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Financial and Business Statistics.


Guide to Tabular Presentation

SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
c       Corrected
e       Estimated
n.a.    Not available
p       Preliminary
r       Revised (Notation appears on column heading
          when about half of the figures in that column
          are changed.)
*        Amounts insignificant in terms of the last decimal
          place shown in the table (for example, less than
          500,000 when the smallest unit given is millions)
0       Calculated to be zero
...     Cell not applicable
ATS     Automatic transfer service
BIF     Bank insurance fund
CD      Certificate of deposit
CMO     Collateralized mortgage obligation
CRA     Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
FFB     Federal Financing Bank
FHA     Federal Housing Administration
FHLBB   Federal Home Loan Bank Board
FHLMC   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FmHA    Farmers Home Administration
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association
FSLIC   Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
G-7     Group of Seven
G-10    Group of Ten
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association
GDP     Gross domestic product
HUD     Department of Housing and Urban
          Development
IMF     International Monetary Fund
IO      Interest only
IPCs    Individuals, partnerships, and corporations
IRA     Individual retirement account
MMDA    Money market deposit account
MSA     Metropolitan statistical area
NOW     Negotiable order of withdrawal
OCD     Other checkable deposit
OPEC    Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OTS     Office of Thrift Supervision
PMI     Private mortgage insurance
PO      Principal only
REIT    Real estate investment trust
REMIC   Real estate mortgage investment conduit
RP      Repurchase agreement
RTC     Resolution Trust Corporation
SCO     Securitized credit obligation
SDR     Special drawing right
SIC     Standard Industrial Classification
VA      Department of Veterans Affairs


GENERAL INFORMATION

In many of the tables, components do not sum to totals because of rounding.

Minus signs are used to indicate (1) a decrease, (2) a negative figure, or (3) an outflow.

"U.S. government securities" may include guaranteed issues of U.S. government agencies (the flow of funds figures also include not fully guaranteed issues) as well as direct obligations of the Treasury.

"State and local government" also includes municipalities, special districts, and other political subdivisions.

1.10 RESERVES, MONEY STOCK, LIQUID ASSETS, AND DEBT MEASURES
Percent annual rate of change, seasonally adjusted(1)

                                         1998(r)
Monetary or credit aggregate
                                Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4
   Reserves of depository
   institutions(2)
 1 Total                       -1.9   -3.8   -7.4   -1.6
 2 Required                    -1.8   -2.5   -9.0   -2.3
 3 Nonborrowed                  -.6   -4.3   -8.4    0.4
 4 Monetary base(3)             6.8    5.3    6.8    8.9

   Concepts of money liquid
   assets, and debt(4)
 5 M1                           3.2    1.0   -2.0    5.0
 6 M2                           7.6    7.5    6.9   11.0
 7 M3                          10.3   10.1    8.6   13.2
 8 Debt                         6.2    6.1    6.0    6.4

   Nontransaction components
 9 In M2(5)                     9.1    9.8    9.9   13.0
10 In M3 only(6)               18.6   17.8   13.5   19.6

   Time and savings deposits
   Commercial banks
11   Savings including MMDAs   12.8   13.4   15.8   17.6
12   Small time(7)              1.0     .1     .1     .4
13   Large time(8,9)           18.1   16.4    3.5     .2
   Thrift institutions
14   Savings including MMDAs    5.7   10.8    9.0   10.1
15   Small time(7)              -.5   -4.4   -7.2   -6.9
16   Large time(8)              8.6   -4.5     .5   10.4

   Money market mutual funds
17 Retail                      19.2   20.9   19.0   28.4
18 Institution-only            20.9   34.7   26.6   41.8

   Repurchase agreements and
   Eurodollars
19 Repurchase agreements(10)   22.9   14.5   11.7   16.4
20 Eurodollars(10)             12.0   -3.3   21.7    7.1

   Debt components(4)
21 Federal                       .0   -1.4   -1.5   -2.0
22 Nonfederal                   8.3    8.6    8.5    9.1

                                         1998(r)             1999
Monetary or credit aggregate
                               Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.   Jan.
   Reserves of depository
   institutions(2)
 1 Total                       -11.0   -5.4     5.0     9.0     -.9
 2 Required                    -16.1   -2.5     3.8    10.5      .6
 3 Nonborrowed                 -10.5   -3.3     7.5     8.1    -3.2
 4 Monetary base(3)              9.8    8.4     8.8     8.3     8.4

   Concepts of money liquid
   assets, and debt(4)
 5 M1                            2.8    6.4     9.3     4.6    -3.1
 6 M2                           12.4   11.6    10.6    10.0     6.1
 7 M3                           13.1   13.2    14.1    12.2     4.4
 8 Debt                          6.0    6.6     6.9     6.0    n.a.

   Nontransaction components
 9 In M2(5)                     15.7   13.3    11.0    11.8     9.2
10 In M3 only(6)                15.1   17.5    23.9    18.5     -.4

   Time and savings deposits
   Commercial banks
11   Savings including MMDAs    19.9   15.9    16.4    19.2    11.6
12   Small time(7)                .6    -.4     1.5    -4.2    -8.0
13   Large time(8,9)              .2    1.8    16.1    12.8    21.7
   Thrift institutions
14   Savings including MMDAs     8.1   12.5    10.9    10.8    14.5
15   Small time(7)              -4.7   -2.5   -10.9    -6.6    -5.2
16   Large time(8)              14.0   15.2     2.7    16.4    26.9

   Money market mutual funds
17 Retail                       37.0   29.0    20.5    22.3    23.2
18 Institution-only             35.1   48.5    42.2    29.5    -2.8

   Repurchase agreements and
   Eurodollars
19 Repurchase agreements(10)    15.9     .4    25.4    34.0   -25.0
20 Eurodollars(10)               7.0   12.4     1.5   -24.6   -39.2

   Debt components(4)
21 Federal                      -3.3   -3.1     -.5     -.4    n.a.
22 Nonfederal                    8.9    9.6     9.2     7.9    n.a.


(1.) Unless otherwise noted, rates of change are calculated from average amounts outstanding during preceding month or quarter.

(2.) Figures incorporate adjustments for discontinuities, or "breaks," associated with regulatory changes in reserve requirements. (See also table 1.20.)

(3.) The seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted monetary base consists of (11 seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves (line 1), plus (2) the seasonally adjusted currency component of the money stock, plus (3) (for all quarterly reporters on the "Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all weekly reporters whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves
Required reserves
The dollar amounts, based on reserve ratios, that banks are required to keep on deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank.
) the seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted difference between current vault cash and the amount applied to satisfy current reserve requirements.

(4.) Composition of the money stock measures and debt is as follows:

M1: (1) currency outside the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve Banks, and the vaults of depository institutions, (2) travelers checks of nonbank issuers, (3) demand deposits at all commercial banks other than those owed to depository institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign banks and official institutions, less cash items in the process of collection and Federal Reserve float, and (4) other checkable deposits (OCDs), consisting of negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) and automatic transfer service (ATS) accounts at depository institutions, credit union share draft accounts, and demand deposits at thrift institutions. Seasonally adjusted MI is computed by summing currency, travelers checks, demand deposits, and OCDs, each seasonally adjusted separately.

M2: M1 plus (1) savings (including MMDAs), (2) small-denomination time deposits (time deposits--including retail RPs--in amounts of less than $100,0001, and (3) balances in retail money market mutual funds. Excludes individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Keogh balances at depository institutions and money market funds. Seasonally adjusted M2 is calculated by summing savings deposits, small-denomination time deposits, and retail money fund balances, each seasonally adjusted separately, and adding this result to seasonally adjusted M1.

M3: M2 plus (1) large-denomination time deposits (in amounts of $100,000 or more), (2) balances in institutional money funds, (3) RP liabilities (overnight and term) issued by all depository institutions, and (4) Eurodollars (overnight and term) held by U.S. residents at foreign branches of U.S. banks worldwide and at all banking offices in the United Kingdom and Canada. Excludes amounts held by depository institutions, the U.S. government, money market funds, and foreign banks and official institutions. Seasonally adjusted M3 is calculated by summing large time deposits, institutional money fund balances, RP liabilities, and Eurodollars, each seasonally adjusted separately, and adding this result to seasonally adjusted M2.

Debt: The debt aggregate is the outstanding credit market debt of the domestic nonfinancial sectors--the federal sector (U.S. government, not including government-sponsored enterprises or federally related mortgage pools) and the nonfederal sectors (state and local governments, households and nonprofit organizations, nonfinancial corporate and nonfarm noncorporate businesses, and farms). Nonfederal debt consists of mortgages, tax-exempt and corporate bonds, consumer credit, bank loans, commercial paper, and other loans. The data, which are derived from the Federal Reserve Board's flow of funds accounts, are break-adjusted (that is, discontinuities in the data have been smoothed into the series) and month-averaged (that is, the data have been derived by averaging adjacent month-end levels).

(5.) Sum of (11 savings deposits (including MMDAs), (2) small time deposits, and (3) retail money fund balances, each seasonally adjusted separately.

(6.) Sum of (1) large time deposits, (21 institutional money fund balances, (31 RP liabilities (overnight and term) issued by depository institutions, and (4) Eurodollars (overnight and term) of U.S. addressees, each seasonally adjusted separately.

(7.) Small time deposits--including retail RPs--are those issued in amounts of less than $100,000. All IRA and Keogh account balances at commercial banks and thrift institutions are subtracted from small time deposits.

(8.) Large time deposits are those issued in amounts of $100,000 or more, excluding those booked at international banking facilities.

(9.) Large time deposits at commercial banks less those held by money market funds, depository institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign banks and official institutions.

(10.) Includes both overnight and term.

1.11 RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND RESERVE BANK CREDIT(1)
Millions of dollars
                                          Average of
                                         daily figures
           Factor                        1998              1999
                                   Nov.         Dec.        Jan.

  SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit          495,325     504,025(r)   504,486
     outstanding
     U.S. government
       securities(2)
 2     Bought outright--        451,629     453,911      453,333
         System account(3)
 3     Held under repurchase      3,391       7,685        7,056
         agreements
     Federal agency
       obligations
 4     Bought outright             373          346          337
 5     Held under repurchase     3,864        5,371        4,670
         agreements
 6   Acceptances                     0            0            0
     Loans to depository
       institutions
 7     Adjustment credit            48           90          201
 8     Seasonal credit              35           15            6
 9     Extended credit               0            0            0
10   Float                         544        1,617(r)     2,313
11   Other Federal Reserve      35,440       34,989(r)    36,570
       assets

12 Gold stock                   11,001       11,041       11,046
13 Special drawing rights        9,200        9,200        9,200
     certificate account
14 Treasury currency            26,138(r)    26,225(r)    26,296
     outstanding

  ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation     502,704(r)   510,724(r)   510,104
16 Treasury cash holdings           92           89           87
   Deposits, other than res-
       erve balances, with
       Federal Reserve Banks
17   Treasury                    5,135        5,923        6,597
18   Foreign                       188          178          186
19   Service-related balan-      6,867        6,850        7,618
       ces and adjustments
20   Other                         403          322          443
21 Other Federal Reserve        17,476       16,935       16,711
     liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with         8,839(r)     9,470(r)     9,281
     Federal Reserve
     Banks(4)

                                 Average of daily figures for week
                                     ending on date indicated
           Factor                              1998
                                Dec. 16      Dec. 23      Dec. 30

  SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit         503,105      504,231(r)   510,958(r)
     outstanding
     U.S. government
       securities(2)
 2     Bought outright--       454,019      453,111      454,191
         System account(3)
 3     Held under repurchase     6,909        8,098       11,000
         agreements
     Federal agency
       obligations
 4     Bought outright             338          338          338
 5     Held under repurchase     6,380        5,767        5,570
         agreements
 6   Acceptances                     0            0            0
     Loans to depository
       institutions
 7     Adjustment credit            25            8          345
 8     Seasonal credit              13           16           20
 9     Extended credit               0            0            0
10   Float                         575        1,747(r)     3,390(r)
11   Other Federal Reserve      34,846       35,147       36,103
       assets

12 Gold stock                   11,001       11,041       11,003
13 Special drawing rights        9,200        9,200        9,200
     certificate account
14 Treasury currency            26,217(r)    26,235(r)    26,252(r)
     outstanding

  ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation     507,775(r)   511,453(r)   516,782(r)
16 Treasury cash holdings           87           84           85
   Deposits, other than res-
       erve balances, with
       Federal Reserve Banks
17   Treasury                    6,324        5,434        7,195
18   Foreign                       195          194          174
19   Service-related balan-      6,703        6,977        6,852
       ces and adjustments
20   Other                         290          231          235
21 Other Federal Reserve        17,113       17,197       17,152
     liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with        11,077(r)     9,136(r)     8,978(r)
     Federal Reserve
     Banks(4)

                               Average of daily figures for week
                                   ending on date indicated
           Factor                           1999
                                     Jan. 6      Jan. 13

  SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit               515,752     500,410
     outstanding
     U.S. government
       securities(2)
 2     Bought outright--             452,321     454,690
         System account(3)
 3     Held under repurchase          14,991       3,820
         agreements
     Federal agency
       obligations
 4     Bought outright                   338         338
 5     Held under repurchase           8,174       3,256
         agreements
 6   Acceptances                           0           0
     Loans to depository
       institutions
 7     Adjustment credit                  24         697
 8     Seasonal credit                    12           6
 9     Extended credit                     0           0
10   Float                             2,783       1,624
11   Other Federal Reserve            37,109      35,979
       assets

12 Gold stock                         11,006      11,046
13 Special drawing rights              9,200       9,200
     certificate account
14 Treasury currency                  26,270      26,284
     outstanding

  ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation           516,894     511,465
16 Treasury cash holdings                 85          85
   Deposits, other than res-
       erve balances, with
       Federal Reserve Banks
17   Treasury                          5,992       5,423
18   Foreign                             169         189
19   Service-related balan-            7,044       7,892
       ces and adjustments
20   Other                             1,400         207
21 Other Federal Reserve              16,397      16,874
     liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with              14,287       4,803
     Federal Reserve
     Banks(4)

                               Average of daily figures for week
                                   ending on date indicated
           Factor                            1999
                                     Jan. 20     Jan. 27

  SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit               505,981     500,962
     outstanding
     U.S. government
       securities(2)
 2     Bought outright--             452,818     452,725
         System account(3)
 3     Held under repurchase           6,291       6,281
         agreements
     Federal agency
       obligations
 4     Bought outright                   338         337
 5     Held under repurchase           6,046       3,226
         agreements
 6   Acceptances                           0           0
     Loans to depository
       institutions
 7     Adjustment credit                  22         105
 8     Seasonal credit                     4           5
 9     Extended credit                     0           0
10   Float                             4,187       1,381
11   Other Federal Reserve            36,275      36,903
       assets

12 Gold stock                         11,046      11,006
13 Special drawing rights              9,200       9,200
     certificate account
14 Treasury currency                  26,298      26,312
     outstanding

  ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation           508,957     506,725
16 Treasury cash holdings                 86          88
   Deposits, other than res-
       erve balances, with
       Federal Reserve Banks
17   Treasury                          7,296       6,963
18   Foreign                             181         184
19   Service-related balan-            7,468       7,865
       ces and adjustments
20   Other                               212         237
21 Other Federal Reserve              16,871      16,840
     liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with              11,452       8,616
     Federal Reserve
     Banks(4)
                                       End-of-month figures
                                 Nov.          Dec.        Jan.
   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit          500,546      522,252(r)   498,740
     outstanding
     U.S. government
       securities(2)
 2     Bought outfight--        453,991      452,141      454,439
         System account(3)
 3     Held under repurchase      8,970       19,674        4,485
         agreements
     Federal agency
       obligations
 4     Bought outright              368          338          336
 5     Held under repurchase      6,172       10,702        2,535
         agreements
 6   Acceptances                      0            0            0
     Loans to depository
       institutions
 7     Adjustment credit              1            1           55
 8     Seasonal credit               15           16            5
 9     Extended credit                0            0            0
10   Float                          462        1,636(r)       164
11   Other Federal Reserve       34,567       37,744(r)    36,721
       assets

12 Gold stock                    11,041       11,046       11,048
13 Special drawing rights         9,200        9,200        9,200
     certificate account
14 Treasury currency             26,182(r)    26,270(r)    26,326
     outstanding

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation      507,130(r)   517,484(r)   505,457
16 Treasury cash holdings            99           85           98
   Deposits, other than
       reserve balances, with
       Federal Reserve Banks
17   Treasury                     5,219        6,086        7,623
18   Foreign                        211          167          234
19   Service-related balances     7,211        7,044(r)     7,830
       and adjustments
20 Other                            337        1,605          246
21 Other Federal Reserve         16,579       16,354       16,269
     liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with         14,182       19,941(r)     7,556
     Federal Reserve Banks(4)

                                   Wednesday figures
                                Dec. 16      Dec. 23

   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit          503,843      508,064(r)
     outstanding
     U.S. government
       securities(2)
 2     Bought outfight--        455,035      454,657
         System account(3)
 3     Held under repurchase      5,702        7,845
         agreements
     Federal agency
       obligations
 4     Bought outright              338          338
 5     Held under repurchase      7,181        5,742
         agreements
 6   Acceptances                      0            0
     Loans to depository
       institutions
 7     Adjustment credit            145           21
 8     Seasonal credit               14           21
 9     Extended credit                0            0
10   Float                          729        4,187(r)
11   Other Federal Reserve       34,699       35,254
       assets

12 Gold stock                    11,041       11,041
13 Special drawing rights         9,200        9,200
     certificate account
14 Treasury currency             26,217(r)    26,235(r)
     outstanding

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation      509,911(r)   515,739(r)
16 Treasury cash holdings            84           85
   Deposits, other than
       reserve balances, with
       Federal Reserve Banks
17   Treasury                     8,628        3,837
18   Foreign                        170          175
19   Service-related balances     6,703        6,977
       and adjustments
20 Other                            263          175
21 Other Federal Reserve         16,965       16,969
     liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with          7,578(r)    10,583(r)
     Federal Reserve Banks(4)

                                 Wednesday figures
                                 Dec. 30      Jan. 6

   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit          517,601(r)   500,136
     outstanding
     U.S. government
       securities(2)
 2     Bought outfight--        454,772      455,645
         System account(3)
 3     Held under repurchase     15,549        4,507
         agreements
     Federal agency
       obligations
 4     Bought outright              338          338
 5     Held under repurchase      7,388        3,353
         agreements
 6   Acceptances                      0            0
     Loans to depository
       institutions
 7     Adjustment credit          1,642          103
 8     Seasonal credit               27            6
 9     Extended credit                0            0
10   Float                          873(r)     4,320
11   Other Federal Reserve       37,013       35,864
       assets

12 Gold stock                    11,046       11,046
13 Special drawing rights         9,200        9,200
     certificate account
14 Treasury currency             26,252(r)    26,270
     outstanding

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation      518,332(r)   515,176
16 Treasury cash holdings            85           85
   Deposits, other than
       reserve balances, with
       Federal Reserve Banks
17   Treasury                    10,174        4,960
18   Foreign                        166          170
19   Service-related balances     6,852        7,005
       and adjustments
20 Other                            164          162
21 Other Federal Reserve         16,957       16,466
     liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with         11,371(r)     6,588
     Federal Reserve Banks(4)

                                      Wednesday figures
                                Jan. 13   Jan. 20   Jan. 27

   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit          503,126   505,507   506,928
     outstanding
     U.S. government
       securities(2)
 2     Bought outfight--        456,411   453,868   454,538
         System account(3)
 3     Held under repurchase      3,700     6,140     9,891
         agreements
     Federal agency
       obligations
 4     Bought outright              338       338       336
 5     Held under repurchase      4,472     3,958     4,027
         agreements
 6   Acceptances                      0         0         0
     Loans to depository
       institutions
 7     Adjustment credit            145        75         7
 8     Seasonal credit                7         3         5
 9     Extended credit                0         0         0
10   Float                        1,938     4,690       435
11   Other Federal Reserve       36,115    36,435    37,689
       assets

12 Gold stock                    11,046    11,046    11,006
13 Special drawing rights         9,200     9,200     9,200
     certificate account
14 Treasury currency             26,284    26,298    26,312
     outstanding

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation      510,269   508,616   506,824
16 Treasury cash holdings            86        86        98
   Deposits, other than
       reserve balances, with
       Federal Reserve Banks
17   Treasury                     5,006     7,466     7,038
18   Foreign                        214       177       168
19   Service-related balances     7,892     7,468     7,865
       and adjustments
20 Other                            200       206       217
21 Other Federal Reserve         16,613    16,626    16,610
     liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with          9,376    11,405    14,666
     Federal Reserve Banks(4)


(1.) Amounts of cash held as reserves are shown in table 1.12, line 2.

(2.) Includes securities loaned--fully guaranteed by U.S. government securities pledged with Federal Reserve Banks--and excludes securities sold and scheduled to be bought back under matched sale-purchase transactions.

(3.) Includes compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of inflation-indexed securities.

(4.) Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float.

1.12 RESERVES AND BORROWINGS Depository Institutions1
Millions of dollars

                                     Prorated monthly averages of
                                           biweekly averages
     Reserve classification         1996      1997        1998
                                    Dec.      Dec.        Dec.

 1 Reserve balances with Reserve   13,395   10,673       9,022(r)
     Banks(2)
 2 Total vault cash(3)             44,525   44,740(r)    4,305
 3   Applied vault cash(4)         37,848   37,206      35,997
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)          6,678    7,534(r)    8,308
 5 Total reserves(6)               51,242   47,880      45,019(r)
 6   Required reserves             49,819   46,196      43,435(r)
 7   Excess reserve balances at     1,423    1,683       1,584(r)
       Reserve Banks(7)
 8 Total borrowings at Reserve        155      324         117
     Banks(8)
 9   Seasonal borrowings               68       79          15
10   Extended credit(9)                 0        0           0

                                      Prorated monthly averages of
                                            biweekly averages
     Reserve classification                      1998
                                     July        Aug.        Sept.

 1 Reserve balances with Reserve    9,284       9,682       9,284
     Banks(2)
 2 Total vault cash(3)             42,524(r)   42,123(r)   42,524(r)
 3   Applied vault cash(4)         34,909      35,025      34,909(r)
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)          7,614(r)    7,098(r)    7,614(r)
 5 Total reserves(6)               44,600      44,707      44,193
 6   Required reserves             43,235      43,194      42,509
 7   Excess reserve balances at     1,365       1,513       1,684
       Reserve Banks(7)
 8 Total borrowings at Reserve        258         271         251
     Banks(8)
 9   Seasonal borrowings              215         242         178
10   Extended credit(9)                 0           0           0

                                     Prorated monthly averages of
                                           biweekly averages
     Reserve classification                      1998
                                          Oct.          Nov.

 1 Reserve balances with Reserve          9,026         8,855
     Banks(2)
 2 Total vault cash(3)                   43,268(r)     43,104(r)
 3   Applied vault cash(4)               35,090        35,297
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)                8,178(r)      7,807(r)
 5 Total reserves(6)                     44,115        44,152
 6   Required reserves                   42,544        42,527
 7   Excess reserve balances at           1,572         1,624
       Reserve Banks(7)
 8 Total borrowings at Reserve              174            84
     Banks(8)
 9   Seasonal borrowings                    107            37
10   Extended credit(9)                       0             0

                                     Prorated monthly averages of
                                           biweekly averages
     Reserve classification                1998          1999
                                           Dec.          Jan.

 1 Reserve balances with Reserve          9,022(r)      9,659
     Banks(2)
 2 Total vault cash(3)                   44,305        45,499
 3   Applied vault cash(4)               35,997        36,674
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)                8,308         8,825
 5 Total reserves(6)                     45,019(r)     46,333
 6   Required reserves                   43,435(r)     44,801
 7   Excess reserve balances at           1,584(r)      1,532
       Reserve Banks(7)
 8 Total borrowings at Reserve              117           206
     Banks(8)
 9   Seasonal borrowings                     15             7
10   Extended credit(9)                       0             0

                               Biweekly averages of daily figures
                                 for two week periods ending on
                                         dates indicated
                                             1998
                                Oct. 7      Oct. 21     Nov. 4

 1 Reserve balances with        9,588       8,400       9,509
     Reserve Banks(2)
 2 Total vault cash(3)         42,821(r)   43,995(r)   42,565(r)
 3   Applied vault cash(4)     34,905      35,321      34,897
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)      7,916(r)    8,674(r)    7,668(r)
 5 Total reserves(6)            4,493      43,720      44,405
 6   Required reserves         42,514      42,520      42,599
 7   Excess reserve balances    1,978       1,200       1,806
       at Reserve Banks(7)
 8 Total borrowings at            379         122         103
     Reserve Banks(8)
 9   Seasonal borrowings          152         105          79
10   Extended credit(9)             0           0           0

                               Biweekly averages of daily figures
                                 for two week periods ending on
                                         dates indicated
                                   Nov. 18   Dec. 2   Dec. 16

 1 Reserve balances with             8,520    9,028     8,949
     Reserve Banks(2)
 2 Total vault cash(3)              43,080   43,313    43,230
 3   Applied vault cash(4)          34,935   35,853    35,273
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)           8,145    7,460     7,957
 5 Total reserves(6)                43,455   44,880    44,222
 6   Required reserves              41,913   43,221    42,917
 7   Excess reserve balances         1,542    1,659     1,304
       at Reserve Banks(7)
 8 Total borrowings at                  82       79        26
     Reserve Banks(8)
 9   Seasonal borrowings                40       20        13
10   Extended credit(9)                  0        0         0

                               Biweekly averages of daily figures
                                 for two week periods ending on
                                         dates indicated
                                    Dec. 30(r)     Jan. 13(r)

 1 Reserve balances with               9,057          9,551
     Reserve Banks(2)
 2 Total vault cash(3)                45,470         45,023
 3   Applied vault cash(4)            36,748         35,911
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)             8,722          9,113
 5 Total reserves(6)                  45,805         45,462
 6   Required reserves                43,999         43,240
 7   Excess reserve balances           1,806          2,221
       at Reserve Banks(7)
 8 Total borrowings at                   195            370
     Reserve Banks(8)
 9   Seasonal borrowings                  18              9
10   Extended credit(9)                    0              0

                               Biweekly averages of daily figures
                                 for two week periods ending on
                                         dates indicated
                                              1999
                                       Jan. 27     Feb. 10

 1 Reserve balances with                10,025       8,728
     Reserve Banks(2)
 2 Total vault cash(3)                  44,838      49,364
 3   Applied vault cash(4)              36,845      38,556
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)               7,993      10,808
 5 Total reserves(6)                    46,870      47,284
 6   Required reserves                  45,880      46,099
 7   Excess reserve balances               990       1,184
       at Reserve Banks(7)
 8 Total borrowings at                      68         158
     Reserve Banks(8)
 9   Seasonal borrowings                      5          8
10   Extended credit(9)                       0          0


(1.) Data in this table also appear in the Board's H.3 (502) weekly statistical release. For ordering address, see inside front cover. Data are not break-adjusted or seasonally adjusted.

(2.) Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float and includes other off-balance-sheet "as-of" adjustments.

(3.) Vault cash eligible to satisfy reserve requirements. It includes only vault cash held by those banks and thrifts that are not exempt from reserve requirements. Dates refer to the maintenance periods in which the vault cash can be used to satisfy reserve requirements,

(4.) 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.

(5.) Total vault cash (line 2) less applied vault cash (line 3).

(6.) Reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks (line 1) plus applied vault cash (line 3).

(7.) Total reserves (line 5) less required reserves (line 6).

(8.) Also includes adjustment credit.

(9.) Consists of borrowing at the discount window under the terms and conditions established for the extended credit program to help depository institutions deal with sustained liquidity pressures. Because there is not the same need to repay such borrowing promptly as with traditional short-term adjustment credit, the money market effect of extended credit is similar to that of nonborrowed reserves.

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1.15 RESERVE REQUIREMENTS OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS(1)
                                           Requirement
Type of deposit
                                   Percentage of    Effective date
                                      deposits
     Net transaction accounts(2)
1    $0 million-$46.5 million(3)         3             12/31/98
2    More than $46.5 million(4)         10             12/31/98
3    Nonpersonal time deposits(5)        0             12/27/90
4    Eurocurrency liabilities(6)         0             12/27/90


(1.) Required reserves must be held in the form of deposits with Federal Reserve Banks or vault cash. Nonmember institutions may maintain reserve balances with a Federal Reserve Bank indirectly, on a pass-through basis, with certain approved institutions. For previous reserve requirements, see earlier editions of the Annual Report or the Federal Reserve Bulletin. Under the Monetary Control Act of 1980, depository institutions include commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, agencies and branches of foreign banks, and Edge Act corporations,

(2.) Transaction accounts include all deposits against which the account holder is permitted to make withdrawals by negotiable or transferable instruments, payment orders of withdrawal, or telephone or preauthorized transfers for the purpose of making payments to third persons or others. However, accounts subject to the rules that permit no more than six preauthorized, automatic, or other transfers per month (of which no more than three may be by check, draft, debit card, or similar order payable directly to third parties) are savings deposits, not transaction accounts,

(3.) The Monetary Control Act of 1980 requires that the amount of transaction accounts against which the 3 percent reserve requirement applies be modified annually by 80 percent of the percentage change in transaction accounts held by all depository institutions, determined as of June 30 of each year. Effective with the reserve maintenance period beginning December 31, 1998, for depository institutions that report weekly, and with the period beginning January 14, 1999, for institutions that report quarterly, the amount was decreased from $47.8 million to $46.5 million,

Under the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982, the Board adjusts the amount of reservable liabilities subject to a zero percent reserve requirement each year for the succeeding calendar year by 80 percent of the percentage increase in the total reservable liabilities of all depository institutions, measured on an annual basis as of June 30. No corresponding adjustment is made in the event of a decrease. The exemption applies only to accounts that would be subject to a 3 percent reserve requirement. Effective with the reserve maintenance period beginning December 31, 1998, for depository institutions that report weekly, and with the period beginning January 14, 1999, for institutions that report quarterly, the exemption was raised from $4.7 million to $4.9 million.

(4.) The reserve requirement was reduced from 12 percent to 10 percent on Apr. 2, 1992, for institutions that report weekly, and on Apr. 16, 1992, for institutions that report quarterly.

(5.) For institutions that report weekly, the reserve requirement on nonpersonal time deposits with an original maturity of less than 1 1/2 years was reduced from 3 percent to 1 1/2 percent for the maintenance period that began Dec. 13, 1990, and to zero for the maintenance period that began Dec. 27, 1990. For institutions that report quarterly, the reserve requirement on nonpersonal time deposits with an original maturity of less than 1 1/2 years was reduced from 3 percent to zero on Jan. 17, 1991.

The reserve requirement on nonpersonal time deposits with an original maturity of 1 1/2 years or more has been zero since Oct. 6, 1983.

(6.) The reserve requirement on Eurocurrency liabilities was reduced from 3 percent to zero in the same manner and on the same dates as the reserve requirement on nonpersonal time deposits with an original maturity of less than 1 1/2 years (see note 5).

1.17 FEDERAL RESERVE OPEN MARKET TRANSACTIONS(1)
Millions of dollars

       Type of transaction         1996         1997        1998
          and maturity
    U.S. TREASURY
      SECURITIES(2)

    Outright transactions
       (excluding matched
        transactions)

  Treasury bills
1   Gross purchases                 9,901       9,147       3,550
2   Gross sales                         0           0           0
3   Exchanges                     426,928     436,257     450,835
4   For new bills                 426,928     435,907     450,835
5   Redemptions                         0           0       2,000
  Others within one year
6   Gross purchases                   524       5,549       6,297
7   Gross sales                         0           0           0
8   Maturity shifts                30,512      41,716      46,062
9   Exchanges                     -41,394     -27,499     -49,434
10  Redemptions                     2,015       1,996       2,676
  One to five years
11  Gross purchases                 3,898      19,680      12,901
12  Gross sales                         0           0           0
13  Maturity shifts               -25,022     -37,987     -37,777
14  Exchanges                      31,459      20,274      37,154
  Five to ten years
15  Gross purchases                 1,116       3,849       2,294
16  Gross sales                         0           0           0
17  Maturity shifts                -5,469      -1,954      -5,908
18  Exchanges                       6,666       5,215       7,439
  More than ten years
19  Gross purchases                 1,655       5,897       4,884
20  Gross sales                         0           0           0
21  Maturity shifts                   -20      -1,775      -2,377
22  Exchanges                       3,270       2,360       4,842
  All maturities
23  Gross purchases                17,094      44,122      29,926
24  Gross sales                         0           0           0
25  Redemptions                     2,015       1,996       4,676

  Matched transactions
26  Gross purchases             3,092,399   3,577,954   4,395,430
27  Gross sales                 3,094,769   3,580,274   4,399,330

  Repurchase agreements
28  Gross purchases               457,568     810,485     512,671
29  Gross sales                   450,359     809,268     514,186

30  Net change in U.S.             19,919      41,022      19,835
      Treasury securities

      FEDERAL AGENCY
         OBLIGATIONS

    Outright transactions
31  Gross purchases                     0           0           0
32  Gross sales                         0           0          25
33  Redemptions                       409       1,540         322

  Repurchase agreements
34  Gross purchases                75,354     160,409     284,316
35  Gross sales                    74,842     159,369     276,266

36  Net change in                     103        -500       7,703
      federal agency
      obligations

37  Total net change in            20,021      40,522      27,538
      System Open Market
      Account

       Type of transaction                     1998
          and maturity
                                June      July      Aug.     Sept.
    U.S. TREASURY
      SECURITIES(2)

    Outright transactions
       (excluding matched
        transactions)

  Treasury bills
1   Gross purchases                0         0         0         0
2   Gross sales                    0         0         0         0
3   Exchanges                 32,830    40,312    34,607    33,140
4   For new bills             32,830    40,312    34,607    33,140
5   Redemptions                    0         0         0         0
  Others within one year
6   Gross purchases                0         0       986     1,038
7   Gross sales                    0         0         0         0
8   Maturity shifts            1,520     2,638     6,367     2,301
9   Exchanges                 -5,084    -2,242    -8,964    -2,242
10  Redemptions                    0     1,311         0         0
  One to five years
11  Gross purchases                0         0       535     3,989
12  Gross sales                    0         0         0         0
13  Maturity shifts           -1,520    -2,638    -2,168    -2,301
14  Exchanges                  5,084     1,842     5,828     2,242
  Five to ten years
15  Gross purchases                0         0       303       351
16  Gross sales                    0         0         0         0
17  Maturity shifts                0         0    -3,411         0
18  Exchanges                      0         0     1,364         0
  More than ten years
19  Gross purchases                0         0     1,769         0
20  Gross sales                    0         0         0         0
21  Maturity shifts                0         0      -789         0
22  Exchanges                      0       400     1,772         0
  All maturities
23  Gross purchases                0         0     3,593     5,377
24  Gross sales                    0         0         0         0
25  Redemptions                    0     1,311         0         0

  Matched transactions
26  Gross purchases          369,358   373,285   346,245   380,594
27  Gross sales              370,569   371,142   348,318   382,063

  Repurchase agreements
28  Gross purchases           57,098    52,116    39,078    63,924
29  Gross sales               41,414    63,531    38,402    59,731

30  Net change in U.S.        14,473   -10,584     2,196     8,101
      Treasury securities

      FEDERAL AGENCY
         OBLIGATIONS

    Outright transactions
31  Gross purchases                0         0         0         0
32  Gross sales                    0         0        25         0
33  Redemptions                   25         0        50        48

  Repurchase agreements
34  Gross purchases           14,548    11,236    33,431    18,486
35  Gross sales               12,913    12,341    30,625    19,953
0
36  Net change in              1,610    -1,105     2,731    -1,515
      federal agency
      obligations

37  Total net change in       16,083   -11,689     4,927     6,586
      System Open
      Market Account

       Type of transaction                      1998
          and maturity
                                    Oct.        Nov.         Dec.
    U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES(2)

    Outright transactions
       (excluding matched
        transactions)

  Treasury bills
1   Gross purchases                     0           0           0
2   Gross sales                         0           0           0
3   Exchanges                      40,712      34,957      41,393
4   For new bills                  40,712      34,957      41,393
5   Redemptions                         0           0           0
  Others within one year
6   Gross purchases                   741         662           0
7   Gross sales                         0           0           0
8   Maturity shifts                 2,423       5,444       2,539
9   Exchanges                        -400      -8,093      -2,555
10  Redemptions                       602           0           0
  One to five years
11  Gross purchases                   725       2,397           0
12  Gross sales                         0           0           0
13  Maturity shifts                -2,423      -4,574      -2,539
14  Exchanges                           0       6,013       2,555
  Five to ten years
15  Gross purchases                     0         862           0
16  Gross sales                         0           0           0
17  Maturity shifts                     0         718           0
18  Exchanges                         400       1,135           0
  More than ten years
19  Gross purchases                 1,674         698           0
20  Gross sales                         0           0           0
21  Maturity shifts                     0      -1,589           0
22  Exchanges                           0         945           0
  All maturities
23  Gross purchases                 3,140       4,619           0
24  Gross sales                         0           0           0
25  Redemptions                       602           0           0

  Matched transactions
26  Gross purchases               402,581     358,438     418,538
27  Gross sales                   400,995     359,256     420,397

  Repurchase agreements
28  Gross purchases                40,823      23,884      49,296
29  Gross sales                    48,672      19,200      38,592

30  Net change in U.S.             -3,725       8,484       8,845
      Treasury securities

      FEDERAL AGENCY
         OBLIGATIONS

    Outright transactions
31  Gross purchases                     0           0           0
32  Gross sales                         0           0           0
33  Redemptions                        15          20          30

  Repurchase agreements
34  Gross purchases                51,471      51,419      48,815
35  Gross sales                    50,032      48,785      44,285

36  Net change in                   1,424       2,614       4,500
      federal agency
      obligations

37  Total net change in System     -2,301      11,098      13,345
      Open Market Account


(1.) Sales, redemptions, and negative figures reduce holdings of the System Open Market Account; all other figures increase such holdings,

(2.) Transactions exclude changes in compensation for the effects of inflation on the principal of inflation-indexed securities.

1.18 FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Condition and Federal Reserve Note Statements(1)
Millions of dollars
                                                   Wednesday
             Account                    1998           1999
                                      Dec. 30    Jan. 6    Jan. 13
                                        Consolidated condition
                                               statements
            ASSETS
 1 Gold certificate account            11,046    11,046     11,046
 2 Special drawing rights
     certificate account                9,200     9,200      9,200
 3 Coin                                   360       353        386

   Loans
 4 To depository institutions           1,669       108        152
 5 Other                                    0         0          0
 6 Acceptances held
     under repurchase
     agreements                             0         0          0

   Federal agency obligations
 7 Bought outright                        338       338        338
 8 Held under
     repurchase agreements              7,388     3,353      4,472

 9 Total U.S. Treasury securities     470,321   460,152    460,111

10 Bought outright(2)                 454,772   455,645    456,411
11 Bills                              197,404   198,277    199,042
12 Notes                              187,895   187,895    187,895
13 Bonds                               69,474    69,474     69,474
14 Held under
       repurchase agreements           15,549     4,507      3,700

15 Total loans and securities         479,716   463,951    465,073

16 Items in process of collection       8,895    13,060     10,114
17 Bank premises                        1,297     1,300      1,300

   Other assets
18 Denominated in
     foreign currencies(3)             18,980    19,776     19,784
19 All other(4)                        16,829    14,748     14,995

20 Total assets                       546,322   533,434    531,897

           LIABILITIES

21 Federal Reserve notes              492,524   489,345    484,456

22 Total deposits                      29,435    19,062     23,150

23 Depository institutions             18,931    13,765     17,730
24 U.S. Treasury--general account      10,174     4,960      5,006
25 Foreign Official accounts              166       170        214
26 Other                                  164       162        200

27 Deferred credit items                7,406     8,561      7,678
28 Other liabilities
      and accrued dividends(5)          4,464     4,089      4,194

29 Total liabilities                  533,829   521,057    519,478

         CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

30 Capital paid in                      5,951     5,960      5,960
31 Surplus                              5,246     5,952      5,952
32 Other capital accounts               1,296       465        507

33 Total liabilities
      and capital accounts            546,322   533,434    531,897

   MEMO
34 Marketable U.S. Treasury
     securities held
     in custody for
     foreign and
     international accounts           594,076   599,947    600,099

                                            Federal Reserve
                                            note statement
35 Federal Reserve
    notes outstanding
    (issued to Banks)                 612,055   613,734    617,857
36    LESS: Held by
         Federal Reserve Banks        119,530   124,390    133,400
37    Federal Reserve notes, net      492,524   489,345    484,456

   Collateral held
     against notes, net

38 Gold certificate account            11,046    11,046     11,046
39 Special drawing
    rights certificate account          9,200     9,200      9,200
40 Other eligible assets                    0         0          0
41 U.S. Treasury and
     agency securities                472,278   469,099    464,211

42 Total collateral                   492,524   489,345    484,456

                                           Wednesday
             Account                         1999
                                      Jan. 20   Jan. 27
                                    Consolidated condition
                                         statement
            ASSETS

 1 Gold certificate account            11,046    11,046
 2 Special drawing rights
     certificate account                9,200     9,200
 3 Coin                                   410       439

   Loans
 4 To depository institutions              78        12
 5 Other                                    0         0
 6 Acceptances held
     under repurchase
     agreements                             0         0

   Federal agency obligations
 7 Bought outright                        338       336
 8 Held under
     repurchase agreements              3,958     4,027

 9 Total U.S. Treasury securities     460,008   464,429

10 Bought outright(2)                 453,868   454,538
11 Bills                              196,992   197,662
12 Notes                              187,403   187,403
13 Bonds                               69,474    69,474
14 Held under
     repurchase agreements              6,140     9,891

15 Total loans and securities         464,382   468,804

16 Items in process of collection      16,278     7,289
17 Bank premises                        1,300     1,301

   Other assets
18 Denominated in
     foreign currencies(3)             19,793    19,802
19 All other(4)                        15,331    16,548

20 Total assets                       537,740   534,429

           LIABILITIES

21 Federal Reserve notes              482,814   481,049

22 Total deposits                      27,308    29,985

23 Depository institutions             19,459    22,563
24 U.S. Treasury--general account       7,466     7,038
25 Foreign Official accounts              177       168
26 Other                                  206       217

27 Deferred credit items               10,991     6,785
28 Other liabilities
      and accrued dividends(5)          4,226     4,192

29 Total liabilities                  525,340   522,011

         CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

30 Capital paid in                      5,964     5,955
31 Surplus                              5,952     5,952
32 Other capital accounts                 484       511

33 Total liabilities
      and capital accounts            537,740   534,429

   MEMO
34 Marketable U.S. Treasury
     securities held
     in custody for
     foreign and
     international accounts           605,156   600,443

                                      Federal Reserve note
                                         statement
35 Federal Reserve
    notes outstanding
    (issued to Banks)                 621,030   623,737
36    LESS: Held by
         Federal Reserve Banks        138,216   142,688
37    Federal Reserve notes, net      482,814   481,049

   Collateral held
     against notes, net

38 Gold certificate account            11,046    11,046
39 Special drawing
    rights certificate account          9,200     9,200
40 Other eligible assets                    0
41 U.S. Treasury and
     agency securities                462,569   460,803

42 Total collateral                   482,814   481,049

                                             End of month
                                           1998             1999
             Account
                                    Nov. 31     Dec. 31    Jan. 31
                                     Consolidated condition
                                           statements
ASSETS

 1 Gold certificate account          11,041     11,046      11,048
 2 Special drawing rights
     certificate account              9,200      9,200       9,200
 3 Coin                                 391        358         459

   Loans
 4 To depository institutions            17         17          60
 5 Other                                  0          0           0
 6 Acceptances held
     under repurchase
     agreements                           0          0           0

   Federal agency obligations
 7 Bought outright                      368        368         336
 8 Held under
     repurchase agreements            6,172     10,702       2,535

 9 Total U.S. Treasury securities   462,961    471,815     458,924

10 Bought outright(2)               453,991    452,141     454,439
11 Bills                            196,631    194,772     196,948
12 Notes                            187,888    187,895     187,403
13 Bonds                             69,472     69,474      70,089
14 Held under
       repurchase agreements          8,970     19,674       4,485

15 Total loans and securities       469,517    482,872     461,855

16 Items in process of collection     2,899      6,933       5,325
17 Bank premises                      1,294      1,300       1,299

   Other assets
18 Denominated in
     foreign currencies(3)           18,943     19,767      19,235
19 All other(4)                      14,456     16,625      16,165

20 Total assets                     527,740    548,101     524,586

           LIABILITIES

21 Federal Reserve notes            481,438    491,657     479,689

22 Total deposits                    27,260     34,165      23,682

23 Depository institutions           21,493     26,306      15,577
24 U.S. Treasury--general account     5,219      6,086       7,623
25 Foreign Official accounts            211        167         234
26 Other                                337      1,605         246

27 Deferred credit items              2,463      5,924       4,948
28 Other liabilities
      and accrued dividends(5)        4,456      4,450       4,183

29 Total liabilities                515,617    536,197     512,501

         CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

30 Capital paid in                    5,931      5,952       5,955
31 Surplus                            5,205      5,952        5.94
32 Other capital accounts               987          0         188

33 Total liabilities
      and capital accounts          527,740    548,101     524,586

   MEMO
34 Marketable U.S. Treasury
     securities held
     in custody for
     foreign and
     international accounts         596,157    594,076     600,443

Federal Reserve note statement

35 Federal Reserve
    notes outstanding
    (issued to Banks)                          611,688     625,230
36    LESS: Held by                 601,253
         Federal Reserve Banks      119,815    120,030     145,541
37    Federal Reserve notes, net    481,438    491,657     479,689

   Collateral held
     against notes, net

38 Gold certificate account          11,041     11,046      11,048
39 Special drawing
    rights certificate account        9,200      9,200       9,200
40 Other eligible assets                  0          0           0
41 U.S. Treasury and
     agency securities              461,197    471,412     459,441

42 Total collateral                 481,438    491,657     479,689


(1.) Some of the data in this table also appear in the Board's H.4.1 (503) weekly statistical release. For ordering address, see inside front cover.

(2.) Includes securities loaned--fully guaranteed by U.S. Treasury securities pledged with Federal Reserve Banks--and includes compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of inflation-indexed securities. Excludes securities sold and scheduled to be bought back under matched sale-purchase transactions.

(3.) Valued monthly at market exchange rates.

(4.) Includes special investment account at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in Treasury bills maturing within ninety days.

(5.) Includes exchange-translation account reflecting the monthly revaluation at market exchange rates of foreign exchange commitments.

1.19 FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Maturity Distribution of Loan and Security Holding
Millions of dollars

                                                 Wednesday
    Type of holding and maturity          1998          1999

                                       Dec. 30    Jan. 6   Jan. 13
 1 Total loans                           1,669       108       152
 2 Within fifteen days(1)                1,668       105       148
 3 Sixteen days to ninety days               1         4         4

 4 Total U.S. Treasury securities(2)   465,814   458,877   460,111

 5 Within fifteen days(1)               23,470    17,251    12,752
 6 Sixteen days to ninety days          97,252   102,434   103,096
 7 Ninety-one days to one year         137,252   130,973   136,043
 8 One year to five years              107,350   107,730   107,730
 9 Five years to ten years              44,822    44,822    44,822
10 More than ten years                  55,668    55,669    55,669
11 Total federal agency obligations      4,373     2,966     4,810
12 Within fifteen days(1)                4,035     2,628     4,474
13 Sixteen days to ninety days              27        27        25
14 Ninety-one days to one year              75        75        75
15 One year to five years                   61        61        61
16 Five years to ten years                 175       175       175
17 More than ten years                       0         0         0

                                            Wednesday
    Type of holding and maturity              1999
                                       Jan. 20   Jan. 27

 1 Total loans                              78        12
 2 Within fifteen days(1)                   78        12
 3 Sixteen days to ninety days               0         0

 4 Total U.S. Treasury securities(2)   457,933   464,429

 5 Within fifteen days(1)               16,543    23,513
 6 Sixteen days to ninety days          98,021    97,932
 7 Ninety-one days to one year         135,438   135,053
 8 One year to five years              107,040    107.04
 9 Five years to ten years              45,222    45,222
10 More than ten years                  55,669    55,669
11 Total federal agency obligations      3,706     4,362
12 Within fifteen days(1)                3,370     4,027
13 Sixteen days to ninety days              25        25
14 Ninety-one days to one year              75        81
15 One year to five years                   61        55
16 Five years to ten years                 175       175
17 More than ten years                       0         0

                                                 End of month
    Type of holding and maturity              1998          1999
                                       Nov. 30   Dec. 31   Jan. 29

 1 Total loans                              16        18       143
 2 Within fifteen days(1)                    4        18       143
 3 Sixteen days to ninety days              12      n.a.         0

 4 Total U.S. Treasury securities(2)   462,961   467,308   458,924

 5 Within fifteen days(1)               16,007    16,325    10,051
 6 Sixteen days to ninety days         100,695    99,127   110,149
 7 Ninety-one days to one year         138,427   143,635   130,178
 8 One year to five years              107,348   107,730   107,040
 9 Five years to ten years              44,817    44,822    45,222
10 More than ten years                  55,666    55,668    56,284
11 Total federal agency obligations      6,540     7,687     2,871
12 Within fifteen days(1)                6,202     7,349     2,535
13 Sixteen days to ninety days               2        27        25
14 Ninety-one days to one year             100        75        81
15 One year to five years                   51        61        55
16 Five years to ten years                 185       175       175
17 More than ten years                       0         0         0


(1.) Holdings under repurchase agreements are classified as maturing within fifteen days in accordance with maximum maturity of the agreements.

(2.) Includes compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of inflation-indexed securities.

1.20 AGGREGATE RESERVES OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND MONETARY BASE(1)
Billions of dollars, averages of daily figures

            Item                1995        1996        1997
                                Dec.        Dec.        Dec.

    ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES              Seasonally adjusted
 IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS(2)

 1 Total reserves(3)            56.40       50.08       46.67
 2 Nonborrowed reserves(4)      56.14       49.93       46.35
 3 Nonborrowed reserves plus    56.14       49.93       46.35
   extended credit(5)
 4 Required reserves            55.12       48.66       44.99
 5 Monetary base(6)            434.03(r)   451.60(r)   479.39(r)

                                    Not seasonally adjusted

 6 Total reserves(7)            58.02       51.52       47.97
 7 Nonborrowed reserves         57.76       51.37       47.65
 8 Nonborrowed reserves plus    57.76       51.37       47.65
   extended credit(5)
 9 Required reserves(8)         56.74       50.10       46.29
10 Monetary base(9)            439.02(r)   456.71(r)   485.05(r)

NOT ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES
IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS(10)

11 Total reserves(11)           57.90       51.24       47.88
12 Nonborrowed reserves         57.64       51.09       47.56
13 Nonborrowed reserves plus    57.64       51.09       47.56
   extended credit(5)
14 Required reserves            56.62       49.82       46.20
15 Monetary base(12)           444.44(r)   463.48(r)   491.86(r)
16 Excess reserves(13)           1.28        1.42        1.68
17 Borrowings from the            .26         .16         .32
   Federal Reserve
                                                  1998
            Item                1998
                                Dec.
                                            June        July

    ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES              Seasonally adjusted
 IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS(2)

 1 Total reserves(3)            44.91       45.39       44.81
 2 Nonborrowed reserves(4)      44.79       45.14       44.56
 3 Nonborrowed reserves plus    44.79       45.14       44.56
   extended credit(5)
 4 Required reserves            43.32       43.77       43.45
 5 Monetary base(6)            512.99(r)   492.40(r)   494.62(r)

                                    Not seasonally adjusted

 6 Total reserves(7)            45.17(r)    45.17       44.69
 7 Nonborrowed reserves         45.06       44.92       44.43
 8 Nonborrowed reserves plus    45.06       44.92       44.43
   extended credit(5)
 9 Required reserves(8)         43.59       43.55       43.32
10 Monetary base(9)            518.29(r)   491.11(r)   495.28(r)

  NOT ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES
IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS(10)

11 Total reserves(11)           45.02       45.10       44.60
12 Nonborrowed reserves         44.90(r)    44.84       44.34
13 Nonborrowed reserves plus    44.90(r)    44.84       44.34
   extended credit(5)
14 Required reserves            43.44(r)    43.48       43.24
15 Monetary base(12)           525.02(r)   497.87(r)   502.13(r)
16 Excess reserves(13)           1.58(r)     1.62        1.37
17 Borrowings from the            .12         .25         .26
   Federal Reserve
                                           1998
            Item
                                Aug.        Sept.       Oct.

    ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES              Seasonally adjusted
 IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS(2)

 1 Total reserves(3)            45.00       44.59       44.91
 2 Nonborrowed reserves(4)      44.73       44.33       44.21
 3 Nonborrowed reserves plus    44.73       44.33       44.21
   extended credit(5)
 4 Required reserves            43.48       42.90       42.81
 5 Monetary base(6)            498.17(r)   502.24(r)   505.77(r)

                                    Not seasonally adjusted

 6 Total reserves(7)            44.81       44.31       44.24
 7 Nonborrowed reserves         44.54       44.06       44.07
 8 Nonborrowed reserves plus    44.54       44.06       44.07
   extended credit(5)
 9 Required reserves(8)         43.30       42.63       42.67
10 Monetary base(9)            497.49(r)   500.99(r)   504.51(r)

  NOT ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES
IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS(10)

11 Total reserves(11)           44.71       44.19       44.12
12 Nonborrowed reserves         44.44       43.94       43.94
13 Nonborrowed reserves plus    44.44       43.94       43.94
   extended credit(5)
14 Required reserves            43.19       42.51       42.54
15 Monetary base(12)           504.39(r)   507.80(r)   511.36(r)
16 Excess reserves(13)           1.51        1.68        1.57
17 Borrowings from the            .27         .25         .17
   Federal Reserve

                                                        1999
            Item
                                Nov.        Dec.        Jan.

    ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES              Seasonally adjusted
 IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS(2)

 1 Total reserves(3)            44.57       44.91       44.87
 2 Nonborrowed reserves(4)      44.49       44.79       44.67
 3 Nonborrowed reserves plus    44.49       44.79       44.67
   extended credit(5)
 4 Required reserves            42.95       43.32       43.34
 5 Monetary base(6)            509.49(r)   512.99(r)   516.57

                                    Not seasonally adjusted

 6 Total reserves(7)            44.29       45.17(r)    46.33
 7 Nonborrowed reserves         44.21       45.06       46.12
 8 Nonborrowed reserves plus    44.21       45.06       46.12
   extended credit(5)
 9 Required reserves(8)         42.67       43.59       44.80
10 Monetary base(9)            510.17(r)   518.29(r)   519.93

  NOT ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES
IN RESERVE REQUIREMENTS(10)

11 Total reserves(11)           44.15       45.02        46.33
12 Nonborrowed reserves         44.07       44.90(r)     46.13
13 Nonborrowed reserves plus    44.07       44.90(r)     46.13
   extended credit(5)
14 Required reserves            42.53       43.44(r)     44.80
15 Monetary base(12)           516.94(r)   525.02(r)    527.51
16 Excess reserves(13)           1.62        1.58(r)      1.53
17 Borrowings from the            .08         .12          .21
   Federal Reserve


(1.) Latest monthly and biweekly figures are available from the Board's H.3 (502) weekly statistical release. Historical data starting in 1959 and estimates of the effect on required reserves of changes in reserve requirements are available from the Money and Reserves Projections Section, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.

(2.) Figures reflect adjustments for discontinuities, or "breaks," associated with regulatory changes in reserve requirements. (See also table 1.10.)

(3.) Seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves equal seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted required reserves (line 4) plus excess reserves (line 16).

(4.) Seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted nonborrowed reserves equal seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves (line 1) less total borrowings of depository institutions from the Federal Reserve (line 17).

(5.) Extended credit consists of borrowing at the discount window under the terms and conditions established for the extended credit program to help depository institutions deal with sustained liquidity pressures. Because there is not the same need to repay such borrowing promptly as with traditional short-term adjustment credit, the money market effect of extended credit is similar to that of nonborrowed reserves.

(6.) The seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted monetary base consists of (1) seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted total reserves (line 1), plus (2) the seasonally adjusted currency component of the money stock, plus (3) (for all quarterly reporters on the "Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all those weekly reporters whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves) the seasonally adjusted, break-adjusted difference between current vault cash and the amount applied to satisfy current reserve requirements.

(7.) Break-adjusted total reserves equal break-adjusted required reserves (line 9) plus excess reserves (line 16).

(8.) To adjust required reserves for discontinuities that are due to regulatory changes in reserve requirements, a multiplicative procedure is used to estimate what required reserves would have been in past periods had current reserve requirements been in effect. Break-adjusted required reserves include required reserves against transactions deposits and nonpersonal time and savings deposits (but not reservable nondeposit liabilities).

(9.) The break-adjusted monetary base equals (1) break-adjusted total reserves (line 6), plus (2) the (unadjusted) currency component of the money stock, plus (3) (for all quarterly reporters on the "Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all those weekly reporters whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves) the break-adjusted difference between current vault cash and the amount applied to satisfy current reserve requirements.

(10.) Reflects actual reserve requirements, including those on nondeposit liabilities, with no adjustments to eliminate the effects of discontinuities associated with regulatory changes in reserve requirements.

(11.) Reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks plus vault cash used to satisfy reserve requirements.

(12.) The monetary base, not break-adjusted and not seasonally adjusted, consists of (1) total reserves (line 11), plus (2) required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float at Federal Reserve Banks, plus (3) the currency component of the money stock, plus (4) (for all quarterly reporters on the "Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash" and for all those weekly reporters whose vault cash exceeds their required reserves) the difference between current vault cash and the amount applied to satisfy current reserve requirements. Since February 1984, currency and vault cash figures have been measured over the computation periods ending on Mondays.

(13.) Unadjusted total reserves (line 11) less unadjusted required reserves (line 14).

1.21 MONEY STOCK, LIQUID ASSETS, AND DEBT MEASURES(1)
Billions of dollars, averages of daily figures

                                     1995       1996       1997
              Item                 Dec.(r)    Dec.(r)    Dec.(r)
                                        Seasonally adjusted

   Measures(2)
 1 M1                               1,126.7    1,081.3    1,074.9
 2 M2                               3,649.1    3,823.9    4,046.6
 3 M3                               4,618.5    4,955.6    5,404.7
 4 Debt                            13,695.6   14,424.1   15,167.2

   M1 components
 5 Currency                           372.3      394.1      424.5
 6 Travelers checks(4)                  8.3        8.0        7.7
 7 Demand deposits(5)                 389.4      403.0      396.5
 8 Other checkable deposits(6)        356.7      276.2      246.2

   Nontransaction components
 9 In M2(7)                         2,522.4    2,742.6    2,971.8
10 In M3 only(8)                      969.4    1,131.7    1,358.0

   Commercial banks
11 Savings deposits, including        775.3      905.2    1,022.9
   MMDAs
12 Small time deposits(9)             575.0      593.7      626.1
13 Large time deposits(10), (11)      346.6      414.8      490.2

   Thrift institutions
14 Savings deposits including         359.8      367.1      377.3
   MMDAs
15 Small time deposits(9)             356.7      353.8      343.2
16 Large time deposits(10)             74.5       78.4       85.9

   Money market mutual funds
17 Retail                             455.5      522.8      602.3
18 Institution-only                   255.9      313.3      379.9

   Repurchase agreements and
   Eurodollars
19 Repurchase agreements(12)          198.7      211.3      252.8
20 Eurodollars(12)                     93.7      113.9      149.2

   Debt components
21 Federal debt                     3,638.9    3,780.6    3,798.4
22 Nonfederal debt                 10,056.7   10,643.5   11,368.8

                                      Not seasonally adjusted

   Measures(2)
23 M1                               1,152.4    1,104.9    1,097.4
24 M2                               3,671.7    3,843.7    4,064.8
25 M3                               4,638.0    4,972.5    5,420.8
26 Debt                            13,697.0   14,424.4   15,166.8

   M1 components
27 Currency(3)                        376.2      397.9      428.9
28 Travelers checks(4)                  8.5        8.3        7.9
29 Demand deposits(5)                 407.2      419.9      412.3
30 Other checkable deposits(6)        360.5      278.8      248.3

   Nontransaction components
31 In M2(7)                         2,519.3    2,738.9    2,967.4
32 In M3 only(8)                      966.4    1,128.8    1,356.0

   Commercial banks
33 Savings deposits including         774.1      903.3    1,020.4
   MMDAs
34 Small time deposits                573.8      592.7      625.3
35 Large time deposits(10, 11)        345.8      413.3      487.7

   Thrift institutions
36 Savings deposits, including        359.2      366.3      376.4
   MMDAs
37 Small time deposits                355.9      353.2      342.8
38 Large time deposits(10)             74.3       78.1       85.4

   Money market mutual funds
39 Retail                             456.1      523.2      602.5
40 Institution-only                   257.7      316.0      384.5

   Repurchase agreements and
   Eurodollars
41 Repurchase agreements              193.8      205.7      246.1
42 Eurodollars                         94.9      115.7      152.3

   Debt components
43 Federal debt                     3,645.9    3,787.9    3,805.8
44 Nonfederal debt                 10,051.1   10,636.5   11,361.0

                                                    1998(r)
                                     1998
              Item                 Dec.(r)
                                                Oct.       Nov.
                                         Seasonally adjusted
    Measures(2)
 1 M1                               1,093.0    1,080.4    1,088.8
 2 M2                               4,401.5    4,327.0    4,365.1
 3 M3                               6,005.9    5,876.3    5,945.3
 4 Debt                            16,128.1   15,956.7   16,048.3

   M1 components
 5 Currency                           459.2      453.3      456.4
 6 Travelers checks(4)                  7.8        8.3        7.9
 7 Demand deposits(5)                 377.3      374.7      376.8
 8 Other checkable deposits(6)        248.7      244.2      247.6

   Nontransaction components
 9 In M2(7)                         3,308.4    3,246.6    3,276.3
10 In M3 only(8)                    1,604.5    1,549.3    1,580.2

   Commercial banks
11 Savings deposits, including      1,189.8    1,155.3    1,171.1
   MMDAs
12 Small time deposits(9)             626.1      627.5      628.3
13 Large time deposits(10), (11)      548.5      535.5      542.7

   Thrift institutions
14 Savings deposits including         415.2      407.8      411.5
   MMDAs
15 Small time deposits(9)             325.7      330.5      327.5
16 Large time deposits(10)             89.1       87.7       87.9

   Money market mutual funds
17 Retail                             751.6      725.5      737.9
18 Institution-only                   516.2      486.7      503.8

   Repurchase agreements and
   Eurodollars
19 Repurchase agreements(12)          297.7      283.5      289.5
20 Eurodollars(12)                    153.0      156.0      156.2

   Debt components
21 Federal debt                     3,747.4    3,750.3    3,748.8
22 Nonfederal debt                 12,380.8   12,206.4   12,299.5

                                      Not seasonally adjusted

   Measures(2)
23 M1                               1,115.0    1,076.2    1,094.1
24 M2                               4,418.3    4,311.8    4,365.5
25 M3                               6,022.0    5,861.3    5,950.2
26 Debt                            16,128.5   15,918.3   16,030.4

   M1 components
27 Currency(3)                        464.1      452.6      457.5
28 Travelers checks(4)                  8.0        8.2        8.1
29 Demand deposits(5)                 392.1      373.2      381.6
30 Other checkable deposits(6)        250.7      242.2      247.0

   Nontransaction components
31 In M2(7)                         3,303.3    3,235.6    3,271.4
32 In M3 only(8)                    1,603.8    1,549.5    1,584.6

   Commercial banks
33 Savings deposits including       1,186.7    1,147.6    1,167.9
   MMDAs
34 Small time deposits                625.5      628.1      628.4
35 Large time deposits(10, 11)        544.9      538.9      544.9

   Thrift institutions
36 Savings deposits, including        414.1      405.1      410.4
   MMDAs
37 Small time deposits                325.4      330.8      327.6
38 Large time deposits(10)             88.5       88.2       88.3

   Money market mutual funds
39 Retail                             751.6      724.1      737.2
40 Institution-only                   523.3      482.9      504.9

   Repurchase agreements and
   Eurodollars
41 Repurchase agreements              290.3      282.6      290.0
42 Eurodollars                        156.8      156.8      156.6

   Debt components
43 Federal debt                     3,754.9    3,727.8    3,746.6
44 Nonfederal debt                 12,373.5   12,190.5   12,283.9

                                   1998(r)      1999
              Item
                                     Dec.       Jan.
                                  Seasonally adjusted

   Measures(2)
 1 M1                               1,093.0    1,090.2
 2 M2                               4,401.5    4,424.0
 3 M3                               6,005.9    6,027.9
 4 Debt                            16,128.1     n.a.

   M1 components
 5 Currency                           459.2      462.6
 6 Travelers checks(4)                  7.8        7.8
 7 Demand deposits(5)                 377.3      370.7
 8 Other checkable deposits(6)        248.7      249.2

   Nontransaction components
 9 In M2(7)                         3,308.4    3,333.8
10 In M3 only(8)                    1,604.5    1,604.0

   Commercial banks
11 Savings deposits, including      1,189.8    1,201.3
   MMDAs
12 Small time deposits(9)             626.1      621.9
13 Large time deposits(10), (11)      548.5      558.4

   Thrift institutions
14 Savings deposits including         415.2      420.2
   MMDAs
15 Small time deposits(9)             325.7      324.3
16 Large time deposits(10)             89.1       91.1

   Money market mutual funds
17 Retail                             751.6      766.1
18 Institution-only                   516.2      515.0

   Repurchase agreements and
   Eurodollars
19 Repurchase agreements(12)          297.7      291.5
20 Eurodollars(12)                    153.0      148.0

   Debt components
21 Federal debt                     3,747.4     n.a.
22 Nonfederal debt                 12,380.8     n.a.

                                   Not seasonally adjusted

   Measures(2)
23 M1                               1,115.0    1,097.5
24 M2                               4,418.3    4,427.4
25 M3                               6,022.0    6,035.8
26 Debt                            16,128.5      n.a.

   M1 components
27 Currency(3)                        464.1      462.4
28 Travelers checks(4)                  8.0        7.9
29 Demand deposits(5)                 392.1      375.3
30 Other checkable deposits(6)        250.7      251.9

   Nontransaction components
31 In M2(7)                         3,303.3    3,329.9
32 In M3 only(8)                    1,603.8    1,608.4

   Commercial banks
33 Savings deposits including       1,186.7    1,196.3
   MMDAs
34 Small time deposits                625.5      622.6
35 Large time deposits(10, 11)        544.9      544.4

   Thrift institutions
36 Savings deposits, including        414.1      418.5
   MMDAs
37 Small time deposits                325.4      324.6
38 Large time deposits(10)             88.5       88.8

   Money market mutual funds
39 Retail                             751.6      767.8
40 Institution-only                   523.3      529.3

   Repurchase agreements and
   Eurodollars
41 Repurchase agreements              290.3      292.9
42 Eurodollars                        156.8      153.1

   Debt components
43 Federal debt                     3,754.9     n.a.
44 Nonfederal debt                 12,373.5     n.a.


(1.) Latest monthly and weekly figures are available from the Board's H.6 (508) weekly statistical release. Historical data starting in 1959 are available from the Money and Reserves Projections Section, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.

(2.) Composition of the money stock measures and debt is as follows:

M1: (1) currency outside the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve Banks, and the vaults of depository institutions, (2) travelers checks of nonbank issuers, (3) demand deposits at all commercial banks other than those owed to depository institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign banks and official institutions, less cash items in the process of collection and Federal Reserve float, and (4) other checkable deposits (OCDs), consisting of negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) and automatic transfer service (ATS) accounts at depository institutions, credit union share draft accounts, and demand deposits at thrift institutions. Seasonally adjusted M1 is computed by summing currency, travelers checks, demand deposits, and OCDs, each seasonally adjusted separately.

M2: M1 plus (1) savings deposits (including MMDAs), (2) small-denomination time deposits (time deposits--including retail RPs--in amounts of less than $100,000), and (3) balances in retail money market mutual funds. Excludes individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Keogh balances at depository institutions and money market funds. Seasonally adjusted M2 is calculated by summing savings deposits, small-denomination time deposits, and retail money fund balances, each seasonally adjusted separately, and adding this result to seasonally adjusted M1.

M3: M2 plus (1) large-denomination time deposits (in amounts of $100,000 or more) issued by all depository institutions, (2) balances in institutional money funds, (3) RP liabilities (overnight and term) issued by all depository institutions, and (4) Eurodollars (overnight and term) held by U.S. residents at foreign branches of U.S. banks worldwide and at all banking offices in the United Kingdom and Canada. Excludes amounts held by depository institutions, the U.S. government, money market funds, and foreign banks and official institutions. Seasonally adjusted M3 is calculated by summing large time deposits, institutional money fund balances, RP liabilities, and Eurodollars, each seasonally adjusted separately, and adding this result to seasonally adjusted M2.

Debt: The debt aggregate is the outstanding credit market debt of the domestic nonfinancial sectors--the federal sector (U.S. government, not including government-sponsored enterprises or federally related mortgage pools) and the nonfederal sectors (state and local governments, households and nonprofit organizations, nonfinancial corporate and nonfarm noncorporate businesses, and farms). Nonfederal debt consists of mortgages, tax-exempt and corporate bonds, consumer credit, bank loans, commercial paper, and other loans. The data, which are derived from the Federal Reserve Board's flow of funds accounts, are break-adjusted (that is, discontinuities in the data have been smoothed into the series) and month-averaged (that is, the data have been derived by averaging adjacent month-end levels).

(3.) Currency outside the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve Banks, and vaults of depository institutions.

(4.) Outstanding amount of U.S. dollar-denominated travelers checks of nonbank issuers. Travelers checks issued by depository institutions are included in demand deposits.

(5.) Demand deposits at commercial banks and foreign-related institutions other than those owed to depository institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign banks and official institutions, less cash items in the process of collection and Federal Reserve float.

(6.) Consists of NOW and ATS account balances at all depository institutions, credit union share draft account balances, and demand deposits at thrift institutions.

(7.) Sum of(l) savings deposits (including MMDAs), (2) small time deposits, and (3) retail money fund balances.

(8.) Sum of (1) large time deposits, (2) institutional money fund balances, (3) RP liabilities (overnight and term) issued by depository institutions, and (4) Eurodollars (overnight and term) of U.S. addressees.

(9.) Small time deposits--including retail RPs--are those issued in amounts of less than $100,000. All IRAs and Keogh accounts at commercial banks and thrift institutions are subtracted from small time deposits.

(10.) Large time deposits are those issued in amounts of $100,000 or more, excluding those booked at international banking facilities.

(11.) Large time deposits at commercial banks less those held by money market funds, depository institutions, the U.S. government, and foreign banks and official institutions.

(12.) Includes both overnight and term.

1.26 -- COMMERCIAL BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES Assets and Liabilities(1)
A. All commercial banks
Billions of dollars

                                        Monthly averages
Account                         1998               1998
                                Jan.        July          Aug.
                                     Seasonally adjusted
    Assets

1  Bank credit                4,155.4(r)   4,280.5      4,341.6
2    Securities in            1,110.4      1,130.4      1,156.5
       bank credit
3      U.S. government
         securities             762.9        760.7        771.2
4      Other securities         347.5        369.8        385.3
5    Loans and leases
       in bank credit(2)      3,045.0      3,150.1      3,185.1(r)
6      Commercial
         and industrial         864.2        897.7        906.3(r)
7      Real estate            1,234.2      1,271.9(r)   1,281.5(r)
8        Revolving
           home equity           98.0         97.5         97.6
9        Other                1,136.2      1,174.4(r)   1,183.8(r)
10     Consumer                 503.5        496.0(r)     494.5(r)
11     Security(3)              117.6        131.9        137.7
12     Other loans              325.6        352.5        365.1(r)
         and leases
13 Interbank loans              201.8        213.2        206.1
14 Cash assets(4)               261.2        243.5        251.6
15 Other assets(5)              295.4        312.7        318.1

16 Total assets(6)            4,857.0(r)   4,992.2      5,060.2

   Liabilities
17 Deposits                   3,121.1      3,191.2      3,221.7
18   Transaction                682.4        664.7        665.3
19   Nontransaction           2,438.7      2,526.5      2,556.4
20     Large time               645.9        668.1        680.3
21     Other                  1,792.9      1,858.3      1,876.0
22 Borrowings                   828.1        857.7        859.9
23   From banks in the U.S.     290.9        295.3        298.1
24   From others                537.1        562.5        561.9(r)
25 Net due to related
     foreign offices            235.0        187.6        203.8
26 Other liabilities            298.2        322.1        334.9

27 Total liabilities          4,482.4      4,558.6      4,620.4(r)

28 Residual (assets             374.6(r)     433.7        439.8(r)
     less liabilities)(7)

                                   Not seasonally adjusted

29 Bank credit                4,162.4      4,274.4      4,328.0(r)
30   Securities in
       bank credit            1,110.7      1,124.8      1,147.9
31     U.S. government
         securities             759.5        756.8        766.3
32     Other securities         351.2        368.0        381.6
33   Loans and leases
       in bank credit(2)      3,051.7      3,149.6(r)   3,180.1(r)
34     Commercial
         and industrial         861.8        897.3        900.3(r)
35     Real estate            1,234.3      1,274.0(r)   1,285.0(r)
36       Revolving
           home equity           98.2         97.6         97.8
37       Other                1,136.1(r)   1,176.4(r)   1,187.3(r)
38     Consumer                 510.2        494.1(r)     496.2(r)
39     Security(3)              117.8        129.7        133.2
40     Other loans
         and leases             327.6        354.5(r)     365.4(r)
41 Interbank loans              208.7        206.8        199.0
42 Cash assets(4)               272.1        239.1        239.3
43 Other assets(5)              293.8        314.0        320.0

44 Total assets(6)            4,880.5      4,976.6      5,028.9

   Liabilities
45 Deposits                   3,127.2      3,183.7      3,211.5(r)
46   Transaction                694.4        659.8        651.9
47   Nontransaction           2,432.8      2,523.8      2,559.6
48     Large time               644.1        664.8        679.4
49     Other                  1,788.7      1,859.0      1,880.2
50 Borrowings                   834.5        862.1        852.6
51   From banks
       in the U.S.              294.4        295.4        294.1
52   From others                540.1        566.6        558.6(r)
53 Net due to related
     foreign offices            235.6        189.1        203.6
54 Other liabilities            298.2        321.4        334.9

55 Total liabilities          4,495.6      4,556.3      4,602.6
56 Residual (assets
     less liabilities)(7)       385.0(r)     420.3        426.2(r)

   MEMO
57 Revaluation gains on
     off-balance-
     sheet items(8)              94.4         92.9(r)      96.1(r)
58 Revaluation losses on
     off-balance-
     sheet items(8)              95.9         90.6         96.4(r)

                                         Monthly averages
Account                                       1999
                                Sept.        Oct.(r)    Nov.(r)
                                     Seasonally adjusted
   Assets

1  Bank credit                 4,398.9       4,488.3    4,528.2
2    Securities in             1,177.1       1,217.9    1,226.7
       bank credit
3      U.S. government
         securities              767.4         774.6      791.0
4      Other securities          409.7         443.3      435.7
5    Loans and leases
       in bank credit(2)       3,221.8(r)    3,270.5    3,301.5
6      Commercial
         and industrial          918.5(r)      939.1      947.2
7      Real estate             1,283.7(r)    1,287.8    1,309.3
8        Revolving
           home equity            97.9          96.9       97.3
9        Other                 1,185.8(r)    1,190.9    1,212.0
10     Consumer                  497.4(r)      496.7      498.7
11     Security(3)               142.9         158.9      152.5
12     Other loans               379.4(r)      388.1      393.8
         and leases
13 Interbank loans               219.8         220.3      219.8
14 Cash assets(4)                253.3         242.9      249.6
15 Other assets(5)               323.3         322.7      327.1

16 Total assets(6)             5,137.8(r)    5,216.5    5,266.7

   Liabilities
17 Deposits                    3,244.2       3,267.9    3,310.9
18   Transaction                 675.1(r)      665.9      665.7
19   Nontransaction            2,569.2(r)    2,602.0    2,645.2
20     Large time                685.8(r)      697.4      709.0
21     Other                   1,883.3       1,904.6    1,936.1
22 Borrowings                    888.8         939.4      978.3
23   From banks in the U.S.      308.4         318.6      327.9
24   From others                 580.4         620.8      650.3
25 Net due to related
     foreign offices             202.7         226.1      218.5
26 Other liabilities             344.2         358.6      340.3

27 Total liabilities           4,680.0(r)    4,792.0    4,847.9

28 Residual (assets              457.8(r)      424.5      418.8
     less liabilities)(7)

Not seasonally adjusted

29 Bank credit                 4,385.7(r)    4,491.8    4,536.6
30   Securities in
       bank credit             1,164.9       1,214.2    1,226.3
31     U.S. government
         securities              762.3         772.0      792.2
32     Other securities          402.6         442.1      434.1
33   Loans and leases
       in bank credit(2)       3,220.9       3,277.7    3,310.3
34     Commercial
         and industrial          913.0(r)      937.0      945.8
35     Real estate             1,288.6(r)    1,294.5    1,316.0
36       Revolving
           home equity            98.6          97.8       98.0
37       Other                 1,190.1(r)    1,196.8    1,218.0
38     Consumer                  500.2(r)      498.5      501.2
39     Security(3)               139.5         159.3      153.8
40     Other loans
         and leases              379.5(r)      388.3      393.6
41 Interbank loans               214.2         216.4      226.3
42 Cash assets(4)                251.2         246.7      258.9
43 Other assets(5)               324.5         321.9      328.2

44 Total assets(6)             5,117.8(r)    5,219.0    5,291.8

   Liabilities
45 Deposits                    3,248.4       3,271.7    3,329.4
46   Transaction                 670.4(r)      661.9      676.4
47   Nontransaction            2,578.0(r)    2,609.7    2,653.0
48     Large time                687.6         70l.4      715.2
49     Other                   1,890.5       1,908.3    1,937.8
50 Borrowings                    892.0(r)      935.4      974.1
51   From banks
       in the U.S.               307.2         314.5      328.2
52   From others                 584.8(r)      620.8      645.9
53 Net due to related
     foreign offices             202.3         223.7      216.6
54 Other liabilities             343.9         358.3      341.6

55 Total liabilities           4,686.6       4,789.0    4,861.7
56 Residual (assets
     less liabilities)(7)        431.2(r)      430.0      430.0

   MEMO
57 Revaluation gains on
     off-balance-
     sheet items(8)              110.4(r)      130.7      110.6
58 Revaluation losses on
     off-balance-
     sheet items(8)              110.6(r)      128.0      109.3

                               Monthly                Wednesday
                               averages                figures
Account                         1998          1999      1998
                               Dec.(r)        Jan.     Jan. 6
                                    Seasonally adjusted

   Assets
1  Bank credit                 4,549.1     4,523.1    4,520.3
2    Securities in             1,235.9     1,216.6    1,216.0
       bank credit
3      U.S. government
         securities              793.1       793.9      794.1
4      Other securities          442.8       422.7      421.8
5    Loans and leases
       in bank credit(2)       3,313.2     3,306.6    3,304.3
6      Commercial
         and industrial          945.1       942.2      939.8
7      Real estate             1,323.0     1,324.4    1,324.5
8        Revolving
           home equity            97.2        96.7       96.6
9        Other                 1,225.8     1,227.8    1,227.9
10     Consumer                  501.7       503.1      500.2
11     Security(3)               151.4       152.7      153.3
12     Other loans               392.0       384.1      386.4
         and leases
13 Interbank loans               214.9       217.0      209.1
14 Cash assets(4)                249.9       263.5      258.5
15 Other assets(5)               328.9       333.2      330.4

16 Total assets(6)             5,284.7    52,788.0    5,260.4

   Liabilities
17 Deposits                    3,319.2     3,339.4    3,341.1
18   Transaction                 664.7       661.7      647.8
19   Nontransaction            2,654.5     2,677.7    2,693.3
20     Large time                702.0       713.4      709.8
21     Other                   1,952.5     1,964.3    1,983.4
22 Borrowings                    987.4       973.4      965.0
23   From banks in the U.S.      325.2       321.2      319.9
24   From others                 662.2       652.2      645.0
25 Net due to related
     foreign offices             217.1       214.5      212.7
26 Other liabilities             342.0       341.0      341.0

27 Total liabilities           4,865.7     4,868.3    4,859.8

28 Residual (assets              419.0       410.6      400.6
     less liabilities)(7)

                                 Not seasonally adjusted

29 Bank credit                 4,559.8     4,532.3    4,544.6
30   Securities in
       bank credit             1,231.0     1,218.9    1,220.7
31     U.S. government
         securities              791.7       791.3      792.1
32     Other securities          439.4       427.6      428.6
33   Loans and leases
       in bank credit(2)       3,328.8     3,313.4    3,323.9
34     Commercial
         and industrial          943.1       939.3      940.5
35     Real estate             1,326.6     1,324.4    1,326.7
36       Revolving
           home equity            97.5        96.9       97.2
37       Other                 1,229.1     1,227.5    1,229.5
38     Consumer                  508.0       509.9      510.5
39     Security(3)               154.3       153.1      152.2
40     Other loans
         and leases              396.9       386.7      393.9
41 Interbank loans               224.8       224.0      222.2
42 Cash assets(4)                268.2       274.2      274.8
43 Other assets(5)               329.0       331.2      330.2

44 Total assets(6)             5,323.6     5,304.0    5,314.1

   Liabilities
45 Deposits                    3,351.2     3,344.3    3,383.1
46   Transaction                 698.4       673.2      687.2
47   Nontransaction            2,652.8     2,671.2    2,695.8
48     Large time                707.2       711.5      708.8
49     Other                   1,945.6     1,959.7    1,987.0
50 Borrowings                    982.5       979.7      955.6
51   From banks
       in the U.S.               329.3       324.8      318.6
52   From others                 653.2       654.9      637.0
53 Net due to related
     foreign offices             218.2       216.1      212.6
54 Other liabilities             342.9       341.1      340.7

55 Total liabilities          48,943.0     4,881.3    4,891.9
56 Residual (assets
     less liabilities)(7)        428.9       422.6      422.2

   MEMO
57 Revaluation gains on
     off-balance-
     sheet items(8)              117.2       111.6      111.3
58 Revaluation losses on
     off-balance-
     sheet items(8)              115.0       107.6      107.4

                                     Wednesday figures
Account                                    1999
                              Jan. 13    Jan. 20    Jan. 27
                                     Seasonally adjusted

   Assets
1  Bank credit                 4,526.9    4,532.4    4,518.7
2    Securities in             1,219.8    1,218.8    1,217.5
       bank credit
3      U.S. government
         securities              795.1      792.2      796.7
4      Other securities          424.7      426.6      420.8
5    Loans and leases
       in bank credit(2)       3,307.1    3,313.5    3,301.3
6      Commercial
         and industrial          941.2      944.6      942.8
7      Real estate             1,329.5    1,323.4    1,318.8
8        Revolving
           home equity            96.6       96.7       96.8
9        Other                 1,233.0    1,226.7    1,222.0
10     Consumer                  502.5      504.3      504.5
11     Security(3)               150.1      158.3      152.5
12     Other loans               383.8      382.9      382.6
         and leases
13 Interbank loans               213.9      220.0      221.5
14 Cash assets(4)                256.8      279.5      262.9
15 Other assets(5)               331.8      337.6      332.4

16 Total assets(6)            52,713.0    5,311.5    5,277.7

   Liabilities
17 Deposits                    3,332.4    3,353.7    3,326.3
18   Transaction                 648.7      684.2      672.7
19   Nontransaction            2,683.7    2,669.5    2,653.6
20     Large time                713.3      715.1      713.3
21     Other                   1,970.4    1,954.3    1,940.4
22 Borrowings                    974.5      987.1      977.0
23   From banks in the U.S.      325.7      320.5      320.6
24   From others                 648.7      666.6      656.4
25 Net due to related
     foreign offices             213.6      209.6      213.7
26 Other liabilities             343.5      347.0      337.6

27 Total liabilities           4,864.1    4,897.4    4,854.6

28 Residual (assets              407.3      414.1      423.2
     less liabilities)(7)

                                    Not seasonally adjusted

29 Bank credit                 4,539.9    4,536.2    4,514.4
30   Securities in
       bank credit             1,221.2   1.217.6     1,217.1
31     U.S. government
         securities              793.1      789.2      791.9
32     Other securities          428.0      428.4      425.1
33   Loans and leases
       in bank credit(2)       3,318.7    3,318.6    3,297.4
34     Commercial
         and industrial          937.2      940.7      938.1
35     Real estate             1,332.5    1,323.2    1,315.9
36       Revolving
           home equity            97.0       97.0       96.9
37       Other                 1,235.6    1,226.3    1,219.1
38     Consumer                  510.9      510.7      509.5
39     Security(3)               151.6      158.0      152.4
40     Other loans
         and leases              386.4      386.0      381.4
41 Interbank loans               224.4      224.4      220.0
42 Cash assets(4)                268.2      268.2      257.5
43 Other assets(5)               328.9      328.9      329.2

44 Total assets(6)             5,303.5    5,346.5    5,263.8

   Liabilities
45 Deposits                    3,354.2    3,361.3    3,288.2
46   Transaction                 669.3      700.3      653.0
47   Nontransaction            2,684.9    2,661.0    2,635.2
48     Large time                711.9      712.0      711.4
49     Other                   1,973.0    1,949.0    1,923.8
50 Borrowings                    971.1    1,004.6      992.8
51   From banks
       in the U.S.               327.0      328.0      326.5
52   From others                 644.2      676.6      666.3
53 Net due to related
     foreign offices             214.5      211.8      219.7
54 Other liabilities             343.2      346.8      338.4

55 Total liabilities           4,883.0    4,883.0    4,839.1
56 Residual (assets
     less liabilities)(7)        420.5      422.0      424.7

   MEMO
57 Revaluation gains on
     off-balance-
     sheet items(8)              110.5      112.4      111.1
58 Revaluation losses on
     off-balance-
     sheet items(8)              107.3      107.7      107.0


Footnotes appear p. A21.
1.26 COMMERCIAL BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES  Assets and
  Liabilities(1)
B. Domestically chartered commercial banks
Billions of dollars

                                      Monthly averages
          Account               1998
                                 Jan.          July        Aug.
                                   Seasonally adjusted

   Assets

1  Bank credit                3,580.5      3,708.4      3,753.2
2    Securities in
      bank credit               910.8(r)     929.3        944.1
3      U.S. government          679.3        669.6        677.1
         securities
4      Other securities         231.4        259.6        266.9
5  Loans and leases
     in bank credit(2)        2,669.8      2,779.1      2,809.1(r)
6     Commercial and
        industrial              642.6        683.6        692.2(r)
7     Real estate             1,206.6      1,247.9(r)   1,257.6(r)
8       Revolving
         home equity             98.0         97.5         97.6
9       Other                 1,108.6      1,150.4(r)   1,160.2
10    Consumer                  503.5        496.0(r)     494.5(r)
11    Security(3)                61.3         69.9         73.5
12    Other loans
       and leases               255.8        281.6        291.2(r)
13 Interbank loans              173.5        192.3        186.1
14 Cash assets(4)               227.8        208.5        217.8
15 Other assets(5)              254.7        278.7        282.4

16 Total assets(6)            4,180.0(r)   4,330.4      4,382.6

   Liabilities
17 Deposits                   2,844.0      2,893.6      2,915.8
18   Transaction                670.7        651.0        653.1
19   Nontransaction           2,173.4(r)   2,242.6      2,262.7
20     Large time               383.8        385.1        385.1
21     Other                  1,789.6      1,857.5      1,877.7
22 Borrowings                   678.5        690.1(r)     694.7
23   From banks
      in the U.S                267.2        269.5        276.1
24   From others                411.3        420.5        418.6(r)
25 Net due to related
     foreign offices             90.8         79.8         93.6
26 Other liabilities            201.2        228.6        235.5

27 Total liabilities          3,814.5      3,892.0      3,939.7(r)

28 Residual (assets
      less
      liabilities)(7)           365.4        438.4        443.0

Not seasonally adjusted

29 Bank credit                3,590.9(r)   3,699.5      3,737.2
30   Securities in
       bank credit              916.6        920.9        931.3
31     U.S. government
        securities              678.0        666.1        671.5
32     Other securities         238.6        254.8        259.8
33 Loans and leases
     in bank credit(2)        2,674.3      2,778.6      2,805.9
34    Commercial
        and industrial          639.4        683.5        687.3(r)
35    Real estate             1,206.7      1,250.3(r)   1,261.3(r)
36      Revolving
          home equity            98.2         97.6         97.8
37      Other                 1,108.5(r)   1,152.7(r)   1,163.5(r)
38    Consumer                  510.2        494.1(r)     496.2(r)
39    Security(3)                61.4         68.3         69.8
40    Other loans
        and leases              256.6        282.4        291.3(r)
41 Interbank loans              180.4        185.9        179.1
42 Cash assets(4)               238.7        204.2        205.5
43 Other assets(5)              252.7        280.3        283.5

44 Total assets(6)            4,206.4      4,312.4      4,347.9(r)

   Liabilities
45 Deposits                   2,852.1      2,887.9      2,906.9
46   Transaction                682.8        646.0        639.7
47   Nontransaction           2,169.3      2,241.9      2,267.2
48     Large time               383.1        384.0        387.4(r)
49     Other                  1,786.2      1,857.9      1,879.8
50 Borrowings                   684.9        694.4        687.4
51   From banks
       in the U.S               270.6        269.7        272.1
52   From others                414.2        424.7        415.3(r)
53 Net due to related
     foreign offices             86.5         84.9         96.7
54 Other liabilities            201.2        228.6        235.5

55 Total liabilities          3,824.8      3,895.8(r)   3,926.6(r)

56 Residual (assets
      less
      liabilities)(7)           381.7(r)     416.7        421.4(r)

   MEMO
57 Revaluation gains on
      off-balance-
      sheet items(8)             49.9         51.0         51.9
58 Revaluation losses on
       off-balance-
       sheet items(8)            52.7         50.4         54.2
59 Mortgage-backed
       securities(9)            289.9        293.0(r)     301.2(r)

                                        Monthly averages
          Account                          1998
                                Sept.      Oct.(r)       Nov.(r)
                                      Seasonally adjusted

   Assets

1  Bank credit                3,794.3(r)   3,863.6      3,908.0
2    Securities in
      bank credit               961.6        995.9      1,002.8
3      U.S. government          685.2        694.4        710.5
         securities
4      Other securities         276.5        301.5        292.2
5  Loans and leases
     in bank credit(2)        2,832.7      2,867.7      2,905.3
6     Commercial and
        industrial              700.5(r)     715.3        723.3
7     Real estate             1,260.1(r)   1,264.5      1,287.3
8       Revolving
         home equity             97.9         96.9         97.3
9       Other                 1,162.3(r)   1,167.6      1,190.0
10    Consumer                  497.4(r)     496.7        498.7
11    Security(3)                75.2         89.3         87.6
12    Other loans
       and leases               299.4(r)     302.0        308.4
13 Interbank loans              191.4        194.9        193.3
14 Cash assets(4)               219.3        207.6        216.1
15 Other assets(5)              285.5        283.5        290.5

16 Total assets(6)            4,433.3      4,492.0      4,550.2

   Liabilities
17 Deposits                   2,929.7      2,949.1      2,995.6
18   Transaction                659.8(r)     650.7        653.4
19   Nontransaction           2,270.0      2,298.3      2,342.2
20     Large time               384.2(r)     397.4        410.3
21     Other                  1,885.7      1,900.9      1,932.0
22 Borrowings                   709.9(r)     753.9        792.7
23   From banks
      in the U.S                278.2        286.6        294.5
24   From others                431.7(r)     467.3        498.2
25 Net due to related
     foreign offices            105.6        116.9        116.3
26 Other liabilities            240.2        251.2        237.9

27 Total liabilities          3,985.4      4,071.1      4,142.5

28 Residual (assets
      less
      liabilities)(7)           447.9        420.9        407.6

Not seasonally adjusted

29 Bank credit                3,786.4      3,867.8      3,924.0
30   Securities in
       bank credit              952.8        991.9      1,007.7
31     U.S. government
        securities              680.1        691.3        710.8
32     Other securities         272.8        300.6        296.9
33 Loans and leases
     in bank credit(2)        2,833.5(r)   2,875.9      2,916.3
34    Commercial
        and industrial          696.1(r)     713.4        722.2
35    Real estate             1,265.1(r)   1,271.0      1,293.7
36      Revolving
          home equity            98.6         97.8         98.0
37      Other                 1,166.5(r)   1,173.2      1,195.7
38    Consumer                  500.2(r)     498.5        501.2
39    Security(3)                72.2         89.6         89.1
40    Other loans
        and leases              300.0(r)     303.4        310.1
41 Interbank loans              185.8        190.9        199.8
42 Cash assets(4)               217.1        211.1        224.5
43 Other assets(5)              286.7        283.6        291.1

44 Total assets(6)            4,418.4      4,495.8      4,581.5

   Liabilities
45 Deposits                   2,932.3      2,953.3      3,015.1
46   Transaction                654.4        646.7        664.1
47   Nontransaction           2,277.9(r)   2,306.6      2,351.1
48     Large time               387.7(r)     400.8        415.3
49     Other                  1,890.2      1,905.8      1,935.7
50 Borrowings                   713.0        749.9        788.5
51   From banks
       in the U.S               277.0        282.6        294.8
52   From others                436.0(r)     467.3        493.7
53 Net due to related
     foreign offices            106.8        115.5        113.7
54 Other liabilities            240.2        251.2        237.9

55 Total liabilities          3,992.3      4,069.9      4,155.3

56 Residual (assets
      less
      liabilities)(7)           426.0(r)     425.9        426.1

   MEMO
57 Revaluation gains on
      off-balance-
      sheet items(8)             61.7         78.7         62.7
58 Revaluation losses on
       off-balance-
       sheet items(8)            65.1         80.5         65.1
59 Mortgage-backed
       securities(9)            313.7(r)     336.0        346.3

                               Monthly                   Wednesday
                               averages                  figures
          Account               1998         1999         1999
                               Dec.(r)        Jan.         Jan. 6
                                     Seasonally adjusted

   Assets

1  Bank credit                3,948.0      3,927.6      3,930.1
2    Securities in
      bank credit             1,019.1        997.3        999.2
3      U.S. government          712.1        709.7        711.4
         securities
4      Other securities         307.0        287.6        287.9
5  Loans and leases
     in bank credit(2)        2,928.8      2,930.3      2,930.8
6     Commercial and
        industrial              727.1        729.0        729.2
7     Real estate             1,302.3      1,303.7      1,304.0
8       Revolving
         home equity             97.2         96.7         96.6
9       Other                 1,205.1      1,207.0      1,207.3
10    Consumer                  501.7        503.1        500.2
11    Security(3)                85.4         84.0         85.7
12    Other loans
       and leases               312.3        310.6        311.8
13 Interbank loans              187.8        188.8        184.2
14 Cash assets(4)               216.0        228.3        223.4
15 Other assets(5)              289.8        295.1        292.5

16 Total assets(6)            4,583.8      4,582.0      4,572.4

   Liabilities
17 Deposits                   3,011.9      3,023.2      3,029.8
18   Transaction                654.0        649.3        636.0
19   Nontransaction           2,357.9      2,373.9      2,393.8
20     Large time               409.0        412.3        414.1
21     Other                  1,948.9      1,961.6      1,979.7
22 Borrowings                   808.0        797.7        792.6
23   From banks
      in the U.S                296.7        297.1        298.0
24   From others                511.3        500.6        494.6
25 Net due to related
     foreign offices            114.8        115.3        110.9
26 Other liabilities            241.2        243.8        244.4

27 Total liabilities          4,175.9      4,180.0      4,177.8

28 Residual (assets
      less
      liabilities)(7)           407.9        401.9        394.7

Not seasonally adjusted

29 Bank credit                3,960.2      3,940.7      3,955.8
30   Securities in
       bank credit            1,018.4      1,005.8      1,009.7
31     U.S. government
        securities              711.0        709.3        711.2
32     Other securities         307.5        296.5        298.5
33 Loans and leases
     in bank credit(2)        2,941.7      2,934.9      2,946.1
34    Commercial
        and industrial          724.2        725.2        727.5
35    Real estate             1,305.8      1,303.6      1,305.9
36      Revolving
          home equity            97.5         96.9         97.2
37      Other                 1,208.3      1,206.7      1,208.8
38    Consumer                  508.0        509.9        510.5
39    Security(3)                87.2         84.2         84.3
40    Other loans
        and leases              316.6        311.9        317.9
41 Interbank loans              197.7        195.8        197.2
42 Cash assets(4)               232.7        239.1        239.2
43 Other assets(5)              289.2        292.6        291.8

44 Total assets(6)            4,621.9      4,610.7      4,626.7

   Liabilities
45 Deposits                   3,040.7      3,030.4      3,073.5
46   Transaction                687.2        660.9        675.2
47   Nontransaction           2,353.5      2,369.5      2,398.3
48     Large time               409.4        411.3        412.8
49     Other                  1,944.1      1,958.2      1,985.5
50 Borrowings                   803.1        804.1        783.2
51   From banks
       in the U.S               300.8        300.8        296.7
52   From others                502.3        503.3        486.5
53 Net due to related
     foreign offices            111.3        112.8        106.5
54 Other liabilities            241.2        243.8        244.4

55 Total liabilities          4,196.4      4,191.0      4,207.6

56 Residual (assets
      less
      liabilities)(7)           425.5        419.7        419.1

   MEMO
57 Revaluation gains on
      off-balance-
      sheet items(8)             69.1         65.7         65.4
58 Revaluation losses on
       off-balance-
       sheet items(8)            70.5         65.5         65.4
59 Mortgage-backed
       securities(9)            345.9        342.0        346.0

                                     Wednesday figures
          Account                           1999
                             Jan. 13      Jan. 20      Jan. 27
                                    Seasonally adjusted

   Assets

1  Bank credit               33,931.8      3,934.3      3,916.0
2    Securities in
      bank credit             1,001.0        999.4        994.6
3      U.S. government          711.8        708.6        710.0
         securities
4      Other securities         289.2        290.7        284.6
5  Loans and leases
     in bank credit(2)        2,930.8      2,934.9      2,921.4
6     Commercial and
        industrial              728.8        730.2        728.5
7     Real estate             1,308.6      1,302.8      1,298.1
8       Revolving
         home equity             96.6         96.7         96.8
9       Other                 1,212.0      1,206.1      1,201.4
10    Consumer                  502.5        504.3        504.5
11    Security(3)                81.0         87.4         82.1
12    Other loans
       and leases               309.8        310.3        308.2
13 Interbank loans              186.9        189.3        192.3
14 Cash assets(4)               220.8        241.7        229.5
15 Other assets(5)              293.5        297.5        295.8

16 Total assets(6)            4,575.1      4,605.2      4,576.1

   Liabilities
17 Deposits                   3,014.0      3,035.3      3,010.5
18   Transaction                636.9        671.5        660.1
19   Nontransaction           2,377.2      2,363.8      2,350.4
20     Large time               409.9        411.8        412.1
21     Other                  1,967.2      1,952.0      1,938.3
22 Borrowings                   800.5        806.0        799.4
23   From banks
      in the U.S                301.5        296.2        296.4
24   From others                498.9        509.8        503.0
25 Net due to related
     foreign offices            114.7        111.0        119.2
26 Other liabilities            245.2        249.7        240.0

27 Total liabilities          4,174.3      4,201.9      4,169.0

28 Residual (assets
      less
      liabilities)(7)           400.8        403.3        407.1

Not seasonally adjusted

29 Bank credit                3,948.1      3,944.2      3,918.4
30   Securities in
       bank credit            1,007.8      1,005.9      1,001.6
31     U.S. government
        securities              711.2        707.8        708.8
32     Other securities         296.6        298.1        292.7
33 Loans and leases
     in bank credit(2)        2,940.2      2,938.3      2,916.8
34    Commercial
        and industrial          723.8        725.8        723.5
35    Real estate             1,311.6      1,302.6      1,295.4
36      Revolving
          home equity            97.0         97.0         96.9
37      Other                 1,214.6      1,205.6      1,198.5
38    Consumer                  510.9        510.7        509.5
39    Security(3)                82.6         87.0         82.4
40    Other loans
        and leases              311.4        312.2        306.1
41 Interbank loans              197.4        195.8        190.8
42 Cash assets(4)               232.2        270.0        224.4
43 Other assets(5)              289.9        294.1        292.2

44 Total assets(6)            4,610.0      4,646.6      4,568.6

   Liabilities
45 Deposits                   3,038.5      3,046.0      2,973.5
46   Transaction                657.6        687.6        640.8
47   Nontransaction           2,381.0      2,358.4      2,332.7
48     Large time               409.5        411.0        410.5
49     Other                  1,971.4      1,947.4      1,922.2
50 Borrowings                   797.1        823.5        815.2
51   From banks
       in the U.S               302.8        303.7        302.4
52   From others                494.4        519.8        512.8
53 Net due to related
     foreign offices            111.6        109.0        118.3
54 Other liabilities            245.2        249.7        240.0

55 Total liabilities          4,192.4      4,228.2      4,147.0

56 Residual (assets
      less
      liabilities)(7)           417.6        418.4        421.7

   MEMO
57 Revaluation gains on
      off-balance-
      sheet items(8)             63.8         66.7         65.8
58 Revaluation losses on
       off-balance-
       sheet items(8)            64.4         65.5         65.4
59 Mortgage-backed
       securities(9)            343.7        338.6        338.7


Footnotes appear on p. A21

1.26 COMMERCIAL BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES Assets and Liabilities(1)

C. Large domestically chartered commercial banks
Billions of dollars
                                         Monthly averages
          Account                 1998         1998
                                  Jan.         July        Aug.
                                        Seasonally adjusted

Assets

1 Bank credit                 2,199.7(r)   2,275.1(r)   2,305.7(r)
2 Securities
    in bank credit              513.5(r)     521.6(r)      532.3(r)
3     U.S. government
        securities              366.5(r)     355.5(r)      361.4(r)
4       Trading account          29.1         20.4          21.3
5       Investment account      337.4(r)     335.1(r)      340.1(r)
6    Other securities           147.0        166.1         170.9
7       Trading account          69.6         81.1          83.1
8       Investment account       77.4         85.0          87.7
9        State and
           local government      22.5         22.4          22.6
10         Other                 54.9         62.6          65.1
11 Loans and leases
    in bank credit(3)         1,686.2(r)   1,753.3(r)   1,773.4(r)
12     Commercial and
         industrial             465.4        497.6     503.1(1)
13       Bankers
           acceptances            1.2          1.3           1.3
14     Other                    464.2(r)     496.4(r)          501.7
15     Real estate              673.6(r)     686.9(r)      688.1(r)
16       Revolving
           home equity           69.8         68.7          68.6
17       Other                  603.8(r)     618.2(r)      619.5(r)
18     Consumer                 301.8(r)     294.7(r)      295.9(r)
19     Security(3)               56.0         63.9          67.4
20      Federal funds
          sold to and
          repurchase
          agreements with
          broker-dealers         39.6         44.9          48.0
21       Other                   16.4         19.0          19.4
22    State and                  11.6         11.1          11.5
        local government
23     Agricultural               9.9         10.0          10.0
24    Federal funds sold
          to and
          repurchase
          agreements
          with others             8.0          8.9          10.0
25     All other loans           74.3         83.9          88.9
26     Lease-financing           85.5         96.3          98.7
         receivables
27 Interbank loans              122.4        124.0(r)      115.7
28    Federal funds
        sold to
        and repurchase
        agreements with
        commercial banks         81.2(r)      70.1          62.5
29    Other                      41.2         53.8          53.2
30 Cash assets(4)               164.7(r)     143.9(r)      151.3(r)
31 Other assets(5)              196.7        215.8(r)       19.3
52 Total assets(6)            2,645.9(r)   2,720.6(r)    2,754.6(r)

   Liabilities
33 Deposits                   1,612.5(r)   1,620.6(r)    1,628.3(r)
54 Transaction                  386.6(r)     367.9(r)      369.4(r)
35 Nontransaction             1,225.9(r)   1,252.7(r)    1,258.9(r)
36     Large time               219.8(r)     216.2(r)      215.0(r)
37     Other                  1,006.1(r)   1,036.6(r)    1,043.9(r)
38 Borrowings                   528.9(r)     526.7(r)      531.9(r)
39   From banks in the U.S      198.3        190.5         197.6(r)
10   From others                330.6(r)     336.2(r)      334.3(r)
41 Net due to related
     foreign offices             86.5         76.1          89.9
42 Other liabilities            173.7        198.5         204.9
43 Total liabilities          2,401.6(r)   2,422.0(r)    2,454.9(r)
44 Residual (assets
     less liabilities)(7)       244.3(r)     298.7(r)      299.7

          Account                Sept.      Oct.(r)       Nov.(r)
                                     Seasonally adjusted

   Assets

1 Bank credit                 2,336.8(r)      2,392.6       2,412.7
2 Securities
    in bank credit              547.1(r)         572.7         569.5
3     U.S. government
        securities              367.9(r)         371.9         380.2
4       Trading account          22.0         20.9          23.4
5       Investment account      345.9(r)        351.00        356.80
6    Other securities           179.2        200.8         189.3
7       Trading account          89.5        109.1          92.8
8       Investment account       89.8         91.7          96.5
9        State and
           local government      23.2         23.9          24.6
10         Other                 66.6         67.8          71.9
11 Loans and leases
    in bank credit(3)         1,789.6(r)       1819.8        1843.2
12     Commercial and
         industrial             508.9        521.6         527.9
13       Bankers
           acceptances            1.3          1.2           1.2
14     Other                    507.7(r)         520.3         526.6
15     Real estate              685.9(r)         686.5         698.9
16       Revolving
           home equity           68.8         68.0          67.7
17       Other                  617.2        618.5         631.2
18     Consumer                 298.8(r)         299.6         300.6
19     Security(3)               68.9         82.7          80.8
20      Federal funds
          sold to and
          repurchase
          agreements with
          broker-dealers         50.1         64.7          63.6
21       Other                   18.8         18.0          17.3
22    State and                  11.5         11.6          11.9
        local government
23     Agricultural              10.0          9.9          10.0
24    Federal funds sold
          to and
          repurchase
          agreements
          with others            12.4         12.9          12.4
25     All other loans           93.2         93.5          97.9
26     Lease-financing          100.0        101.4         102.8
         receivables
27 Interbank loans              117.6(r)         119.0         119.3
28    Federal funds
        sold to
        and repurchase
        agreements with
        commercial banks         64.2         73.6          75.3
29    Other                      53.4         45.4          44.0
30 Cash assets(4)               151.3        141.0         147.9
31 Other assets(5)              219.9(r)         215.9         218.2
52 Total assets(6)            2,788.0(r)       2830.6        2860.3

   Liabilities
33 Deposits                   1,628.7(r)       1640.2        1666.8
54 Transaction                  373.1        366.7         368.3
35 Nontransaction             1,255.6(r)r      1273.5        1298.5
36     Large time               209.9(r)         221.5         230.4
37     Other                  1,045.7(r)       1052.0        1068.1
38 Borrowings                   544.6(r)         579.6         610.4
39   From banks in the U.S      198.4        203.5         207.7
10   From others                346.2        376.1         402.7
41 Net due to related
     foreign offices            101.8        112.3         112.7
42 Other liabilities            209.6        219.9         205.8
43 Total liabilities          2,484.8(r)       2552.0        2595.7
44 Residual (assets
     less liabilities)(7)       303.2        278.6         264.6

          Account                                1999
                                Dec.(r)         Jan.        Jan. 6
                                        Seasonally adjusted

   Assets

1 Bank credit                    2,434.7      2,413.5       2,409.3
2 Securities
    in bank credit                 577.8        555.7         554.3
3     U.S. government
        securities                 376.7        375.4         374.5
4       Trading account             24.0         26.3          26.8
5       Investment account        352.70       349.10        347.70
6    Other securities              201.1        180.3         179.8
7       Trading account            101.7         82.1          80.4
8       Investment account          99.3         98.2          99.4
9        State and
           local government         25.0         25.0          25.2
10         Other                    74.4         73.2          74.1
11 Loans and leases
    in bank credit(3)             1856.9       1857.8        1855.0
12     Commercial and

         industrial                529.7        531.3         531.3
13       Bankers
           acceptances               1.2          1.3           1.3
14     Other                       528.5      5.30.1          531.6
15     Real estate                 706.3        703.0         703.0
16       Revolving
           home equity              67.5         67.3          66.9
17       Other                     638.8        635.7         636.1
18     Consumer                    301.7        305.4         301.0
19     Security(3)                  79.0         77.9          79.4
20      Federal funds
          sold to and
          repurchase
          agreements with
          broker-dealers            62.8         61.7          61.9
21       Other                      16.3         16.2          17.4
22    State and                     11.6         11.6          11.5
        local government
23     Agricultural                 10.1         10.2          10.2
24    Federal funds sold
          to and
          repurchase
          agreements
          with others               16.2         12.6          13.9
25     All other loans              96.5         97.5          97.5
26     Lease-financing             105.7        108.2         107.2
         receivables
27 Interbank loans                 120.6        122.0         117.4
28    Federal funds
        sold to
        and repurchase
        agreements with
        commercial banks            73.7         77.9          74.4
29    Other                         46.9         44.1          43.0
30 Cash assets(4)                  148.3        158.4         155.5
31 Other assets(5)                 216.4        220.6         217.1
52 Total assets(6)                2882.1       2876.6        2861.4

   Liabilities
33 Deposits                       1673.2       1671.2        1676.6
54 Transaction                     367.4        363.0         355.6
35 Nontransaction                 1305.8       1308.1        1321.0
36     Large time                  230.2        230.0         232.0
37     Other                      1075.6       1078.1        1089.0
38 Borrowings                      621.8        614.6         605.4
39   From banks in the U.S         209.0        214.5         212.3
10   From others                   412.8        400.1         393.1
41 Net due to related
     foreign offices               111.2        112.3         107.4
42 Other liabilities               209.2        212.7         212.8
43 Total liabilities              2615.4       2610.7        2602.3
44 Residual (assets
     less liabilities)(7)          266.7        266.0         259.1

          Account                              1999
                                Jan. 13      Jan. 20       Jan. 27
                                        Seasonally adjusted

   Assets

1 Bank credit                    2,417.3      2,421.7       2,405.7
2 Securities
    in bank credit                 558.1        558.9         555.3
3     U.S. government
        securities                 376.1        375.2         377.3
4       Trading account             28.3         27.1          27.6
5       Investment account        347.90       348.10        349.70
6    Other securities              182.0        183.7         178.1
7       Trading account             82.7         86.0          81.1
8       Investment account          99.3         97.7          96.9
9        State and
           local government         24.9         25.0          25.0
10         Other                    74.4         72.7          72.0
11 Loans and leases
    in bank credit(3)             1859.2       1862.8        1850.4
12     Commercial and
         industrial                531.1        532.2         531.2
13       Bankers
           acceptances               1.3          1.3           1.2
14     Other                       529.9        530.9         529.9
15     Real estate                 708.9        702.2         697.3
16       Revolving
           home equity              67.2         67.4          67.6
17       Other                     641.7        634.8         629.8
18     Consumer                    305.2        306.8         307.1
19     Security(3)                  74.9         81.4          76.3
20      Federal funds
          sold to and
          repurchase
          agreements with
          broker-dealers            59.7         63.1          61.2
21       Other                      15.1         18.3          15.1
22    State and                     11.8         11.6          11.5
        local government
23     Agricultural                 10.2         10.2          10.2
24    Federal funds sold
          to and
          repurchase
          agreements
          with others               12.6         12.3          12.1
25     All other loans              97.0         98.4          96.5
26     Lease-financing             107.5        107.7         108.1
         receivables
27 Interbank loans                 120.7        122.3         124.5
28    Federal funds
        sold to
        and repurchase
        agreements with
        commercial banks            76.9         79.5          78.5
29    Other                         43.8         42.8          46.1
30 Cash assets(4)                  152.3        169.6         158.6
31 Other assets(5)                 217.4        223.3         222.4
52 Total assets(6)                2869.7       2899.1        2873.5

   Liabilities
33 Deposits                       1663.8       1682.6        1658.3
54 Transaction                     355.3        380.9         366.1
35 Nontransaction                 1308.6       1301.7        1292.2
36     Large time                  227.7        229.4         229.7
37     Other                      1080.8       1072.3        1062.5
38 Borrowings                      617.9        623.2         617.5
39   From banks in the U.S         219.1        213.2         214.9
10   From others                   398.8        409.9         402.6
41 Net due to related
     foreign offices               111.6        108.3         116.4
42 Other liabilities               213.7        218.8         209.1
43 Total liabilities              2607.0       2632.9        2601.3
44 Residual (assets
     less liabilities)(7)          262.7        266.2         272.1


1.26 COMMERCIAL BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES Assets and Liabilities(1)

C. Large domestically chartered commercial banks
                                        Monthly averages
          Account                 1998                1998
                                  Jan.         July         Aug.
                                    Not seasonally adjusted

          Assets
 45 Bank credit                2,215.3(r)   2,268.0(r)   2,290.2(r)
 46   Securities in bank         521.0(r)     514.6)r)     520.6(r)
        credit
 47     U.S. government          366.6(r)     353.3(r)     356.6(r)
          securities
 48       Trading account         28.2         19.9         21.2
 49       Investment account     338.4(r)     333.4(r)     335.4(r)
 50         Mortgage-backed      225.5(r)     219.0(r)     225.8(r)
              securities
 51         Other                113.0        114.4(r)     109.7
 52           One year or         28.9         30.4         29.0
                less
 53           One to five         55.7(r)      52.1         48.9
                years
 54           More than five      28.3         31.9         31.8
                years
 55     Other securities         154.4        161.3        164.0
 56       Trading account         76.3         77.0         76.8
 57       Investment account      78.1         84.3         87.2
 58         State and local       22.5         22.3         22.7
              government
 59         Other                 55.6         62.1         64.6
 60   Loans and leases in      1,694.3(r)   1,753.4(r)   1,769.5(r)
        bank credit(2)
 61     Commercial and           463.0(r)     497.7        499.6(r)
          industrial
 62      Bankers acceptances       1.2          1.2          1.3
 63      Other                   461.8(r)     496.5        498.3
 64     Real estate              676.7(r)     689.2(r)     691.4(r)
 65       Revolving home          70.1         68.9         68.9
            equity
 66       Other                  369.9(r)     383.4(r)     384.9(r)
 67       Commercial             236.6(r)     236.9(r)     237.6(r)
 68     Consumer                 306.8(r)     294.5(r)     297.4(r)
 69     Security(3)               56.1         62.3         63.7
 70       Federal funds sold
           to and repurchase
           agreements wit
           broker-dealers         39.6         43.9         45.1
 71       Other                   16.4         18.5         18.6
 72     State and local           11.5         11.1         11.5
          government
 73     Agricultural               9.9         10.3         10.3
 74     Federal funds sold
           to and repurchase
           agreements
           with others             8.0          8.9         10.0
 75     All other loans           75.0         83.5         88.2
 76     Lease-financing           87.3         95.8         97.5
          receivables
 77 Interbank loans              127.8        122.9        113.2(r)
 78   Federal funds sold to
          and repurchase
          agreements with
          commercial banks        85.1         69.4         60.7
 79   Other                       42.7         53.5         52.5
 80 Cash assets(4)               174.5        140.2        141.2(r)
 81 Other assets(5)              196.7        215.8(r)     219.3
 82 Total assets(6)            2,677.1(r)   2,708.9(r)   2,726.1(r)

    Liabilities
 83 Deposits                   1,622.0(r)   1,620.6(r)   1,625.9(r)
 84   Transaction                396.3(r)     365.7(r)     360.3(r)
 85   Nontransaction           1,225.6(r)   1,254.9(r)   1,265.7(r)
 86     Large time               219.1(r)     215.0        217.4(r)
 87     Other                  1,006.6(r)   1,039.8(r)   1,048.3(r)
 88 Borrowings                   534.4(r)     531.0(r)     523.2(r)
 89   From banks in the U.S.     201.3        190.5        192.7
 90   From nonbanks in the       333.1(r)     340.5(r)     330.5(r)
         U.S.
 91 Net due to related            82.3         81.2         92.9
      foreign offices
 92 Other liabilities            173.7        198.5        204.9

 93 Total liabilities          2,412.4(r)   2,431.3(r)   2,447.0(r)

 94 Residual (assets less        264.7(r)     277.7(r)     279.1
      liabilities)(7)

    MEMO
 95 Revaluation gains on
      off-balance-sheet           49.9         51.0         51.9
      items(8)
 96 Revaluation losses on
      off-balance-sheet           52.7         50.4         54.2
      items(8)
 97 Mortgage-backed              244.8(r)     242.9(r)     249.6(r)
      securities(9)
 98   Pass-through               164.2(r)     158.0(r)     161.3(r)
        securities
 99   CMOs, REMICs, and
        other mortgage-           80.6(r)      84.9(r)      88.3(r)
        backed securities
100 Net unrealized gains
        (losses) on avail-
        able-for-sale              3.0          3.5          3.1
        securities
101 Offshore credit to U.S.       35.5         35.3         35.6
        residents(11)

                                       Monthly averages
          Account                             1999
                                   Sept.    Oct.(r)   Nov.(r)
                                   Not seasonally adjusted

   Assets
 45 Bank credit                2,326.7(r)   2,396.9   2,429.4
 46   Securities in bank         539.1(r)     571.7     577.8
        credit
 47     U.S. government          363.2(r)     371.1     383.3
          securities
 48       Trading account         21.9         21.9      24.6
 49       Investment account     341.3(r)     349.1     358.7
 50         Mortgage-backed      236.4(r)     255.2     258.2
              securities
 51         Other                104.9(r)      93.9     100.6
 52           One year or         27.7         26.1      27.2
                less
 53           One to five         44.2         37.2      38.2
                years
 54           More than five      33.0         30.6      35.2
                years
 55     Other securities         175.9        200.7     194.5
 56       Trading account         86.4        108.8      96.8
 57       Investment account      89.4         91.9      97.7
 58         State and local       23.2         24.0      24.6
              government
 59         Other                 66.2         67.9      73.1
 60   Loans and leases in      1,787.6(r)    1825.2    1851.7
        bank credit(2)
 61     Commercial and           506.0        521.3     528.0
          industrial
 62      Bankers acceptances       1.3          1.3       1.3
 63      Other                   504.7(r)     520.0     526.6
 64     Real estate              689.1(r)     690.5     703.2
 65       Revolving home          69.4         68.6      68.4
            equity
 66       Other                  380.8(r)     382.8     393.9
 67       Commercial             239.0(r)     239.0     240.9
 68     Consumer                 300.8(r)     300.5     301.5
 69     Security(3)               65.8         83.1      82.3
 70       Federal funds sold
           to and repurchase
           agreements wit
           broker-dealers         47.6         65.2      65.0
 71       Other                   18.2         17.9      17.3
 72     State and local           11.6         11.7      12.0
          government
 73     Agricultural              10.3         10.1      10.1
 74     Federal funds sold
           to and repurchase
           agreements
           with others            12.4         12.9      12.4
 75     All other loans           92.7         94.1      99.4
 76     Lease-financing           98.9        101.0     102.8
          receivables
 77 Interbank loans              116.4(r)     116.2     121.4
 78   Federal funds sold to
          and repurchase
          agreements with
          commercial banks        63.7         71.0      77.0
 79   Other                       52.7         45.2      44.4
 80 Cash assets(4)               149.8        144.6     154.1
 81 Other assets(5)              219.9(r)     215.9     218.2
 82 Total assets(6)            2,774.9(r)   2,835.7   2,885.0

    Liabilities
 83 Deposits                   1,634.8(r)   1,646.5   1,680.1
 84   Transaction                370.0        364.5     375.0
 85   Nontransaction           1,264.7(r)   1,282.0   1,305.1
 86     Large time               213.3        224.9     235.4
 87     Other                  1,051.4(r)   1,057.1   1,069.7
 88 Borrowings                   544.4(r)     575.1     606.8
 89   From banks in the U.S.     196.1(r)     200.0     209.1
 90   From nonbanks in the       348.3        375.1     397.7
         U.S.
 91 Net due to related           103.0        110.9     110.1
      foreign offices
 92 Other liabilities            209.6        219.9     205.8

 93 Total liabilities          2,491.8(r)    2552.4    2602.7

 94 Residual (assets less        283.1(r)     283.4     282.3
      liabilities)(7)

    MEMO
 95 Revaluation gains on
      off-balance-sheet           61.7         78.7      62.7
      items(8)
 96 Revaluation losses on
      off-balance-sheet           65.1         80.5      65.1
      items(8)
 97 Mortgage-backed              260.5(r)     280.7     287.0
      securities(9)
 98   Pass-through               167.3(r)     189.5     196.6
        securities
 99   CMOs, REMICs, and
        other mortgage-           93.2(r)      91.1      90.3
        backed securities
100 Net unrealized gains
        (losses) on avail-
        able-for-sale              3.7          4.4       3.1
        securities
101 Offshore credit to U.S.       36.8         38.5      39.1
        residents(11)

                               Monthly            Wednesday
                               averages            figures
          Account               1998       1999      1999
                               Dec.(r)     Jan.     Jan. 6
                                 Not seasonally adjusted

   Assets
 45 Bank credit                2,446.5   2,432.2   2,442.1
 46   Securities in bank         579.0     565.7     567.7
        credit
 47     U.S. government          377.2     376.3     376.7
          securities
 48       Trading account         23.6      25.5      25.6
 49       Investment account     353.6     350.8     351.1
 50         Mortgage-backed      253.5     250.0     253.6
              securities
 51         Other                100.1     100.8      97.5
 52           One year or         26.6      27.4      25.9
                less
 53           One to five         38.4      37.5      36.6
                years
 54           More than five      35.2      35.9      34.9
                years
 55     Other securities         201.8     189.4     191.1
 56       Trading account        101.5      90.3      90.2
 57       Investment account     100.4      99.1     100.9
 58         State and local       25.0      24.9      25.2
              government
 59         Other                 75.4      74.2      75.6
 60   Loans and leases in      1,867.5   1,866.5   1,874.3
        bank credit(2)
 61     Commercial and           527.3     528.4     530.3
          industrial
 62      Bankers acceptances       1.3       1.3       1.3
 63      Other                   526.0     527.2     529.1
 64     Real estate              708.9     706.2     708.5
 65       Revolving home          67.8      67.7      67.7
            equity
 66       Other                  398.4     393.9     397.3
 67       Commercial             242.6     244.7     243.5
 68     Consumer                 305.7     310.6     310.3
 69     Security(3)               80.8      78.2      77.9
 70       Federal funds sold
           to and repurchase
           agreements wit
           broker-dealers         63.7      62.0      60.8
 71       Other                   17.1      16.2      17.2
 72     State and local           11.7      11.6      11.5
          government
 73     Agricultural              10.1      10.1      10.4
 74     Federal funds sold
           to and repurchase
           agreements
           with others            16.2      12.6      13.9
 75     All other loans          100.6      98.2     101.8
 76     Lease-financing          106.0     110.5     109.5
          receivables
 77 Interbank loans              125.7     127.3     124.1
 78   Federal funds sold to
          and repurchase
          agreements with
          commercial banks        77.5      81.7      79.5
 79   Other                       48.2      45.5      44.6
 80 Cash assets(4)               161.7     168.1     167.0
 81 Other assets(5)              216.4     220.6     217.1
 82 Total assets(6)            2,912.3   2,910.5   2,912.7

    Liabilities
 83 Deposits                   1,694.7   1,679.9   1,711.1
 84   Transaction                390.5     372.5     380.8
 85   Nontransaction           1,304.2   1,307.5   1,330.2
 86     Large time               230.7       229     230.7
 87     Other                  1,073.5   1,078.5   1,099.6
 88 Borrowings                   616.2     620.2       601
 89   From banks in the U.S.     213.1     217.7     213.3
 90   From nonbanks in the       403.1     402.4     387.8
         U.S.
 91 Net due to related           107.7     109.8       103
      foreign offices
 92 Other liabilities            209.2     212.7     212.8

 93 Total liabilities          2,627.8   2,622.5   2,627.9

 94 Residual (assets less        284.5     288.0     284.8
      liabilities)(7)

    MEMO
 95 Revaluation gains on
      off-balance-sheet           69.1      65.7      65.4
      items(8)
 96 Revaluation losses on
      off-balance-sheet           70.5      65.5      65.4
      items(8)
 97 Mortgage-backed              284.0     279.6     283.3
      securities(9)
 98   Pass-through               194.8     191.9     194.5
        securities
 99   CMOs, REMICs, and
        other mortgage-           89.2      87.7      88.8
        backed securities
100 Net unrealized gains
        (losses) on avail-
        able-for-sale              3.0       3.0       3.2
        securities
101 Offshore credit to U.S.       38.5      38.9      39.3
        residents(11)

                                    Wednesday figures
          Account                         1999
                               Jan. 13   Jan. 20   Jan. 27
                                 Not seasonally adjusted

   Assets
 45 Bank credit                2,438.1   2,436.4   2,413.0
 46   Securities in bank         566.0     566.3     563.2
        credit
 47     U.S. government          376.4     375.3     377.2
          securities
 48       Trading account         27.3      26.8      26.5
 49       Investment account     349.0     348.5     350.7
 50         Mortgage-backed      251.4     246.2     247.3
              securities
 51         Other                 97.7     102.4     103.4
 52           One year or         26.2      28.7      28.2
                less
 53           One to five         36.1      37.8      38.7
                years
 54           More than five      35.4      35.9      36.5
                years
 55     Other securities         189.6     191.0     186.0
 56       Trading account         89.2      92.5      88.6
 57       Investment account     100.4      98.5      97.3
 58         State and local       24.8      24.9      24.9
              government
 59         Other                 75.6      73.6      72.4
 60   Loans and leases in      1,872.1   1,870.1   1,849.9
        bank credit(2)
 61     Commercial and           527.2     528.7     527.1
          industrial
 62      Bankers acceptances       1.3       1.3       1.2
 63      Other                   525.9     527.5     525.9
 64     Real estate              714.8     705.2     697.8
 65       Revolving home          67.7      67.7      67.7
            equity
 66       Other                  403.0     392.9     384.8
 67       Commercial             244.1     244.6     245.3
 68     Consumer                 311.6     311.3     310.0
 69     Security(3)               76.5      81.1      76.6
 70       Federal funds sold
           to and repurchase
           agreements wit
           broker-dealers         61.2      62.7      61.3
 71       Other                   15.2      18.3      15.3
 72     State and local           11.8      11.6      11.5
          government
 73     Agricultural              10.2      10.0      10.0
 74     Federal funds sold
           to and repurchase
           agreements
           with others            12.6      12.3      12.1
 75     All other loans           97.5      99.7      94.5
 76     Lease-financing          110.0     110.2     110.3
          receivables
 77 Interbank loans              127.2     128.7     126.7
 78   Federal funds sold to
          and repurchase
          agreements with
          commercial banks        81.9      83.8      79.5
 79   Other                       45.3      44.8      47.2
 80 Cash assets(4)               162.8     194.3     156.6
 81 Other assets(5)              217.4     223.3     222.4
 82 Total assets(6)            2,907.7   2,945.1   2,881.4

    Liabilities
 83 Deposits                   1,686.0   1,694.6   1,636.3
 84   Transaction                370.7     394.7     356.5
 85   Nontransaction           1,315.4   1,299.9   1,279.8
 86     Large time               227.3     228.6     228.1
 87     Other                  1,088.0   1,071.3   1,051.7
 88 Borrowings                   614.5     637.4     629.1
 89   From banks in the U.S.     220.3     219.1     218.9
 90   From nonbanks in the       394.2     418.2     410.2
         U.S.
 91 Net due to related           108.5     106.3     115.5
      foreign offices
 92 Other liabilities            213.7     218.8     209.1

 93 Total liabilities          2,622.7   2,657.1   2,590.1

 94 Residual (assets less        285.0     288.0     291.3
      liabilities)(7)

    MEMO
 95 Revaluation gains on
      off-balance-sheet           63.8      66.7      65.8
      items(8)
 96 Revaluation losses on
      off-balance-sheet           64.4      65.5      65.4
      items(8)
 97 Mortgage-backed              281.1     276.2     276.6
      securities(9)
 98   Pass-through               192.7     189.4     191.1
        securities
 99   CMOs, REMICs, and
        other mortgage-           88.4      86.8      85.4
        backed securities
100 Net unrealized gains
        (losses) on avail-
        able-for-sale              3.2       2.8       2.8
        securities
101 Offshore credit to U.S.       39.0      39.0      38.2
        residents(11)


1.26 COMMERCIAL BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES Assets and Liabilities(1)

E. Foreign-related institutions

Billions of dollars
                                     Monthly averages
                          1998                  1998
Account                   Jan.       July       Aug.       Sept.
                                   Seasonally adjusted

    Assets

1 Bank credit             574.9      572.1      588.4      604.6
2 Securities in
  bank credit             199.6      201.1      212.4      215.4
3 U.S. government
  securities               83.5       91.0       94.1       82.2
4 Other securities        116.1      110.1      118.4      133.2
5 Loans and leases
  in bank credit(2)       375.2      371.0      376.0      389.2
6 Commercial and
  industrial              221.6      214.1      214.1      218.0
7 Real estate              27.6       23.9       23.9       23.6
8 Security(3)              56.3       62.0       64.2       67.6
9 Other loans and
  leases                   69.8       70.9       73.9       80.0
10 Interbank loans         28.3       21.0       20         28.4
11 Cash assets(4)          33.4       35.0       33.8       34.0
12 Other assets(5)         40.7       34.1       35.7       37.9
13 Total assets(6)        677.0      661.9      677.6      704.6

Liabilities

14 Deposits               277.1      297.6      305.9      314.5
15 Transaction             11.7       13.7       12.3       15.3
16 Nontransaction         265.4      283.9      293.6      299.2
17 Borrowings             149.6      167.7      165.2      178.9
18 From banks in
   the U.S.                23.8       25.8       21.9       30.2
19 From others            125.8      141.9      143.3      148.8
20 Net due to related
   foreign offices        144.3      107.8      110.2       97.1
21 Other liabilities       96.9       93.5       99.3      104.0
22 Total liabilities      667.9      666.6      680.7      694.6

23 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)     9.1       -4.7       -3.1       10.0

                                 Not seasonally adjusted

     Assets

24 Bank credit            571.5      574.9      590.8      599.3
25 Securities in
   bank credit            194.1      203.9      216.6      212.0
26 U.S. government
   securities              81.5       90.7       94.8       82.2
27 Trading account         14.7       25.3(r)    31.0(r)    20.6(r)
28 Investment account      66.8       65.4(r)    63.8(r)    61.6(r)
29 Other securities       112.6      113.2      121.7      129.8
30 Trading account         70.4(r)    70.7(r)    76.5(r)    84.8(r)
31 Investment account      42.2       42.5(r)    45.2(r)    45.0(r)
32 Loans and leases
   in bank credit(2)      377.5      371.1      374.3      387.3
33 Commercial and
   industrial             222.4      213.9      213.0      216.9
34 Real estate             27.6       23.7       23.7       23.5
35 Security(3)             56.4       61.4       63.4       67.4
36 Other loans
   and leases              71.0       72.1       74.2       79.5
37 Interbank loans         28.3       21.0       20.0       28.4
38 Cash assets(4)          33.4       34.8       33.8       34.1
39 Other assets(5)         41.1       33.7       36.5       37.9
40 Total assets(6)        674.1      664.2      680.9      699.4
Liabilities
41 Deposits               275.1      295.8      304.6      316.1
42 Transaction             11.6       13.8       12.2       15.9
43 Nontransaction         263.5      282.0      292.4      300.1
44 Borrowings             149.6      167.7      165.2      178.9
45 From banks in
   the U.S.                23.8       25.8       21.9       30.2
46 From others            125.8      141.9      143.3      148.8
47 Net due to related
   foreign offices        149.1      104.2      106.9       95.6
48 Other liabilities       97.0       92.8       99.3      103.7

49 Total liabilities      670.8      660.5      676.0      694.3

50 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)     3.3        3.6        4.9        5.2

MEMO

51 Revaluation gains
   on off-balance-sheet
   items(8)                44.5       41.9(r)    44.2(r)   48.7(r)
52 Revaluation losses
   on off-balance-sheet
   items(8)                43.2       40.2       42.2(r)   45.4(r)

                                      Monthly averages
                                       1998                  1999
Account                     Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.
                                      Seasonally adjusted

Assets

1 Bank credit               624.8(r)   620.2(r)   601.2(r)   595.6
2 Securities in
  bank credit               222.0(r)   223.9      216.8(r)   219.3
3 U.S. government
  securities                 80.2       80.5       81.0       84.1
4 Other securities          141.8(r)   143.4      135.8(r)   135.1
5 Loans and leases
  in bank credit(2)         402.8      396.3(r)   384.4      376.3
6 Commercial and
  industrial                223.8      223.9      218.0      213.2
7 Real estate                23.3       22.0       20.7       20.8
8 Security(3)                69.6       65.0       66.0       68.8
9 Other loans and
  leases                     86.1       85.4       79.7       73.5
10 Interbank loans           25.4       26.5       27.1       28.2
11 Cash assets(4)            35.4       33.5       33.9       35.2
12 Other assets(5)           39.2       36.6       39.1       38.1
13 Total assets(6)          724.5      716.5(r)   701.0(r)   696.9

Liabilities

14 Deposits                 318.9      315.2(r)   307.3      316.2
15 Transaction               15.2       12.3       10.7       12.4
16 Nontransaction           303.7      302.9(r)   296.6      303.8
17 Borrowings               185.5      185.6      179.4      175.6
18 From banks in
   the U.S.                  32.0       33.4       28.5       24.0
19 From others              153.5      152.2      150.9      151.6
20 Net due to related
   foreign offices         109.1       102.2(r)   102.3       99.2
21 Other liabilities       107.4(r)    102.3      100.8(r)    97.2
22 Total liabilities       720.9(r)    705.4(r)   689.8      688.3

23 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)      3.6        11.1       11.2        8.6

                                 Not seasonally adjusted

Assets

24 Bank credit              624.1(r)   612.6(r)   599.7(r)   591.6
25 Securities in
   bank credit              222.3(r)   218.6(r)   212.6      213.1
26 U.S. government
   securities                80.8       81.4       80.7       82.0
27 Trading account           16.7(r)    14.4(r)    15.6       17.9
28 Investment account        64.1(r)    67.0(r)    65.2       64.1
29 Other securities         141.5      137.2(r)   131.9      131.1
30 Trading account           91.8(r)    84.3(r)    79.6       79.8
31 Investment account        49.8(r)    52.8(r)    52.3       51.3
32 Loans and leases
   in bank credit(2)        401.8(r)   394.0      387.0      378.5
33 Commercial and
   industrial               223.7      223.6(r)   218.9      214.1
34 Real estate               23.5       22.3       20.8       20.8
35 Security(3)               69.7       64.7       67.1       68.8
36 Other loans
   and leases                84.8       83.5(r)    80.3       74.8
37 Interbank loans           25.4       26.5       27.1       28.2
38 Cash assets(4)            35.7       34.4       35.5       35.1
39 Other assets(5)           38.3       37.0       39.8       38.6
40 Total assets(6)          723.2(r)   710.3(r)   701.8(r)   693.3
Liabilities
41 Deposits                 318.4      314.2(r)   310.5      314.0
42 Transaction               15.2       12.3       11.2       12.3
43 Nontransaction           303.1      302.0      299.3      301.7
44 Borrowings               185.5      185.6      179.4      175.6
45 From banks in
   the U.S.                  32.0       33.4       28.5       24.0
46 From others              153.5      152.2      150.9      151.6
47 Net due to related
   foreign offices          108.1      102.9(r)   106.9      103.4
48 Other liabilities        107.1(r)   103.7(r)   101.7       97.3

49 Total liabilities        719.1(r)   706.4(r)   698.3      690.3

50 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)       4.1        3.9        3.0        3.0

MEMO

51 Revaluation gains
   on off-balance-sheet
   items(8)                  52.0(r)    47.9(r)    48.1       46.0
52 Revaluation losses
   on off-balance-sheet
   items(8)                  47.6(r)    44.2(r)    44.5       42.1

                                      Weekly figures
                                            1999
Account                    Jan. 6    Jan. 13    Jan. 20    Jan. 27
                                     Seasonally adjusted

Assets

1 Bank credit               590.2      595.1      598.1      602.7
2 Securities in
  bank credit               216.8      218.8      219.4      222.8
3 U.S. government
  securities                 82.8       83.2       83.6       86.6
4 Other securities          134.0      135.5      135.9      136.2
5 Loans and leases
  in bank credit(2)         373.4      376.4      378.6      379.9
6 Commercial and
  industrial                210.6      212.5      214.4      214.4
7 Real estate                20.6       20.9       20.7       20.7
8 Security(3)                67.6       69.0       71.0       70.5
9 Other loans and
  leases                     74.6       73.9       72.6       74.4
10 Interbank loans           25.0       27.0       30.7       29.2
11 Cash assets(4)            35.1       36.0       37.8       33.4
12 Other assets(5)           38.0       38.3       40.1       36.6
13 Total assets(6)          688.0      696.2      706.3      701.7

Liabilities

14 Deposits                 311.3      318.4      318.4      315.8
15 Transaction               11.8       11.9       12.8       12.6
16 Nontransaction           299.5      306.5      305.6      303.2
17 Borrowings               172.4      174.0      181.1      177.6
18 From banks in
   the U.S.                  21.9       24.2       24.3       24.2
19 From others              150.5      149.8      156.8      153.5
20 Net due to related
   foreign offices          101.8       99.0       98.7       94.5
21 Other liabilities         96.6       98.3       97.3       97.6
22 Total liabilities        682.0      689.7      695.5      685.6

23 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)       5.9        6.5       10.8       16.1

                                 Not seasonally adjusted

Assets

24 Bank credit              588.8      591.8      592.0      596.0
25 Securities in
   bank credit              211.0      213.3      211.7      215.5
26 U.S. government
   securities                80.9       81.9       81.3       83.1
27 Trading account           16.8       17.9       16.9       19.7
28 Investment account        64.1       64.0       64.5       63.4
29 Other securities         130.1      131.4      130.4      132.4
30 Trading account           77.5       79.6       78.7       82.4
31 Investment account        52.6       51.8       51.7       50.0
32 Loans and leases
   in bank credit(2)        377.8      378.5      380.3      380.5
33 Commercial and
   industrial               213.0      213.5      214.9      214.6
34 Real estate               20.7       21.0       20.7       20.6
35 Security(3)               68.0       69.0       71.0       70.0
36 Other loans
   and leases                76.1       75.0       73.7       75.3
37 Interbank loans           25.0       27.0       30.7       29.2
38 Cash assets(4)            35.5       36.0       37.4       33.1
39 Other assets(5)           38.3       39.0       40.0       37.0
40 Total assets(6)          687.4      693.5      699.9      695.1
Liabilities
41 Deposits                 309.6      315.7      315.3      314.7
42 Transaction               12.0       11.8       12.7       12.2
43 Nontransaction           297.6      303.9      302.6      302.5
44 Borrowings               172.4      174.0      181.1      177.6
45 From banks in
   the U.S.                  21.9       24.2       24.3       24.2
46 From others              150.5      149.8      156.8      153.5
47 Net due to related
   foreign offices          106.1      103.0      102.8      101.4
48 Other liabilities         96.3       98.0       97.1       98.4

49 Total liabilities        684.3      690.6      696.3      692.1

50 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)       3.1        2.9        3.6        3.0

MEMO

51 Revaluation gains
   on off-balance-sheet
   items(8)                  45.9       46.7       45.7       45.4
52 Revaluation losses
   on off-balance-sheet
   items(8)                  42.0       42.9       42.2       41.6


Footnotes appear on p. A21.

1.26 COMMERCIAL BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES Assets and Liabilities(1)

D. Small domestically chartered commercial banks

Billions of dollars
                                      Monthly averages
                           1998                 1998(r)
Account                    Jan.(r)     July       Aug.      Sept.
                                     Seasonally adjusted
Assets

1 Bank credit              1,380.8    1,433.4    1,447.5    1,457.5
2 Securities in
  bank credit                397.2      407.6      411.8      414.5
3 U.S. government
  securities                 312.8      314.2      315.7      317.3
4 Other securities            84.4       93.5       96.1       97.3
5 Loans and leases
  in bank credit(2)          983.6    1,025.8    1,035.7    1,043.0
6 Commercial and
  industrial                 177.2      186.0      189.2      191.6
7 Real estate                533.0      561.1      569.5      574.3
8 Revolving home
  equity                      28.2       28.8       29.0       29.0
9 Other                      504.8      532.2      540.5      545.3
10 Consumer                  201.6      201.3      198.7      198.5
11 Security(3)                 5.3        6.0        6.1        6.3
12 Other loans and
   leases                     66.4       71.4       72.2       72.3
13 Interbank loans            51.1       68.3       70.4       73.9
14 Cash assets(4)             63.1       64.6       66.6       68.0
15 Other assets(5)            58.0       62.9       63.1       65.6
16 Total assets(6)         1,534.0    1,609.7    1,628.0    1,645.2

Liabilities

17 Deposits                1,231.5    1,273.0    1,287.5    1,301.0
18 Transaction               284.1      283.1      283.7      286.6
19 Nontransaction            947.5      989.9   10,033.0    1,014.4
20 Large time              1,640.0      168.9      170.1      174.3
21 Other                  78,315.0      820.9      833.8      840.0
22 Borrowings                149.6      163.3      162.9      165.3
23 From banks in
   the U.S.                   68.9       79.0       78.6       79.8
24 From others                80.7       84.4       84.3       85.4
25 Net due to related
   foreign offices            27.5        3.7        3.7        3.7
26 Other liabilities           4.2       30.1       30.7       30.6
27 Total liabilities      14,129.0    1,470.1    1,484.8    1,500.6
28 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)      121.1      139.7      143.2      144.6

                                     Not seasonally adjusted

Assets

29 Bank credit             1,375.6    1,431.5    1,447.0    1,459.7
30 Securities in
   bank credit               395.6      406.3      410.7      413.8
31 US government
   securities                311.4      312.9      314.9      316.9
32 Other securities           84.2       93.5       95.8       96.9
33 Loans and leases in
   bank credit(2)            980.0    1,025.2    1,036.3    1,045.9
34 Commercial and
   industrial                176.4      185.8      187.7      190.1
35 Real estate               530.0      561.1      569.9      576.0
36 Revolving home
   equity                     28.1       28.7       28.9       29.2
   Other                     501.9      532.4      541.0      546.8

38 Consumer                  203.4      199.6      198.8      199.4
39 Security(3)                 5.3        6.0        6.1        6.3
40 Other loans and
   leases                     64.6       72.7       73.8       74.2
41 Interbank loans            52.5       63.0       65.9       69.5
42 Cash assets(4)             64.2       64.0       64.3       67.2
43 Other assets(5)            56.0       64.6       64.2       66.8

44 Total assets(6)         1,529.4    1,603.5    1,621.8    1,643.5

Liabilities

45 Deposits                1,230.1    1,267.4    1,281.0    1,297.6
46 Transaction               286.4      280.4      279.5      284.4
47 Nontransaction            943.7      987.0    1,001.5    1,013.2
48 Large time                164.0      168.9      170.1      174.3
49 Other                     779.7      818.1      831.5      838.8
50 Borrowings                150.5      163.4      164.2      168.6
51 From banks in the US       69.3       79.2       79.4       81.0
52 From others                81.2       84.2       84.8       87.7
53 Net due to related
   foreign offices             4.2        3.7        3.7        3.7
54 Other liabilities          27.5       30.1       30.7       30.6

55 Total liabilities       1,412.4    1,464.5    1,479.6    1,500.5

56 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)      117.0      139.0      142.2      143.0

Memo

57 Mortgage-backed
   securities(9)              45.1       50.1       51.6       53.2

                                        Monthly averages
                                       1998(r)               1999
Assets                       Oct.       Nov.      Dec.       Jan.
                                       Seasonally adjusted

1 Bank credit              1,471.0    1,495.3    1,513.2    1,514.0
2 Securities in
  bank credit                423.1      433.3      441.4      441.6
3 U.S. government
  securities                 322.4      330.3      335.4      334.3
4 Other securities           100.7      103.0      106.0      107.2
5 Loans and leases
  in bank credit(2)        1,047.9    1,062.1    1,071.9    1,072.5
6 Commercial and
  industrial                 193.7      195.5      197.4      197.6
7 Real estate                578.1      588.4      596.0      600.7
8 Revolving home
  equity                      29.0       29.6       29.7       29.4
9 Other                      549.1      558.8      566.3      571.3
10 Consumer                  197.1      198.1      200.0      197.7
11 Security(3)                 6.5        6.7       64.0        6.0
12 Other loans and
   leases                     72.5       73.4    7,212.0       70.4
13 Interbank loans            75.9       74.0       67.3       66.7
14 Cash assets(4)             66.5       68.1       67.7       69.9
15 Other assets(5)            67.6       72.3       73.4       74.5
16 Total assets(6)         1,661.4    1,689.8    1,701.7   17,053.0

Liabilities

17 Deposits                1,308.8    1,328.8    1,338.7    1,352.1
18 Transaction               284.0      285.0      286.6      286.3
19 Nontransaction          1,024.8    1,043.8    1,052.1    1,065.8
20 Large time                175.9      179.9      178.7      182.3
21 Other                     848.9      863.8      873.4      883.4
22 Borrowings                174.3      182.3      186.2      183.1
23 From banks in
   the U.S.                   83.1       86.8       87.6       82.6
24 From others                91.2       95.5       98.5      100.5
25 Net due to related
   foreign offices             4.7        3.6        3.6        3.0
26 Other liabilities          31.4       32.2       32.1       31.1
27 Total liabilities       1,519.1    1,546.8    1,560.5    1,569.3
28 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)      142.3      143.0      141.1      136.0

                                   Not seasonally adjusted

Assets

29 Bank credit             1,470.8    1,494.6    1,513.7    1,508.6
30 Securities in
   bank credit               420.1     4,30.0      439.4      440.1
31 US government
   securities                320.2      327.5      333.8      333.0
32 Other securities           99.9      102.5      105.6      107.1
33 Loans and leases in
   bank credit(2)          1,050.7    1,064.6    1,074.3    1,068.4
34 Commercial and
   industrial                192.0      194.3      196.8      196.8
35 Real estate               580.5      590.5      596.9      597.4
36 Revolving home
   equity                     29.1       29.6       29.6       29.3
   Other                     551.4      560.9      567.3      568.1

38 Consumer                  198.0      199.7      202.4      199.4
39 Security(3)                 6.5        6.7        6.4        6.0
40 Other loans and
   leases                     73.7       73.4       72.0       68.9
41 Interbank loans            74.8       78.4       72.0       68.5
42 Cash assets(4)             66.4       70.4       71.0       71.0
43 Other assets(5)            67.8       72.9       72.8       72.0

44 Total assets(6)         1,660.1    1,696.4    1,709.6    1,700.2

Liabilities

45 Deposits                1,306.8    1,335.1    1,346.0    1,350.4
46 Transaction               282.2      289.1      296.7      288.4
47 Nontransaction          1,024.6    1,046.0    1,049.3    1,062.0
48 Large time                175.9      179.9      178.7      182.3
49 Other                     848.8      866.1      870.6      879.7
50 Borrowings                174.7      181.8      186.9      183.9
51 From banks in the US       82.6       85.7       87.7       83.0
52 From others                92.2       96.1       99.2      100.9
53 Net due to related
   foreign offices             4.7        3.6        3.6        3.0
54 Other liabilities          31.4       32.2       32.1       31.1

55 Total liabilities       1,517.6    1,552.6    1,568.6    1,568.5

56 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)      142.5      143.8      141.0      131.7

Memo

57 Mortgage-backed
   securities(9)              55.3       59.3       61.9       62.5

                                      Wednesday figures
                                            1999
Assets                     Jan. 6     Jan. 13    Jan. 20    Jan. 27
                                      Seasonally adjusted

1 Bank credit              1,520.8    1,514.5    1,512.6    1,510.3
2 Securities in
  bank credit                444.9      443.0      440.5      439.3
3 U.S. government
  securities                 336.8      335.7      333.4      332.8
4 Other securities           108.1      107.2      107.1      106.5
5 Loans and leases
  in bank credit(2)        1,075.9    1,071.6    1,072.1    1,071.1
6 Commercial and
  industrial                 197.9      197.6      198.0      197.3
7 Real estate                600.9      590.7      600.6      600.8
8 Revolving home
  equity                      29.7       29.4       29.3       29.2
9 Other                      571.2      570.3      571.3      571.6
10 Consumer                  199.3      197.3      197.4      197.4
11 Security(3)                 6.3        6.1       60.0        5.8
12 Other loans and
   leases                     71.5       70.7    7,011.0       69.8
13 Interbank loans            66.8       66.2       67.0       67.8
14 Cash assets(4)             67.9       68.4       70.1       70.9
15 Other assets(5)            75.4       76.1       74.3       73.4
16 Total assets(6)         1,711.0    1,705.5    1,706.2   17,026.0

Liabilities

17 Deposits                1,353.2    1,350.2    1,352.7    1,352.2
18 Transaction               280.4      281.6      290.5      294.0
19 Nontransaction          1,072.8    1,068.6    1,062.1    1,058.2
20 Large time                182.1      182.2      182.4      182.4
21 Other                     890.6      886.4      879.7      875.8
22 Borrowings                187.2      182.6      182.8      181.9
23 From banks in
   the U.S.                   85.7       82.4       82.9       81.5
24 From others               101.5      100.1       99.9      100.4
25 Net due to related
   foreign offices             3.5        3.1        2.7        2.8
26 Other liabilities          31.6       31.5       30.9       30.8
27 Total liabilities       1,575.5    1,567.4    1,569.0   15,677.0
28 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)      135.6      138.1      137.1      134.9

                                     Not seasonally adjusted

Assets

29 Bank credit             1,513.7    1,510.0    1,507.8    1,505.4
30 Securities in
   bank credit               442.0      441.9      439.6      438.4
31 US government
   securities                334.5      334.9      332.5      331.7
32 Other securities          107.5      107.0      107.0      106.7
33 Loans and leases in
   bank credit(2)          1,071.8    1,068.1    1,068.2    1,067.0
34 Commercial and
   industrial                197.2      196.6      197.0      196.4
35 Real estate               597.4      596.8      597.4      597.6
36 Revolving home
   equity                     29.4       29.3       29.3       29.2
   Other                     568.0      567.5      568.1      568.3

38 Consumer                  200.1      199.3      199.4      199.5
39 Security(3)                 6.3        6.1        6.0        5.8
40 Other loans and
   leases                     70.7       69.3       68.5       67.8
41 Interbank loans            73.1       70.2       67.1       64.1
42 Cash assets(4)             72.2       69.5       75.7       67.8
43 Other assets(5)            74.8       72.4       70.8       69.8

44 Total assets(6)         1,714.0    1,702.3    1,701.5    1,687.2

   Liabilities

45 Deposits                1,362.4    1,352.5    1,351.4    1,337.2
46 Transaction               294.4      286.9      292.9      284.3
47 Nontransaction          1,068.0    1,065.6    1,058.5    1,052.9
48 Large time                182.1      182.2      182.4      182.4
49 Other                     885.9      883.4      876.2      870.5
50 Borrowings                182.2      182.6      186.2      186.1
51 From banks in the US       83.4       82.5       84.6       83.5
52 From others                98.7      100.1      101.6      102.6
53 Net due to related
   foreign offices             3.5        3.1        2.7        2.8
54 Other liabilities          31.6       31.5       30.9       30.8

55 Total liabilities       1,579.7    1,569.7    1,571.1    1,556.9

56 Residual (assets
   less liabilities)(7)      134.3      132.6      130.4      130.4

Memo

57 Mortgage-backed
   securities(9)              62.7       62.7       62.4       62.1


NOTES TO TABLE 1.26

NOTE. Tables 1.26, 1.27, and 1.28 have been revised to reflect changes in the Board's H.8 statistical release, "Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks in the United States." Table 1.27, "Assets and Liabilities of Large Weekly Reporting Commercial Banks," and table 1.28, "Large Weekly Reporting U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks," are no longer being published in the Bulletin. Instead, abbreviated balance sheets for both large and small domestically chartered banks have been included in table 1.26, parts C and D. Data are both merger-adjusted and break-adjusted. In addition, data from large weekly reporting U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks have been replaced by balance sheet estimates of all foreign-related institutions and are included in table 1.26, part E. These data are break-adjusted.

The not-seasonally-adjusted data for all tables now contain additional balance sheet items, which were available as of October 2, 1996.

(1.) Covers the following types of institutions in the fifty states and the District of Columbia: domestically chartered commercial banks that submit a weekly report of condition (large domestic); other domestically chartered commercial banks (small domestic); branches and agencies of foreign banks, and Edge Act and agreement corporations (foreign-related institutions). Excludes International Banking Facilities. Data are Wednesday values or pro rata averages of Wednesday values. Large domestic banks constitute a universe; data for small domestic banks and foreign-related institutions are estimates based on weekly samples and on quarter-end condition reports. Data are adjusted for breaks caused by reclassifications of assets and liabilities.

The data for large and small domestic banks presented on pp. A17-19 are adjusted to remove the estimated effects of mergers between these two groups. The adjustment for mergers changes past levels to make them comparable with current levels. Estimated quantities of balance sheet items acquired in mergers are removed from past data for the bank group that contained the acquired bank and put into past data for the group containing the acquiring bank. Balance sheet data for acquired banks are obtained from Call Reports, and a ratio procedure is used to adjust past levels.

(2.) Excludes federal funds sold to, reverse RPs with, and loans made to commercial banks in the United States, all of which are included in "Interbank loans."

(3.) Consists of reverse RPs with brokers and dealers and loans to purchase and carry securities.

(4.) Includes vault cash, cash items in process of collection, balances due from depository institutions, and balances due from Federal Reserve Banks.

(5.) Excludes the due-from position with related foreign offices, which is included in "Net due to related foreign offices."

(6.) Excludes unearned income, reserves for losses on loans and leases, and reserves for transfer risk. Loans are reported gross of these items.

(7.) This balancing item is not intended as a measure of equity capital for use in capital adequacy analysis. On a seasonally adjusted basis this item reflects any differences in the seasonal patterns estimated for total assets and total liabilities.

(8.) Fair value of derivative contracts (interest rate, foreign exchange rate, other commodity and equity contracts) in a gain/loss position, as determined under FASB Interpretation No. 39.

(9.) Includes mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies, U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, and private entities.

(10.) Difference between fair value and historical cost for securities classified as available-for-sale under FASB Statement No. 115. Data are reported net of tax effects. Data shown are restated to include an estimate of these tax effects.

(11.) Mainly commercial and industrial loans but also includes an unknown amount of credit extended to other than nonfinancial businesses.

1.32 COMMERCIAL PAPER AND BANKERS DOLLAR ACCEPTANCES OUTSTANDING
A. Commercial Paper
Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, end of period

                           Year ending December
Item                       1994      1995      1996      1997
                           Dec.      Dec.      Dec.      Dec.

1 All issuers              555,075   595,382   674,904   775,371
Financial companies(1)
Dealer-placed
  paper(2), total          218,947   223,038   275,815   361,147
Directly placed
  paper(3), total          180,389   207,701   210,829   229,662
4 Nonfinancial
  companies(4)             155,739   164,643   188,260   184,563

                         Year
                        Ending
                       December     1998
Item                     1998       July        Aug.        Sept.
                         Dec.

1 All issuers            966,699   1,091,554   1,102,307   1,119,816
Financial companies(1)
Dealer-placed
  paper(2), total        513,307     597,193     616,382     606,355
Directly placed
  paper(3), total        252,536     276,476     266,022     281,927
4 Nonfinancial
  companies(4)           200,857     217,885     219,904     231,534

                         1998
Item                     Oct.        Nov.        Dec.

1 All issuers           1,152,337   1,150,213   1,159,027
Financial companies(1)
Dealer-placed
  paper(2), total         639,571     627,170     621,246
Directly placed
  paper(3), total         271,526     289,184     304,545
4 Nonfinancial
  companies(4)            241,239     233,859     233,236


(1.) Institutions engaged primarily in commercial, savings, and mortgage banking; sales, personal, and mortgage financing; factoring, finance leasing, and other business lending; insurance underwriting; and other investment activities,

(2.) Includes all financial-company paper sold by dealers in the open market,

(3.) As reported by financial companies that place their paper directly with investors.

(4.) Includes public utilities and firms engaged primarily in such activities as communications, construction, manufacturing, mining, wholesale and retail trade, transportation, and services.
B. Bankers Dollar Acceptances(1)
Millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted, year ending
  September(2)

Item                             1995     1996     1997     1998
1 Total amount of
  reporting banks'
  acceptances in
  existence                      29,242   25,832   25,774   14,363
2 Amount of other
  banks' eligible
  acceptances held
  by reporting banks              1,249      709      736      523
3 Amount of own eligible
  acceptances held by
  reporting banks
  (included in item 1)           10,516    7,770    6,862    4,884
4 Amount of eligible
  acceptances representing
  goods stored in,
  or shipped between,
  foreign countries
  (included in item 1)           11,373    9,361   10,467    5,413


(1.) Includes eligible, dollar-denominated bankers acceptances legally payable in the United States. Eligible acceptances are those that are eligible for discount by Federal Reserve Banks; that is, those acceptances that meet the criteria of Paragraph 7 of Section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. [sections] 372).

(2.) Data on bankers dollar acceptances are gathered from approximately 65 institutions; includes U.S. chartered commercial banks (domestic and foreign offices), U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, and Edge and agreement corporations. The reporting group is revised every year.
1.33 PRIME RATE CHARGED BY BANKS Short-Term Business Loans(1)
Percent per year

Date of          Rate     Period      Average     Period    Average
change                                 rate                   rate
1996--Jan. 1     8.50   1996            8.27  1997--Jan       8.25
      Feb. 1     8.25   1997            8.44        Feb       8.25
                        1998            8.35        Mar       8.30
1997--Mar. 26    8.50                               Apr       8.50
                        1996--Jan       8.50        May       8.50
1998--Sep. 30    8.25         Feb       8.25       June       8.50
      Oct. 16    8.00         Mar       8.25       July       8.50
      Nov. 18    7.75         Apr       8.25        Aug       8.50
                              May       8.25       Sept       8.50
                             June       8.25        Oct       8.50
                             July       8.25        Nov       8.50
                              Aug       8.25        Dec       8.50
                             Sept       8.25
                              Oct       8.25
                              Nov       8.25
                              Dec       8.25

Date of           Period    Average
change                       rate
1996--Jan. 1     1998--Jan       8.50
      Feb. 1           Feb       8.50
                       Mar       8.50
1997--Mar. 26          Apr       8.50
                       May       8.50
1998--Sep. 30         June       8.50
      Oct. 16         July       8.50
      Nov. 18          Aug       8.50
                      Sept       8.49
                       Oct       8.12
                       Nov       7.89
                       Dec       7.75
                 1999--Jan       7.75


(1) The prime rate is one of several base rates that banks use to price short-term business loans The table shows the date on which a new rate came to be the predominant one quoted by a majority of the twenty-five largest banks by asset size, based on the most recent Call Report. Data in this table also appear in the Board's H.15 (519) weekly and G.13 (415) monthly statistical releases. For ordering address, see inside front cover.
1.35 INTEREST RATES Money and Capital Markets
Percent per year; figures are averages of business day data
unless otherwise noted

Item                           1996   1997   1998

MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS

1 Federal funds(1,2,3)         5.30   5.46   5.35
2 Discount window
   borrowing(2,4)              5.02   5.00   4.92

 Commercial paper(3,5,6)
 Non financial

3   1-month                    n.a.   5.57   5.40
4   2-month                    n.a.   5.57   5.38
5   3-month                    n.a.   5.56   5.34

   Financial

6   1-month                    n.a.   5.59   5.42
7   2-month                    n.a.   5.59   5.40
8   3-month                    n.a.   5.60   5.37

 Commercial paper
 (historical)(3,5,7)

 9  1-month                    5.43   5.54   n.a.
10  3-month                    5.41   5.58   n.a.
11  6-month                    5.42   5.62   n.a.

 Finance paper, directly
 placed (historical)(3,5,8)

12  1-month                    5.31   5.44   n.a.
13  3-month                    5.29   5.48   n.a.
14  6-month                    5.21   5.48   n.a.

 Bankers
 acceptances(3,5,9)

15  3-month                    5.31   5.54   5.39
16  6-month                    5.31   5.57   5.30

 Certificates of deposit,
 secondary marker(3,10)

17  1-month                    5.35   5.54   5.49
18  3-month                    5.39   5.62   5.47
19  6-month                    5.47   5.73   5.44

20 Eurodollar deposits,
 3-month(3,11)                 5.38   5.61   5.45

 US. Treasury bills
 Secondary market(3,5)

21  3-month                    5.01   5.06   4.78
22  6-month                    5.08   5.18   4.83
23  1-year                     5.22   5.32   4.80

 Auction high(3,5,12)

24  3-month                    5.02   5.07   4.81
25  6-month                    5.09   5.18   4.85
26  1-year                     5.23   5.36   4.85

 U.S. TREASURY NOTES
 AND BONDS

 Constant maturities(13)

27  1-year                     5.52   5.63   5.05
28  2-year                     5.84   5.99   5.13
29  3-year                     5.99   6.10   5.14
30  5-year                     6.18   6.22   5.15
31  7-year                     6.34   6.33   5.28
32  10-year                    6.44   6.35   5.26
33  20-year                    6.83   6.69   5.72
34  30-year                    6.71   6.61   5.58

 Composite

35 More than 10 years
   (long-term)                 6.80   6.67   5.69

 STATE AND LOCAL NOTES
 AND BONDS

 Moody's series(14)

36 Aaa                         5.52   5.32   4.93
37 Baa                         5.79   5.50   5.14
38 Bond Buyer series(15)       5.76   5.52   5.09

 CORPORATE BONDS

39 Seasoned issues, all
   industries(16)              7.66   7.54   6.87

 Rating group

40 Aaa                         7.37   7.27   6.53
41 Aa                          7.55   7.48   6.80
42 A                           7.69   7.54   6.93
43 Baa                         8.05   7.87   7.22

 MEMO

 Dividend-price ratio(17)

44 Common stocks               2.19   1.77   1.49

Item                                     1998              1999
                                  Oct.   Nov.    Dec.      Jan.
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS

1 Federal funds(1,2,3)            5.07   4.83    4.68      4.63
2 Discount window
   borrowing(2,4)                 4.86   4.63    4.50      4.50

 Commercial paper(3,5,6)
 Non financial

3   1-month                       5.14   5.00    5.24      4.80
4   2-month                       5.08   5.14    5.12      4.78
5   3-month                       5.04   5.06    5.00      4.77

   Financial

6   1-month                       5.18   5.04    5.31      4.83
7   2-month                       5.12   5.19    5.13      4.81
8   3-month                       5.09   5.15    5.04      4.81

 Commercial paper
 (historical)(3,5,7)

 9  1-month                       n.a.   n.a.    n.a.      n.a.
10  3-month                       n.a.   n.a.    n.a.      n.a.
11  6-month                       n.a.   n.a.    n.a.      n.a.

 Finance paper, directly
 placed (historical)(3,5,8)

12  1-month                       n.a.   n.a.    n.a.      n.a.
13  3-month                       n.a.   n.a.    n.a.      n.a.
14  6-month                       n.a.   n.a.    n.a.      n.a.

 Bankers
 acceptances(3,5,9)

15  3-month                       5.12   5.15    5.08      4.80
16  6-month                       4.88   4.92    4.91      4.73

 Certificates of deposit,
 secondary marker(3,10)

17  1-month                       5.24   5.16    5.47      4.89
18  3-month                       5.21   5.24    5.14      4.89
19  6-month                       4.99   5.07    5.01      4.90

20 Eurodollar deposits,
 3-month(3,11)                    5.17   5.21    5.13      4.88

 US. Treasury bills
 Secondary market(3,5)

21  3-month                       3.96   4.41    4.39      4.34
22  6-month                       4.05   4.42    4.40      4.33
23  1-year                        3.95   4.33    4.32      4.31

 Auction high(3,5,12)

24  3-month                       4.08   4.44    4.42      4.34
25  6-month                       4.15   4.43    4.43      4.36
26  1-year                        4.06   4.40    4.31      4.34

 U.S. TREASURY NOTES
 AND BONDS

 Constant maturities(13)

27  1-year                        4.12   4.53    4.52      4.51
28  2-year                        4.09   4.54    4.51      4.62
29  3-year                        4.18   4.57    4.48      4.61
30  5-year                        4.18   4.54    4.45      4.60
31  7-year                        4.46   4.78    4.65      4.80
32  10-year                       4.53   4.83    4.65      4.72
33  20-year                       5.30   5.48    5.36      5.45
34  30-year                       5.01   5.25    5.06      5.16

 Composite

35 More than 10 years
   (long-term)                    5.24   5.43    5.29      5.39

 STATE AND LOCAL NOTES
 AND BONDS

 Moody's series(14)

36 Aaa                            4.76   4.87    4.83      4.85
37 Baa                            5.10   5.15    5.17      5.21
38 Bond Buyer series(15)          4.93   5.03    4.98      5.01

 CORPORATE BONDS

39 Seasoned issues, all
   industries(16)                 6.77   6.87    6.72      6.76

 Rating group

40 Aaa                            6.37   6.41    6.22      6.24
41 Aa                             6.70   6.79    6.65      6.68
42 A                              6.85   6.95    6.80      6.84
43 Baa                            7.18   7.34    7.23      7.29

 MEMO

 Dividend-price ratio(17)

44 Common stocks                  1.59   1.43    1.37      1.30

Item                                    1999, week ending
                               Jan.    Jan.    Jan.    Jan.    Jan.
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS         1       8      15      22      29

1 Federal funds(1,2,3)         4.48    4.30    4.75    4.64    4.66
2 Discount window
   borrowing(2,4)              4.50    4.50    4.50    4.50    4.50

 Commercial paper(3,5,6)
 Non financial

3   1-month                    5.24    4.81    4.81    4.78    4.79
4   2-month                    5.02    4.80    4.79    4.77    4.76
5   3-month                    4.95    4.78    4.79    4.76    4.75

   Financial

6   1-month                    5.21    4.85    4.85    4.80    4.81
7   2-month                    5.04    4.84    4.84    4.79    4.77
8   3-month                    5.02    4.84    4.84    4.79    4.78

 Commercial paper
 (historical)(3,5,7)

 9  1-month                    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.
10  3-month                    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.
11  6-month                    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.

 Finance paper, directly
 placed (historical)(3,5,8)

12  1-month                    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.
13  3-month                    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.
14  6-month                    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.

 Bankers
 acceptances(3,5,9)

15  3-month                    5.14    4.85    4.80    4.76    4.78
16  6-month                    4.99    4.78    4.73    4.68    4.72

 Certificates of deposit,
 secondary marker(3,10)

17  1-month                    5.29    4.94    4.90    4.86    4.86
18  3-month                    5.09    4.93    4.91    4.87    4.86
19  6-month                    5.03    4.93    4.92    4.88    4.87

20 Eurodollar deposits,
 3-month(3,11)                 5.06    4.93    4.90    4.84    4.83

 US. Treasury bills
 Secondary market(3,5)

21  3-month                    4.44    4.36    4.35    4.26    4.35
22  6-month                    4.45    4.38    4.33    4.30    4.30
23  1-year                     4.38    4.35    4.30    4.29    4.30

 Auction high(3,5,12)

24  3-month                    4.52    4.38    4.39    4.28    4.31
25  6-month                    4.53    4.42    4.41    4.31    4.28
26  1-year                     n.a.    4.34    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.

 U.S. TREASURY NOTES
 AND BONDS

 Constant maturities(13)

27  1-year                     4.59    4.55    4.51    4.49    4.51
28  2-year                     4.61    4.64    4.61    4.63    4.59
29  3-year                     4.60    4.63    4.61    4.62    4.58
30  5-year                     4.59    4.63    4.61    4.60    4.56
31  7-year                     4.75    4.81    4.83    4.80    4.74
32  10-year                    4.70    4.76    4.75    4.70    4.67
33  20-year                    5.42    5.47    5.49    5.44    5.39
34  30-year                    5.12    5.20    5.17    5.14    5.12

 Composite

35 More than 10 years
   (long-term)                 5.36    5.42    5.43    5.38    5.32

 STATE AND LOCAL NOTES
 AND BONDS

 Moody's series(14)

36 Aaa                         4.86    4.89    4.91    4.85    4.75
37 Baa                         5.19    5.21    5.21    5.22    5.19
38 Bond Buyer series(15)       5.00    5.05    5.02    5.01    4.96

 CORPORATE BONDS

39 Seasoned issues, all
   industries(16)              6.77    6.81    6.78    6.74    6.71

 Rating group

40 Aaa                         6.26    6.28    6.26    6.22    6.19
41 Aa                          6.68    6.73    6.71    6.66    6.63
42 A                           6.83    6.88    6.86    6.82    6.79
43 Baa                         7.27    7.34    7.30    7.27    7.24

 MEMO

 Dividend-price ratio(17)

44 Common stocks               1.33    1.27    1.31    1.29    1.31


(1.) The daily effective federal funds rate is a weighted average of rates on trades through New York brokers,

(2.) Weekly figures are averages of seven calendar days ending on Wednesday of the current week; monthly figures include each calendar day in the month.

(3.) Annualized using a 360-day year or bank interest.

(4.) Rate for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

(5.) Quoted on a discount basis.

(6.) Interest rates interpolated from data on certain commercial paper trades settled by the Depository Trust Company. The trades represent sales of commercial paper by dealers or direct issuers to investors (that is, the offer side). See Board's Commercial Paper Web pages (http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/cp) for more information.

(7.) An average of offering rates on commercial paper for firms whose bond rating is AA or the equivalent. Series ended August 29, 1997.

(8.) An average of offering rates on paper directly placed by finance companies. Series ended August 29, 1997.

(9.) Representative closing yields for acceptances of the highest-rated money center banks.

(10.) An average of dealer offering rates on nationally traded certificates of deposit.

(11.) Bid rates for Eurodollar deposits collected around 9:30 a.m. Eastern time. Data are for indication purposes only.

(12.) Auction date for daily data; weekly and monthly averages computed on an issue-date basis. On or after October 28, 1998, data are stop yields from uniform-price auctions. Before that, they are weighted average yields from multiple-price auctions.

(13.) Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities. Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury.

(14.) General obligation bonds based on Thursday figures; Moody's Investors Service.

(15.) State and local government general obligation bonds maturing in twenty years are used in compiling this index. The twenty-bond index has a rating roughly equivalent to Moodys' A1 rating. Based on Thursday figures.

(16.) Daily figures from Moody's Investors Service. Based on yields to maturity on selected long-term bonds.

(17.) Standard & Poor's corporate series. Common stock ratio is based on the 500 stocks in the price index.

NOTE. Some of the data in this table also appear in the Board's H.15 (519) weekly and G.13 (415) monthly statistical releases. For ordering address, see inside front cover.

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1.38 FEDERAL FISCAL AND FINANCING OPERATIONS
Millions of dollars

                                               Fiscal year
Type of account or operation         1996        1997       1998(r)

   U.S. budget(1)
 1 Receipts, total                 1,453,062   1,579,292   1,721,798
 2   On-budget                     1,085,570   1,187,302   1,305,999
 3   Off-budget                      367,492     391,990     415,799
 4 Outlays, total                  1,560,512   1,601,235   1,652,552
 5   On-budget                     1,259,608   1,290,609   1,335,948
 6   Off-budget                      300,904     310,626     316,604
 7 Surplus or deficit (-), total    -107,450     -21,943      69,246
 8   On-budget                      -174,038    -103,307     -29,949
 9   Off-budget                       66,588      81,364      99,195

   Source of financing (total)
10 Borrowing from the public         129,712      38,171     -51,049
11 Operating cash                     -6,276         604       4,743
    (decrease, or increase (-))
12 Other(2)                          -15,986     -16,832     -22,940

   MEMO
13 Treasury operating balance
    (level, end of period)            44,225      43,621      38,878
14   Federal Reserve Banks             7,700       7,692       4,952
15   Tax and loan accounts            36,525      35,930      33,926

                                               Calendar year
Type of account or operation                        1998
                                     Aug.        Sept.       Oct.
   U.S. budget(1)
 1 Receipts, total                   111,741     180,936     119,974
 2   On-budget                        79,135     149,726      90,064
 3   Off-budget                       32,606      31,210      29,910
 4 Outlays, total                    122,907     142,725     152,436
 5   On-budget                        92,555     107,900     123,687
 6   Off-budget                       30,352      34,814      28,749
 7 Surplus or deficit (-), total     -11,166      38,222     -32,462
 8   On-budget                       -13,420      41,826     -33,623
 9   Off-budget                        2,254      -3,604       1,161

   Source of financing (total)
10 Borrowing from the public          33,989     -46,413      15,330
11 Operating cash                       -362      -2,451       2,661
    (decrease, or increase (-))
12 Other(2)                          -22,461      10,642      14,471

   MEMO
13 Treasury operating balance
    (level, end of period)            36,427      38,878      36,217
14   Federal Reserve Banks             6,704       4,952       4,440
15   Tax and loan accounts            29,722      33,926      31,776

                                                Calendar year
Type of account or operation              1998               1999
                                     Nov.        Dec.        Jan.
   U.S. budget(1)
 1 Receipts, total                   113,978     178,646     171,722
 2   On-budget                        81,836     143,337     129,921
 3   Off-budget                       32,142      35,309      41,801
 4 Outlays, total                    131,095     184,056     101,386
 5   On-budget                       100,078     149,401     102,489
 6   Off-budget                       31,017      34,655      -1,103
 7 Surplus or deficit (-), total     -17,117      -5,410      70,336
 8   On-budget                       -18,242      -6,064      27,432
 9   Off-budget                        1,125         654      42,904

   Source of financing (total)
10 Borrowing from the public          22,364      -5,390     -31,249
11 Operating cash                     20,335      -1,621     -39,567
    (decrease, or increase (-))
12 Other(2)                          -25,582      12,421         480

   MEMO
13 Treasury operating balance
    (level, end of period)            15,882      17,503      57,070
14   Federal Reserve Banks             5,219       6,086       7,623
15   Tax and loan accounts            10,663      11,417      49,446


(1). Since 1990, off-budget items have been the social security trust funds (federal old-age survivors insurance and federal disability insurance) and the U.S. Postal Service.

(2.) Includes special drawing rights (SDRs); reserve position on the U.S. quota in the International Monetary Fund (IMF); loans to the IMF; other cash and monetary assets; accrued interest payable to the public; allocations of SDRs; deposit funds; miscellaneous liability (including checks outstanding) and asset accounts; seigniorage
Seigniorage
The difference between the value of money and the cost to produce it.

Notes:
Seigniorage may be counted as revenue for a government when the money that is created is worth more than it costs to produce it. This revenue is often used by governments to finance a portion of their expenditures without having to collect taxes. If, for example, it costs the U.S. Government $0.05 to produce a $1 bill, the seigniorage is $0.
; increment on gold; net gain or loss for U.S. currency valuation adjustment; net gain or loss for IMF loan-valuation adjustment; and profit on sale of gold.

SOURCE. Monthly totals: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the U.S. Government; fiscal year totals: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the US. Government.
1.39 U.S. BUDGET RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS(1)
Millions of dollars

                                                            Calendar
Source or type                               Fiscal year     year
                                         1997        1998    1997
                                                              H1
RECEIPTS

 1 All sources                      1,579,292   1,721,798   845,527
 2 Individual income taxes, net       737,466     828,586   400,436
 3   Withheld                         580,207     646,483   292,252
 4   Nonwithheld                      250,753     281,527   191,050
 5   Refunds                           93,560      99,476    82,926
Corporation income taxes
 6   Gross receipts                   204,493     213,249   106,451
 7   Refunds                           22,198      24,593     9,635
 8 Social insurance taxes             539,371     571,831   288,251
    and contributions, net
 9   Employment taxes                 506,751     540,014   268,357
      and contributions(2)
10   Unemployment insurance            28,202      27,484    17,709
11   Other net receipts(3)              4,418       4,333     2,184
12 Excise taxes                        56,924      57,673    28,084
13 Customs deposits                    17,928      18,297     8,619
14 Estate and gift taxes               19,845      24,076    10,477
15 Miscellaneous receipts(4)           25,465      32,658    12,866

OUTLAYS

16 All types                        1,601,235   1,652,552   797,418
17 National defense                   270,473     268,456   132,698
18 International affairs               15,228      13,109     5,740
19 General science, space,             17,174      18,219     8,938
    and technology
20 Energy                               1,483       1,270       803
21 Natural resources                   21,369      22,396     9,628
    and environment
22 Agriculture                          9,032      12,206     1,465
23 Commerce and housing credit        -14,624       1,014    -7,575
24 Transportation                      40,767      40,332    16,847
25 Community and regional              11,005       9,720     5,678
    development
26 Education, training,
      employment, and                  53,008      54,919    25,080
      social services
27 Health                             123,843     131,440    61,809
28 Social security and Medicare       555,273     572,047   278,863
29 Income security                    230,886     233,202   124,034
30 Veterans benefits and services      39,313      41,781    17,697
31 Administration of justice           20,197      22,832    10,670
32 General government                  12,768      13,444     6,623
33 Net interest(5)                    244,013     243,359   122,655
34 Undistributed offsetting           -49,973     -47,194   -24,235
    receipts(6)

                                                Calendar year
Source or type                         1997             1998
                                       H2          H1         H2
RECEIPTS

 1 All sources                        773,812     922,632   824,998
 2 Individual income taxes, net       354,072     447,514   392,332
 3   Withheld                         306,865     316,309   339,144
 4   Nonwithheld                       58,069     219,136    65,204
 5   Refunds                           10,869      87,989    12,032
Corporation income taxes
 6   Gross receipts                   104,659     109,353   104,163
 7   Refunds                           10,135      14,220    14,250
 8 Social insurance taxes             260,795     312,713   268,466
    and contributions, net
 9   Employment taxes                 247,794     293,520   256,142
      and contributions(2)
10   Unemployment insurance            10,724      17,080    10,121
11   Other net receipts(3)              2,280       2,112     2,202
12 Excise taxes                        31,133      29,922    33,366
13 Customs deposits                     9,679       8,546     9,838
14 Estate and gift taxes               10,262      12,971    12,359
15 Miscellaneous receipts(4)           13,348      15,837    18,735

OUTLAYS

16 All types                          824,370     815,886   877,026
17 National defense                   140,873     129,351   140,196
18 International affairs                9,420       4,610     8,296
19 General science, space,             10,040       9,426    10,142
    and technology
20 Energy                                 411         957       699
21 Natural resources                   11,106      10,051    12,671
    and environment
22 Agriculture                         10,590       2,387    16,757
23 Commerce and housing credit         -3,526      -2,483     4,046
24 Transportation                      20,414      16,196    20,834
25 Community and regional               5,749       4,863     6,972
    development
26 Education, training,
      employment, and                  26,851      25,928    27,245
      social services
27 Health                              63,552      65,053    67,836
28 Social security and Medicare       283,109     286,305   316,809
29 Income security                    106,353     125,196   109,481
30 Veterans benefits and services      22,077      19,615    22,750
31 Administration of justice           10,212      11,287    12,041
32 General government                   7,302       6,139     9,079
33 Net interest(5)                    122,620     122,345   116,954
34 Undistributed offsetting           -22,795     -21,340   -25,795
    receipts(6)

Source or type                                1998            1999
                                       Nov.        Dec.       Jan.
RECEIPTS

 1 All sources                        113,978     178,646   171,722
 2 Individual income taxes, net        51,341      75,988    99,857
 3   Withheld                          52,530      69,628    58,527
 4   Nonwithheld                        2,214       7,094    42,324
 5   Refunds                            3,404         734       994
Corporation income taxes
 6   Gross receipts                     4,805      45,123     7,185
 7   Refunds                            1,364       2,749     2,055
 8 Social insurance taxes              45,926      48,601    54,928
    and contributions, net
 9   Employment taxes                  42,940      47,869    53,725
      and contributions(2)
10   Unemployment insurance             2,655         315       867
11   Other net receipts(3)                331         417       337
12 Excise taxes                         6,021       5,446     4,806
13 Customs deposits                     1,380       1,472     1,286
14 Estate and gift taxes                2,132       2,239     2,206
15 Miscellaneous receipts(4)            3,738       2,527     3,509

OUTLAYS

16 All types                          131,095     184,056   101,386
17 National defense                    18,173      27,178    19,270
18 International affairs                4,924         822     1,179
19 General science, space,              1,558       1,918     1,398
    and technology
20 Energy                                -218         151      -107
21 Natural resources                    2,080       2,545     1,458
    and environment
22 Agriculture                          5,620       3,238     3,939
23 Commerce and housing credit           -701      -1,821       745
24 Transportation                       3,447       3,400     2,558
25 Community and regional               1,405       1,505       709
    development
26 Education, training,
      employment, and                   4,111       5,465     5,136
      social services
27 Health                              10,477      11,757    10,984
28 Social security and Medicare        43,728      79,633    15,248
29 Income security                     14,644      21,945    17,349
30 Veterans benefits and services       1,841       5,305     1,828
31 Administration of justice            2,067       2,132     2,090
32 General government                   1,418       2,198       188
33 Net interest(5)                     19,350      20,029    19,947
34 Undistributed offsetting            -2,828      -3,343    -2,530
    receipts(6)


(1.) Functional details do not sum to total outlays for calendar year data because revisions to monthly totals have not been distributed among functions. Fiscal year total for receipts and outlays do not correspond to calendar year data because revisions from the Budget have not been fully distributed across months.

(2.) Old-age, disability, and hospital insurance, and railroad retirement accounts.

(3.) Federal employee retirement contributions and civil service retirement and disability fund.

(4.) Deposits of earnings by Federal Reserve Banks and other miscellaneous receipts.

(5.) Includes interest received by trust funds.

(6.) Rents and royalties for the outer continental shelf, U.S. government contributions for employee retirement, and certain asset sales.

SOURCE. Fiscal year totals: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the US. Government, Fiscal Year 2000; monthly and half-year totals: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the US. Government.
1.40 FEDERAL DEBT SUBJECT TO STATUTORY LIMITATION
Billions of dollars, end of month

                                     1996        1997
Item                               Dec. 31  Mar. 31  June 30

1 Federal debt outstanding          5,357   5,415    5,410
2 Public debt securities            5,323   5,381    5,376
3   Held by public                  3,826   3,874    3,805
4   Held by agencies                1,497   1,507    1,572
5 Agency securities                    34      34       34
6   Held by public                     27      26       26
7   Held by agencies                    8       8        7
8 Debt subject to statutory limit   5,237   5,294    5,290
9 Public debt securities            5,237   5,294    5,290
10 Other debt(1)                        0       0        0

MEMO
11 Statutory debt limit             5,500   5,500    5,500

                                          1997         1998
Item                               Sept. 30  Dec. 31  Mar. 31

1 Federal debt outstanding          5,446    5,536     5,573
2 Public debt securities            5,413    5,502     5,542
3   Held by public                  3,815    3,847     1,670
4   Held by agencies                1,599    1,656        31
5 Agency securities                    33       34        26
6   Held by public                     26       27         5
7   Held by agencies                    7       74     5,457
8 Debt subject to statutory limit   5,328    5,417     5,456
9 Public debt securities            5,328    5,416         0
10 Other debt(1)                        0        0

MEMO
11 Statutory debt limit             5,950    5,950     5,950

                                              1998
Item                               June 30  Sept. 30  Dec. 31

1 Federal debt outstanding          5,578   5,556     5,643
2 Public debt securities            5,548   5,526     5,614
3   Held by public                  3,790   3,761     n.a.
4   Held by agencies                1,758   1,766     n.a.
5 Agency securities                    30      29        29
6   Held by public                     26      26     n.a.
7   Held by agencies                    4       4     n.a.
8 Debt subject to statutory limit   5,460   5,440     5,530
9 Public debt securities            5,460   5,139     5,530
10 Other debt(1)                        0       0         0

MEMO
11 Statutory debt limit             5,950   5,950     5,950


(1.) Consists of guaranteed debt of U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies, specified participation certificates, notes to international lending organizations, and District of Columbia stadium bonds.

SOURCE. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States and Treasury Bulletin.
1.41 GROSS PUBLIC DEBT OF U.S. TREASURY Types and Ownership
Billions of dollars, end of period

Type and holder                1995      1996      1997      1998
1 Total gross public debt     4,877.7   5,323.2   5,502.4   5,614.2
  By type
2 Interest-bearing            4,964.4   5,317.2   5,494.9   5,605.4
3   Marketable                3,307.2   3,459.7   3,456.8   3,355.5
4    Bills                      760.7     777.4     715.4     691.0
5    Notes                    2,010.3   2,112.3   2,106.1   1,960.7
6    Bonds                      521.2     555.0     587.3     621.2
7    Inflation-indexed
     notes and bonds(1)         n.a.      n.a.       33.0      50.6
8   Nonmarketable(2)          1,657.2   1,857.5   2,038.1   2,249.9
9    State and local
     government series          104.5     101.3     124.1     165.3
10   Foreign issues(3)           40.8      37.4      36.2      34.3
11     Government                40.8      47.4      36.2      34.3
12     Public                      .0        .0        .0        .0
13   Savings bonds and
     notes                      181.9     182.4     181.2     180.3
14   Government account
     series(4)                1,299.6   1,505.9   1,666.7   1,840.0
15 Non-interest-bearing          24.3       6.0       7.5       8.8
   By holder(5)
16 U.S. Treasury and other
   federal agencies and       1,304.5   1,497.2   1,655.7     n.a.
   trust funds
17 Federal Reserve Banks        391.0     410.9     451.9     n.a.
18 Private investors          3,294.9   3,411.2   3,393.4     n.a.
19    Commercial banks          278.7     261.8     269.8     n.a.
20    Money market funds         71.5      91.6      88.9     n.a.
21    Insurance companies       241.5     214.1     224.9     n.a.
22    Other companies           228.8     258.5     265.0     n.a.
23    State and local
      treasuries(6,7)           469.6     482.5     493.0     n.a.
      Individuals
24      Savings bonds           185.0     187.0     186.5     n.a.
25      Other securities        162.7     169.6     168.4     n.a.
26    Foreign and
      international(8)          862.2   1,135.6   1,278.0     n.a.
27    Other miscellaneous
      investors(7,9)            794.9     610.5     418.8     n.a.

                                              1998
Type and holder                 Q1        Q2        Q3        Q4

1 Total gross public debt     5,542.4   5,547.9   5,526.2   5,614.2
  By type
2 Interest-bearing            5,535.3   5,540.2   5,518.7   5,605.4
3   Marketable                3,467.1   3,369.5   3,331.0   3,355.5
4    Bills                      720.1     641.1     637.7     691.0
5    Notes                    2,091.9   2,064.6   2,009.1   1,960.7
6    Bonds                      598.7     598.7      41.9     621.2
7    Inflation-indexed
     notes and bonds(1)          41.5      50.1   2,187.7      50.6
8   Nonmarketable(2)          2,068.2   2,170.7     164.4   2,249.9
9    State and local
     government series          139.1     155.0      35.1     165.3
10   Foreign issues(3)           35.4      36.0      35.1      34.3
11     Government                36.4      36.0                34.3
12     Public                      .0        .0        .0        .0
13   Savings bonds and
     notes                      181.2     180.7     180.8     180.3
14   Government account
     series(4)                1,681.5   1,769.1   1,777.3   1,840.0
15 Non-interest-bearing           7.2       7.7       7.5       8.8
   By holder(5)
16 U.S. Treasury and other
   federal agencies and       1,670.4   1,757.6   1,765.6     n.a.
   trust funds
17 Federal Reserve Banks        400.0     458.4     458.1     n.a.
18 Private investors          3,430.7   3,330.6   3,301.0     n.a.
19    Commercial banks          278.6     263.7     260.0     n.a.
20    Money market funds         84.8      82.7      84.2     n.a.
21    Insurance companies       182.2     185.0     188.0     n.a.
22    Other companies           268.1     267.2     271.4     n.a.
23    State and local
      treasuries(6,7)           444.8     464.7     469.0     n.a.
      Individuals
24      Savings bonds           186.3     186.0     186.0     n.a.
25      Other securities        165.8     165.0     166.4     n.a.
26    Foreign and
      international(8)        1,240.3   1,248.6   1,217.2     n.a.
27    Other miscellaneous
      investors(7,9)            579.8     467.7     458.9     n.a.


(1.) The U.S. Treasury first issued inflation-indexed securities during the first quarter of 1997.

(2.) Includes (not shown separately) securities issued to the Rural Electrification Administration, depository bonds, retirement plan bonds, and individual retirement bonds.

(3.) Nonmarketable series denominated in dollars, and series denominated in foreign currency held by foreigners.

(4.) Held almost entirely by U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies and trust funds.

(5.) Data for Federal Reserve Banks and U.S. government agencies and trust funds are actual holdings; data for other groups are Treasury estimates.

(6.) Includes state and local pension funds.

(7.) In March 1996, in a redefinition of series, fully defeased debt backed by nonmarketable federal securities was removed from "Other miscellaneous investors" and added to "State and local treasuries." The data shown here have been revised accordingly.

(8.) Consists of investments of foreign balances and international accounts in the United States.

(9.) Includes savings and loan associations, nonprofit institutions, credit unions, mutual savings banks, corporate pension trust funds, dealers and brokers, certain U.S. Treasury deposit accounts, and federally sponsored agencies.

SOURCE U.S. Treasury Department, data by type of security, Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States; data by holder, Treasury Bulletin.
1.42 U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEALERS Transactions(1)
Millions of dollars, daily averages

Item                                 1998
                           Oct.      Nov.      Dec.     Dec. 2

OUTRIGHT TRANSACTIONS(2)

  By type of security
1 U.S. Treasury bills       30,362    35,010   30,397    39,754
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
2   Five years or less     131,248   111,370   76,147    93,540
    years
3   More than five          94,390    73,238   47,464    61,330
    years
4 Inflation-indexed          1,497       602      415       259
  Federal agency
5 Discount notes            46,265    43,274   38,998    40,902
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
6   One year or less           700       856      716       693
7   More than one year,      4,864     3,461   3,491r     4,599
       but less than or
       equal to five
       years
8   More than five           4,640     3,894    2,413     2,048
    years
9 Mortgage-backed           92,708    68,053   59,167    62,512
  By type of
  counterparty
  With interdealer
  broker
10 U.S. Treasury           146,311   121,806   84,186   104,774
11 Federal agency            3,478     2,223    2,193     2,327
12 Mortgage-backed          31,293    22,926   20,854    20,633
  With other
13 U.S. Treasury           111,185    98,413   70,237    90,109
14 Federal agency           52,991    49,261   43,424r   45,914
15 Mortgage-backed          61,415    45,127   38,314    41,879

FUTURES TRANSACTIONS(3)

   By type of deliverable
   security
16 U.S. Treasury bills           0        50      108        34
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
17   Five years or less      3,296     3,281    2,731     4,526
     years
18   More than five         19,467    16,164   10,292    14,928
     years
19 Inflation-indexed             0         0        0         0
   Federal agency
20 Discount notes                0         0        0         0
   Coupon securities,
   by maturity
21  One year or less             0         0        0         0
22  More than one year,          0         0        0         0
       but less than or
       equal to five
       years
23  More than five               0         0        0         0
    years
24  Mortgage-backed              0         0        0         0

OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS(4)

   By type of
   counterparty
   With interdealer
   broker
25 U.S. Treasury bills           0         0        0         0
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
26  Five years or less       1,685     1,145      934     1,209
    years
27  More than five           8,125     5,621    3,004     4,418
    years
28 Inflation-indexed             0         0        0         0
   Federal agency
29 Discount notes                0         0        0         0
   Coupon securities,
   by maturity
30  One year or less             0         0        0         0
31  More than one year,          0         0        0         0
       but less than or
       equal to five
       years
32   More than five              0         0        0         0
     years
33 Mortgage-backed             862       912      806       822

Item                                 1998, week ending
                           Dec. 9    Dec. 16   Dec. 23   Dec. 30
OUTRIGHT TRANSACTIONS(2)

  By type of security
1 U.S. Treasury bills       35,490    31,544    22,028    27,504
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
2   Five years or less      97,507    78,916    61,226    56,767
    years
3   More than five          59,804    52,035    40,259    25,372
    years
4 Inflation-indexed            386       239       236       157
  Federal agency
5 Discount notes            41,600    38,054    36,437    36,404
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
6   One year or less           454       975       953       254
7   More than one year,      6,101     2,720     2,527     1,616
       but less than or
       equal to five
       years
8   More than five           2,896     2,230     2,378     1,377
    years
9 Mortgage-backed           99,250    63,416    37,763    24,278
  By type of
  counterparty
  With interdealer
  broker
10 U.S. Treasury           107,472    91,709    65,449    56,682
11 Federal agency            3,568     1,806     1,517     1,390
12 Mortgage-backed          34,264    23,038    14,505     8,562
  With other
13 U.S. Treasury            85,715    71,025    58,300    53,118
14 Federal agency           47,483    42,172    40,778    38,260
15 Mortgage-backed          64,986    40,379    23,259    15,716

FUTURES TRANSACTIONS(3)

   By type of deliverable
   security
16 U.S. Treasury bills          80       166     n.a.      n.a.
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
17   Five years or less      2,717     2,936     2,718     1,820
     years
18   More than five         12,523    11,200     8,845     5,211
     years
19 Inflation-indexed             0         0         0         0
   Federal agency
20 Discount notes                0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities,
   by maturity
21  One year or less             0         0         0         0
22  More than one year,          0         0         0         0
       but less than or
       equal to five
       years
23  More than five               0         0         0         0
    years
24  Mortgage-backed              0         0         0         0

OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS(4)

   By type of
   counterparty
   With interdealer
   broker
25 U.S. Treasury bills           0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
26  Five years or less         684     1,242       864       733
    years
27  More than five           3,474     3,189     2,737     1,471
    years
28 Inflation-indexed             0         0         0         0
   Federal agency
29 Discount notes                0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities,
   by maturity
30  One year or less             0         0         0         0
31  More than one year,          0         0         0         0
       but less than or
       equal to five
       years
32   More than five              0         0         0         0
     years
33 Mortgage-backed           1,258       781       326       743

Item                                1999, week ending
                           Jan. 6   Jan. 13   Jan. 20   Jan. 27
OUTRIGHT TRANSACTIONS(2)

  By type of security
1 U.S. Treasury bills      33,896    33,260    36,190    26,287
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
2   Five years or less     72,845   118,962   104,193    96,151
    years
3   More than five         59,579    86,526    65,107    59,782
    years
4 Inflation-indexed         3,681     1,200       814     1,188
  Federal agency
5 Discount notes           50,075    41,964    44,280    38,565
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
6   One year or less        1,443     1,252       993       866
7   More than one year,     4,396     5,894     8,140     5,777
       but less than or
       equal to five
       years
8   More than five          5,965     4,790     2,150     3,425
    years
9 Mortgage-backed          77,398   122,401    61,252    72,919
  By type of
  counterparty
  With interdealer
  broker
10 U.S. Treasury           92,672   132,703   117,858   103,225
11 Federal agency           3,582     4,185     4,001     3,347
12 Mortgage-backed         24,238    36,511    17,826    22,547
  With other
13 U.S. Treasury           77,329   107,245    88,445    80,182
14 Federal agency          58,297    49,715    51,561    45,285
15 Mortgage-backed         53,160    85,891    43,425    50,372

FUTURES TRANSACTIONS(3)

   By type of deliverable
   security
16 U.S. Treasury bills       n.a.         0     n.a.      n.a.
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
17   Five years or less     1,901     2,933     2,153     1,844
     years
18   More than five        12,874    21,370    14,667    13,964
     years
19 Inflation-indexed            0         0         0         0
   Federal agency
20 Discount notes               0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities,
   by maturity
21  One year or less            0         0         0         0
22  More than one year,         0         0         0         0
       but less than or
       equal to five
       years
23  More than five              0         0         0         0
    years
24  Mortgage-backed             0         0         0         0

OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS(4)

   By type of
   counterparty
   With interdealer
   broker
25 U.S. Treasury bills          0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
26  Five years or less      1,241     1,632     1,818     2,054
    years
27  More than five          4,366     5,064     4,433     4,867
    years
28 Inflation-indexed            0         0         0         0
   Federal agency
29 Discount notes               0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities,
   by maturity
30  One year or less            0         0         0         0
31  More than one year,         0         0         0         0
       but less than or
       equal to five
       years
32   More than five             0         0         0         0
     years
33 Mortgage-backed          1,287     1,242     2,319       674


(1.) Transactions are market purchases and sales of securities as reported to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York by the U.S. government securities dealers on its published list of primary dealers Monthly averages are based on the number of trading days in the month. Transactions are assumed to be evenly distributed among the trading days of the report week. Immediate, forward, and futures transactions are reported at principal value, which does not include accrued interest; options transactions are reported at the face value of the underlying securities.

Dealers report cumulative transactions for each week ending Wednesday.

(2.) Outright transactions include immediate and forward transactions. Immediate delivery refers to purchases or sales of securities (other than mortgage-backed federal agency securities) for which delivery is scheduled in five business days or less and "when-issued" securities that settle on the issue date of offering Transactions for immediate delivery of mortgage-backed agency securities include purchases and sales for which delivery is scheduled in thirty business days or less. Stripped securities are reported at market value by maturity of coupon or corpus.

Forward transactions are agreements made in the over-the-counter market that specify delayed delivery. Forward contracts for U.S. Treasury securities and federal agency debt securities are included when the time to delivery is more than five business days. Forward contracts for mortgage-backed agency securities are included when the time to delivery is more than thirty business days.

(3.) Futures transactions are standardized agreements arranged on an exchange. All futures transactions are included regardless of time to delivery.

(4.) Options transactions are purchases or sales of put and call options, whether arranged on an organized exchange or in the over-the-counter market, and include options on futures contracts on U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities.

NOTE. "n.a." indicates that data are not published because of insufficient activity.
1.43 US GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEALERS Positions and Financing(1)
Millions of dollars

                                            1998
          Item                Oct.      Nov.      Dec.    Dec. 2

NET OUTRIGHT POSITIONS(3)

  By type of security
1 U.S. Treasury bills        -9,335    -6,782    -4,551     2,294
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
2   Five years or less        1,196       558    -5,388    -2,286
3   More than five years      6,412     7,272     3,180     5,717
4 Inflation-indexed           2,705     1,798     1,186     1,517
  Federal agency
5 Discount notes             18,395    17,666    20,788    17,333
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
6   One year or less         18,740     2,188     2,075     2,251
7   More than one year,       5,119     3,208     3,093     3,396
       but less than
       or equal to five
       years
8   More than five years      6,797     5,584     3,499     4,866
9   Mortgage-backed          48,954    37,219    38,689    33,233

NET FUTURES POSITIONS(4)

   By type of delivery
   security
10 U.S. Treasury bills         n.a.       271       507       551
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
11   Five years or less      -9,070    -4,399    -4,012    -6,203
12   More than five years   -24,562   -27,583   -24,757   -26,539
13 Inflation-indexed              0         0         0         0
   Federal agency
14 Discount notes                 0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
15   One year or less             0         0         0         0
16   More than one year,          0         0         0         0
        but less than
        or equal to five
        years
17   More than five years         0         0         0         0
18   Mortgage-backed              0         0         0         0

  NET OPTIONS POSITIONS

   By type of delivery
   security
19 U.S. Treasury bills            0         0         0         0
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
20  Five years or less       -1,301    -2,128    -3,155    -2,418
21  More than five years    -3,788     -1,602    -1,387      -752
22 Inflation-indexed           n.a.      n.a.         0         0
   Federal agency                                               0
23 Discount notes                 0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
24   One year or less             0         0         0         0
25   More than one year,          0         0         0         0
       but less than
       or equal to five
       years
26   More than five years      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
27 Mortgage-backed            3,160     2,380     1,213     1,458

   Reverse repurchase
   agreements
28 Overnight and            278,468   240,639   242,653   248,942
   continuing
29 Term                     847,663   780,552   807,304   730,585

   Securities borrowed
30 Overnight and            234,431   210,066   205,654   209,357
   continuing
31 Term                     109,805   107,922   112,684   109,554

   Securities received as
   pledge
32 Overnight and              2,851     3,174     2,952     3,186
   continuing
33 Term                           0        63        67        67

   Repurchase agreements
34 Overnight and            666,957   588,736   608,988   614,567
   continuing
35 Term                     777,445   709,894   713,037   634,759

   Securities loaned
36 Overnight and              8,157     8,943     9,369     9,424
   continuing
37 Term                       3,947     4,008     3,567     3,904

   Securities pledged
38 Overnight and             53,861    46,851    47,565    42,728
   continuing
39 Term                       5,112     3,556     5,075     4,576

   Collateralized loans
40 Total                     21,841    23,528    21,850    24,391

                                      1998, week ending
          Item              Dec. 9    Dec. 16   Dec. 23   Dec. 30

NET OUTRIGHT POSITIONS(3)

  By type of security
1 U.S. Treasury bills         4,374   -11,472    -9,773    -4,368
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
2   Five years or less       -5,282    -7,691    -5,142    -4,058
3   More than five years      4,007     3,512     3,304     1,075
4 Inflation-indexed           1,241     1,089     1,104     1,099
  Federal agency
5 Discount notes             21,969    22,540    22,223    17,475
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
6   One year or less          1,958     2,297     1,895     2,000
7   More than one year,       4,026     4,415     2,257     1,647
       but less than
       or equal to five
       years
8   More than five years      5,302     4,338     1,964     1,839
9   Mortgage-backed          41,692    39,932    37,331    37,624

NET FUTURES POSITIONS(4)

   By type of delivery
   security
10 U.S. Treasury bills          495      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
11   Five years or less      -5,845    -4,215    -2,998    -2,852
12   More than five years   -26,034   -26,745   -23,356   -22,324
13 Inflation-indexed              0         0         0         0
   Federal agency
14 Discount notes                 0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
15   One year or less             0         0         0         0
16   More than one year,          0         0         0         0
        but less than
        or equal to five
        years
17   More than five years         0         0         0         0
18   Mortgage-backed              0         0         0         0

  NET OPTIONS POSITIONS

   By type of delivery
   security
19 U.S. Treasury bills            0         0         0         0
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
20  Five years or less       -2,535    -3,260    -3,928    -3,282
21  More than five years       -721    -1,275    -1,858    -1,624
22 Inflation-indexed              0         0         0         0
   Federal agency                 0         0         0         0
23 Discount notes                 0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
24   One year or less             0         0         0         0
25   More than one year,          0         0         0         0
       but less than
       or equal to five
       years
26   More than five years      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
27 Mortgage-backed              479     1,087     1,815     1,286

   Reverse repurchase
   agreements
28 Overnight and            250,409   265,083   226,311   228,433
   continuing
29 Term                     778,286   814,651   850,670   820,439

   Securities borrowed
30 Overnight and            206,947   205,544   203,289   204,256
   continuing
31 Term                     110,517   111,511   112,705   117,152

   Securities received as
   pledge
32 Overnight and              2,816     3,203     3,304     2,478
   continuing
33 Term                          67      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.

   Repurchase agreements
34 Overnight and            612,649   646,524   598,564   576,474
   continuing
35 Term                     685,047   705,563   758,512   738,282

   Securities loaned
36 Overnight and              9,863     9,803     7,669     9,987
   continuing
37 Term                       4,409     3,763     2,434      n.a.

   Securities pledged
38 Overnight and             45,538    48,618    48,429    48,920
   continuing
39 Term                       4,610     5,279     5,207     5,287

   Collateralized loans
40 Total                     22,408    26,182    20,734    18,012

                                  1999, week ending
          Item              Jan. 6    Jan. 13   Jan. 20

NET OUTRIGHT POSITIONS(3)

  By type of security
1 U.S. Treasury bills         2,991     4,374        88
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
2   Five years or less      -7,257     -9,810    -9,523
3   More than five years      3,875     2,353    -1,570
4 Inflation-indexed           1,999     2,020     2,015
  Federal agency
5 Discount notes             20,326    20,409    16,352
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
6   One year or less          2,780     2,726     2,832
7   More than one year,       2,665     3,578     4,664
       but less than
       or equal to five
       years
8   More than five years      4,621     3,873     4,622
9   Mortgage-backed          36,834    24,444    20,520

NET FUTURES POSITIONS(4)

   By type of delivery
   security
10 U.S. Treasury bills         n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
11   Five years or less        -598      -490      -716
12   More than five years   -25,164   -20,011   -18,637
13 Inflation-indexed              0         0         0
   Federal agency
14 Discount notes                 0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
15   One year or less             0         0         0
16   More than one year,          0         0         0
        but less than
        or equal to five
        years
17   More than five years         0         0         0
18   Mortgage-backed              0         0         0

  NET OPTIONS POSITIONS

   By type of delivery
   security
19 U.S. Treasury bills            0         0         0
  Coupon securities, by
  maturity
20  Five years or less       -1,935       -58       838
21  More than five years     -3,135    -1,569      -323
22 Inflation-indexed              0         0         0
   Federal agency                 0         0         0
23 Discount notes                 0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
   maturity
24   One year or less             0         0         0
25   More than one year,          0         0         0
       but less than
       or equal to five
       years
26   More than five years      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
27 Mortgage-backed            2,032     3,064     3,736

   Reverse repurchase
   agreements
28 Overnight and            232,698   231,128   249,350
   continuing
29 Term                     716,925   789,354   804,992

   Securities borrowed
30 Overnight and            216,303   221,630   226,469
   continuing
31 Term                     110,907   104,063   105,938

   Securities received as
   pledge
32 Overnight and             2,537      2,480     2,537
   continuing
33 Term                       n.a.       n.a.      n.a.

   Repurchase agreements
34 Overnight and            610,018   620,080   674,334
   continuing
35 Term                     622,805   668,796   702,050

   Securities loaned
36 Overnight and             10,325     9,871    10,455
   continuing
37 Term                        n.a.      n.a.      n.a.

   Securities pledged
38 Overnight and             48,513    47,819    48,445
   continuing
39 Term                       5,483     5,777     5,725

   Collateralized loans

40 Total                     17,205    17,062    16,285


(1.) Data for positions and financing are obtained from reports submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York by the U.S. government securities dealers on its published list of primary dealers. Weekly figures are close-of-business Wednesday data. Positions for calendar days of the report week are assumed to be constant. Monthly averages are based on the number of calendar days in the month.

(2.) Securities positions are reported at market value.

(3.) Net outright positions include immediate and forward positions. Net immediate positions include securities purchased or sold (other than mortgage-backed agency securities) that have been delivered or are scheduled to be delivered in five business days or less and "when-issued" securities that settle on the issue date of offering Net immediate positions for mortgage-backed agency securities include securities purchased or sold that have been delivered or are scheduled to be delivered in thirty business days or less.

Forward positions reflect agreements made in the over-the-counter market that specify delayed delivery. Forward contracts for U.S. Treasury securities and federal agency debt securities are included when the time to delivery is more than five business days. Forward contracts for mortgage-backed agency securities are included when the time to delivery is more than thirty business days.

(4.) Futures positions reflect standardized agreements arranged on an exchange. All futures positions are included regardless of time to delivery.

(5.) Overnight financing refers to agreements made on one business day that mature on the next business day; continuing contracts are agreements that remain in effect for more than one business day but have no specific maturity and can be terminated without advance notice by either party; term agreements have a fixed maturity of more than one business day. Financing data are reported in terms of actual funds paid or received, including accrued interest.

NOTE: "n.a." indicates that data are not published because of insufficient activity.
1.44 FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY SPONSORED CREDIT AGENCIES Debt
  Outstanding
Millions of dollars, end of period

         Agency               1994      1995      1996       1997
1 Federal and federally     738,928   844,611   925,823   1,022,609
  sponsored agencies
2 Federal agencies           39,186    37,347    29,380      27,792
3   Defense Department            6         6         6           6
4   Export-Import             3,455     2,050     1,447         552
    Bank(2,3)
5   Federal Housing             116        97        84         102
    Administration(4)
6   Government National
    Mortgage Association
    certificates of
    participation              n.a.      n.a.      n.a.        n.a.
7   Postal Service            8,073     5,765      n.a.        n.a.
8   Tennessee Valley         27,536    29,429    27,853      27,786
    Authority
9   United States Railway      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.        n.a.
    Association(6)
10 Federally sponsored      699,742   807,264   896,443     994,817
   agencies(7)
11  Federal Home Loan       205,817   243,194   263,404     313,919
    Banks
12  Federal Home Loan        93,279   119,961   156,980     169,200
    Mortgage Corporation
13  Federal National        257,230   299,174   331,270     369,774
    Mortgage Association
14  Farm Credit Banks(8)     53,175    57,379    60,053      63,517
15  Student Loan             50,335    47,529    44,763      37,717
    Marketing
    Association(9)
16  Financing                 8,170     8,170     8,170       8,170
    Corporation(10)
17  Farm Credit Financial     1,261     1,261     1,261       1,261
    Assistance
    Corporation(11)
18  Resolution Funding       29,996    29,996    29,996      29,996
    Corporation(12)
   MEMO
19 Federal Financing Bank   103,817    78,681    58,172      49,090
   debt(13)
   Lending to federal and
   federally sponsored
   agencies
20 Export-Import Bank(3)      3,449     2,044     1,431         552
21 Postal Service             8,073     5,765      n.a.        n.a.
22 Student Loan Marketing      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.        n.a.
   Association
23 Tennessee Valley           3,200     3,200      n.a.        n.a.
   Authority
24 United States Railway       n.a.      n.a.      n.a.        n.a.
   Association(6)
   Other lending(14)
25 Farmers Home              33,719    21,015    18,325      13,530
   Administration
26 Rural Electrification     17,392    17,144    16,702      14,898
   Administration
27 Other                     37,984    29,513    21,714      20,110

                                         1998
         Agency                July        Aug.       Sept.
1 Federal and federally         n.a.        n.a.   1,172,575
  sponsored agencies
2 Federal agencies            26,990      26,668      26,691
3   Defense Department             6           6           6
4   Export-Import Bank(2,3)     n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
5   Federal Housing              156         155         174
    Administration(4)
6   Government National
    Mortgage Association
    certificates of
    participation               n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
7   Postal Service              n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
8   Tennessee Valley          26,984      26,507      26,685
    Authority
9   United States Railway       n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
    Association(6)
10 Federally sponsored      1,90,715   1,103,596   1,145,884
   agencies(7)
11  Federal Home Loan        328,009     334,494     343,188
    Banks
12  Federal Home Loan        208,800     213,800     232,994
    Mortgage Corporation
13  Federal National         415,229     423,188     430,582
    Mortgage Association
14  Farm Credit Banks(8)      64,528      57,910      64,332
15  Student Loan              33,270      33,350      33,760
    Marketing
    Association(9)
16  Financing                  8,170       8,170       8,170
    Corporation(10)
17  Farm Credit Financial      1,261       1,261       1,261
    Assistance
    Corporation(11)
18  Resolution Funding        29,996      29,996      29,996
    Corporation(12)
   MEMO
19 Federal Financing Bank     42,610      42,396      45,955
   debt(13)
   Lending to federal and
   federally sponsored
   agencies
20 Export-Import Bank(3)        n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
21 Postal Service               n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
22 Student Loan Marketing       n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
   Association
23 Tennessee Valley             n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
   Authority
24 United States Railway        n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
   Association(6)
   Other lending(14)
25 Farmers Home               10,900       9,756       9,500
   Administration
26 Rural Electrification      14,126      14,284      14,166
   Administration
27 Other                      17,584      18,356      22,289

         Agency               Oct.      Nov.
1 Federal and federally        n.a.      n.a.
  sponsored agencies
2 Federal agencies           26,350    26,315
3   Defense Department            6         6
4   Export-Import Bank(2,3)    n.a.      n.a.
5   Federal Housing             188       205
    Administration(4)
6   Government National
    Mortgage Association
    certificates of
    participation              n.a.      n.a.
7   Postal Service             n.a.      n.a.
8   Tennessee Valley         26,344    26,309
    Authority
9   United States Railway      n.a.      n.a.
    Association(6)
10 Federally sponsored         n.a.      n.a.
   agencies(7)
11  Federal Home Loan       367,274   373,755
    Banks
12  Federal Home Loan       246,708   267,890
    Mortgage Corporation
13  Federal National        431,300   446,377
    Mortgage Association
14  Farm Credit Banks(8)     60,720    66,086
15  Student Loan               n.a.      n.a.
    Marketing
    Association(9)
16  Financing                 8,170     8,170
    Corporation(10)
17  Farm Credit Financial     1,261     1,261
    Assistance
    Corporation(11)
18  Resolution Funding       29,996    29,996
    Corporation(12)
   MEMO
19 Federal Financing Bank    44,952    44,824
   debt(13)
   Lending to federal and
   federally sponsored
   agencies
20 Export-Import Bank(3)       n.a.      n.a.
21 Postal Service              n.a.      n.a.
22 Student Loan Marketing      n.a.      n.a.
   Association
23 Tennessee Valley            n.a.      n.a.
   Authority
24 United States Railway       n.a.      n.a.
   Association(6)
   Other lending(14)
25 Farmers Home               9,500     9,500
   Administration
26 Rural Electrification     14,191    14,199
   Administration
27 Other                     21,261    21,125


(1.) Consists of mortgages assumed by the Defense Department between 1957 and 1963 under family housing and homeowners assistance programs.

(2.) Includes participation certificates reclassified as debt beginning Oct. 1, 1976.

(3.) On-budget since Sept. 30, 1976.

(4.) Consists of debentures issued in payment of Federal Housing Administration insurance claims. Once issued, these securities may be sold privately on the securities market.

(5.) Certificates of participation issued before fiscal year 1969 by the Government National Mortgage Association acting as trustee for the Farmers Home Administration, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Small Business Administration, and the Veterans Administration.

(6.) Off-budget.

(7.) Includes outstanding noncontingent liabilities: notes, bonds, and debentures. Includes Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, therefore details do not sum to total. Some data are estimated.

(8.) Excludes borrowing by the Farm Credit Financial Assistance Corporation, which is shown on line 17.

(9.) Before late 1982, the association obtained financing through the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) Borrowing excludes that obtained from the FFB, which is shown on line 22.

(10.) The Financing Corporation, established in August 1987 to recapitalize the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, undertook its first borrowing in October 1987.

(11.) The Farm Credit Financial Assistance Corporation, established in January 1988 to provide assistance to the Farm Credit System, undertook its first borrowing in July 1988.

(12.) The Resolution Funding Corporation, established by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, undertook its first borrowing in October 1989.

(13.) The FFB, which began operations in 1974, is authorized to purchase or sell obligations issued, sold, or guaranteed by other federal agencies. Because FFB incurs debt solely for the purpose of lending to other agencies, its debt is not included in the main portion of the table to avoid double counting.

(14.) Includes FFB purchases of agency assets and guaranteed loans; the latter are loans guaranteed by numerous agencies, with the amounts guaranteed by any one agency generally being small. The Farmers Home Administration entry consists exclusively of agency assets, whereas the Rural Electrification Administration entry consists of both agency assets and guaranteed loans.
1.45 NEW SECURITY ISSUES Tax-Exempt State and Local Governments
Millions of dollars

 Type of issue or issuer,     1996     1997     1998
          or use

 1 All issues, new and       171,222  214,694  262,342
    refunding(1)

   By type of issue
 2 General obligation         60,409   69,934   87,015
 3 Revenue                   110,813  134,989  175,327

   By type of issuer
 4 State                      13,651   18,237   23,506
 5 Special district or       113,228  134,919  178,421
    statutory authority(2)
 6 Municipality, county,      44,343   70,558   60,173
    or township

 7 Issues for new capital    112,298  135,519  160,568

   By use of proceeds
 8 Education                  26,851   31,860   36,904
 9 Transportation             12,324   13,951   19,926
10 Utilities and               9,791   12,219   21,037
    conservation
11 Social welfare             24,583   27,794    n.a.
12 Industrial aid              6,287    6,667    8,594
13 Other purposes             32,462   35,095   42,450

 Type of issue or issuer,                 1998
          or use
                              June    July    Aug.   Sept.

 1 All issues, new and       29,665  22,599  20,344  17,526
    refunding(1)

   By type of issue
 2 General obligation        10,135   6,515   5,812   5,619
 3 Revenue                   19,530  16,084  14,532  11,907

   By type of issuer
 4 State                      2,809   1,972   1,483   1,280
 5 Special district or       18,099  16,244  14,233  12,490
    statutory authority(2)
 6 Municipality, county,      7,220   5,673   4,628   3,756
    or township

 7 Issues for new capital    19,341  15,895  11,258   9,106

   By use of proceeds
 8 Education                  4,911   2,733   2,435   2,041
 9 Transportation             2,962   3,677   1,982     918
10 Utilities and              2,368     795   1,179     831
    conservation
11 Social welfare             n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.
12 Industrial aid               563   1,002     709     315
13 Other purposes             5,279   4,674   2,764   2,726

 Type of issue or issuer,             1998            1999
          or use
                              Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.

 1 All issues, new and       19,528  19,325  24,288  16,926
    refunding(1)

   By type of issue
 2 General obligation         6,791   5,433   8,632   6,925
 3 Revenue                   12,737  13,892  15,656  10,001

   By type of issuer
 4 State                      1,865     778   2,561     318
 5 Special district or       12,924  13,473  15,937  12,929
    statutory authority(2)
 6 Municipality, county,      4,739   5,073   5,790   3,679
    or township

 7 Issues for new capital    12,736  12,452  14,517  11,917

   By use of proceeds
 8 Education                  2,605   2,353   2,766   2,936
 9 Transportation             1,598     806   1,800   1,706
10 Utilities and              2,785   2,225     984     672
    conservation
11 Social welfare             n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.
12 Industrial aid               471     638   1,376     452
13 Other purposes             3,359   3,242   4,477   4,439


(1.) Par amounts of long-term issues based on date of sale.

(2.) Includes school districts.

SOURCE. Securities Data Company beginning January 1990; Investment Dealer's Digest before then.
1.46 NEW SECURITY ISSUES U.S. Corporations
Millions of dollars

Type of issue, offering,    1996      1997      1998
       or issuer

 1 All issues(1)            n.a.      n.a.      n.a.

 2 Bonds(2)                 n.a.      n.a.      n.a.

   By type of offering
 3 Public, domestic        465,489   537,880    n.a.
 4 Private placement,       n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
    domestic(3)
 5 Sold abroad              83,433   103,188

   By industry group
 6 Nonfinancial             n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
 7 Financial               429,157   510,953    n.a.

 8 Stocks(2)               122,006   117,880   126,577

   By type of offering
 9 Public                  122,006   117,880   126,577
10 Private placement(3)     n.a.      n.a.      n.a.

   By industry group
11 Nonfinancial             80,460    60,386    73,944
12 Financial                41,546    57,494    52,633

Type of issue, offering,                  1998
       or issuer
                            May      June      July     Aug.

 1 All issues(1)           84,449   109,687   77,750   60,708

 2 Bonds(2)                70,313    93,243   68,133   57,145

   By type of offering
 3 Public, domestic        56,965    78,280   54,266   45,745
 4 Private placement,       7,600     7,600    7,600    7,600
    domestic(3)
 5 Sold abroad              5,748     7,363    6,267    3,800

   By industry group
 6 Nonfinancial            20,456    24,444   24,821   20,399
 7 Financial               49,857    68,799   43,313   36,746

 8 Stocks(2)               14,700    17,111    9,772    3,725

   By type of offering
 9 Public                  14,700    17,111    9,772    3,725
10 Private placement(3)     n.a.     n.a.      n.a.     n.a.

   By industry group
11 Nonfinancial             9,271    10,248    6,390    2,560
12 Financial                5,429     6,863    3,382    1,165

Type of issue, offering,                 1998
       or issuer
                           Sept.     Oct.    Nov.(r)    Dec.

 1 All issues(1)           85,833   70,907   104,288   73,001

 2 Bonds(2)                81,352   62,692    95,910   65,140

   By type of offering
 3 Public, domestic        71,134   48,256    80,556   54,279
 4 Private placement,       7,600    7,600     7,600    7,600
    domestic(3)
 5 Sold abroad              2,618    6,837     7,754    3,261

   By industry group
 6 Nonfinancial            16,562   16,632    31,911   20,400
 7 Financial               64,790   46,060    63,999   44,741

 8 Stocks(2)                4,640    8,655     8,902    8,492

   By type of offering
 9 Public                   4,640    8,655     8,902    8,492
10 Private placement(3)     n.a.     n.a.     n.a.      n.a.

   By industry group
11 Nonfinancial             2,266    5,879     6,145    7,390
12 Financial                2,374    2,776     2,757    1,102


(1.) Figures represent gross proceeds of issues maturing in more than one year; they are the principal amount or number of units calculated by multiplying by the offering price. Figures exclude secondary offerings, employee stock plans, investment companies other than closed-end, intracorporate transactions, and Yankee bonds. Stock data include ownership securities issued by limited partnerships.

(2.) Monthly data cover only public offerings.

(3.) Monthly data are not available.

SOURCE. Beginning July 1993, Securities Data Company and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
1.47 OPEN-END INVESTMENT COMPANIES Net Sales and Assets(1)
Millions of dollars

           Item          1997       1998(r)

1 Sales of own         1,190,900   1,461,430
   shares(2)

2 Redemptions of own     918,728   1,217,022
   shares
3 Net sales(3)           272,172     244,408

4 Assets(4)            3,409,315   4,173,531

5 Cash(5)                174,154     191,393
6 Other                3,235,161   3,982,138

           Item                             1998
                          June        July        Aug.        Sept.

1 Sales of own           122,288     134,801     111,587     118,478
   shares(2)

2 Redemptions of own      97,899     107,368     118,812     107,049
   shares
3 Net sales(3)            24,389      27,433      -7,225      11,429

4 Assets(4)            3,986,952   3,957,093   3,479,401   3,625,841

5 Cash(5)                199,135     195,966     194,435     211,253
6 Other                3,787,817   3,761,127   3,284,967   3,414,588

           Item                         1998                  1999
                          Oct.        Nov.       Dec.(r)      Jan.

1 Sales of own           116,471     112,627     140,700     160,486
   shares(2)

2 Redemptions of own     108,838      89,702     134,289     135,683
   shares
3 Net sales(3)             7,633      22,925       6,412      24,802

4 Assets(4)            3,804,591   4,002,089   4,173,531   4,301,012

5 Cash(5)                210,026     207,422     191,393     203,663
6 Other                3,594,565   3,794,667   3,982,138   4,097,349


(1.) Data include stock, hybrid, and bond mutual funds and exclude money market mutual funds.

(2.) Excludes reinvestment of net income dividends and capital gains distributions and share issue of conversions from one fund to another in the same group.

(3.) Excludes sales and redemptions resulting from transfers of shares into or out of money market mutual funds within the same fund family.

(4.) Market value at end of period, less current liabilities.

(5.) Includes all U.S. Treasury securities and other short-term debt securities.

SOURCE. Investment Company Institute. Data based on reports of membership, which comprises substantially all open-end investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Data reflect underwritings of newly formed companies after their initial offering of securities.

1.48 CORPORATE PROFITS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION
Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual
rates

            Account                1996    1997    1998

1 Profits with inventory
      valuation and capital
      consumption adjustment       750.4   817.9    n.a.
2 Profits before taxes             680.2   734.4    n.a.
3 Profits-tax liability            226.1   246.1    n.a.
4 Profits after taxes              454.1   488.3    n.a.
5 Dividends                        261.9   275.1   279.2
6 Undistributed profits            192.3   213.2    n.a.
7 Inventory valuation               -1.2     6.9    n.a.
8 Capital consumption adjustment    71.4    76.6    92.2

            Account                            1997
                                    Q1      Q2      Q3      Q4

1 Profits with inventory
      valuation and capital
      consumption adjustment       794.3   815.5   840.9   820.8
2 Profits before taxes             712.4   729.8   758.9   736.4
3 Profits-tax liability            238.8   241.9   254.2   249.3
4 Profits after taxes              473.6   487.8   504.7   487.1
5 Dividends                        274.1   274.7   275.1   276.4
6 Undistributed profits            199.5   213.2   229.5   210.6
7 Inventory valuation                8.1    10.3     4.8     4.3
8 Capital consumption adjustment    73.8    75.5    77.2    80.1

            Account                            1998
                                    Q1      Q2      Q3      Q4

1 Profits with inventory
      valuation and capital
      consumption adjustment       829.2   820.6   827.0    n.a.
2 Profits before taxes             719.1   723.5   720.5    n.a.
3 Profits-tax liability            239.9   241.6   243.2    n.a.
4 Profits after taxes              479.2   481.8   477.3    n.a.
5 Dividends                        277.3   278.1   279.0   282.3
6 Undistributed profits            201.8   203.7   198.3    n.a.
7 Inventory valuation               25.3     7.8    11.7    n.a.
8 Capital consumption adjustment    84.9    89.4    94.8    99.7


SOURCE. U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business.
1.51 DOMESTIC FINANCE COMPANIES Assets and Liabilities(1)
Billions of dollars, end of period; not seasonally adjusted

            Account                1994    1995    1996

             ASSETS

 1 Accounts receivable, gross(2)   543.7   607.0   637.1
 2  Consumer                       201.9   233.0   244.9
 3  Business                       274.9   301.6   309.5
 4  Real estate                     66.9    72.4    82.7

 5 LESS: Reserves for unearned      52.9    60.7    55.6
    income
 6       Reserves for loses         11.3    12.8    13.1

 7 Accounts receivable, net        479.5   533.5   568.3
 8 All other                       216.8   250.9   290.0

 9 Total assets                    696.3   784.4   858.3

    LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
10 Bank loans                       14.8    15.3    19.7
11 Commercial paper                171.6   168.6   177.6

   Debt
12 Owed to parent                   41.8    51.1    60.3
13 Not elsewhere classified        247.4   300.0   332.5
14 All other liabilities           146.2   163.6   174.7
15 Capital, surplus, and            74.6    85.9    93.5
    undivided profits

16 Total liabilities and capital   696.3   784.4   858.3

            Account                            1997
                                    Q1      Q2      Q3      Q4

             ASSETS

 1 Accounts receivable, gross(2)   648.0   651.6   660.5   663.3
 2  Consumer                       249.4   255.1   254.5   256.8
 3  Business                       315.2   311.7   319.5   318.5
 4  Real estate                     83.4    84.8    86.4    87.9

 5 LESS: Reserves for unearned      51.3    57.2    54.6    52.7
    income
 6       Reserves for loses         12.8    13.3    12.7    13.0

 7 Accounts receivable, net        583.9   581.2   593.1   597.6
 8 All other                       289.6   306.8   289.1   312.4

 9 Total assets                    873.4   887.9   882.3   910.0

    LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
10 Bank loans                       18.4    18.8    20.4    24.1
11 Commercial paper                185.3   193.7   189.6   201.5

   Debt
12 Owed to parent                   61.0    60.0    61.6    64.7
13 Not elsewhere classified        324.6   345.3   322.8   328.8
14 All other liabilities           189.2   171.4   190.1   189.6
15 Capital, surplus, and            94.9    98.7    97.9   101.3
    undivided profits

16 Total liabilities and capital   873.4   887.9   882.3   910.0

            Account                        1998
                                    Q1      Q2      Q3

             ASSETS

 1 Accounts receivable, gross(2)   667.2   676.0   688.6
 2  Consumer                       251.7   251.3   254.9
 3  Business                       325.9   334.9   335.1
 4  Real estate                     89.6    89.9    98.5

 5 LESS: Reserves for unearned      52.1    53.2    52.4
    income
 6       Reserves for loses         13.1    13.2    13.2

 7 Accounts receivable, net        601.9   609.6   622.9
 8 All other                       329.7   340.1   313.7

 9 Total assets                    931.6   949.7   936.6

    LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
10 Bank loans                       22.0    22.3    24.9
11 Commercial paper                211.7   225.9   226.9

   Debt
12 Owed to parent                   64.6    60.0    58.3
13 Not elsewhere classified        338.2   348.7   337.6
14 All other liabilities           193.1   188.9   185.4
15 Capital, surplus, and           102.1   103.9   103.6
    undivided profits

16 Total liabilities and capital   931.6   949.7   936.6


(1.) Includes finance company subsidiaries of bank holding companies but not of retailers and banks. Data are amounts carried on the balance sheets of finance companies; securitized pools are not shown, as they are not on the books.

(2.) Before deduction for unearned income and losses.
1.52 DOMESTIC FINANCE COMPANIES Owned and managed Receivables(1)
Billions of dollars, amounts outstanding

             Type of credit                 1996     1997    1998

 1 Total                                    761.9    809.8   885.1

 2   Consumer                               307.7    327.7   356.2
 3   Real estate                            111.9    121.1   135.3
 4   Business                               342.4    361.0   393.6

 5 Total                                    769.7    818.1   894.3

 6   Consumer                               310.6    330.9   359.8
 7     Motor vehicle loans                   86.7     87.0   103.1
 8     Motor vehicle leases                  92.5     96.8    93.0
 9     Revolving(2)                          32.5     38.6    36.0
10     Other(3)                              33.2     34.4    33.2
       Securitized assets(4)
11       Motor vehicle loans                 36.8     44.3    54.8
12       Motor vehicle leases                 8.7     10.8    14.7
13       Revolving                            0.0      0.0     6.7
14       Other                               20.1     19.0    18.1

15   Real estate                            111.9    121.1   135.3
16     One- to four-family                   52.1     59.0    75.1
17     Other                                 30.5     28.9    31.1
       Securitized real estate assets(4)
18       One- to four-family                 28.9     33.0    29.0
19       Other                                0.4      0.2     0.1
20   Business                               347.2    366.1   399.2
21     Motor vehicles                        67.1     63.5    74.9
22      Retail loans                         25.1     25.6    29.3
23      Wholesale loans(5)                   33.0     27.7    33.5
24      Leases                                9.0     10.2    12.1
25     Equipment                            194.8    203.9   221.4
26      Loans                                59.9     51.5    51.9
27      Leases                              134.9    152.3   169.5
28   Other business receivables(6)           47.6     51.1    59.2
     Securitized assets(4)
29     Motor vehicles                        24.0     33.0    27.0
30      Retail loans                          2.7      2.4     2.3
31      Wholesale loans                      21.3     30.5    24.7
32      Leases                                0.0      0.0     0.0
33     Equipment                             11.3     10.7    11.5
34      Loans                                 4.7      4.2     5.2
35      Leases                                6.6      6.5     6.3
36     Other business receivables(6)          2.4      4.0     5.3

             Type of credit                           1998
                                              July    Aug.    Sept.
                                               Seasonally adjusted

 1 Total                                      840.6   846.4   853.5

 2   Consumer                                 336.6   339.1   343.9
 3   Real estate                              125.2   128.1   128.8
 4   Business                                 378.7   379.2   380.7

                                             Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                                      835.2   842.6   850.0

 6   Consumer                                 338.5   340.5   344.9
 7     Motor vehicle loans                     91.7    95.3    96.2
 8     Motor vehicle leases                    97.3    96.9    94.9
 9     Revolving(2)                            29.6    30.2    29.3
10     Other(3)                                35.0    34.7    34.6
       Securitized assets(4)
11       Motor vehicle loans                   50.2    49.2    51.8
12       Motor vehicle leases                  10.8    10.7    14.2
13       Revolving                              5.3     5.3     5.3
14       Other                                 18.5    18.2    18.8

15   Real estate                              125.2   128.1   128.8
16     One- to four-family                     65.9    68.6    68.4
17     Other                                   28.5    28.7    30.1
       Securitized real estate assets(4)
18       One- to four-family                   30.6    30.7    30.2
19       Other                                  0.1     0.1     0.1
20   Business                                 371.5   374.0   376.2
21     Motor vehicles                          61.1    62.5    65.5
22      Retail loans                           29.2    29.6    30.0
23      Wholesale loans(5)                     21.0    22.0    24.2
24      Leases                                 10.9    10.9    11.3
25     Equipment                              212.8   212.0   210.8
26      Loans                                  51.6    51.8    47.9
27      Leases                                161.2   160.2   162.9
28   Other business receivables(6)             54.5    57.0    58.9
     Securitized assets(4)
29     Motor vehicles                          26.3    25.9    24.5
30      Retail loans                            2.2     2.1     2.0
31      Wholesale loans                        24.1    23.8    22.5
32      Leases                                  0.0     0.0     0.0
33     Equipment                               11.5    11.4    11.3
34      Loans                                   5.1     4.9     4.9
35      Leases                                  6.4     6.4     6.4
36     Other business receivables(6)            5.4     5.2     5.3

             Type of credit                          1998
                                             Oct.    Nov.    Dec.

 1 Total                                     867.2   872.7   885.1

 2   Consumer                                351.7   353.8   356.2
 3   Real estate                             132.3   134.3   135.3
 4   Business                                383.2   384.7   393.6

 5 Total                                     865.5   874.4   894.3

 6   Consumer                                351.2   353.9   359.8
 7     Motor vehicle loans                    97.6    99.0   103.1
 8     Motor vehicle leases                   94.6    94.4    93.0
 9     Revolving(2)                           34.6    34.7    36.0
10     Other(3)                               34.6    34.6    33.2
       Securitized assets(4)
11       Motor vehicle loans                  51.6    53.4    54.8
12       Motor vehicle leases                 14.4    14.2    14.7
13       Revolving                             5.3     5.3     6.7
14       Other                                18.6    18.4    18.1

15   Real estate                             132.3   134.3   135.3
16     One- to four-family                    72.2    74.1    75.1
17     Other                                  30.2    30.7    31.1
       Securitized real estate assets(4)
18       One- to four-family                  29.8    29.4    29.0
19       Other                                 0.1     0.1     0.1
20   Business                                382.0   386.3   399.2
21     Motor vehicles                         68.5    70.9    74.9
22      Retail loans                          30.4    29.4    29.3
23      Wholesale loans(5)                    27.0    30.3    33.5
24      Leases                                11.1    11.2    12.1
25     Equipment                             211.5   212.0   221.4
26      Loans                                 47.2    47.8    51.9
27      Leases                               164.3   164.2   169.5
28   Other business receivables(6)            59.6    60.4    59.2
     Securitized assets(4)
29     Motor vehicles                         25.0    25.8    27.0
30      Retail loans                           1.9     2.4     2.3
31      Wholesale loans                       23.2    23.4    24.7
32      Leases                                 0.0     0.0     0.0
33     Equipment                              12.0    11.8    11.5
34      Loans                                  5.6     5.4     5.2
35      Leases                                 6.4     6.4     6.3
36     Other business receivables(6)           5.2     5.3     5.3


NOTE. This table has been revised to incorporate several changes benchmarking of finance company receivables to the June 1996 Survey of Finance Companies. In that benchmark survey, and in the monthly surveys that have followed, more detailed breakdowns have been obtained for some components. In addition, previously unavailable data on securitized real estate loans are now included in this table. The new information has resulted in some reclassification of receivables among the three major categories (consumer, real estate, and business) and in discontinuities in some component series between May and June 1996.

Includes finance company subsidiaries of bank holding companies but not of retailers and banks. Data in this table also appear in the Board's G.20 (422) monthly statistical release. For ordering address, see inside front cover.

(1.) Owned receivables are those carried on the balance sheet of the institution. Managed receivables are outstanding balances of pools upon which securities have been issued; these balances are no longer carried on the balance sheets of the loan originator. Data are shown before deductions for unearned income and losses. Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.

(2.) Excludes revolving credit reported as held by depository institutions that are subsidiaries of finance companies.

(3.) Includes personal cash loans, mobile home loans, and loans to purchase other types of consumer goods such as appliances, apparel, boats, and recreation vehicles.

(4.) Outstanding balances of pools upon which securities have been issued; these balances are no longer carried on the balance sheets of the loan originator.

(5.) Credit arising from transactions between manufacturers and dealers, that is, floor plan financing.

(6.) Includes loans on commercial accounts receivable, factored commercial accounts, and receivable dealer capital; small loans used primarily for business or farm purposes: and wholesale and lease paper for mobile homes, campers, and travel trailers.

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1.55 CONSUMER CREDIT(1)
Millions of dollars, amounts outstanding, end of period

Holder and type of credit            1996        1997        1998
                                         Seasonally adjusted

 1 Total                        1,181,913   1,233,099   1,308,376
 2 Automobile                     392,321     413,369     447,181
 3 Revolving                      499,486     531,140     558,592
 4 Other(2)                       290,105     288,590     302,603

                                     Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                        1,211,590   1,264,103   1,340,919

 6 Commercial banks               526,769     512,563     513,558
 7 Finance companies              152,391     160,022     172,406
 8 Credit unions                  144,148     152,362     157,066
 9 Savings institutions            44,711      47,172      52,284
10 Nonfinancial business(3)        77,745      78,927      74,894
11 Pools of securitized           265,826     313,057     370,711
    assets(4)

By major type of credit(5)
12 Automobile                     395,609     416,962     451,138
13   Commercial hanks             157,047     155,254     157,928
14   Finance companies             86,690      87,015     103,115
15   Pools of securitized          51,719      64,950      72,955
      assets(4)
16 Revolving                      522,860     555,858     584,516
17   Commercial banks             228,615     219,826     207,838
18   Finance companies             32,493      38,608      36,047
19   Nonfinancial business(3)      44,901      44,966      39,193
20   Pools of securitized         188,712     221,465     270,594
      assets(4)
21 Other                          293,121     291,283     305,265
22   Commercial banks             141,107     137,483     147,792
23   Finance companies             33,208      34,399      33,244
24   Nonfinancial business(3)      32,844      33,961      35,701
25   Pools of securitized          25,395      26,642      27,162
      assets(4)

Holder and type of credit         July        Aug.         Sept.
                                         Seasonally adjusted

 1 Total                        1,269,844   1,277,412      1,285,346

 2 Automobile                     428,121     432,240        434,964
 3 Revolving                      543,612     548,747        552,462
 4 Other(2)                       298,111     296,425        297,920

                                     Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                        1,262,958   1,277,611      1,288,362
 6 Commercial banks               491,507     498,219        497,860
 7 Finance companies              156,366     160,151        160,078
 8 Credit unions                  153,735     154,146        155,167
 9 Savings institutions            48,989      49,648         50,307
10 Nonfinancial business(3)        65,478      66,004         65,557
11 Pools of securitized           346,883     349,443        359,393
    assets(4)

By major type of credit(5)
12 Automobile                     429,723     434,924        438,965
13   Commercial hanks             153,203     155,508        156,287
14   Finance companies             91,741      95,257         96,183
15   Pools of securitized          72,470      70,766         72,146
      assets(4)
16 Revolving                      537,349     545,564        549,786
17   Commercial banks             197,646     200,424        197,615
18   Finance companies             29,605      30,155         29,312
19   Nonfinancial business(3)      33,807      34,009         33,743
20   Pools of securitized         246,635     251,165        259,348
      assets(4)
21 Other                          295,886     297,123        299,611
22   Commercial banks             140,658     142,287        143,958
23   Finance companies             35,020      34,739         34,583
24   Nonfinancial business(3)      31,671      31,995         31,814
25   Pools of securitized          27,778      27,512         27,899
      assets(4)

Holder and type of credit        Oct.           Nov.       Dec.
                                         Seasonally adjusted

 1 Total                        1,297,171   1,301,122(r)   1,308,376
 2 Automobile                     436,966     441,342(r)     447,181
 3 Revolving                      557,093     556,404(r)     558,592
 4 Other(2)                       303,113     303,376(r)     302,603

                                     Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                        1,299,809   1,309,001(r)   1,340,919
 6 Commercial banks               501,982     500,383        513,558
 7 Finance companies              166,861     168,262        172,406
 8 Credit unions                  156,043     156,521(r)     157,066
 9 Savings institutions            50,966      51,625         52,284
10 Nonfinancial business(3)        65,949      66,632         74,894
11 Pools of securitized           358,008     365,578        370,711
    assets(4)

By major type of credit(5)
12 Automobile                     442,255     445,467(r)     451,138
13   Commercial hanks             156,788     157,126        157,928
14   Finance companies             97,637      98,954        103,115
15   Pools of securitized          71,788      72,582         72,955
      assets(4)
16 Revolving                      555,456     559,080(r)     584,516
17   Commercial banks             199,234     195,377        207,838
18   Finance companies             34,597      34,696         36,047
19   Nonfinancial business(3)      33,762      33,787         39,193
20   Pools of securitized         258,139     265,311        270,594
      assets(4)
21 Other                          302,098     304,454(r)     305,265
22   Commercial banks             145,960     147,880        147,792
23   Finance companies             34,627      34,612         33,244
24   Nonfinancial business(3)      32,187      32,845         35,701
25   Pools of securitized          28,081      27,685         27,162
      assets(4)


(1) The Board's series on amounts of credit covers most short- and intermediate-term credit extended to individuals. Data in this table also appear in the Board's G.19 (421) monthly statistical release. For ordering address, see inside front cover.

(2.) Comprises mobile home loans and all other loans that are not included in automobile or revolving credit, such as loans for education, boats, trailers, or vacations. These loans may be secured or unsecured.

(3.) Includes retailers and gasoline companies.

(4.) Outstanding balances of pools upon which securities have been issued; these balances are no longer carried on the balance sheets of the loan originator.

(5.) Totals include estimates for certain holders for which only consumer credit totals are available.
1.56 TERMS OF CONSUMER CREDIT(1)
Percent per year except as noted

            Item                  1996     1997     1998
       INTEREST RATES

Commercial banks(2)
 1 48-month new car               9.05     9.02     8.72
 2 24-month personal             13.54    13.90    13.74
Credit card plan
 3 All accounts                  15.63    15.77    15.71
 4 Accounts assessed interest    15.50    15.57    15.63
Auto finance companies
 5 New car                        9.84     7.12     6.30
 6 Used car                      13.53    13.27    12.64

       OTHER TERMS(3)

Maturity (months)
 7 New car                       51.60    54.10     52.1
 8 Used car                      51.40    51.00     53.5
Loan-to-value ratio
 9 New car                          91       92       92
10 Used car                        100       99       99
Amount financed (dollars)
11 New car                      16,987   18,077   19,083
12 Used car                     12,182   12,281   12,691

            Item                             1998
                                 June     July     Aug.    Sept.
       INTEREST RATES

Commercial banks(2)
 1 48-month new car              n.a.     n.a.      8.71    n.a.
 2 24-month personal             n.a.     n.a.     13.45    n.a.

Credit card plan
 3 All accounts                  n.a.     n.a.     15.83    n.a.
 4 Accounts assessed interest    n.a.     n.a.     15.85    n.a.
Auto finance companies
 5 New car                        6.02     6.23     6.00     5.92
 6 Used car                      12.63    12.51    12.68    12.65

       OTHER TERMS(3)

Maturity (months)
 7 New car                        50.9     51.7     53.0     53.1
 8 Used car                       54.0     54.1     54.1     54.2
Loan-to-value ratio
 9 New car                          91       92       93       93
10 Used car                        100      100      101      101
Amount financed (dollars)
11 New car                       8,878   19,084   19,068   19,028
12 Used car                      2,698   12,733   12,407   12,731

            Item                           1998
                                  Oct.     Nov.     Dec.
       INTEREST RATES

Commercial banks(2)
 1 48-month new car               n.a.      8.62    n.a.
 2 24-month personal              n.a.     13.75    n.a.
Credit card plan
 3 All accounts                   n.a.     15.69    n.a.
 4 Accounts assessed interest     n.a.     15.72    n.a.
Auto finance companies
 5 New car                         6.33     6.79     6.43
 6 Used car                       12.58    12.41    12.31

       OTHER TERMS(3)

Maturity (months)
 7 New car                         53.1     52.8     52.2
 8 Used car                        54.2     54.3     54.2
Loan-to-value ratio
 9 New car                           92       91       91
10 Used car                         100      100      100
Amount financed (dollars)
11 New car                       19,199   19,590   19,734
12 Used car                      12,914   13,112   13,202


(1.) The Board's series on amounts of credit covers most short- and intermediate-term credit extended to individuals. Data in this table also appear in the Board's G.19 (421) monthly statistical release. For ordering address, see inside front cover.

(2.) Data are available for only the second month of each quarter.

(3.) At auto finance companies.

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2.10 NONFINANCIAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY Selected Measures
Monthly data seasonally adjusted, and indexes 1992= 100, except as
noted

                                                           1998
Measure                        1996   1997       1998       May

 1 Industrial
    production(1)             119.5   126.8      131.4      131.9
   Market groupings
 2 Products, total            114.4   119.6      123.6(r)   124.5
 3  Final, total              115.5   121.1      125.5(r)   126.6
 4    Consumer goods          111.3   114.1      115.2(r)   116.8
 5    Equipment               122.7   133.9      144.1(r)   144.2
 6  Intermediate              110.9   115.2      118.0(r)   118.2
 7 Materials                  127.8   138.2      144.0      143.6
   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing              121.4   129.7      135.1      135.4
 9 Capacity utilization,
    manufacturing
    (percent)(2)               81.4    82.0       80.8(r)    81.6
10 Construction
    contracts(3)              130.9   142.6(r)   151.0(r)   153.0(r)
11 Nonagricultural
    employment, total(4)      117.3   120.3      123.4      123.2
12  Goods-producing, total      2.4     2.4        2.3      102.5
13   Manufacturing, total      97.4    98.2       98.5       99.0
14    Manufacturing,
       production workers      98.6    99.6       99.6      100.1
15   Service-producing        123.1   126.5      130.1      129.7
16 Personal income, total     165.2   174.5      183.2      182.2
17   Wages and salary
      disbursements           159.8   171.2      182.6      181.5
18     Manufacturing          135.7   144.7      151.1      151.5
19   Disposable personal
      income(5)               164.0   171.7      178.6      177.5
20 Retail sales(5)            159.6   166.9      175.3      175.8
   Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84
    = 100)                    156.9   160.5      163.0      162.8
22 Producer finished
    goods  (1982 = 100)       131.3   131.8      130.7      130.6

                                              1998
Measure                       June       July       Aug.    Sept.

 1 Industrial
    production(1)             130.6      130.5      132.4   131.9
   Market groupings
 2 Products, total            123.6      123.3      124.9   124.1
 3  Final, total              125.5      124.7      126.8   126.0
 4    Consumer goods          115.1      114.0      116.1   114.8
 5    Equipment               144.1      143.9      146.0   146.2
 6  Intermediate              118.0      119.1      119.1   118.3
 7 Materials                  141.8      141.9      144.4   144.4
   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing              133.7      133.6      135.7   135.2
 9 Capacity utilization,
    manufacturing
    (percent)(2)               80.2       79.8       80.7    80.1
10 Construction
    contracts(3)              152.0(r)   155.0(r)   154.0   150.0(r)
11 Nonagricultural
    employment, total(4)      123.3      123.5      123.8   123.9
12  Goods-producing, total    102.6      101.9      102.4   102.3
13   Manufacturing, total      98.9       97.9       98.4    98.4
14    Manufacturing,
       production workers      99.9       98.4       99.1    99.3
15   Service-producing        130.0      130.4      130.6   130.9
16 Personal income, total     182.7      183.4      184.2   184.8
17   Wages and salary
      disbursements           181.8      182.8      184.1   184.6
18     Manufacturing          150.5      149.6      151.3   152.1
19   Disposable personal
      income(5)               177.9      178.7      179.4   179.9
20 Retail sales(5)            176.0      174.8      174.9   175.6
   Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84
    = 100)                    163.0      163.2      163.4   163.6
22 Producer finished
    goods  (1982 = 100)       130.7      131.0      130.7   130.6

                                                             1999
Measure                       Oct.(r)   Nov.(r)   Dec.       Jan.

 1 Industrial
    production(1)             132.4      132.3    132.5(r)   132.5
   Market groupings
 2 Products, total            124.9      124.5    124.7(r)   124.6
 3  Final, total              126.7      126.3    126.2(r)   126.0
 4    Consumer goods          115.2      115.1    115.4(r)   115.4
 5    Equipment               147.5      146.4    145.5(r)   145.0
 6  Intermediate              119.0      119.1    120.2(r)   120.4
 7 Materials                  144.5      144.8    145.2(r)   145.3
   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing              136.1      136.4    136.6(r)   136.7
 9 Capacity utilization,
    manufacturing
    (percent)(2)               80.3       80.1     79.9       79.6
10 Construction
    contracts(3)              148.0      152.0    153.0(r)   147.0
11 Nonagricultural
    employment, total(4)      124.1      124.4    124.7      124.9
12  Goods-producing, total    102.2      102.1    102.4      102.4
13   Manufacturing, total      98.1       97.8     97.7       97.6
14    Manufacturing,
       production workers      99.0       98.6     98.5       98.5
15   Service-producing        131.1      131.5    131.8      132.1
16 Personal income, total     185.5      186.3    187.3       n.a.
17   Wages and salary
      disbursements           185.6      186.6    187.5       n.a.
18     Manufacturing          151.7      151.4    151.8       n.a.
19   Disposable personal
      income(5)               180.7      181.4    182.3       n.a.
20 Retail sales(5)            177.7      178.9    180.7(r)   181.1
   Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84
    = 100)                    164.0      164.0    163.9      164.3
22 Producer finished
    goods  (1982 = 100)       131.4      130.8    131.0      131.5


(1.) Data in this table appear in the Board's G. 17 (419) monthly statistical release. The data are also available on the Board's web site, http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/gl7. The latest historical revision of the industrial production index and the capacity utilization rates was released in November 1998. The recent annual revision is described in an article in the January 1999 issue of the Bulletin. For a description of the methods of estimating industrial production and capacity utilization, see "Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization: Historical Revision and Recent Developments," Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 83 (February 1997), pp. 67-92, and the references cited therein. For details about the construction of individual industrial production series, see "Industrial Production: 1989 Developments and Historical Revision," Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 76 (April 1990), pp. 187-204.

(2.) Ratio of index of production to index of capacity. Based on data from the Federal Reserve, DRI McGraw-Hill, U.S. Department of Commerce, and other sources.

(3.) Index of dollar value of total construction contracts, including residential, nonresidential, and heavy engineering, from McGraw-Hill Information Systems Company, EW. Dodge Division.

(4.) Based on data from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Earnings. Series covers employees only, excluding personnel in the armed forces.

(5.) Based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business.

(6.) Based on data not seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for changes in the price indexes can be obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly Labor Review.

NOTE. Basic data (not indexes) for series mentioned in notes 4 and 5, and indexes for series mentioned in notes 3 and 6, can also be found in the Survey of Current Business.
2.11 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT
Thousands of persons; monthly data seasonally adjusted

                                                             1998
Category                        1996      1997      1998     June

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA(1)
 1 Civilian labor force(2)    133,943   136,297   137,673   137,498
    Employment
 2  Nonagricultural
     industries(3)            123,264   126,159   128,085   127,890
 3  Agriculture                 3,443     3,399     3,378     3,363
    Unemployment
 4  Number                      7,236     6,739     6,210     6,245
 5  Rate (percent of
     civilian labor force)        5.4       4.9       4.5       4.5

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA

 6 Nonagricultural payroll
     employment(4)            119,608   122,690   125,833   125,751
 7 Manufacturing               18,495    18,657    18,716    18,780
 8 Mining                         580       592       575       578
 9 Contract construction        5,418     5,686     5,965     5,946
10 Transportation and
     public utilities           6,253     6,395     6,551     6,538
11 Trade                       28,079    28,659    29,299    29,269
12 Finance                      6,911     7,091     7,341     7,333
13 Service                     34,454    36,040    37,525    37,494
14 Government                  19,419    19,570    19,862    19,813

Category                      July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA(1)
 1 Civilian labor force(2)    137,407   137,481   138,081   138,116
    Employment
 2  Nonagricultural
     industries(3)            127,753   127,772   128,348   128,300
 3  Agriculture                 3,423     3,492     3,470     3,558
    Unemployment
 4  Number                      6,231     6,217     6,263     6,258
 5  Rate (percent of
     civilian labor force)        4.5       4.5       4.5       4.5

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA

 6 Nonagricultural payroll
     employment(4)            125,869   126,191   126,363   126,527
 7 Manufacturing               18,594    18,693    18,692    18,633
 8 Mining                         571       571       568       564
 9 Contract construction        5,970     5,989     5,981     6,012
10 Transportation and
     public utilities           6,550     6,570     6,579     6,595
11 Trade                       29,374    29,383    29,454    29,453
12 Finance                      7,370     7,372     7,393     7,417
13 Service                     37,614    37,691    37,768    37,905
14 Government                  19,826    19,922    19,928    19,948

                                                    1999

Category                       Nov.(r)   Dec.(r)     Jan.

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA(1)
 1 Civilian labor force(2)     138,193   138,547   139,347
    Employment
 2  Nonagricultural
     industries(3)             128,765   129,304   130,097
 3  Agriculture                  3,348     3,222     3,299
    Unemployment
 4  Number                       6,080     6,021     5,950
 5  Rate (percent of
     civilian labor force)         4.4       4.3       4.3

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA

 6 Nonagricultural payroll
     employment(4)             126,804   127,102   127,347
 7 Manufacturing                18,573    18,557    18,544
 8 Mining                          560       555       546
 9 Contract construction         6,051     6,150     6,165
10 Transportation and
     public utilities            6,604     6,629     6,651
11 Trade                        29,549    29,595    29,653
12 Finance                       7,441     7,459     7,481
13 Service                      38,040    38,137    38,251
14 Government                   19,986    20,020    20,056


(1.) Beginning January 1994, reflects redesign of current population survey and population controls from the 1990 census.

(2.) Persons sixteen years of age and older, including Resident Armed Forces. Monthly figures are based on sample data collected during the calendar week that contains the twelfth day; annual data are averages of monthly figures. By definition, seasonality does not exist in population figures.

(3.) Includes self-employed, unpaid family, and domestic service workers.

(4.) Includes all full- and pact-time employees who worked during, or received pay for, the pay period that includes the twelfth day of the month; excludes proprietors, self-employed persons, household and unpaid family workers, and members of the armed forces. Data are adjusted to the March 1992 benchmark, and only seasonally adjusted data are available at this time.

SOURCE. Based on data from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Earnings.

[TABULAR DATA 2.12 - 2.14 NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]
2.15 CONSUMER AND PRODUCERS PRICES
Percentage changes based on seasonally adjusted data except as
noted

                               Change from 12
                               months earlier
        Item                   1998      1999
                                Jan.     Jan.
     CONSUMER PRICES(2)
     (1982-84 = 100)

 1   All items                  1.6       1.7

 2   Food                       2.2       2.3
 3   Energy items              -6.5      -7.4
 4   All items less food
       and energy               2.2       2.4
 5     Commodities               .4       1.2
 6     Services                 3.0       2.8

           PRODUCER PRICES
          (1982=100)

 7   Finished goods            -1.7       0.9
 8     Consumer foods           -.7       1.9
 9     Consumer energy        -10.4      -7.5
10     Other consumer goods      .4       4.0
11     Capital equipment        -.8       -.1

     Intermediate materials
12   Excluding foods and
       feeds                   -1.5      -2.4
13   Excluding energy            .1      -1.6

     Crude materials
14   Foods                     -6.0      -3.7
15   Energy                   -37.3     -16.7
16   Other                     -3.9     -14.5

                                 Change from 3 months earlier
                                        (annual rate)
          Item                               1998(r)

     CONSUMER PRICES(2)
     (1982-84 = 100)            Mar.     June     Sept.      Dec.

 1   All items                   .7       2.2       1.5       2.0

 2   Food                       1.3       2.3       2.5       2.8
 3   Energy items             -17.2      -3.4      -9.0      -5.1
 4   All items less food
       and energy               2.4       2.6       2.3       2.5
 5     Commodities               .0       1.7       1.1       2.5
 6     Services                 3.5       2.8       3.0       2.5

           PRODUCER PRICES
          (1982=100)

 7   Finished goods            -2.7        .3        .6       1.5
 8     Consumer foods            .9        .6       1.8        .3
 9     Consumer energy        -25.5      -3.1      -9.2     -10.4
10     Other consumer goods     4.2       1.4       3.0       8.0
11     Capital equipment         .0      -1.2        .9        .3

     Intermediate materials
12   Excluding foods and
       feeds                   -4.1      -1.6      -2.2      -3.8
13   Excluding energy            .9      -2.4      -1.8      -2.4

     Crude materials
14   Foods                    -14.6      -3.3     -19.6      -6.2
15   Energy                   -53.5     -14.6     -25.3      -1.3
16   Other                    -12.4      -5.8     -19.9     -24.6

                                  Change from 1 month earlier
        Item                                  1998

     CONSUMER PRICES(2)
     (1982-84 = 100)             Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

 1   All items                   .1(r)     .2        .2        .1

 2   Food                        .1(r)     .5(r)     .1        .1(r)
 3   Energy items              -1.2(r)     .1(r)    -.3(r)   -1.1(r)
 4   All items less food
       and energy                .2        .2        .1(r)     .3
 5     Commodities              -.1        .1(r)     .1        .6
 6     Services                  .3        .2        .3        .2

           PRODUCER PRICES
          (1982=100)

 7   Finished goods              .2        .2       -.2        .4
 8     Consumer foods            .2        .4       -.4(r)     .0(r)
 9     Consumer energy          -.4(r)    1.1(r)   -1.5(r)   -2.3
10     Other consumer goods      .3(r)     .0        .1       1.8(r)
11     Capital equipment         .3       -.1(r)     .1        .0(r)

     Intermediate materials
12   Excluding foods and
       feeds                     .2        .2       -.3(r)    -.5(r)
13   Excluding energy           -.3(r)    -.2(r)     .2       -.2

     Crude materials
14   Foods                      -.9(r)    2.9(r)    -.3(r)   -4.1(r)
15   Energy                    -3.6(r)    5.1(r)     .0      -5.2
16   Other                     -1.2(r)   -2.7      -2.7(r)   -1.6(r)

        Item                                         Index
                                                     level,
     CONSUMER PRICES(2)                              Jan.
     (1982-84 = 100)                1999             1999 (1)

 1   All items                        .1               164.3

 2   Food                             .5               163.6
 3   Energy items                    -.2                98.1
 4   All items less food
       and energy                     .1               175.3
 5     Commodities                    .0               143.7
 6     Services                       .2               193.2

           PRODUCER PRICES
           (1982=100)

 7   Finished goods                   .5               131.5
 8     Consumer foods                1.6               135.6
 9     Consumer energy               1.8                71.7
10     Other consumer goods          -.1               151.6
11     Capital equipment             -.1               137.7

     Intermediate materials
12   Excluding foods and
       feeds                          .1               121.5
13   Excluding energy                -.2               132.1

     Crude materials
14   Foods                           5.1               101.6
15   Energy                           .6                62.4
16   Other                            .2               128.7


(1.) Not seasonally adjusted.

(2.) Figures for consumer prices are for all urban consumers and reflect a rental-equivalence measure of homeownership.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2.16 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND INCOME
Billions of current dollars except as noted; quarterly data at
seasonally adjusted annual rates

       Account                      1996        1997         1998

    GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

 1  Total                         7,661.6      8,110.9      8,508.9

    By source
 2  Personal consumption
      expenditures                5,215.7      5,493.7      5,806.0
 3    Durable goods                 643.3        673.0        723.5
 4    Nondurable go               1,539.2      1,600.6      1,662.0
 5    Services                    3,033.2      3,220.1      3,420.5

 6  Gross private domestic
      investment                  1,131.9      1,256.0      1,369.2
 7    Fixed investment            1,099.8      1,188.6      1,308.8
 8      Nonresidential              787.9        860.7        939.4
 9        Structures                216.9        240.2        246.8
10        Producers' durable
           equipment                571.0        620.5        692.6
11      Residential structures      311.8        327.9        369.4

12  Change in business
      inventories                    32.1         67.4         60.4
13    Nonfarm                        24.5         63.1         53.7

14  Net exports of goods and
      services                      -91.2        -93.4       -154.1
15    Exports                       873.8        965.4        958.5
16    Imports                       965.0      1,058.8      1,112.6

17  Government consumption
      expenditures
      and gross investment        1,405.2      1,454.6      1,487.8
18    Federal                       518.4        520.2        520.7
19    State and local               886.8        934.4        967.1

    By major type of product
20  Final sales, total            7,629.5      8,043.5      8,448.5
21    Goods                       2,780.3      2,911.2      3,041.4
22      Durable                   1,228.8      1,310.1      1,389.3
23      Nondurable                1,551.6      1,601.0      1,652.1
24  Services                      4,179.5      4,414.1      4,641.0
25  Structures                      669.7        718.3        766.1

26  Change in business
      inventories                    32.1         67.4         60.4
27    Durable goods                  20.8         33.6         25.8
28    Nondurable goods               11.4         33.8         34.6

    MEMO
29  Total GDP in chained
      1992 dollars                6,994.8      7,269.8      7,549.9

    NATIONAL INCOME

30  Total                         6,256.0      6,646.5        n.a.

31  Compensation of
      employees                   4,409.0      4,687.2      4,980.3
32    Wages and salaries          3,640.4      3,893.6      4,153.2
33      Government and
        government
        enterprises                 640.9        664.2        689.5
34      Other                     2,999.5      3,229.4      3,463.7
35    Supplement to wages
        and salaries                768.6        793.7        827.1
36      Employer contributions
        for
        social insurance            381.7        400.7        420.2
37      Other labor income          387.0        392.9        406.9

38  Proprietors' income(1)          527.7        551.2        575.5
39    Business and
      professional(1)               488.8        515.8        548.4
40    Farm(1)                        38.9         35.5         27.1
41  Rental income of
      persons(2)                    150.2        158.2        162.0
42  Corporate profits(1)            750.4        817.9         n.a.
43    Profits before tax(3)         680.2        734.4         n.a.
44    Inventory valuation
      adjustment                     -1.2          6.9         n.a.
45    Capital consumption
      adjustment                     71.4         76.6         92.2

46  Net interest                    418.6        432.0         n.a.

                                  1997                1998
                                    Q4           Q1           Q2

    GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

 1  Total                         8,254.5      8,384.2      8,440.6

    By source
 2  Personal consumption
      expenditures                5,593.2      5,676.5      5,773.7
 3    Durable goods                 682.2        705.1        720.1
 4    Nondurable go               1,613.2      1,633.1      1,655.2
 5    Services                    3,297.8      3,338.2      3,398.4

 6  Gross private domestic
      investment                  1,292.0      1,366.6      1,345.0
 7    Fixed investment            1,220.1      1,271.1      1,305.8
 8      Nonresidential              882.8        921.3        941.9
 9        Structures                246.4        245.0        245.4
10        Producers' durable
           equipment                636.4        676.3        696.6
11      Residential structures      337.4        349.8        363.8

12  Change in business
      inventories                    71.9         95.5         39.2
13    Nonfarm                        66.9         90.5         31.5

14  Net exports of goods and
      services                       98.8      -123.70      -159.30
15    Exports                       988.6        973.3        949.6
16    Imports                     1,087.4      1,097.1      1,108.9

17  Government consumption
      expenditures
      and gross investment        1,468.1      1,464.9      1,481.2
18    Federal                       520.1        511.6        520.7
19    State and local               947.9        953.3        960.4

    By major type of product
20  Final sales, total            8,182.6      8,288.7      8,401.3
21    Goods                       2,948.7      3,005.8      3,025.3
22      Durable                   1,334.3      1,376.9      1,380.8
23      Nondurable                1,614.4      1,628.8      1,644.4
24  Services                      4,501.2      4,538.4      4,619.5
25  Structures                      732.7        744.6        756.6

26  Change in business
      inventories                    71.9         95.5         39.2
27    Durable goods                  34.0         49.9          4.5
28    Nondurable goods               37.9         45.6         34.7

    MEMO
29  Total GDP in chained
      1992 dollars                7,364.6      7,464.7      7,498.6

    NATIONAL INCOME

30  Total                         6,767.9      6,875.0      6,945.5

31  Compensation of
      employees                   4,798.0      4,882.8      4,945.2
32    Wages and salaries          3,993.6      4,065.9      4,121.6
33      Government and
        government
        enterprises                 671.4        679.5        685.8
34      Other                     3,322.2      3,386.4      3,435.8
35    Supplement to wages
        and salaries                804.4        816.8        823.5
36      Employer contributions
        for
        social insurance            407.4        414.1        417.9
37      Other labor income          397.0        402.8        405.7

38  Proprietors' income(1)          558.0        564.2        571.7
39    Business and
      professional(1)               526.6        536.8        544.0
40    Farm(1)                        31.4         27.4         27.7
41  Rental income of
      persons(2)                    158.8        158.3        161.0
42  Corporate profits(1)            820.8        829.2        820.6
43    Profits before tax(3)         736.4        719.1        723.5
44    Inventory valuation
      adjustment                      4.3         25.3          7.8
45    Capital consumption
      adjustment                     80.1         84.9         89.4

46  Net interest                    432.4        440.5        447.1

                                                     1998
                                               Q3           Q4

    GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

 1  Total                                    8,537.9      8,672.8

    By source
 2  Personal consumption
      expenditures                           5,846.7      5,927.1
 3    Durable goods                            718.9        749.8
 4    Nondurable go                          1,670.0      1,689.5
 5    Services                               3,457.7      3,487.8

 6  Gross private domestic
      investment                             1,364.4      1,400.9
 7    Fixed investment                       1,307.5      1,350.9
 8      Nonresidential                         931.6        962.9
 9        Structures                           246.2        250.6
10        Producers' durable
           equipment                           685.4        712.3
11      Residential structures                 375.8        388.1

12  Change in business
      inventories                               57.0         50.0
13    Nonfarm                                   49.3         43.3

14  Net exports of goods and
      services                                -165.5        167.8
15    Exports                                  936.2        975.1
16    Imports                                1,101.7      1,142.9

17  Government consumption
      expenditures
      and gross investment                   1,492.3      1,512.6
18    Federal                                  519.4        531.0
19    State and local                          972.9        981.6

    By major type of product
20  Final sales, total                       8,480.9      8,622.8
21    Goods                                  3,029.0      3,105.6
22      Durable                              1,373.0      1,426.5
23      Nondurable                           1,655.9      1,679.1
24  Services                                 4,678.5      4,727.7
25  Structures                                 773.5        789.6

26  Change in business
      inventories                               57.0         50.0
27    Durable goods                             19.5         29.4
28    Nondurable goods                          37.5         20.5

    MEMO
29  Total GDP in chained
      1992 dollars                           7,566.5      7,670.0

    NATIONAL INCOME

30  Total                                    7,032.3        n.a.

31  Compensation of
      employees                              5,011.6      5,081.8
32    Wages and salaries                     4,181.1      4,244.1
33      Government and
        government
        enterprises                            692.7        700.1
34      Other                                3,488.4      3,543.9
35    Supplement to wages
        and salaries                           830.5        837.7
36      Employer contributions
        for
        social insurance                       422.1        426.7
37      Other labor income                     408.4        411.0

38  Proprietors' income(1)                     576.1        590.0
39    Business and
      professional(1)                          550.9        561.7
40    Farm(1)                                   25.2         28.3
41  Rental income of
      persons(2)                               163.6        165.0
42  Corporate profits(1)                       827.0         n.a.
43    Profits before tax(3)                    720.5         n.a.
44    Inventory valuation
      adjustment                                11.7         n.a.
45    Capital consumption
      adjustment                                94.8         99.7

46  Net interest                               454.0         n.a.


(1.) With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.

(2.) With capital consumption adjustment.

(3.) For after-tax profits, dividends, and the like, see table 1.48.

SOURCE. U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business.
2.17 PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING
Billions of current dollars except as noted; quarterly data
at seasonally adjusted annual rates

Account                            1996          1997       1998

PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING

 1 Total personal income          6,425.2       6,784.0    7,123.6
 2 Wage and salary                3,631.1       3,889.8    4,149.2
    disbursements
 3  Commodity-producing             909.0         975.0    1,026.9
     industries
 4    Manufacturing                 674.6         719.5      751.5
 5  Distributive industries         823.3         879.8      938.5
 6  Service industries            1,257.9       1,370.8    1,494.3
 7  Government and government       640.9         664.2      689.5
     enterprises
 8 Other labor income               387.0         392.9      406.9
 9 Proprietors' income(1)           527.7         551.2      575.5
10  Business and                    488.8         515.8      548.4
     professional(1)
11  Farm(1)                          38.9          35.5       27.1
12 Rental income of persons(2)      150.2         158.2      162.0
13 Dividends                        248.2         260.3      263.1
14 Personal interest income         719.4         747.3      764.9
15 Transfer payments              1,068.0       1,110.4    1,149.5
16   Old-age survivors,             538.0         565.9      586.7
      disability, and health
      insurance benefits
17   LESS: Personal                 306.3         326.2      347.4
      contributions for
      social insurance
18 EQUALS: Personal income        6,425.2       6,784.0    7,123.6
19   LESS: Personal tax and         890.5         989.0    1,098.1
      nontax payments
20 EQUALS: Disposable personal    5,534.7       5,795.1    6,025.5
    income
21   LESS: Personal outlays       5,376.2       5,674.1    5,998.1
22 EQUALS: Personal saving          158.5         121.0       27.4

  MEMO
  Per capita (chained
   1992 dollars)
23 Gross domestic product        26,335.8      27,136.2   27,942.0
24 Personal consumption          17,893.1   18,340.9(r)   19,064.4
    expenditures
25 Disposable personal income    18,989.0      19,349.0   19,785.0
26 Saving rate (percent)              2.9           2.1        0.5

GROSS SAVING

27 Gross saving                   1,274.5      14,063.0       n.a.
28 Gross private saving           1,114.5       1,141.6       n.a.
29 Personal saving                  158.5         121.0       27.4
30 Undistributed corporate          262.4         296.7       n.a.
    profits(1)
31 Corporate inventory               -1.2           6.9       n.a.
     valuation adjustment

Capital consumption allowances
32 Corporate                        452.0         477.3      500.7
33 Noncorporate                     232.3         242.8      252.6
34 Gross government saving          160.0         264.7       n.a.
35  Federal                         -39.6          49.5       n.a.
36    Consumption of fixed           70.6          70.6       69.7
       capital
37    Current surplus or           -110.3         -21.1       n.a.
       deficit (-), national
       accounts
38  State and local                 199.7         215.2       n.a.
39    Consumption of                 77.1          81.1       85.0
       fixed capital
40    Current surplus or            122.6         134.1      n.a.
        deficit (-), national
        accounts
41 Gross investment               1,242.3       1,350.5       n.a.
42 Gross private domestic         1,131.9       1,256.0    1,369.2
    investment
43 Gross government investment      229.7         235.4      237.4
44 Net foreign investment          -119.2        -140.9      n.a.
45 Statistical discrepancy          -32.2         -55.8      n.a.

Account                                          1998
                                    Q4          Q1           Q2
PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING

 1 Total personal income          6,904.9       7,003.9    7,081.9
 2 Wage and salary                3,989.9       4,061.9    4,117.6
    disbursements
 3  Commodity-producing           1,003.7       1,019.0    1,023.2
     industries
 4    Manufacturing                 741.3         750.4      750.8
 5  Distributive industries         904.5         918.9      932.2
 6  Service industries            1,410.2       1,444.5    1,476.4
 7  Government and government       671.4         679.5      685.8
     enterprises
 8 Other labor income               397.0         402.8      405.7
 9 Proprietors' income(1)           558.0         564.2      571.7
10  Business and                    526.6         536.8      544.0
     professional(1)
11  Farm(1)                          31.4          27.4       27.7
12 Rental income of persons(2)      158.8         158.3      161.0
13 Dividends                        261.3         261.6      262.1
14 Personal interest income         753.0         757.0      763.0
15 Transfer payments              1,120.5       1,139.0    1,145.8
16   Old-age survivors,             572.2         581.6      585.0
      disability, and health
      insurance benefits
17   LESS: Personal                 333.6         340.9      345.1
      contributions for
      social insurance
18 EQUALS: Personal income        6,904.9       7,003.9    7,081.9
19   LESS: Personal tax and       1,025.5       1,066.8    1,092.9
      nontax payments
20 EQUALS: Disposable personal    5,879.4       5,937.1    5,988.9
    income
21   LESS: Personal outlays       5,781.2       5,864.0    5,963.3
22 EQUALS: Personal saving           98.2          73.0       25.6

  MEMO
  Per capita (chained
   1992 dollars)
23 Gross domestic product        27,398.2      27,718.8   27,783.0
24 Personal consumption          18,530.5      18,771.1   19,007.8
 expenditures
25 Disposable personal income    19,478.0      19,632.0   19,719.0
26 Saving rate (percent)              1.7           1.2        0.4

GROSS SAVING

27 Gross saving                   1,428.0       1,482.5    1,448.5
28 Gross private saving           1,131.6       1,130.1    1,079.0
29 Personal saving                   98.2          73.0       25.6
30 Undistributed corporate          295.0         312.0      300.9
    profits(1)
31 Corporate inventory                4.3          25.3        7.8
     valuation adjustment

Capital consumption allowances
32 Corporate                        487.7         492.5      497.8
33 Noncorporate                     247.0         248.6      250.7
34 Gross government saving          296.4         352.4      369.4
35  Federal                          72.3         128.7      143.9
36    Consumption of fixed           70.2          69.9       69.5
       capital
37    Current surplus or              2.2          58.8       74.4
       deficit (-), national
       accounts
38  State and local                 224.1         223.7      225.6
39    Consumption of                 82.7          83.5       84.3
       fixed capital
40    Current surplus or            141.4         140.2      141.3
        deficit (-), national
        accounts
41 Gross investment               1,360.7       1,428.4    1,362.7
42 Gross private domestic         1,292.0       1,366.6    1,345.0
    investment
43 Gross government investment      236.5         237.4      232.5
44 Net foreign investment          -167.8        -175.6     -214.8
45 Statistical discrepancy          -67.3         -54.1      -85.7

Account                                   1998
                                    Q3            Q4
PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING

 1 Total personal income          7,160.8       7,247.9
 2 Wage and salary                4,177.1       4,240.0
    disbursements
 3  Commodity-producing           1,028.0       1,037.3
     industries
 4    Manufacturing                 750.9         753.9
 5  Distributive industries         945.8         957.1
 6  Service industries            1,510.6       1,545.5
 7  Government and government       692.7         700.1
     enterprises
 8 Other labor income               408.4         411.0
 9 Proprietors' income(1)           576.1         590.0
10  Business and                    550.9         561.7
     professional(1)
11  Farm(1)                          25.2          28.3
12 Rental income of persons(2)      163.6         165.0
13 Dividends                        263.0         265.7
14 Personal interest income         769.2         770.2
15 Transfer payments              1,152.9       1,160.2
16   Old-age survivors,             589.0         591.3
      disability, and health
      insurance benefits
17   LESS: Personal                 349.5         354.2
      contributions for
      social insurance
18 EQUALS: Personal income        7,160.8       7,247.9
19   LESS: Personal tax and       1,108.4       1,124.3
      nontax payments
20 EQUALS: Disposable personal    6,052.4       6,123.6
    income
21   LESS: Personal outlays       6,039.8       6,125.4
22 EQUALS: Personal saving           12.6          -1.8

  MEMO
  Per capita (chained
   1992 dollars)
23 Gross domestic product        27,972.1      28,292.1
24 Personal consumption          19,156.3      19,320.5
 expenditures
25 Disposable personal income    19,829.0      19,958.0
26 Saving rate (percent)               .2            .0

GROSS SAVING

27 Gross saving                   1,474.5          n.a.
28 Gross private saving           1,078.7          n.a.
29 Personal saving                   12.6          -1.8
30 Undistributed corporate          304.8          n.a.
    profits(1)
31 Corporate inventory               11.7          n.a.
     valuation adjustment

Capital consumption allowances
32 Corporate                        503.1         509.4
33 Noncorporate                     254.2         257.2
34 Gross government saving          395.7          n.a.
35  Federal                         161.6          n.a.
36    Consumption of fixed           69.6          69.7
       capital
37    Current surplus or             92.0          n.a.
       deficit (-), national
       accounts
38  State and local                 234.2          n.a.
39    Consumption of                 85.4          86.6
       fixed capital
40    Current surplus or            148.7          n.a.
        deficit (-), national
        accounts
41 Gross investment               1,372.5          n.a.
42 Gross private domestic         1,364.4       1,400.9
    investment
43 Gross government investment      239.7         239.9
44 Net foreign investment          -231.6          n.a.
45 Statistical discrepancy         -102.0          n.a.


(1.) With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.

(2.) With capital consumption adjustment.

SOURCE. U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business.
3.10 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS Summary
Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted
except as noted(1)

Item credits or debits                 1995       1996       1997

 1 Balance on current account        -115,254   -134,915   -155,215
 2   Merchandise trade balance(2)    -173,729   -191,337   -197,954
 3    Merchandise exports             575,845    611,983    679,325
 4    Merchandise imports            -749,574   -803,320   -877,279
 5 Military transactions, net           4,769      4,684      6,781
 6 Other service transactions, net     69,069     78,079     80,967
 7 Investment income, net              19,275     14,236     -5,318
 8 U.S. government grants             -11,170    -15,023    -12,090
 9 U.S. government pensions and        -3,433     -4,442     -4,193
    other transfers
10 Private remittances and            -20,035    -21,112    -23,408
    other transfers
11 Change in U.S. government
    assets other than official
    reserve assets,                      -589       -708        174
    net (increase, -)
12 Change in U.S. official             -9,742      6,668     -1,010
    reserve assets (increase, -)
13 Gold                                     0          0          0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs)         -808        370       -350
15 Reserve position in                 -2,466     -1,280     -3,575
    International Monetary Fund
16 Foreign currencies                  -6,468      7,578      2,915
17 Change in U.S. private assets     -317,122   -374,761   -477,666
    abroad (increase, -)
18 Bank-reported claims(3)            -75,108    -91,555   -147,439
19 Nonbank-reported claims            -45,286    -86,333   -120,403
20 U.S. purchases of foreign         -100,074   -115,801    -87,981
    securities, net
21 U.S. direct investments            -96,654    -81,072   -121,843
    abroad, net
22 Change in foreign official         109,768    127,344     15,817
    assets in United States
    (increase, +)
23 U.S. Treasury securities            68,977    115,671     -7,270
24 Other U.S. government                3,735      5,008      4,334
    obligations
25 Other U.S. government                 -217       -362     -2,521
    liabilities(4)
26 Other U.S. liabilities              34,008      5,704     21,928
    reported by U.S. banks(3)
27 Other foreign official               3,265      1,323       -654
    assets(5)
28 Change in foreign private          355,681    436,013    717,624
    assets United States
    (increase, +)
29 U.S. bank-reported                  30,176     16,478    148,059
    liabilities(3)
30 U.S. nonbank-reported               59,637     39,404    107,779
    liabilities
31 Foreign private purchases of        99,548    154,996    146,710
    U.S. Treasury securities, net
32 U.S. currency flows                 12,300     17,362     24,782
33 Foreign purchases of other          96,367    130,151    196,845
    U.S. securities, net
34 Foreign direct investments          57,653     77,622     93,449
    in United States, net
35 Allocation of special                    0          0          0
    drawing rights
36 Discrepancy                        -22,742    -59,641    -99,724
37   Due to seasonal adjustment          ...        ...        ...
38   Before seasonal adjustment       -22,742    -59,641    -99,724

MEMO
Changes in official assets
39 U.S. official reserve               -9,742      6,668     -1,010
    assets (increase, -)
40 Foreign official assets in
   United States, excluding
    line 25 (increase, +)             109,985    127,706     18,338
41 Change in Organization of
    Petroleum Exporting Countries
    official assets in United
    States (part of line 22)            4,239     14,911     10,822

Item credits or debits
                                        Q3         Q4

 1 Balance on current account         -38,094    -45,043
 2   Merchandise trade balance(2)     -49,296    -49,839
 3    Merchandise exports             172,302    174,284
 4    Merchandise imports            -221,598   -224,123
 5 Military transactions, net           1,945      1,103
 6 Other service transactions, net     20,246     20,277
 7 Investment income, net              -1,544     -4,247
 8 U.S. government grants              -2,362     -5,213
 9 U.S. government pensions and        -1,056     -1,069
    other transfers
10 Private remittances and             -6,027     -6,055
    other transfers
11 Change in U.S. government
    assets other than official
    reserve assets,                       436         29
    net (increase, -)
12 Change in U.S. official               -730     -4,524
    reserve assets (increase, -)
13 Gold                                     0          0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs)         -139       -150
15 Reserve position in                   -463     -4,221
    International Monetary Fund
16 Foreign currencies                    -128       -153
17 Change in U.S. private assets     -123,023   -118,946
    abroad (increase, -)
18 Bank-reported claims(3)            -29,577    -27,539
19 Nonbank-reported claims            -24,791    -47,907
20 U.S. purchases of foreign          -41,167     -8,030
    securities, net
21 U.S. direct investments            -27,488    -35,470
    abroad, net
22 Change in foreign official          21,258    -26,979
    assets in United States
    (increase, +)
23 U.S. Treasury securities             6,686    -24,578
24 Other U.S. government                2,667         86
    obligations
25 Other U.S. government               -1,167       -244
    liabilities(4)
26 Other U.S. liabilities              12,439     -3,250
    reported by U.S. banks(3)
27 Other foreign official                 633      1,007
    assets(5)
28 Change in foreign private          160,180    247,470
    assets United States
    (increase, +)
29 U.S. bank-reported                  12,606     89,643
    liabilities(3)
30 U.S. nonbank-reported               26,275     47,390
    liabilities
31 Foreign private purchases of        35,432     35,301
    U.S. Treasury securities, net
32 U.S. currency flows                  6,576      9,900
33 Foreign purchases of other          60,327     36,783
    U.S. securities, net
34 Foreign direct investments          18,964     28,453
    in United States, net
35 Allocation of special                    0          0
    drawing rights
36 Discrepancy                        -20,027    -52,007
37   Due to seasonal adjustment       -10,018      3,528
38   Before seasonal adjustment       -10,009    -55,535

MEMO
Changes in official assets
39 U.S. official reserve                 -730     -4,524
    assets (increase, -)
40 Foreign official assets in
   United States, excluding
    line 25 (increase, +)              22,425    -26,735
41 Change in Organization of
    Petroleum Exporting Countries
    official assets in United
    States (part of line 22)            3,031     -1,282

Item credits or debits
                                        Q1         Q2         Q3

 1 Balance on current account         -46,735    -56,690    -61,299
 2   Merchandise trade balance(2)     -55,698    -64,443    -64,360
 3    Merchandise exports             171,469    164,821    163,560
 4    Merchandise imports            -227,167   -229,264   -227,920
 5 Military transactions, net           1,527      1,043      1,101
 6 Other service transactions, net     19,164     19,529     17,504
 7 Investment income, net              -2,248     -3,377     -5,460
 8 U.S. government grants              -2,266     -2,063     -2,582
 9 U.S. government pensions and        -1,126     -1,126     -1,132
    other transfers
10 Private remittances and             -6,088     -6,253     -6,370
    other transfers
11 Change in U.S. government
    assets other than official
    reserve assets,                      -388       -433        194
    net (increase, -)

12 Change in U.S. official               -444     -1,945     -2,026
    reserve assets (increase, -)
13 Gold                                     0          0          0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs)         -182         72        188
15 Reserve position in                    -85     -1,031     -2,078
    International Monetary Fund
16 Foreign currencies                    -177       -986       -136
17 Change in U.S. private assets      -44,816   -107,409    -46,220
    abroad (increase, -)
18 Bank-reported claims(3)              3,074    -24,615    -28,335
19 Nonbank-reported claims             -6,596    -14,327       ...
20 U.S. purchases of foreign           -6,973    -27,878     16,970
    securities, net
21 U.S. direct investments            -34,321    -40,589    -21,243
    abroad, net
22 Change in foreign official          11,324    -10,274    -46,370
    assets in United States
    (increase, +)
23 U.S. Treasury securities            11,336    -20,318    -32,811
24 Other U.S. government                2,610        254      1,906
    obligations
25 Other U.S. government               -1,059       -422       -414
    liabilities(4)
26 Other U.S. liabilities                -607      9,380    -12,607
    reported by U.S. banks(3)
27 Other foreign official                -956        832     -2,444
    assets(5)
28 Change in foreign private           84,205    175,133    159,232
    assets United States
    (increase, +)
29 U.S. bank-reported                 -50,497     37,670     82,680
    liabilities(3)
30 U.S. nonbank-reported               32,707     18,040       ...
    liabilities
31 Foreign private purchases of        -1,701     26,916       -257
    U.S. Treasury securities, net
32 U.S. currency flows                    746      2,349      7,277
33 Foreign purchases of other          77,019     71,017     22,938
    U.S. securities, net
34 Foreign direct investments          25,931     19,141     27,065
    in United States, net
35 Allocation of special                    0          0          0
    drawing rights
36 Discrepancy                         -3,146      1,618     -3,511
37   Due to seasonal adjustment         6,217      1,474    -10,760
38   Before seasonal adjustment        -9,363        144      7,249

MEMO
Changes in official assets
39 U.S. official reserve                 -444     -1,945     -2,026
    assets (increase, -)
40 Foreign official assets in
   United States, excluding
    line 25 (increase, +)              12,383     -9,852    -45,956
41 Change in Organization of
    Petroleum Exporting Countries
    official assets in United            -968       -494    -12,013
    States (part of line 22)


(1.) Seasonal factors are not calculated for lines 12-16, 18-20, 22-34, and 38-40.

(2.) Data are on an international accounts basis. The data differ from the Census basis data, shown in table 3.11, for reasons of coverage and timing. Military exports are excluded from merchandise trade data and are included in line 5.

(3.) Reporting banks include all types of depository institutions as well as some brokers and dealers.

(4.) Associated primarily with military sales contracts and other transactions arranged with or through foreign official agencies.

(5.) Consists of investments in U.S. corporate stocks and in debt securities of private corporations and state and local governments.

SOURCE. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business.
3.11 U.S. FOREIGN TRADE(l)
Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted

Item                            1996(r)      1997(r)        1998

1 Goods and services, balance   -108,574     -110,207     -168,587
2  Merchandise                  -191,337     -197,955     -247,985
3  Services                       82,763       87,748       79,398
4 Goods and services, exports    850,775      937,593      931,315
5  Merchandise                   611,983      679,325      671,055
6  Services                      238,792      258,268      260,260
7 Goods and services, imports   -959,349   -1,047,799   -1,099,902
8  Merchandise                  -803,320     -877,279     -919,040
9  Services                     -156,029     -170,520     -180,862

Item                                           1998
                                 June(r)      July(r)      Aug.(r)

1 Goods and services, balance    -14,325      -15,028      -16,785
2  Merchandise                   -20,642      -21,140      -22,846
3  Services                        6,317        6,112        6,061
4 Goods and services, exports     76,132       74,902       74,895
5  Merchandise                    54,674       53,733       53,769
6  Services                       21,458       21,169       21,126
7 Goods and services, imports    -90,457      -89,930      -91,680
8  Merchandise                   -75,316      -74,873      -76,615
9  Services                      -15,141      -15,057      -15,065

                                              1998
Item                    Sept.(r)     Oct.(r)         Nov.    Dec.(p)

1 Goods and services,
   balance              -14,481      -13,700      -15,257    -13,786
2  Merchandise          -20,913      -20,279      -21,668    -20,328
3  Services               6,432        6,579        6,411      6,542
4 Goods and services,
   exports               77,374       80,126       78,958     78,496
5  Merchandise           55,912       58,246       57,110     56,552
6  Services              21,462       21,880       21,848     21,944
7 Goods and services,
   imports              -91,855      -93,826      -94,215    -92,282
8  Merchandise          -76,825      -78,525      -78,778    -76,880
9  Services             -15,030      -15,301      -15,437    -15,402


(1.) Data show monthly values consistent with quarterly figures in the U.S. balance of payments accounts.

SOURCE. FT900, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis.
3.12 U.S. RESERVE ASSETS
Millions of dollars, end of period
                                                            1998
            Asset                  1995     1996     1997   June

1 Total                          85,832   75,090   69,954   71,161
2 Gold stock, including
       Exchange Stabilization    11,050   11,049   11,050   11,047
       Fund(1)
3 Special drawing rights(2, 3)   11,037   10,312   10,027   10,001
4 Reserve position in
       International Monetary    14,649   15,435   18,071   18,945
       Fund(2)
5 Foreign currencies(4)          49,096   38,294   30,809   31,168

            Asset                              1998
                                 July     Aug.     Sept.    Oct.

1 Total                          72,264   73,544   75,66    79,183
2 Gold stock, including
       Exchange Stabilization    11,046   11,046   11,044   11,041
       Fund(1)
3 Special drawing rights(2, 3)    9,586    9,891   10,106   10,379
4 Reserve position in
       International Monetary    20,780   21,161   21,644   22,278
       Fund(2)
5 Foreign currencies(4)          30,852   31,446   32,882   35,485

            Asset                    1998           1999
                                 Nov.     Dec.     Jan.(p)

1 Total                          77,683   81,755   80,675
2 Gold stock, including
       Exchange Stabilization    11,041   11,041   11,046
       Fund(1)
3 Special drawing rights(2, 3)   10,393   10,603   10,465
4 Reserve position in
       International Monetary    22,049   24,111   24,129
       Fund(2)
5 Foreign currencies(4)          34,200   36,001   35,035


(1.) Gold held "under earmark" at Federal Reserve Banks for foreign and international accounts is not included in the gold stock of the United States; see table 3.13, line 3. Gold stock is valued at $42.22 per fine troy ounce.

(2.) Special drawing fights (SDRs) are valued according to a technique adopted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July 1974. Values are based on a weighted average of exchange rates for the currencies of member countries. From July 1974 through December 1980, sixteen currencies were used; since January 1981, five currencies have been used. U.S. SDR holdings and reserve positions in the IMF also have been valued on this basis since July 1974.

(3.) Includes allocations of SDRs by the International Monetary Fund on Jan. 1 of the year indicated, as follows: 1970--$867 million; 1971--$717 million; 1972--$710 million; 1979--$1,139 million; 1980--$1,152 million; 1981--$1,093 million; plus net transactions in SDRs.

(4.) Valued at current market exchange rates.
3.13 FOREIGN OFFICIAL ASSETS HELD AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS(1)
Millions of dollars, end of period

                                                     1998
Asset                    1995      1996      1997    June

1 Deposits                386       167       457     200

Held in custody
2 U.S. Treasury       522,170   638,049   620,885   616,569
   securities(2)
3 Earmarked gold(3)    11,702    11,197    10,763    10,617

Asset                                 1998
                       July      Aug.      Sept.     Oct.
1 Deposits              161       161       347       154

Held in custody
2 U.S. Treasury       613,893   588,337   578,403   588,768
   securities(2)
3 Earmarked gold(3)    10,586    10,510    10,457    10,403

Asset                     1998             1999
                       Nov.      Dec.      Jan.(p)
1 Deposits              211       167       233

Held in custody
2 U.S. Treasury       608,060   607,574   612,670
   securities(2)
3 Earmarked gold(3)    10,355    10,343    10,343


(1.) Excludes deposits and U.S. Treasury securities held for international and regional organizations.

(2.) Marketable U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds and nonmarketable U.S. Treasury securities, in each case measured at face (not market) value.

(3.) Held in foreign and international accounts and valued at $42.22 per fine troy ounce; not included in the gold stock of the United States.
3.15 SELECTED U.S. LIABILITIES TO FOREIGN OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS
Millions of dollars, end of period

                                                              1998
             Item                   1996         1997         June

 1 Total(1)                         758,624      778,596    781,205

By type
 2 Liabilities reported by          113,098      135,384    144,235
    banks in the United
    States(2)
 3 U.S. Treasury bills and          198,921      148,301    134,324
    certificates
   U.S. Treasury bonds
    and notes
 4 Marketable                       379,497      423,456    428,216
 5 Nonmarketable(4)                   5,968        5,994      6,229
 6 U.S. securities other than        61,140       65,461     68,201
    U.S. Treasury
     securities(5)

By area
 7 Europe(1)                        257,915      263,221    264,718
 8 Canada                            21,295       18,749     19,396
 9 Latin America and Caribbean       80,623       97,616    100,924
10 Asia                             385,484      382,363    378,113
11 Africa                             7,379       10,118     11,555
12 Other countries                    5,926        6,527      6,497

             Item                                   1998
                                      July         Aug.      Sept.

 1 Total(1)                         775,372      760,864    735,121

By type
 2 Liabilities reported by          142,375      144,120    131,551
    banks in the United
    States(2)
 3 U.S. Treasury bills and          131,089      130,398    128,146
    certificates
   U.S. Treasury bonds
    and notes
 4 Marketable                       428,685      411,765    401,461
 5 Nonmarketable(4)                   6,269        6,311      6,350
 6 U.S. securities other than        66,954       68,270     67,613
    U.S. Treasury
     securities(5)

By area
 7 Europe(1)                        270,355      266,600    258,234
 8 Canada                            19,963       16,387     16,170
 9 Latin America and Caribbean      100,901       98,480     79,838
10 Asia                             367,687      363,902    365,631
11 Africa                            11,904       11,501     11,721
12 Other countries                    4,560        3,992      3,525

             Item                                   1998
                                      Oct.         Nov.     Dec.(p)

 1 Total(1)                      747,243(r)   753,706(r)    759,061

By type
 2 Liabilities reported by       134,822(r)   125,265(r)    122,947
    banks in the United
    States(2)
 3 U.S. Treasury bills and          128,598      133,702    134,152
    certificates
   U.S. Treasury bonds
    and notes
 4 Marketable                       410,462      422,305    427,579
 5 Nonmarketable(4)                   5,997        6,035      6,067
 6 U.S. securities other than        67,364       66,399     68,316
    U.S. Treasury
     securities(5)

By area
 7 Europe(1)                     270,630(r)   271,960(r)    266,558
 8 Canada                            17,216       19,457     19,287
 9 Latin America and Caribbean    78,143(r)    77,433(r)     80,004
10 Asia                          367,784(r)   371,578(r)    380,459
11 Africa                            11,113       10,221     10,196
12 Other countries                    2,355        3,055      2,555


(1.) Includes the Bank for International Settlements.

(2.) Principally demand deposits, time deposits, bankers acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable time certificates of deposit, and borrowings under repurchase agreements.

(3.) Includes nonmarketable certificates of indebtedness and Treasury bills issued to official institutions of foreign countries.

(4.) Excludes notes issued to foreign official nonreserve agencies. Includes current value of zero-coupon Treasury bond issues to foreign governments as follows: Mexico, beginning March 1988, 20-year maturity issue and beginning March 1990, 30-year maturity issue; Venezuela, beginning December 1990, 30-year maturity issue; Argentina, beginning April 1993, 30-year maturity issue.

(5.) Debt securities of U.S. government corporations and federally sponsored agencies, and U.S. corporate stocks and bonds.

SOURCE. Based on U.S. Department of the Treasury data and on data reported to the department by banks (including Federal Reserve Banks) and securities dealers in the United States, and on the 1989 benchmark survey of foreign portfolio investment in the United States.
3.16 LIABILITIES TO, AND CLAIMS ON, FOREIGNERS Reported by Banks
in the United States(1)
Payable in Foreign Currencies
Millions of dollars, end of period

                                                           1997
         Item                1994      1995      1996      Dec.

1 Banks' liabilities       89,258   109,713   103,383   117,524
2 Banks' claims            60,711    74,016    66,018    83,038
3   Deposits               19,661    22,696    22,467    28,661
4   Other claims           41,050    51,320    43,551    54,377
5 Claims of banks'         10,878     6,145    10,978     8,191
   domestic customers(2)

         Item                          1998
                           Mar.      June      Sept.

1 Banks' liabilities      100,638    87,889    93,815
2 Banks' claims            82,209    68,286    67,813
3   Deposits               28,127    27,387    27,293
4   Other claims           54,082    40,899    40,520
5 Claims of banks'          7,926     7,354     8,453
   domestic customers(2)


(1.) Data on claims exclude foreign currencies held by U.S. monetary authorities.

(2.) Assets owned by customers of the reporting bank located in the United States that represent claims on foreigners held by reporting banks for the accounts of the domestic customers.

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3.18 BANKS' OWN CLAIMS ON FOREIGNERS Reported by Banks in the
United States(1) Payable in U.S. Dollars
Millions of dollars, end of period

    Area or country         1996      1997      1998

 1 Total, all foreigners   599,925   708,225   737,207

 2 Foreign countries       597,321   705,762   733,589

 3 Europe                  165,769   199,880   234,477
 4   Austria                 1,662     1,354     1,043
 5   Belgium and             6,727     6,641     7,187
      Luxembourg
 6   Denmark                   492       980     2,584
 7   Finland                   971     1,233     1,070
 8   France                 15,246    16,239    15,251
 9   Germany                 8,472    12,676    15,922
10   Greece                    568       402       575
11   Italy                   6,457     6,230     7,283
12   Netherlands             7,117     6,141     5,733
13   Norway                    808       555       827
14   Portugal                  418       777       694
15   Russia                  1,669     1,248       775
16   Spain                   3,211     2,942     5,736
17   Sweden                  1,739     1,854     4,223
18   Switzerland            19,798    28,846    46,942
19   Turkey                  1,109     1,558     1,981
20   United Kingdom         85,234   103,143   106,713
21   Yugoslavia(2)             115        52        53
22   Other Europe and        3,956     7,009     9,885
      other former
      other former
      U.S.S.R.(3)

23 Canada                   26,436    27,189    47,212

24 Latin America and       274,153   343,730   343,496
    Caribbean
25   Argentina               7,400     8,924     9,518
26   Bahamas                71,871    89,379    97,906
27   Bermuda                 4,129     8,782     4,908
28   Brazil                 17,259    21,696    16,222
29   British West Indies   105,510   145,471   153,138
30   Chile                   5,136     7,913     8,312
31   Colombia                6,247     6,945     6,493
32   Cuba                        0         0         0
33   Ecuador                 1,031     1,311     1,399
34   Guatemala                 620       886     1,126
35   Jamaica                   345       424       333
36   Mexico                 18,425    19,428    21,126
37   Netherlands            25,209    17,838     6,779
      Antilles
38   Panama                  2,786     4,364     3,614
39   Peru                    2,720     3,491     3,260
40   Uruguay                   589       629     1,126
41   Venezuela               1,702     2,129     3,103
42   Other                   3,174     4,120     5,133

43 Asia                    122,478   125,092    98,656
     China
44     Mainland            1,40 1      1,579     1,311
45     Taiwan                1,894       922     1,042
46     Hong Kong            12,802    13,991     9,069
47   India                   1,946     2,200     1,468
48   Indonesia               1,762     2,651     1,951
49   Israel                    633       768     1,166
50   Japan                  59,967    59,549    46,712
51   Korea (South)          18,901    18,162     8,003
52   Philippines             1,697     1,689     1,471
53   Thailand                2,679     2,259     1,835
54   Middle Eastern         10,424    10,790    16,269
      oil-exporting
      countries(4)
55   Other                   8,372    10,532     8,359

56 Africa                    2,776     3,530     3,122
57   Egypt                     247       247       257
58   Morocco                   524       511       372
59   South Africa              584       805       643
60   Zaire                       0         0         0
61   Oil-exporting             420     1,212       936
      countries(5)
62   Other                   1,001       755       914

63 Other                     5,709     6,341     6,626
64   Australia               4,577     5,300     6,167
65   Other                   1,132     1,041       459

66 Nonmonetary               2,604     2,463     3,618
    international and
    regional
    organizations(6)

    Area or country                        1998
                            June      July      Aug.      Sept.

 1 Total, all foreigners   727,960   740,227   764,878   768,427

 2 Foreign countries       725,045   735,817   760,488   763,105

 3 Europe                  223,277   229,928   227,688   234,967
 4   Austria                 1,259     1,892     1,856     1,849
 5   Belgium and             7,782     8,459     6,779     8,200
      Luxembourg
 6   Denmark                 1,198       933     1,374     1,059
 7   Finland                 1,146     1,032     1,161     1,073
 8   France                 15,474    14,421    17,314    17,077
 9   Germany                15,751    11,327    12,029    15,375
10   Greece                    364       450       530       373
11   Italy                   6,435     6,345     8,617     6,510
12   Netherlands             5,763     5,642     4,321     4,803
13   Norway                    680       553     1,110       640
14   Portugal                  888     1,156       725       975
15   Russia                  1,057     1,345     1,209       920
16   Spain                   5,560     6,424     5,225     7,980
17   Sweden                  3,069     4,553     4,456     4,319
18   Switzerland            34,970    49,359    49,258    55,798
19   Turkey                  2,414     2,010     1,990     1,900
20   United Kingdom        109,755   104,397    99,174    97,436
21   Yugoslavia(2)              53        79        53        53
22   Other Europe and        9,659     9,551    10,507     8,627
      other former
      other former
      U.S.S.R.(3)

23 Canada                   32,701   36,007     41,402    41,165

24 Latin America and       365,814   359,277   379,383   373,237
    Caribbean
25   Argentina               8,518     8,421     8,724     8,777
26   Bahamas                77,595    78,770    77,875    86,867
27   Bermuda                 9,452    10,622     9,629    10,610
28   Brazil                 24,552    24,187    23,530    19,073
29   British West Indies   176,825   166,203   192,334   182,757
30   Chile                   8,497     8,434     8,307     8,345
31   Colombia                7,102     6,914     6,905     6,813
32   Cuba                        0         0         0         0
33   Ecuador                 1,430     1,649     1,518     1,458
34   Guatemala                 932       911       950     1,166
35   Jamaica                   320       335       318       305
36   Mexico                 20,371    20,062    20,078    20,677
37   Netherlands            14,294    16,278    12,939    10,294
      Antilles
38   Panama                  4,233     4,308     4,157     4,226
39   Peru                    3,965     4,009     4,061     3,829
40   Uruguay                   959     1,154     1,055       955
41   Venezuela               2,495     2,436     2,649     2,638
42   Other                   4,274     4,584     4,354     4,447

43 Asia                     94,825   100,187   102,382   104,614
     China
44     Mainland              1,989     1,679     2,703     1,380
45     Taiwan                  836       585       651     1,031
46     Hong Kong            12,870    11,045    13,821    10,548
47   India                   1,972     1,822     1,878     1,823
48   Indonesia               2,098     2,010     2,031     2,108
49   Israel                    954     1,116       898       941
50   Japan                  43,005    45,566    44,822    52,213
51   Korea (South)          11,027    12,863    11,508     9,823
52   Philippines             1,541     1,244     1,259     1,280
53   Thailand                1,889     1,820     1,883     2,129
54   Middle Eastern          8,448    11,207    12,136    12,681

      oil-exporting
      countries(4)
55   Other                   8,196     9,230     8,792     8,657

56 Africa                    2,484     3,497     3,262     3,012
57   Egypt                     283       294       279       272
58   Morocco                   430       471       426       390
59   South Africa              653       630       653       694
60   Zaire                       0         0         0         0
61   Oil-exporting             308     1,331     1,046       787
      countries(5)
62   Other                     810       771       858       869

63 Other                     5,944     6,921     6,371     6,110
64   Australia               5,438     6,067     5,999     5,783
65   Other                     506       854       372       327

66 Nonmonetary               2,915     4,410     4,390     5,322
    international and
    regional
    organizations(6)

    Area or country                       1998
                              Oct.         Nov.      Dec.(p)

 1 Total, all foreigners   749,543(r)   756,099(r)   737,207

 2 Foreign countries       744,153(r)   751,861(r)   733,589

 3 Europe                  224,661      228,922(r)   234,477
 4   Austria                 2,358(r)     2,311        1,043
 5   Belgium and             9,245(r)     7,409        7,187
      Luxembourg
 6   Denmark                 1,768        2,524        2,584
 7   Finland                 1,149        1,050(r)     1,070
 8   France                 16,307       18,881(r)     15,251
 9   Germany                15,121       17,997        15,922
10   Greece                    415          510           575
11   Italy                   7,153        6,544(r)      7,283
12   Netherlands             5,230        5,686         5,733
13   Norway                    662          385           827
14   Portugal                  885          679           694
15   Russia                    883          760           775
16   Spain                   6,051        5,234         5,736
17   Sweden                  4,508        5,087         4,223
18   Switzerland            43,337       45,858        46,942
19   Turkey                  1,848        1,915         1,981
20   United Kingdom         98,746       97,072       106,713
21   Yugoslavia(2)              53           53            53
22   Other Europe and        8,942        8,967         9,885
      other former
      other former
      U.S.S.R.(3)

23 Canada                   37,316       44,830(r)     47,212

24 Latin America and       368,394      368,212(r)    343,496
    Caribbean
25   Argentina               9,087        9,225         9,518
26   Bahamas                88,923       91,171        97,906
27   Bermuda                 6,585        5,702         4,908
28   Brazil                 17,644       17,801(r)     16,222
29   British West Indies   183,122      179,223(r)    153,138
30   Chile                   8,549        8,824(r)      8,312
31   Colombia                6,764        6,639         6,493
32   Cuba                        0            0             0
33   Ecuador                 1,444        1,351(r)      1,399
34   Guatemala                 947        1,483         1,126
35   Jamaica                   330          299           333
36   Mexico                 22,039       22,483        21,126
37   Netherlands             7,323        7,696         6,779
      Antilles
38   Panama                  4,011        3,864(r)      3,614
39   Peru                    3,706        3,618(r)      3,260
40   Uruguay                   958        1,040         1,126
41   Venezuela               2,689        2,788         3,103
42   Other                   4,273        5,005         5,133

43 Asia                    104,781(r)   100,759(r)     98,656
     China
44     Mainland              2,275        2,488(r)      1,311
45     Taiwan                1,079          957         1,042
46     Hong Kong             8,244        8,238         9,069
47   India                   1,582        1,533         1,468
48   Indonesia               2,044(r)     2,069(r)      1,951
49   Israel                  1,504          916(r)      1,166
50   Japan                  52,904       48,406        46,712
51   Korea (South)           9,733        8,947(r)      8,003
52   Philippines             1,128        1,619         1,471
53   Thailand                1,952        1,884         1,835
54   Middle Eastern         13,531       15,079        16,269
      oil-exporting
      countries(4)
55   Other                   8,805        8,623         8,359

56 Africa                    2,785        2,611         3,122
57   Egypt                     322          259           257
58   Morocco                   405          390           372
59   South Africa              665          704           643
60   Zaire                       0            0             0
61   Oil-exporting             533          454           936
      countries(5)
62   Other                     860          804           914

63 Other                     6,216        6,527         6,626
64   Australia               5,809        6,008         6,167
65   Other                     407          519           459

66 Nonmonetary               5,390        4,238         3,618
    international and
    regional
    organizations(6)


(1.) Reporting banks include all types of depository institutions as well as some brokers and dealers.

(2.) Since December 1992, has excluded Bosnia, Croatia, and Slovenia.

(3.) Includes the Bank for International Settlements. Since December 1992, has included all parts of the former U.S.S.R. (except Russia), and Bosnia, Croatia, and Slovenia.

(4.) Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).

(5.) Comprises Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.

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3.20 BANKS' OWN CLAIMS ON UNAFFILIATED FOREIGNERS Reported by
Banks in the United States(1) Payable in U.S. Dollars
Millions of dollars, end of period

Maturity, by borrower and area(2)     1994      1995      1996

 1 Total                             202,282   224,932   258,106

   By borrower
 2 Maturity of one year or less      170,411   178,857   211,859
 3  Foreign public borrowers          15,435    14,995    15,411
 4  All other foreigners             154,976   163,862   196,448
 5 Maturity of more than one year     31,871    46,075    46,247
 6  Foreign public borrowers           7,838     7,522     6,790
 7  All other foreigners              24,033    38,553    39,457

   By area
   Maturity of one year or less
 8  Europe                            56,381    55,622    55,690
 9  Canada                             6,690     6,751     8,339
10  Latin America and Caribbean       59,583    72,504   103,254
11  Asia                              40,567    40,296    38,078
12  Africa                             1,379     1,295     1,316
13  All other(3)                        5.81     2,389     5,182
   Maturity of more than one year
14  Europe                             4,358     4,995     6,965
15  Canada                             3,505     2,751     2,645
16  Latin America and Caribbean       15,717    27,681    24,943
17  Asia                               5,323     7,941     9,392
18  Africa                             1,583     1,421     1,361
19  All other(3)                       1,385     1,286       941

Maturity, by borrower and area(2)     1997
                                      Dec.

 1 Total                             276,550

   By borrower
 2 Maturity of one year or less      205,781
 3  Foreign public borrowers          12,081
 4  All other foreigners             193,700
 5 Maturity of more than one year     70,769
 6  Foreign public borrowers           8,499
 7  All other foreigners              62,270

   By area
   Maturity of one year or less
 8  Europe                            58,294
 9  Canada                             9,917
10  Latin America and Caribbean       97,207
11  Asia                              33,964
12  Africa                             2,211
13  All other(3)                       4,188
   Maturity of more than one year
14  Europe                            13,240
15  Canada                             2,525
16  Latin America and Caribbean       42,049
17  Asia                              10,235
18  Africa                              1.24
19  All other(3)                       1,484

Maturity, by borrower and area(2)               1998
                                      Mar.      June      Sept.

 1 Total                             285,570   292,747   281,085

   By borrower
 2 Maturity of one year or less      214,779   211,347   208,392
 3  Foreign public borrowers          16,965    16,997    14,613
 4  All other foreigners             197,814   194,350   193,779
 5 Maturity of more than one year     70,791    81,400    72,693
 6  Foreign public borrowers          11,265    10,647    10,875
 7  All other foreigners              59,526    70,753    61,818

   By area
   Maturity of one year or less
 8  Europe                            69,150    73,787    69,010
 9  Canada                             9,297     8,766     8,953
10  Latin America and Caribbean      101,070    99,611    99,650
11  Asia                              28,751    23,570    22,330
12  Africa                             2,227     1,116     1,762
13  All other(3)                       4,284     4,497     6,687
   Maturity of more than one year
14  Europe                           15,118     15,606    15,381
15  Canada                             2,765     2,571     2,982
16  Latin America and Caribbean       39,363    47,969    39,134
17  Asia                              10,786    12,589    12,122
18  Africa                             1,254     1,259     1,170
19  All other(3)                       1,505     1,406     1,904


(1.) Reporting banks include all types of depository institutions as well as some brokers and dealers.

(2.) Maturity is time remaining until maturity.

(3.) Includes nonmonetary international and regional organizations.
3.21 CLAIMS ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES Held by U.S. and Foreign Offices
of U.S. Banks(1)
Billions of dollars, end of period

                                                        1996
        Area or country            1994    1995
                                                   Sept.   Dec.

 1 Total                           499.5   551.9   586.2   645.3
 2 G-10 countries and              191.2   206.0   220.0   228.3
    Switzerland
 3   Belgium and Luxembourg          7.2    13.6    11.3    11.7
 4   France                         19.1    19.4    17.4    16.6
 5   Germany                        24.7    27.3    33.9    29.8
 6   Italy                          11.8    11.5    15.2    16.0
 7   Netherlands                     3.6     3.7     5.9     4.0
 8   Sweden                          2.7     2.7     3.0     2.6
 9   Switzerland                     5.1     6.7     6.3     5.3
10   United Kingdom                 85.8    82.4    90.5   104.7
11   Canada                         10.0    10.3    14.8    14.0
12   Japan                          21.1    28.5    21.7    23.7

13 Other industrialized             45.7    50.2    62.1    65.7
    countries
14   Austria                         1.1      .9     1.0     1.1
15   Denmark                         1.3     2.6     1.7     1.5
16   Finland                         0.9      .8      .6      .8
17   Greece                          4.5     5.7     6.1     6.7
18   Norway                          2.0     3.2     3.0     8.0
19   Portugal                        1.2     1.3     1.4      .9
20   Spain                          13.6    11.6    16.1    13.2
21   Turkey                          1.6     1.9     2.8     2.7
22   Other Western Europe            3.2     4.7     4.8     4.7
23   South Africa                    1.0     1.2     1.7     2.0
24   Australia                      15.4    16.4    22.8    24.0

25 OPEC(2)                          24.1    22.1    19.2    19.7
26   Ecuador                          .7      .9             1.1
27   Venezuela                       3.7     2.7     2.3     2.4
28   Indonesia                       3.8     4.8     5.4     5.2
29   Middle East countries          15.3    13.3    10.2    10.7
30   African countries               0.9      .6      .4      .4

31 Non-OPEC developing countries    96.0   112.6   124.4   130.3

     Latin America
32   Argentina                      11.2    12.9    15.0    14.3
33   Brazil                          8.4    13.7    17.8    20.7
34   Chile                           6.1     6.8     6.6     7.0
35   Colombia                        2.6     2.9     3.1     4.1
36   Mexico                         18.4    17.3    16.3    16.2
37   Peru                             .8             1.3     1.6
38   Other                           2.7     2.8     3.0     3.3

     Asia
     China
39     Mainland                      1.1     1.8     2.6     2.5
40     Taiwan                        9.2     9.4    10.4    10.3
41   India                           4.2     4.4     3.8     4.3
42   Israel                          0.4      .5      .5      .5
43   Korea (South)                  16.2    19.1    21.9    21.5
44   Malaysia                        3.1     4.4     5.5     6.0
45   Philippines                     3.3     4.1     5.4     5.8
46   Thailand                       2.l      4.9     4.8     5.7
47   Other Asia                      4.7     4.5     4.1     4.1

     Africa
48   Egypt                            .3      .4      .6      .7
49   Morocco                          .6      .7      .7      .7
50   Zaire                            .0      .0      .0      .1
51   Other Africa(3)                  .8      .9     1.0      .9

52 Eastern Europe                    2.7     4.2     5.3     6.9
53   Russia(4)                               1.0     1.8     3.7
54   Other                           1.9     3.2     3.5     3.2

55 Offshore banking centers         72.9    99.2   105.2   134.7
56   Bahamas                        10.2    11.0    14.2    20.3
57   Bermuda                         8.4     6.3     4.0     4.5
58   Cayman Islands and other       21.4    32.4    32.0    37.2
      countries
59   Netherlands Antilles            1.6    10.3    11.7    26.1
60   Panama(5)                       1.3     1.4     1.7     2.0
61   Lebanon                          .1      .1      .1      .1
62   Hong Kong, China               20.0    25.0    26.0    27.9
63   Singapore                      10.1    13.1    15.5    16.7
64   Other(6)                         .1      .1      .1      .1
65 Miscellaneous and                66.9    57.6    50.0    59.6
    unallocated(7)
                                                 1997
        Area or country
                                    Mar.    June    Sept.   Dec.

 1 Total                            647.6   678.8   711.0   726.0
 2 G-10 countries and               231.4   250.0   247.8   242.8
    Switzerland
 3   Belgium and Luxembourg          14.1     9.4    11.4    11.0
 4   France                          19.7    17.9    20.2    15.4
 5   Germany                         32.1    34.1    34.7    28.6
 6   Italy                           14.4    20.2    19.3    15.5
 7   Netherlands                      4.5     6.4     7.2     6.2
 8   Sweden                           3.4     3.6     4.1     3.3
 9   Switzerland                      6.0     5.4     4.8     7.2
10   United Kingdom                  99.2   110.6   108.3   113.4
11   Canada                          16.3    15.7    15.1    13.7
12   Japan                           21.7    26.8    22.6    28.6

13 Other industrialized              66.4    71.7    73.8    64.5
    countries
14   Austria                          1.9     1.5     1.7     1.5
15   Denmark                          1.7     2.8     3.7     2.4
16   Finland                           .7     1.4     1.9     1.3
17   Greece                           6.3     6.1     6.2     5.1
18   Norway                           5.3     4.7     4.6     3.6
19   Portugal                         1.0     1.1     1.4      .9
20   Spain                           14.4    15.4    13.9    11.7
21   Turkey                           2.8     3.4     4.4     4.5
22   Other Western Europe             6.3     5.5     6.1     8.2
23   South Africa                     1.9     1.9     1.9     2.2
24   Australia                       24.4    27.8    28.0    23.1

25 OPEC(2)                           21.8    22.3    22.9    26.0
26   Ecuador                          1.1      .9     1.2     1.3
27   Venezuela                        1.9     2.1     2.2     2.5
28   Indonesia                        4.9     5.6     6.5     6.7
29   Middle East countries           13.2    12.5    11.8    14.4
30   African countries                 .7     1.2     1.1     1.2

31 Non-OPEC developing countries    128.1   140.6   137.0   138.7

     Latin America
32   Argentina                       14.3    16.4    17.1    18.4
33   Brazil                          22.0    27.3    26.1    28.6
34   Chile                            6.8     7.6     8.0     8.7
35   Colombia                         3.7     3.3     3.4     3.4
36   Mexico                          17.2    16.6    16.4    17.4
37   Peru                             1.6     1.4     1.8     2.0
38   Other                            3.4     3.4     3.6     4.1

     Asia
     China
39     Mainland                       2.7     3.6     4.3     3.2
40     Taiwan                        10.5    10.6     9.7     9.0
41   India                            4.9     5.3     4.9     4.9
42   Israel                            .6      .8     1.0      .7
43   Korea (South)                   14.6    16.3    16.2    15.6
44   Malaysia                         6.5     6.4     5.6     5.1
45   Philippines                      6.0     7.0     5.7     5.7
46   Thailand                         6.8     7.3     6.2     5.4
47   Other Asia                       4.3     4.7     4.5     4.3

     Africa
48   Egypt                             .9     1.1      .9      .9
49   Morocco                           .6      .7      .7      .6
50   Zaire                             .0      .0      .0      .0
51   Other Africa(3)                   .9      .9      .9      .8

52 Eastern Europe                     8.9     7.1     9.8     9.1
53   Russia(4)                        3.5     4.2     5.1     5.1
54   Other                            5.4     2.9     4.7     4.0

55 Offshore banking centers         131.3   129.6   138.9   145.7
56   Bahamas                         20.9    16.1    19.8    29.9
57   Bermuda                          6.7     7.9     9.8     9.8
58   Cayman Islands and other        32.8    35.1    45.7    43.4
      countries
59   Netherlands Antilles            19.9    15.8    21.7    14.6
60   Panama(5)                        2.0     2.6     2.1     3.1
61   Lebanon                           .1      .1      .1      .1
62   Hong Kong, China                30.8    35.2    27.2    32.2
63   Singapore                       17.9    16.7    12.7    12.7
64   Other(6)                          .1      .3      .1      .1
65 Miscellaneous and                 59.6    57.6    80.8    99.1
    unallocated(7)

                                              1998
        Area or country
                                    Mar.    June     Sept.

 1 Total                            739.1   746.6   723.0(r)
 2 G-10 countries and               249.0   275.0   258.5
    Switzerland
 3   Belgium and Luxembourg          11.2    13.1    10.9
 4   France                          15.5    20.5    19.9
 5   Germany                         25.5    28.7    28.9
 6   Italy                           19.7    19.5    17.9(r)
 7   Netherlands                      7.3     8.3     8.1(r)
 8   Sweden                           4.8     3.1     2.1
 9   Switzerland                      5.6     6.9     7.4
10   United Kingdom                 120.1   134.8   125.1(r)
11   Canada                          13.5    16.5    15.5
12   Japan                           25.8    23.7    22.7

13 Other industrialized              74.3    72.0    71.4(r)
    countries
14   Austria                          1.7     1.9     2.1
15   Denmark                          2.0     2.1     2.8
16   Finland                          1.5     1.4     1.6
17   Greece                           6.1     5.8     5.7
18   Norway                           4.0     3.4     3.3
19   Portugal                          .7     1.3     1.0
20   Spain                           16.5    15.1    17.5(r)
21   Turkey                           4.9     6.5     5.2
22   Other Western Europe             9.9     9.6    10.3(r)
23   South Africa                     3.7     5.0     3.7
24   Australia                       23.2    20.0    18.2

25 OPEC(2)                           25.7    25.3    25.8
26   Ecuador                          1.3     1.2     1.2
27   Venezuela                        3.3     3.2     3.1
28   Indonesia                        5.5     5.1     4.7
29   Middle East countries           14.3    15.5    16.1
30   African countries                1.4      .3      .8

31 Non-OPEC developing countries    147.4   144.4   138.2(r)

     Latin America
32   Argentina                       19.3    20.2    22.3
33   Brazil                          32.4    29.9    23.4
34   Chile                            9.0     9.1     8.5
35   Colombia                         3.3     3.6     3.4
36   Mexico                          17.7    17.9    18.4
37   Peru                             2.1     2.2     2.2
38   Other                            4.0     4.4     4.6

     Asia
     China
39     Mainland                       4.2     3.9     2.8
40     Taiwan                        11.7    11.3    12.1
41   India                            5.0     4.9     5.3
42   Israel                            .7      .9      .9
43   Korea (South)                   16.2    14.5    12.9
44   Malaysia                         4.5     4.7     5.0
45   Philippines                      5.0     5.4     4.7
46   Thailand                         5.5     4.9     5.3
47   Other Asia                       4.2     3.7     3.1

     Africa
48   Egypt                            1.0     1.5     1.7
49   Morocco                           .6      .6      .5
50   Zaire                             .0      .0      .0
51   Other Africa(3)                  1.1      .8     1.1

52 Eastern Europe                    12.0    10.9     6.0
53   Russia(4)                        7.5     6.8     2.8
54   Other                            4.6     4.1     3.2

55 Offshore banking centers         129.3   123.5   118.6(r)
56   Bahamas                         29.2    22.7    28.9(r)
57   Bermuda                          9.0     9.3    10.4
58   Cayman Islands and other        24.9    33.9    27.4
      countries
59   Netherlands Antilles            14.0    10.5     6.0
60   Panama(5)                        3.2     3.3     4.0
61   Lebanon                           .1      .1      .2
62   Hong Kong, China                33.8    30.0    30.6
63   Singapore                       15.0    13.5    11.1
64   Other(6)                          .1      .2      .2
65 Miscellaneous and                101.3    95.6   104.5(r)
    unallocated(7)


(1.) The banking offices covered by these data include U.S. offices and foreign branches of U.S. banks, including U.S. banks that are subsidiaries of foreign banks. Offices not covered include U.S. agencies and branches of foreign banks. Beginning March 1994, the data include large foreign subsidiaries of U.S. banks. The data also include other types of U.S. depository institutions as well as some types of brokers and dealers. To eliminate duplication, the data are adjusted to exclude the claims on foreign branches held by a U.S. office or another foreign branch of the same banking institution.

These data are on a gross claims basis and do not necessarily reflect the ultimate country risk or exposure of U.S. banks. More complete data on the country risk exposure of U.S. banks are available in the quarterly Country Exposure Lending Survey published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.

(2.) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, shown individually; other members of OPEC (Algeria, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates); and Bahrain and Oman (not formally members of OPEC).

(3.) Excludes Liberia. Beginning March 1994 includes Namibia.

(4.) As of December 1992, excludes other republics of the former Soviet Union.

(5.) Includes Canal Zone.

(6.) Foreign branch claims only.

(7.) Includes New Zealand, Liberia, and international and regional organizations.
3.22 LIABILITIES TO UNAFFILIATED FOREIGNERS Reported by Nonbanking
Business Enterprises in the United States
Millions of dollars, end of period

Type of liability, and area or
            country                1994     1995    1996(r)

 1 Total                          54,309   46,448    61,782
 2 Payable in dollars             38,298   33,903    39,542
 3 Payable in foreign             16,011   12,545    22,240
    currencies

   By type
 4 Financial liabilities          32,954   24,241    33,049
 5   Payable in dollars           18,818   12,903    11,913
 6   Payable in foreign           14,136   11,338    21,136
      currencies

 7 Commercial liabilities         21,355   22,207    28,733
 8   Trade payables               10,005   11,013    12,720
 9   Advance receipts and         11,350   11,194    16,013
      other liabilities

10   Payable in dollars           19,480   21,000    27,629
11   Payable in foreign            1,875    1,207     1,104
      currencies

   By area or country
   Financial liabilities
12   Europe                       21,703   15,622    23,179
13     Belgium and Luxembourg        495      369       632
14     France                      1,727      999     1,091
15     Germany                     1,961    1,974     1,834
16     Netherlands                   552      466       556
17     Switzerland                   688      895       699
18     United Kingdom             15,543   10,138    17,161

19   Canada                          629      632     1,401

20   Latin America and             2,034    1,783     1,668
      Caribbean
21     Bahamas                       101       59       236
22     Bermuda                        80      147        50
23     Brazil                        207       57        78
24     British West Indies           998      866     1,030
25     Mexico                          0       12        17
26     Venezuela                       5        2         1

27   Asia                          8,403    5,988     6,423
28     Japan                       7,314    5,436     5,869
29     Middle Eastern oil-            35       27        25
        exporting countries(1)

30   Africa                          135      150        38
31     Oil-exporting                 123      122         0
        countries(2)

32   All other(3)                     50       66       340

   Commercial liabilities
33   Europe                        6,773    7,700     9,767
34     Belgium and Luxembourg        241      331       479
35     France                        728      481       680
36     Germany                       604      767     1,002
37     Netherlands                   722      500       766
38     Switzerland                   327      413       624
39     United Kingdom              2,444    3,568     4,303

40   Canada                        1,037    1,040     1,090

41   Latin America and             1,857    1,740     2,574
      Caribbean
42     Bahamas                        19        1        63
43     Bermuda                       345      205       297
44     Brazil                        161       98       196
45     British West Indies            23       56        14
46     Mexico                        574      416       665
47     Venezuela                     276      221       328

48   Asia                         10,741   10,421    13,422
49     Japan                       4,555    3,315     4,614
50     Middle Eastern oil-         1,576    1,912     2,168
        exporting countries(1)

51   Africa                          428      619     1,040
52     Oil-exporting                 256      254       532
        countries(2)

53   Other(3)                        519      687       840

Type of liability, and area or
            country
                                    June      Sept.      Dec.

 1 Total                          56,445(r)   55,891   60,037(r)
 2 Payable in dollars             38,651      39,746   41,956(r)
 3 Payable in foreign             17,794(r)   16,145   18,081(r)
    currencies

   By type
 4 Financial liabilities          28,207(r)   26,461   29,532(r)
 5   Payable in dollars           11,442      11,487   13,043(r)
 6   Payable in foreign           16,765(r)   14,974   16,489(r)
      currencies

 7 Commercial liabilities         28,238      29,430   30,505
 8   Trade payables               11,040      10,885   10,904
 9   Advance receipts and         17,198      18,545   19,601
      other liabilities

10   Payable in dollars           27,209      28,259   28,913
11   Payable in foreign            1,029       1,171    1,592
      currencies

   By area or country
   Financial liabilities
12   Europe                       18,474(r)   18,019   19,657(r)
13     Belgium and Luxembourg        238          89      186
14     France                      1,280       1,334    1,684
15     Germany                     1,765       1,730    2,018
16     Netherlands                   466         507      494
17     Switzerland                   591         645      776
18     United Kingdom             12,912(r)   12,165   12,737(r)

19   Canada                        1,616         651    2,392

20   Latin America and             1,285       1,067    1,386
      Caribbean
21     Bahamas                       124          10      141
22     Bermuda                        55          64      229
23     Brazil                         97          52      143
24     British West Indies           775         669      604
25     Mexico                         15          76       26
26     Venezuela                       1           1        1

27   Asia                          6,248       6,239    5,394
28     Japan                       5,668       5,725    5,085
29     Middle Eastern oil-            39          23       32
        exporting countries(1)

30   Africa                           29
31     Oil-exporting                   0           0        0
        countries(2)

32   All other(3)                    555         452      643

   Commercial liabilities
33   Europe                        8,683       9,343   10,228
34     Belgium and Luxembourg        736         703      666
35     France                        708         782      764
36     Germany                       845         945    1,274
37     Netherlands                   288         452      439
38     Switzerland                   429         400      375
39     United Kingdom              3,818       3,829    4,086

40   Canada                        1,136       1,150    1,175

41   Latin America and             2,500       2,224    2,176
      Caribbean
42     Bahamas                        33          38       16
43     Bermuda                       397         180      203
44     Brazil                        225         233      220
45     British West Indies            26          23       12
46     Mexico                        594         562      565
47     Venezuela                     304         322      261

48   Asia                         13,875      14,628   14,966
49     Japan                       4,430       4,553    4,500
50     Middle Eastern oil-         2,420       2,984    3,111
        exporting countries(1)

51   Africa                          941         929      874
52     Oil-exporting                 423         504      408
        countries(2)

53   Other(3)                      1,103       1,156    1,086

Type of liability, and area or
            country
                                   Mar.      June      Sept.

 1 Total                          58,040   51,370(r)   49,215
 2 Payable in dollars             42,258   39,963(r)   38,346
 3 Payable in foreign             15,782   11,407(r)   10,869
    currencies

   By type
 4 Financial liabilities          28,050   22,322      19,331
 5   Payable in dollars           13,568   11,988       9,812
 6   Payable in foreign           14,482   10,334       9,519
      currencies

 7 Commercial liabilities         29,990   29,048(r)   29,884
 8   Trade payables               10,107    9,537(r)   10,276
 9   Advance receipts and         19,883   19,511      19,608
      other liabilities

10   Payable in dollars           28,690   27,975(r)   28,534
11   Payable in foreign            1,300    1,073(r)    1,350
      currencies

   By area or country
   Financial liabilities
12   Europe                       20,307   15,468      12,905
13     Belgium and Luxembourg        127       75         150
14     France                      1,795    1,699       1,457
15     Germany                     2,578    2,441       2,167
16     Netherlands                   472      484         417
17     Switzerland                   345      189         179
18     United Kingdom             13,145    8,765       6,610

19   Canada                        1,045      539         389

20   Latin America and               965    1,320       1,351
      Caribbean
21     Bahamas                        17        6           1
22     Bermuda                        86       49          73
23     Brazil                         91       76         154
24     British West Indies           517      845         834
25     Mexico                         21       51          23
26     Venezuela                       1        1           1

27   Asia                          5,024    4,315       4,005
28     Japan                       4,767    3,869       3,754
29     Middle Eastern oil-            23        0           0
        exporting countries(1)

30   Africa
31     Oil-exporting                   0        0           0
        countries(2)

32   All other(3)                    676      651         650

   Commercial liabilities
33   Europe                        9,951    9,924(r)   10,947
34     Belgium and Luxembourg        565      557         623
35     France                        840      612(r)      740
36     Germany                     1,068    1,219(r)    1,408
37     Netherlands                   443      485(r)      440
38     Switzerland                   407      349(r)      507
39     United Kingdom              4,041    3,743(r)    4,286

40   Canada                        1,347    1,206       1,504

41   Latin America and             2,051    2,285(r)    1,840
      Caribbean
42     Bahamas                        27       14          48
43     Bermuda                       174      209         168
44     Brazil                        249      246         256
45     British West Indies             5       27           5
46     Mexico                        520      557         511
47     Venezuela                     219      196         230

48   Asia                         14,672   13,611(r)   13,538
49     Japan                       4,372    3,995(r)    3,779
50     Middle Eastern oil-         3,138    3,194       3,582
        exporting countries(1)

51   Africa                          833      921         810
52     Oil-exporting                 376      354         372
        countries(2)

53   Other(3)                      1,136    1,101       1,245


(1.) Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).

(2.) Comprises Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.

(3.) Includes nonmonetary international and regional organizations.
3.23 CLAIMS ON UNAFFILIATED FOREIGNERS Reported by Nonbanking
Business Enterprises in the United States
Millions of dollars, end of period

   Type of claim, and area or
    country                       1994     1995   1996(r)

 1 Total                        57,888   52,509    65,897
 2 Payable in dollars           53,805   48,711    59,156
 3 Payable in foreign
    currencies                   4,083    3,798     6,741

   By type
 4 Financial claims             33,897   27,398    37,523
 5  Deposits                    18,507   15,133    21,624
 6   Payable in dollars         18,026   14,654    20,852
 7   Payable in foreign
      currencies                   481      479       772
 8  Other financial claims      15,390   12,265    15,899
 9   Payable in dollars         14,306   10,976    12,374
10   Payable in foreign
      currencies                 1,084    1,289     3,525

11 Commercial claims            23,991   25,111    28,374
12  Trade receivables           21,158   22,998    25,751
13  Advance payments and
     other claims                2,833    2,113     2,623
14  Payable in dollars          21,473   23,081    25,930
15  Payable in foreign
     currencies                  2,518    2,030     2,444

   By area or country
   Financial claims
16  Europe                       7,936    7,609    11,085
17   Belgium and Luxembourg         86      193       185
18   France                        800      803       694
19   Germany                       540      436       276
20   Netherlands                   429      517       493
21   Switzerland                   523      498       474
22   United Kingdom              4,649    4,303     7,922

23  Canada                       3,581    2,851     3,442

24  Latin America and
     Caribbean                  19,536   14,500    20,032
25    Bahamas                    2,424    1,965     1,553
26    Bermuda                       27       81       140
27    Brazil                       520      830     1,468
28    British West Indies       15,228   10,393    15,536
29    Mexico                       723      554       457
30    Venezuela                     35       32        31

31  Asia                         1,871    1,579     2,221
32   Japan                         953      871     1,035
33   Middle Eastern
      oil-exporting
       countries(1)                141        3        22
34  Africa                         373      276       174
35   Oil-exporting
      countries(2)                   0        5        14
36  All other(3)                   600      583       569

   Commercial claims
37  Europe                       9,540    9,824    10,443
38   Belgium and Luxembourg        213      231       226
39   France                      1,881    1,830     1,644
40   Germany                     1,027    1,070     1,337
41   Netherlands                   311      452       562
42   Switzerland                   557      520       642
43   United Kingdom              2,556    2,656     2,946

44  Canada                       1,988    1,951     2,165

45  Latin America and            4,117    4,364     5,276
     Caribbean
46    Bahamas                        9       30        35
47    Bermuda                      234      272       275
48    Brazil                       612      898     1,303
49    British West Indies           83       79       190
50    Mexico                     1,243      993     1,128
51    Venezuela                    348      285       357

52 Asia                          6,982    7,312     8,376
53   Japan                       2,655    1,870     2,003
54   Middle Eastern
      oil-exporting
      countries(1)                 708      974       971

55 Africa                          454      654       746
56    Oil-exporting
       countries(2)                 67       87       166
57 Other(3)                        910    1,006     1,368

   Type of claim, and area or   1997
    country                     June         Sept.       Dec.

 1 Total                        68,264(r)    70,506(r)   68,128(r)
 2 Payable in dollars           62,080(r)    64,144      62,173
 3 Payable in foreign
    currencies                   6,184        6,362(r)    5,955(r)

   By type
 4 Financial claims             40,715(r)    41,805(r)   36,959(r)
 5  Deposits                    24,106(r)    23,951(r)   22,909(r)
 6   Payable in dollars         22,615(r)    22,392(r)   21,060(r)
 7   Payable in foreign
      currencies                 1,491        1,559       1,849
 8  Other financial claims      16,609(r)    17,854(r)   14,050(r)
 9   Payable in dollars         13,352(r)    14,795(r)   11,806(r)
10   Payable in foreign
      currencies                 3,257        3,059(r)     2,244(r)

11 Commercial claims            27,549       28,701      31,169
12  Trade receivables           24,858       25,110      27,536
13  Advance payments and
     other claims                2,691        3,591       3,633
14  Payable in dollars          26,113       26,957      29,307
15  Payable in foreign
     currencies                  1,436        1,744       1,862

   By area or country
   Financial claims
16  Europe                      12,904       15,608(r)   14,999(r)
17   Belgium and Luxembourg        203          360         406
18   France                        680        1,112       1,015
19   Germany                       281          352         427
20   Netherlands                   519          764         677
21   Switzerland                   447          448         434
22   United Kingdom              9,814       11,000(r)   10,337(r)

23  Canada                       6,420(r)     4,279       3,313

24  Latin America and
     Caribbean                  18,725       19,176      15,543
25    Bahamas                    2,064        2,442       2,308(r)
26    Bermuda                      188          190         108
27    Brazil                     1,617        1,501       1,313
28    British West Indies       13,553       12,957      10,462(r)
29    Mexico                       497          508         537
30    Venezuela                     21           15          36

31  Asia                         1,934        2,015       2,133
32   Japan                         766          999         823
33   Middle Eastern
      oil-exporting
       countries(1)                 20           15          11
34  Africa                         179          174         319
35   Oil-exporting
      countries(2)                  15           16          15
36  All other(3)                   553          553         652

   Commercial claims
37  Europe                       9,603       10,486      12,120
38   Belgium and Luxembourg        327          331         328
39   France                      1,377        1,642       1,796
40   Germany                     1,229        1,395       1,614
41   Netherlands                   613          573         597
42   Switzerland                   389          381         554
43   United Kingdom              2,836        2,904       3,660

44  Canada                       2,464        2,649       2,660

45  Latin America and            5,241        5,028       5,750
     Caribbean
46    Bahamas                       29           22          27
47    Bermuda                      197          128         244
48    Brazil                     1,136        1,101       1,162
49    British West Indies           98           98         109
50    Mexico                     1,140        1,219       1,392
51    Venezuela                    451          418         576

52 Asia                          8,460        8,576       8,713
53   Japan                       2,079        2,048       1,976
54   Middle Eastern
      oil-exporting
      countries(1)               1,014          987       1,107

55 Africa                          618          764         680
56    Oil-exporting
       countries(2)                 81          207         119
57 Other(3)                      1,163        1,198       1,246

                                         1998
   Type of claim, and area or
    country                     Mar.     June        Sept.

 1 Total                        71,004   63,265(r)   68,039(r)
 2 Payable in dollars           65,359   57,664(r)   62,097(r)
 3 Payable in foreign
    currencies                   5,645    5,601(r)    5,942(r)

   By type
 4 Financial claims             40,301   32,355(r)   37,262
 5  Deposits                    20,863   14,762      15,406
 6   Payable in dollars         19,155   13,084      13,374
 7   Payable in foreign
      currencies                 1,708    1,678       2,032
 8  Other financial claims      19,438   17,593(r)   21,856
 9   Payable in dollars         16,981   14,918(r)   19,867
10   Payable in foreign
      currencies                 2,457    2,675       1,989

11 Commercial claims            30,703   30,910(r)   30,777(r)
12  Trade receivables           26,888   26,827(r)   26,393(r)
13  Advance payments and
     other claims                3,815    4,083       4,384
14  Payable in dollars          29,223   29,662(r)   28,856(r)
15  Payable in foreign
     currencies                  1,480    1,248(r)    1,921(r)

   By area or country
   Financial claims
16  Europe                      14,187   14,105(r)   14,473
17   Belgium and Luxembourg        378      518         496
18   France                        902      810(r)    1,140
19   Germany                       393      290         359
20   Netherlands                   911      975         867
21   Switzerland                   401      403         409
22   United Kingdom              9,289    9,639       9,849

23  Canada                       4,688    3,020       4,090

24  Latin America and
     Caribbean                  18,207   11,967      15,758
25    Bahamas                    1,316    1,306       2,105
26    Bermuda                       66       48          63
27    Brazil                     1,408    1,394         710
28    British West Indies       13,551    7,349      10,960
29    Mexico                       967    1,089       1,122
30    Venezuela                     47       57          50

31  Asia                         2,174    2,376       2,121
32   Japan                         791      886         928
33   Middle Eastern
      oil-exporting
       countries(1)                  9       12          13
34  Africa                         325      155         157
35   Oil-exporting
      countries(2)                  16       15          16
36  All other(3)                   720      732         663

   Commercial claims
37  Europe                      12,854   12,945(r)   13,092(r)
38   Belgium and Luxembourg        232      216(r)      219(r)
39   France                      1,939    1,955(r)    2,098(r)
40   Germany                     1,670    1,757(r)    1,502(r)
41   Netherlands                   534      492(r)      463(r)
42   Switzerland                   476      418(r)      546(r)
43   United Kingdom              4,828    4,664(r)    4,681(r)

44  Canada                       2,882    2,779       2,291(r)

45  Latin America and            5,481    6,082(r)    5,773(r)
     Caribbean
46    Bahamas                       13       12          39
47    Bermuda                      238      359(r)      173(r)
48    Brazil                     1,128    1,183       1,062
49    British West Indies           88      110          91
50    Mexico                     1,302    1,462       1,356
51    Venezuela                    441      585         566

52 Asia                          7,638    7,367(r)    7,190(r)
53   Japan                       1,713    1,757(r)    1,789(r)
54   Middle Eastern
      oil-exporting
      countries(1)                 987    1,127         967

55 Africa                          613      657         740
56    Oil-exporting
       countries(2)                122      116         128
57 Other(3)                      1,235    1,080       1,691


(1) Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).
3.24 FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS IN SECURITIES
Millions of dollars
                                                   1998     1998

Transaction, and                                    Jan-
 area or country             1997        1998        Dec    June

                                   US corporate securities
       STOCKS

 1 Foreign purchases    1,097,958   1,596,136   1,596,136   146,147
 2 Foreign sales        1,028,361   1,542,003   1,542,003   142,591
 3 Net purchases, or       69,597      54,133      54,133     3,556
 4 Foreign countries       69,754      54,513      54,513     3,581
 5 Europe                  62,688      72,338      72,338     7,227
 6   France                 6,641       6,099       6,099     1,734
 7   Germany                9,059      10,609      10,609     1,020
 8   Netherlands            3,831       8,326       8,326       830
 9   Switzerland            7,848       6,269       6,269     1,490
10   United Kingdom        22,478      24,336      24,336       695
11 Canada                  -1,406      -4,764      -4,764    -1,600
12 Latin America and
    Caribbean               5,203         781         781     1,798
13 Middle East(1)             383      -1,082      -1,082       286
14 Other Asia               2,072     -12,554     -12,554    -3,949
15   Japan                  4,787      -1,407      -1,407      -540
16 Africa                     472         624         624       204
17 Other countries            342        -830        -830      -385

18 Nonmonetary
    international
    and regional
    organizations            -157        -380        -380       -25

      BONDS(2)

19 Foreign purchases      610,116     905,268     905,268    74,891
20 Foreign sales          475,958     727,855     727,855    53,464
21 Net purchases, or
    sales (-)             134,158     177,413     177,413    21,427
22 Foreign countries      133,595     177,756     177,756    21,328
23 Europe                  71,631     127,943     127,943    12,630
24   France                 3,300       3,390       3,390       667
25   Germany                2,742       4,381       4,381       203
26   Netherlands            3,576       3,490       3,490       369
27   Switzerland              187       4,856       4,856       404
28   United Kingdom        54,134      97,694      97,694     9,283
29 Canada                   6,264       6,077       6,077       607
30 Latin America and
    Caribbean              34,733      24,727      24,727     6,346
31 Middle East(1)           2,155       4,994       4,994       162
32 Other Asia              16,996      12,679      12,679     1,253
33   Japan                  9,357       8,381       8,381       527
34 Africa                   1,005         190         190       101
35 Other countries            811       1,146       1,146       229

36 Nonmonetary
    International
    and regional
    organizations             563        -343        -343        99

                                     Foreign securities

37 Stocks, net
    purchases
    or sales (-)          -40,942       8,009       8,009     2,502
38   Foreign
      purchases           756,015     940,506     940,506    88,610
39   Foreign sales        796,957     932,497     932,497    86,108
40 Bonds, net
    purchases
    or sales (-)          -48,171     -18,695     -18,695   -12,413
41   Foreign
      purchases         1,451,704   1,335,274   1,335,274   151,482
42   Foreign sales      1,499,875   1,353,969   1,353,969   163,895

43 Net purchases, or
    sales (-)  of
    stocks and bonds      -89,113     -10,686     -10,686    -9,911

44 Foreign countries      -88,921     -10,357     -10,357    -9,885

45 Europe                 -29,874      10,469      10,469    -7,273
46 Canada                  -3,085      -1,163      -1,163       161
47 Latin America
    and Caribbean         -25,258     -12,423     -12,423    -2,553
48 Asia                   -25,123      -3,326      -3,326       516
49   Japan                -10,001      -1,663      -1,663       -38
50 Africa                  -3,293      -1,411      -1,411       -32
51 Other countries         -2,288      -2,503      -2,503      -704

52 Nonmonetary
    international
    and regional
    organizations            -192        -329        -329       -26

                                 1998
Transaction, and
 area or country        July      Aug.      Sept.
                         US corporate securities

       STOCKS

 1 Foreign purchases    152,833   141,566   137,418
 2 Foreign sales        150,308   139,722   139,722
 3 Net purchases, or      2,525     1,844   -10,473
 4 Foreign countries      2,739     1,843   -10,430
 5 Europe                 6,893     5,459     2,182
 6   France                 199       988        85
 7   Germany              1,503     1,326     1,281
 8   Netherlands          1,265       163       876
 9   Switzerland          1,092      -277      -307
10   United Kingdom       1,154     1,740       700
11 Canada                  -443      -276      -195
12 Latin America and
    Caribbean              -614       610   -11,766
13 Middle East(1)          -134      -157       148
14 Other Asia            -2,905    -4,112      -678
15   Japan                 -306       214       519
16 Africa                   -14       159       -98
17 Other countries         -134       160       -23

18 Nonmonetary
    international
    and regional
    organizations          -214         1       -43

      BONDS(2)

19 Foreign purchases     74,951    67,529   100,186
20 Foreign sales         64,461    58,678    92,663
21 Net purchases, or
    sales (-)            10,490     8,851     7,523
22 Foreign countries     10,567     8,813     7,473
23 Europe                 8,650     5,813    12,323
24   France                 451       233       184
25   Germany                806       139       268
26   Netherlands           -859        32       275
27   Switzerland            234       100     1,003
28   United Kingdom       5,665     3,924     9,760
29 Canada                   640       439       443
30 Latin America and
    Caribbean             1,730     1,592    -2,927
31 Middle East(1)           171      -188       -58
32 Other Asia              -597     1,709    -1,847
33   Japan                 -511       -10      -713
34 Africa                   -48       -17       -61
35 Other countries           21      -535      -400

36 Nonmonetary
    International
    and regional
    organizations           -77        38        50

                              Foreign securities

37 Stocks, net
    purchases
    or sales (-)         -3,537     5,557     6,107
38   Foreign
      purchases          82,247    74,376    89,496
39   Foreign sales       85,784    68,819    83,389
40 Bonds, net
    purchases
    or sales (-)          3,076     1,049     3,384
41   Foreign
      purchases         118,922   139,393   152,881
42   Foreign sales      115,846   138,344   149,497

43 Net purchases, or
    sales (-)  of
    stocks and bonds       -461     6,606     9,491

44 Foreign countries       -390     6,623     9,492

45 Europe                 2,281     1,202     6,007
46 Canada                 2,201     2,667    -1,118
47 Latin America
    and Caribbean        -4,838    -1,196     1,214
48 Asia                     -59     4,227     3,550
49   Japan                 -316     1,741     2,239
50 Africa                  -269      -122      -163
51 Other countries          294      -155         2

52 Nonmonetary
    international
    and regional
    organizations           -71       -17        -1

                                  1998
Transaction, and
 area or country         Oct.        Nov.      Dec.(p)
                         US corporate securities

       STOCKS

 1 Foreign purchases    145,588     126,494     138,900
 2 Foreign sales        142,831     118,996     134,256
 3 Net purchases, or      2,757       7,498       4,644
 4 Foreign countries      2,754       7,515       4,642
 5 Europe                  -249       4,386       2,450
 6   France                 360          50        -614
 7   Germany                 68         372        -189
 8   Netherlands          1,009       1,816         332
 9   Switzerland         -1,974        -420        -314
10   United Kingdom         632       1,902       3,154
11 Canada                  -507        -198        -977
12 Latin America and
    Caribbean             2,058       3,691       3,088
13 Middle East(1)          -177        -334        -219
14 Other Asia             1,823          -8         155
15   Japan                  597         822         141
16 Africa                  -217          41          16
17 Other countries           23         -63         129

18 Nonmonetary
    international
    and regional
    organizations             3         -17           2

      BONDS(2)

19 Foreign purchases    108,678(r)   81,941(r)   58,882
20 Foreign sales        105,437(r)   60,480(r)   41,130
21 Net purchases, or
    sales (-)             3,241(r)   21,461(r)   17,752
22 Foreign countries      3,230(r)   22,431(r)   17,674
23 Europe                12,062(r)   16,717(r)    9,110
24   France                 701         235        -170
25   Germany               -135         435         217
26   Netherlands            704          64         996
27   Switzerland            -50         251         -36
28   United Kingdom      10,182(r)   13,777(r)    6,874
29 Canada                   292         558         184
30 Latin America and
    Caribbean           -11,135       2,293       2,686
31 Middle East(1)             2         835       2,472
32 Other Asia             1,185       1,904(r)    3,152
33   Japan                1,624       1,194       2,238
34 Africa                    55          24          16
35 Other countries          769         100          54

36 Nonmonetary
    International
    and regional
    organizations            11        -970          78

                              Foreign securities
37 Stocks, net
    purchases
    or sales (-)          8,046      -2,644(r)      262
38   Foreign
      purchases          90,407      70,245(r)   69,563
39   Foreign sales       82,361      72,889(r)   69,301
40 Bonds, net
    purchases
    or sales (-)         15,980        -918(r)   -4,422
41   Foreign
      purchases         102,202      55,573      56,805
42   Foreign sales       86,222      56,491(r)   61,227

43 Net purchases, or
    sales (-)  of
    stocks and bonds     24,026      -3,562(r)   -4,160

44 Foreign countries     24,119      -3,556(r)   -4,000

45 Europe                10,792       2,243(r)    2,485
46 Canada                   946         562      -4,828
47 Latin America
    and Caribbean         4,585      -3,907         251
48 Asia                   6,699      -2,064(r)   -1,489
49   Japan                6,134      -2,390      -1,882
50 Africa                     4         -56           5
51 Other countries        1,093        -334        -424

52 Nonmonetary
    international
    and regional
    organizations           -93          -6        -160


(1.) Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).

(2.) Includes state and local government securities and securities of U.S. government agencies and corporations. Also includes issues of new debt securities sold abroad by U.S. corporations organized to finance direct investments abroad.
3.25 MARKETABLE U.S. TREASURY BONDS AND NOTES Foreign
Transactions(1)
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-) during period

        Area or country             1997       1998      1998
                                                         Jan.-
                                                         Dec.
 1 Total estimated                 184,171    46,677    46,677

 2 Foreign countries               183,688    44,208    44,208

 3   Europe                        144,921    21,586    21,586
 4     Belgium and Luxembourg        3,427     3,805     3,805
 5     Germany                      22,471       148       148
 6     Netherlands                   1,746    -5,533    -5,533
 7     Sweden                         -465     1,486     1,486
 8     Switzerland                   6,028     5,240     5,240
 9     United Kingdom               98,253    12,120    12,120
10     Other Europe and             13,461     4,320     4,320
        former U.S.S.R
11   Canada                           -811       572       572
12   Latin America and Caribbean    -2,554    -3,735    -3,735
13     Venezuela                       655        59        59
14     Other Latin America            -549     9,450     9,450
        and Caribbean
15     Netherlands Antilles         -2,660   -13,244   -13,244
16   Asia                           39,567    27,383    27,383
17     Japan                        20,360    13,048    13,048
18   Africa                          1,524       751       751
19   Other                           1,041    -2,349    -2,349
20 Nonmonetary international           483     2,469     2,469
    and regional organizations
21   International                     621     1,502     1,502
22   Latin American regional           170       199       199

MEMO
23 Foreign countries               183,688    44,208    44,208
24    Official institutions         43,959     4,123     4,123
25    Other foreign                139,729    40,085    40,085

Oil-exporting countries

26 Middle East(2)                    7,636   -16,554   -16,554
27 Africa(3)                           -12         2         2

        Area or country                         1998
                                      June      July      Aug.

 1 Total estimated                   1,506     -4,454   -15,795

 2 Foreign countries                  1,810    -4,507   -15,795

 3   Europe                             229    -6,465    -2,823
 4     Belgium and Luxembourg          -513       215       667
 5     Germany                       -1,381        82    -1,799
 6     Netherlands                      543      -675    -3,081
 7     Sweden                           335       239      -152
 8     Switzerland                     -973      -827      -680
 9     United Kingdom                -1,543    -5,921     8,000
10     Other Europe and               3,761       422    -5,778
        former U.S.S.R
11   Canada                             483      -619    -2,088
12   Latin America and Caribbean      2,912       685    -5,940
13     Venezuela                        818       308    -1,308
14     Other Latin America            3,722     2,185     3,914
        and Caribbean
15     Netherlands Antilles          -1,628    -1,808    -8,546
16   Asia                            -1,152     1,326    -3,856
17     Japan                         -2,442       774       299
18   Africa                             145       -22        62
19   Other                             -241       588    -1,150
20 Nonmonetary international           -304        53         0
    and regional organizations
21   International                     -318      -135       -10
22   Latin American regional              0       192         8

MEMO
23 Foreign countries                  1,810    -4,507   -15,795
24    Official institutions          -3,486       469   -16,920
25    Other foreign                   5,296     -4.98     1,125

Oil-exporting countries

26 Middle East(2)                    -1.388    -2,578    -4,160
27 Africa(3)                              0         0         1

        Area or country                     1998
                            Sept.      Oct.       Nov.       Dec.(p)

 1 Total estimated         -5,270    -2,193(r)   25,456(r)   10,549

 2 Foreign countries       -5,261    -2,855(r)   25,556(r)    9,426

 3   Europe                -2,771    -9,869(r)    5,475(r)    8,077
 4     Belgium and
        Luxembourg            113      -606         510       2,148
 5     Germany                894     1,171         307        -556
 6     Netherlands           -579     1,543      -1,156         898
 7     Sweden                -330       193         586         581
 8     Switzerland            363     2,811         531         175
 9     United Kingdom       2,217   -13,168       3,207       3,074
10     Other Europe and    -5,449    -1,813(r)    1,490(r)    1,757
        former U.S.S.R
11   Canada                  -663    -1,188       3,694         614
12   Latin America and
      Caribbean            -1,233      -491       1,961      -3,817
13     Venezuela                6       -35         327         108
14     Other Latin
        America             2,982    -1,288      -5,411        -165
        and Caribbean
15     Netherlands
        Antilles           -4,221       832       7,045      -3,760
16   Asia                    -207     7,756      13,632(r)    4,347
17     Japan                  128     1,233       7,311       3,750
18   Africa                    81        87         145          16
19   Other                   -468       850         649         189
20 Nonmonetary
    international              -9       662        -100       1,123
    and regional
    organizations
21   International           -288       645         -19       1,084
22   Latin American
      regional                 -5         0          -6           2

MEMO
23 Foreign countries       -5,261    -2,855(r)   25,556(r)    9,426
24    Official
       institutions       -10,304     9,001      11,843       5,274
25    Other foreign         5,043   -11,856(r)   13,713(r)    4,152

Oil-exporting countries

26 Middle East(2)          -5,837      -276         233      -2,442
27 Africa(3)                    0         0           0           0


(1.) Official and private transactions in marketable U.S. Treasury securities having an original maturity of more than one year. Data are based on monthly transactions reports; Excludes nonmarketable U.S. Treasury bonds and notes held by official institutions of foreign countries.

(2.) Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).

(3.) Comprises Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.
3.28 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES AND INDEXES OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE
VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR(1)
Currency units per dollar except as noted

Item                           1996         1997         1998

                                       Exchange Rates
COUNTRY/CURRENCY UNIT

 1 Australia/dollar(2)            78.28      74.37        62.91
 2 Australia/schilling            10.589       12.206       12.379
 3 Belgium/franc                  30.97        35.81        36.31
 4 Brazil/real                     1.0051       1.0779       1.1605
 5 Canada/dollar                   1.3638       1.3849       1.4836
 6 China, P.R./yuan                8.3389       8.3193       8.3008
 7 Denmark/krone                   5.8003       6.6092       6.7030
 8 Monetary Union/euro(3)           n.a.          n.a.         n.a.
 9 Finland/franc                   4.5948       5.1956       5.3473

10 France/franc                    5.1158       5.8393       5.8995
11 Germany/deutsche mark           1.5049       1.7348       1.7597
12 Greece/drachma                240.82       273.28       295.70

13 Hong Kong/dollar                7.7345       7.7431       7.7467
14 India/rupee                    35.51        36.36        41.36
15 Ireland/pound(2)              159.95       151.63       142.48
16 Italy/lira                  1,542.76     1,703.81     1,736.85

17 Japan/yen                     108.78       121.06       130.99
18 Malaysia/ringgit                2.5154       2.8173       3.9254
19 Mexico/peso                     7.6000       7.9180       9.1520
20 Netherlands/guilder             1.6863       1.9525       1.9837
21 New Zealand/dollar(2)          68.77        66.25        53.61
22 Norway/krone                    6.4594       7.0857       7.5521
23 Portugal/escudo               154.28       175.44       180.25

24 Singapore/dollar                1.4100       1.4857       1.6722
25 South Africa/rand               4.3011       4.6072       5.5417
26 South Korea/won               805.00       950.77     1,400.40
27 Spain/peseta                  126.68       146.53       149.41
28 Sri Lanka/rupee                55.289       59.026       65.006
29 Sweden/krona                    6.7082       7.6446       7.9522
30 Switzerland/franc               1.2361       1.4514       1.4506
31 Taiwan/dollar                  27.468       28.775       33.547
32 Thailand/baht                  25.359       31.072       41.262
33 United Kingdom/pound          156.07       163.76       165.73
34 Venezuela/bolivar             417.19       488.39       548.39

                               Indexes(3)
NOMINAL

35 G-10 (March 1973= 100)(4)      87.34        96.38        98.85
36 Broad                          97.43        104.47      116.25
   (January 1997= 100)(5)
37 Major currencies               85.23        91.85        96.52
   (March 1973= 100)(6)
38 Other important trading
   permers (January               9,825        104.67      125.70
   1997= 100)(7)

REAL

39 Broad (March 1973=100)(5)      85.95        90.56        98.43
40 Major currencies               85.83        93.20        98.33
    (March 1973= 100)(6)
41 Other important trading
    partners                      92.52        93.62       105.83
    (March 1973=100)(7)

                               1998
Item                           Sept.        Oct.         Nov.

COUNTRY/CURRENCY UNIT

 1 Australia/dollar(2)            58.89        61.79        63.49
 2 Australia/schilling            11.955       11.524       11.840
 3 Belgium/franc                  35.05        33.81        34.71
 4 Brazil/real                     1.1805       1.1889       1.1932
 5 Canada/dollar                   1.5218       1.5452       1.5404
 6 China, P.R./yuan                8.3055       8.2778       8.2778
 7 Denmark/krone                   6.4717       6.2294       6.3960
 8 Monetary Union/euro(3)            n.a.         n.a.         n.a.
 9 Finland/franc                   5.1734       4.9845       5.1163

10 France/franc                    5.6969       5.4925       5.6422
11 Germany/deutsche mark           1.6990       1.6381       1.6827
12 Greece/drachma                292.47       281.64       282.64

13 Hong Kong/dollar                7.7480       7.7483       7.7432
14 India/rupee                    42.58        42.39        42.43
15 Ireland/pound(2)              147.24       152.21       147.77
16 Italy/lira                  1,678.92     1,620.96     1,664.91

17 Japan/yen                     134.48       121.05       120.29
18 Malaysia/ringgit                3.8050       3.8000       3.8000
19 Mexico/peso                    10.2190      10.1590       9.9690
20 Netherlands/guilder             1.9169       1.8479       1.8969
21 New Zealand/dollar(2)          50.44        52.13        53.40
22 Norway/krone                    7.5564       7.4294       7.4562
23 Portugal/escudo               174.19       168.01       172.52

24 Singapore/dollar                1.7226       1.6378       1.6378
25 South Africa/rand               6.0966       5.7991       5.6511
26 South Korea/won             1,375.54     1,344.14     1,294.01
27 Spain/peseta                  144.33       139.23       143.05
28 Sri Lanka/rupee                66.260       66.345       67.578
29 Sweden/krona                    7.8816       7.8395       8.0140
30 Switzerland/franc               1.4000       1.3373       1.3852
31 Taiwan/dollar                  34.646       33.121       32.603
32 Thailand/baht                  40.402       38.118       36.527
33 United Kingdom/pound          168.23       169.44       166.11
34 Venezuela/bolivar             583.85       570.68       569.66

NOMINAL                                   Indexes(3)

35 G-10 (March 1973= 100)(4)      97.17        93.69        95.46
36 Broad                          11.885      115.46       115.34
   (January 1997= 100)(5)
37 Major currencies               96.99        93.46        94.23
   (March 1973= 100)(6)
38 Other important trading
   permers (January              131.38       129.02       127.31
   1997= 100)(7)
REAL

39 Broad (March 1973=100)(5)     100.11       97.10        96.67
40 Major currencies               99.04       95.47        96.21
    (March 1973= 100)(6)
41 Other important trading
    partners                     109.02      106.62       104.45
    (March 1973=100)(7)

                               1998               1999
Item                           Dec.         Jan.         Feb.

COUNTRY/CURRENCY UNIT

 1 Australia/dollar(2)         61.82        63.20        63.99
 2 Australia/schilling            11.746       n.a.         n.a.
 3 Belgium/franc                  34.44        n.a.         n.a.
 4 Brazil/real                     1.2052       1.5120       1.9261
 5 Canada/dollar                   1.5433       1.5194       1.4977
 6 China, P.R./yuan                8.2780       8.2789       8.2755
 7 Denmark/krone                   6.3531       6.4194       6.6379
 8 Monetary Union/euro(3)            n.a.         1.16         1.12
 9 Finland/franc                   5.0769       n.a.
                                                         n.a.
10 France/franc                    5.5981       n.a.         n.a.
11 Germany/deutsche mark           1.6698       n.a.         n.a.
12 Greece/drachma                280.43       278.91       287.41

13 Hong Kong/dollar                7.7471       7.7486
14 India/rupee                    42.59        42.55
15 Ireland/pound(2)              148.76       n.a.
16 Italy/lira                  1,653.23

17 Japan/yen                     117.07       113.29       116.67
18 Malaysia/ringgit                3.8014       3.8000       3.8000
19 Mexico/peso                     9.9070       10.1280      10.0060
20 Netherlands/guilder             1.8816       n.a.         n.a.
21 New Zealand/dollar(2)          52.23        53.88        54.35
22 Norway/krone                    7.6050       7.4532       7.7240
23 Portugal/escudo               171.19       n.a.         n.a.

24 Singapore/dollar                1.6515       1.6791       1.7004
25 South Africa/rand               5.9030       5.9931       6.1146
26 South Korea/won             1,213.22     1,175.11     1,188.84
27 Spain/peseta                  142.08           n.a.         n.a.
28 Sri Lanka/rupee                68.117       68.630       69.070
29 Sweden/krona                    8.0716       7.8188       7.9532
30 Switzerland/franc               1.3604       1.3856       1.4272
31 Taiwan/dollar                  32.337       32.300       32.564
32 Thailand/baht                  36.276       36.622       37.137
33 United Kingdom/pound          167.08       164.98       162.76
34 Venezuela/bolivar             565.89       569.80       577.32

NOMINAL                                     Indexes(3)

35 G-10 (March 1973= 100)(4)      94.61        n.a.         n.a.
36 Broad                         114.56       114.68(r)    116.37
   (January 1997= 100)(5)
37 Major currencies               93.40        92.37(r)     93.76
   (March 1973= 100)(6)
38 Other important trading
   permers (January              126.80       128.98(r)    130.83
   1997= 100)(7)

REAL

39 Broad (March 1973=100)(5)      95.89        95.86        96.89
40 Major currencies               95.44        94.61        96.09
    (March 1973= 100)(6)
41 Other important trading
    partners                     103.59       104.71       105.18
    (March 1973=100)(7)


(1.) Averages of certified noon buying rates in New York for cable transfers. Data in this table also appear in the Board's G.5 (405) monthly statistical release. For ordering address, see inside front cover.

(2.) Value in U.S. cents.

(3.) As of January 1999, the euro is reported in place of the individual euro-area currencies. These currency rates can be derived from the euro rate by using the fixed conversion rates (in currencies per euro) as shown below:

Euro equals
13.7603   Austrian schillings
40.3399   Belgian francs
5.94573   Finnish markkas
6.55957   French francs
1.95583   German marks
.787564   Irish pounds

1936.27   Italian lire
40.3399   Luxembourg francs
2.20371   Netherlands guilders
200.482   Portuguese escudos
166.386   Spanish pesetas


(4.) For more information on the indexes of the foreign exchange value of the dollar, sec Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 84 (October 1998), pp. 811-18.

(5.) Weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against the currencies of the other G-10 countries. The weight for each of the ten countries is the 1972-76 average world trade of that country divided by the average world trade of all ten countries combined. Series revised as of August 1978 (see Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 64 (August 1978), p. 700).

(6.) Weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against the currencies of a broad group of U.S. trading partners. The weight for each currency is computed as an average of U.S. bilateral import shares from and export shares to the issuing country and of a measure of the importance to U.S. exporters of that country's trade in third country markets.

(7.) Weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against a subset of broad index currencies that circulate widely outside the country of issue. The weight for each currency is its broad index weight scaled so that the weights of the subset of currencies in the index sum to one.

(8.) Weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against a subset of broad index currencies that do not circulate widely outside the country of issue. The weight for each currency is its broad index weight scaled so that the weights of the subset of currencies in the index sum to one.3
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