9957    1.0175      1.0031    1.0054   1.0500
                  28    .9924    1.0203       .9974     .9981   1.0525

      February     4    .9958    1.0231       .9997    1.0028   1.0223
                  11   1.0000    1.0223       .9467     .9705    .9681
                  18   1.0013    1.0214       .9642     .9683    .9811
                  25    .9979    1.0206       .9905     .9858   1.0130

      March        4    .9999    1.0197      1.0048    1.0083   1.0078
                  11   1.0029    1.0196       .9644     .9898    .9751
                  18   1.0011    1.0196       .9931     .9946    .9956
                  25   .9995     1.0195       .9835    1.0149   1.0367

      April        1   1.0013    1.0194      1.0544    1.0415   1.0547
                   8   1.0051    1.0213       .9682    1.0298   1.0095
                  15   1.0020    1.0232      1.0075    1.0351   1.0290
                  22    .9985    1.0250      1.0105    1.0674   1.0945
                  29    .9962    1.0269      1.0130    1.0480   1.0843

      May          6   1.0017    1.0288       .9691    1.0141    .9959
                  13   1.0012    1.0219       .9605     .9892    .9763
                  20    .9984    1.0152       .9893     .9979   1.0031
                  27   1.0013    1.0085       .9889    1.0005   1.0263

      June         3    .9983    1.0018      1.0231    1.0279   1.0258
                  10   1.0015     .9909       .9490     .9988    .9689
                  17    .9984     .9803       .9904     .9969    .9900
                  24    .9966     .9698       .9707    1.0036   1.0213

      July         1    .9971     .9596      1.0413    1.0133   1.0208
                   8   1.0057     .9572       .9818     .9967    .9543
                  15   1.0007     .9548       .9859     .9804    .9516
                  22    .9996     .9525       .9975     .9882    .9842
                  29    .9977     .9501      1.0225     .9916    .9970

      August       5   1.0009     .9478      1.0029     .9929    .9427
                  12   1.0009     .9555       .9708     .9707    .9191
                  19    .9976     .9634       .9930     .9845    .9580
                  26    .9946     .9714      1.0001     .9948    .9982

      September    2    .9975     .9795      1.0351    1.0271   1.0216
                   9   1.0002     .9805       .9601     .9867    .9421
                  16    .9974     .9814       .9824     .9770    .9362
                  23    .9952     .9823       .9816     .9776    .9657
                  30    .9936     .9833      1.0211     .9959    .9939

      October      7   1.0005     .9880       .9805     .9817    .9506
                  14    .9988     .9928       .9658     .9678    .9573
                  21    .9961     .9976      1.0048     .9878    .9905
                  28    .9945    1.0025      1.0143    1.0009   1.0222

      November     4    .9975    1.0074      1.0246    1.0145   1.0013
                  11   1.0024    1.0123       .9636     .9688    .9394
                  18   1.0002    1.0172      1.0027     .9743    .9678
                  25   1.0019    1.0222      1.0276     .9916   1.0047

      December     2   1.0010    1.0273      1.0705    1.0151   1.0253
                   9   1.0030    1.0237       .9755     .9803    .9638
                  16   1.0045    1.0201      1.0319     .9737    .9771
                  23   1.0134    1.0166      1.0544    1.0125   1.0513
                  30   1.0135    1.0131      1.1317    1.0433   1.1062

2003--January      6   1.0074    1.0096      1.0570    1.0333   1.0561
                  13   1.0006    1.0130       .9982    1.0002   1.0256
                  20    .9970    1.0164      1.0005    1.0015   1.0431
                  27    .9936    1.0198       .9981     .9935   1.0503

      February     3    .9946    1.0232      1.0110    1.0029   1.0331
                  10   1.0002    1.0225       .9500     .9737    .9738
                  17   1.0018    1.0219       .9550     .9644    .9777
                  24    .9983    1.0212       .9872     .9822   1.0075

      March        3    .9983    1.0205      1.0078    1.0064   1.0104
                  10   1.0031    1.0205       .9613     .9900    .9710
                  17   1.0009    1.0206       .9932     .9893    .9838
                  24    .9994    1.0206       .9821    1.0115   1.0287
                  31    .9983    1.0206      1.0434    1.0432   1.0710

(1). Seasonally adjusted other checkable deposits at thrifts are
derived as the difference between total other checkable deposits,
seasonally adjusted, and seasonally adjusted other checkable
deposits at commercial banks.
4. Weekly seasonal factors used to construct M2 and M3, December 3,
2001-March 31, 2003

                                         Small-          Large-
                       Savings and    denominations   denominations
    Week ending            MMDA           time            time
                       deposits (1)   deposits (1)    deposits (1)

2001--December     3       .9921         1.0022           .9962
                  10      1.0150         1.0016          1.0008
                  17      1.0117         1.0010          1.0060
                  24       .9945         1.0005           .9999
                  31       .9981         1.0009           .9952

2002--January      7      1.0223         1.0009          1.0055
                  14      1.0107         1.0034          1.0012
                  21       .9952         1.0042           .9840
                  28       .9706         1.0042           .9760

      February     4       .9937         1.0042           .9835
                  11      1.0017         1.0036           .9931
                  18       .9960         1.0031          1.0024
                  25       .9832         1.0022          1.0024

      March        4      1.0016         1.0017          1.0048
                  11      1.0139         1.0010          1.0062
                  18      1.0062         1.0008          1.0024
                  25       .9953         1.0003           .9985

      April        1       .9992          .9999          1.0067
                   8      1.0301         1.0005          1.0087
                   5      1.0331          .9997          1.0008
                  15      1.0146          .9987           .9990
                  22       .9849          .9978           .9986
                  29

      May          6      1.0100          .9977           .9988
                  13      1.0067          .9971          1.0031
                  20       .9999          .9962          1.0107
                  27       .9844          .9958          1.0166

      June         3       .9995          .9955          1.0156
                  10      1.0180          .9954          1.0106
                  17      1.0102          .9951          1.0073
                  24       .9887          .9948          1.0048

      July         1       .9886          .9954          1.0026
                   8      1.0170          .9966          1.0025
                  15      1.0086          .9966          1.0013
                  22       .9929          .9969           .9976
                  29       .9798          .9970           .9969

      August       5      1.0075          .9976           .9981
                  12      1.0077          .9982           .9994
                  19       .9982          .9988           .9935
                  26       .9814          .9991           .9922

      September    2       .9845          .9998           .9998
                   9      1.0146         1.0006          1.0017
                  16      1.0114         1.0006           .9972
                  23       .9857         1.0009           .9906
                  30       .9773         1.0016           .9957

      October      7      1.0108         1.0032          1.0051
                  14      1.0043         1.0029          1.0032
                  21       .9919         1.0026           .9958
                  28       .9749         1.0023           .9914

      November     4       .9973         1.0024           .9939
                  11      1.0071         1.0029          1.0029
                  18      1.0021         1.0027          1.0074
                  25       .9875         1.0025          1.0042

      December     2       .9929         1.0021           .9966
                   9      1.0143         1.0016          1.0004
                  16      1.0150         1.0009          1.0075
                  23       .9956         1.0002          1.0003
                  30       .9866         1.0001           .9917

2003--January      6      1.0197         1.0020           .9924
                  13      1.0108         1.0032          1.0006
                  20       .9985         1.0034           .9874
                  27       .9724         1.0031           .9769

      February     3       .9833         1.0033           .9832
                  10      1.0020         1.0032           .9915
                  17       .9988         1.0030          1.0014
                  24       .9859         1.0023          1.0021

      March        3       .9940         1.0017          1.0041
                  10      1.0170         1.0010          1.0065
                  17      1.0109         1.0006          1.0037
                  24       .9981         1.0003           .9987
                  31       .9940          .9997          1.0052

                       Money market mutual
                              funds

    Week ending        In M2    In M3 only    RP's    Eurodollars

2001--December     3    .9922     1.0019      .9974     1.0028
                  10    .9968     1.0135     1.0102      .9978
                  17    .9963     1.0197     1.0018     1.0016
                  24    .9950     1.0132     1.0028     1.0030
                  31    .9882      .9942      .9953     1.0215

2002--January      7    .9876      .9790      .9853     1.0136
                  14   1.0103     1.0342     1.0040      .9993
                  21   1.0161     1.0417      .9995     1.0036
                  28   1.0099     1.0446     1.0065     1.0075

      February     4   1.0087     1.0253     1.0080     1.0004
                  11   1.0148     1.0366     1.0159     1.0015
                  18   1.0131     1.0328     1.0020     1.0157
                  25   1.0182     1.0359      .9947     1.0220

      March        4   1.0182     1.0239      .9998     1.0096
                  11   1.0278     1.0323     1.0064     1.0000
                  18   1.0291     1.0216     1.0038     1.0069
                  25   1.0355     1.0289     1.0067     1.0147

      April        1   1.0351     1.0222      .9930     1.0195
                   8   1.0414     1.0123      .9915     1.0070
                  15   1.0446     1.0252     1.0012     1.0066
                  22   1.0348      .9988      .9959     1.0065
                  29   1.0139      .9981     1.0089     1.0266

      May          6    .9919      .9932     1.0112     1.0092
                  13    .9950      .9982     1.0192     1.0008
                  20    .9925      .9999     1.0067     1.0106
                  27    .9933     1.0011     1.0136     1.0213

      June         3    .9923      .9922     1.0186     1.0130
                  10    .9940      .9995     1.0200     1.0003
                  17    .9908      .9907     1.0186      .9960
                  24    .9876      .9816     1.0078      .9914

      July         1    .9795      .9775     1.0050     1.0074
                   8    .9800      .9721      .9990      .9928
                  15    .9864      .9890     1.0028      .9877
                  22    .9866      .9859     1.0042      .9928
                  29    .9836      .9808     1.0058      .9929

      August       5    .9813      .9714     1.0061      .9879
                  12    .9897      .9858     1.0122      .9788
                  19    .9895      .9798      .9931      .9794
                  26    .9918      .9904      .9878      .9930

      September    2    .9907      .9856      .9913     1.0032
                   9    .9908      .9740      .9870      .9785
                  16    .9930      .9733      .9888      .9925
                  23    .9880      .9718      .9868      .9890
                  30    .9834      .9666      .9731      .9955

      October      7    .9836      .9636      .9713      .9807
                  14    .9932      .9871      .9810      .9854
                  21    .9953      .9827      .9826      .9783
                  28    .9903      .9905      .9905      .9939

      November     4    .9863      .9786      .9981      .9922
                  11    .9890      .9952     1.0055      .9916
                  18    .9857      .9925      .9947      .9976
                  25    .9900     1.0003      .9943     1.0009

      December     2    .9917     1.0015      .9954     1.0052
                   9    .9939     1.0059     1.0086      .9959
                  16    .9954     1.0187     1.0029     1.0011
                  23    .9948     1.0139     1.0011     1.0001
                  30    .9907     1.0044      .9973     1.0190

2003--January      6    .9871      .9854      .9866     1.0109
                  13   1.0070     1.0285     1.0042      .9977
                  20   1.0159     1.0401      .9996     1.0035
                  27   1.0106     1.0443     1.0047     1.0074

      February     3   1.0104     1.0271     1.0063     1.0025
                  10   1.0149     1.0364     1.0141      .9981
                  17   1.0126     1.0334     1.0031     1.0138
                  24   1.0167     1.0377      .9921     1.0178

      March        3   1.0175     1.0249      .9962     1.0129
                  10   1.0264     1.0294     1.0027      .9950
                  17   1.0284     1.0214     1.0015     1.0063
                  24   1.0353     1.0241     1.0046     1.0087
                  31   1.0365     1.0241      .9959     1.0207

(1.) Seasonal factors are applied to deposit data at both commercial
and thrift institutions.
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