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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


1.10 RESERVES, MONEY STOCK, AND DEBT MEASURES

Percent annual rate of change, seasonally adjusted(1)
   Monetary or credit aggregate                 1998
                                     Q2          Q3          Q4
   Reserves of depository
    institutions(2)
 1 Total                            -3.6(r)     -7.7(r)    - 1.8(r)
 2 Required                         -2.5        -8.9(r)     -2.5(r)
 3 Nonborrowed                      -4.1(r)     -8.6(r)      -.6(r)
 4 Monetary base(3)                  5.4(r)      6.9(r)      8.7(r)

   Concepts of money, liquid
    assets, and debt(4)
 5 M1                                1.0        -2.0         5.0
 6 M2                                7.5         6.9        11.0
 7 M3                               10.1         8.6        12.9
 8 Debt                              5.9(r)      5.9(r)      6.4

   Nontransaction components
 9 In M2(5)                          9.8         9.9        13.0
10 In M3 only(6)                    17.8        13.5        18.4

   Time and savings deposits
   Commercial banks
11   Savings, including MMDAs       13.4        15.8        17.6
12   Small time(7)                    .1        -5.4        -4.2
13   Large time(8,9)                16.4         3.5         3.9

   Thrift institutions
14   Savings, including MMDAs       10.8         9.0        10.1
15   Small time(7)                  -4.4        -7.3        -6.7
16   Large time(8)                 -45.0          .5        10.4

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

   Repurchase agreements
    and Eurodollars
19 Repurchase agreements(10)        14.5        11.7        16.4
20 Eurodollars(10)                  -3.3        21.7         7.6

   Debt components(4)
21 Federal                          -1.4        -1.5        -2.0
22 Nonfederal                        8.4         8.3(r)      9.0(r)

                                    1999        1998        1999
                                    Q1(r)        Dec.      Jan.(r)
   Reserves of depository
    institutions(2)
 1 Total                            -1.2       10.9(r)       6.0
 2 Required                          1.0       12.5(r)       7.5
 3 Nonborrowed                      -1.3       10.0(r)       3.6
 4 Monetary base(3)                  9.1        7.5(r)      10.5

   Concepts of money, liquid
    assets, and debt(4)
 5 M1                                2.7        4.8(r)      -2.6
 6 M2                                7.2       10.1          6.6
 7 M3                                7.2       12.0          4.0
 8 Debt                              5.7        6.1          5.3

   Nontransaction components
 9 In M2(5)                          8.7       11.9(r)       9.6
10 In M3 only(6)                     7.1       17.3         -3.2

   Time and savings deposits
   Commercial banks
11   Savings, including MMDAs        11.6        19.2        12.6
12   Small time(7)                   -5.4        -7.7        -7.5
13   Large time(8,9)                 -2.4         8.0        10.6

   Thrift institutions
14   Savings, including MMDAs        12.7        10.8        15.0
15   Small time(7)                   -6.2        -5.9        -4.8
16   Large time(8)                    7.4        16.4        25.6

   Money market mutual funds
17 Retail                            20.5        22.4(r)     22.7
18 Institution-only                  17.9        29.5        -2.8

   Repurchase agreements
    and Eurodollars
19 Repurchase agreements(10)         11.2        34.0       -25.0
20 Eurodollars(10)                   -2.7       -20.0       -28.1

   Debt components(4)
21 Federal                           -2.6          .4        -2.1
22 Nonfederal                         8.2         8.2(r)      7.5

                                               1999
                                  Feb.(r)     Mar.(r)       Apr.
   Reserves of depository
    institutions(2)
 1 Total                            -15.3       -22.5         7.2
 2 Required                          -7.0       -25.6        11.5
 3 Nonborrowed                      -13.0       -21.1         4.5
 4 Monetary base(3)                   9.4         7.8        10.3

   Concepts of money, liquid
    assets, and debt(4)
 5 M1                                 1.6        10.1         6.9
 6 M2                                 5.7         2.8         8.8
 7 M3                                 8.7        -2.2         7.9
 8 Debt                               4.7         6.3        n.a.

   Nontransaction components
 9 In M2(5)                           7.0          .3         9.4
10 In M3 only(6)                     16.9       -15.7         5.2

   Time and savings deposits
   Commercial banks
11   Savings, including MMDAs         5.4          .2        17.5
12   Small time(7)                   -7.5        -3.5        -3.3
13   Large time(8,9)                -26.8       -23.2        14.7

   Thrift institutions
14   Savings, including MMDAs        14.3         7.3         9.5
15   Small time(7)                  -59.0        -7.8        -4.1
16   Large time(8)                  -14.5       -16.0         4.1

   Money market mutual funds
17 Retail                            22.6         3.1        12.6
18 Institution-only                  34.7        -1.8        21.1

   Repurchase agreements
    and Eurodollars
19 Repurchase agreements(10)         68.7       -50.2       -39.0
20 Eurodollars(10)                   34.4        31.9         3.0

   Debt components(4)
21 Federal                           -7.3        -1.1        n.a.
22 Nonfederal                        8.3         8.5         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 (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 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.

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

MI: (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
Federal Reserve float
Float is checkbook money that appears on the books of both the check writer (the payor) and the check receiver (the payee) while a check is being processed. Federal Reserve float is float present during the Federal Reserve's check collection process. To promote efficiency in the payments system and provide certainly about the date that deposited funds will become available to the receiving depository institutions (and the payee), the Federal
, 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 (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 MI.

M3: M2 plus (1) large-denomination time deposits (in amounts of $I00,000 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 (1) 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, (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, 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                                     1999

                                     Feb.        Mar.      Apr.
   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit             501,636      507,920   512,869
    outstanding U.S.
    government securities(2)
 2   Bought outright--System
       account(3)                  458,706      464,000   469,926
 3   Held under repurchase
       agreements                    3,310        6,499     6,691
    Federal agency obligations
 4   Bought outfight                   336          318       311
 5   Held under repurchase
       agreements                    3,222        3,408     2,110
 6   Acceptances                         0            0         0
     Loans to depository
     institutions
 7   Adjustment credit                 118           32       167
 8   Seasonal credit                    10           17        38
 9   Extended credit                     0            0         0
10  Float                              446          210       297
11  Other Federal Reserve
     assets                         35,488       33,436    33,330
12 Gold stock                       11,009       11,008    11,050
13 Special drawing rights
     certificate account             9,200        8,329     8,200
14 Treasury currency                26,454    26,581(r)    26,675
    outstanding

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation         510,631   514,736(r)   519,355
16 Treasury cash holdings
   Deposits, other than
    reserve balances, with
    Federal Reserve Banks              114          132       144

17  Treasury                         4,800        5,463     6,379
18  Foreign                            202          177       208
19  Service-related balances
     and adjustments                 7,129     6,979(r)     6,716
20  Other                              270          247       283
21 Other Federal Reserve            16,686       17,002    17,275
    liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with
   Federal Reserve Banks(4)          8,507     9,143(R)     8,435

                                          End-of-month figures

                                     Feb.         Mar.      Apr.
   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit             503,077      516,387   519,959
    outstanding U.S.
    government securities(2)
 2   Bought outfight--System
      account(3)                   461,036      465,686   473,573
 3   Held under repurchase
      agreements                     3,558       12,730     8,930
    Federal agency obligations
 4   Bought outright                   336          311       311
 5   Held under repurchase
      agreements                     3,884        5,606     3,292
 6  Acceptances                          0            0         0
    Loans to depository
     institutions
 7   Adjustment credit                   4          223         2
 8   Seasonal credit                    12           22        65
 9   Extended credit                     0            0         0
10  Float                               39         -882        36
11  Other Federal Reserve
     assets                         34,208       32,690    33,749

12 Gold stock                       11,047       11,009    11,050
13 Special drawing rights
    certificate account              9,200        8,200     8,200
14 Treasury currency
    outstanding                     26,508    26,638(r)    26,708

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation         511,709   517,790(r)   519,702
16 Treasury cash holdings
   Deposits, other than
    reserve balances, with
    Federal Reserve Banks              120          135       167
17  Treasury                         4,538        5,374    10,000
18  Foreign                            200          166       260
19  Service-related balances
     and adjustments                 7,030     6,815(r)     6,788
20  Other                              225          235       263
21 Other Federal Reserve
    liabilities and capital         16,460       16,805    17,214
22 Reserve balances with
    Federal Reserve Banks(4)         9,551    14,954(r)    11,484

                                     Average of daily figures
                                        for week ending
                                       on date indicated

   Factor                                      1999

                                   Mar. 17     Mar. 24   Mar. 31
   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit             507,613     508,369     509,500
    outstanding U.S.
    government securities(2)
 2   Bought outright--System
       account(3)                  464,197     464,809     465,257
 3   Held under repurchase
       agreements                    4,497       8,006       7,863
    Federal agency obligations
 4   Bought outfight                   311         311         311
 5   Held under repurchase
       agreements                    3,690       3,944       3,387
 6   Acceptances                         0           0           0
     Loans to depository
     institutions
 7   Adjustment credit                   4          87          44
 8   Seasonal credit                    16          20          21
 9   Extended credit                     0           0           0
10  Float                               62        -453         -41
11  Other Federal Reserve
     assets                         34,837      31,646      32,657
12 Gold stock                       11,049      11,048      11,048
13 Special drawing rights
     certificate account             8,200       8,200       8,200
14 Treasury currency             26,573(r)   26,605(r)   26,638(r)
    outstanding

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation      514,779(r)  515,112(r)   515,762(r)
16 Treasury cash holdings
   Deposits, other than
    reserve balances, with
    Federal Reserve Banks              132         134         135
17  Treasury                         6,313       5,309       5,160
18  Foreign                            180         166         168
19  Service-related balances
     and adjustments                 6,896    7,227(r)    6,815(r)
20  Other                              261         236         227
21 Other Federal Reserve            17,117      17,184      17,091
    liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with
   Federal Reserve Banks(4)          7,758    8,856(r)    10,029(r)

                                          Wednesday figures

                                  Mar. 17     Mar. 24     Mar. 31
   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit             508,228     516,531     516,387
    outstanding U.S.
    government securities(2)

 2   Bought outfight--System
      account(3)                   464,506     464,744     465,686
 3   Held under repurchase
      agreements                     4,495      17,013      12,730
    Federal agency obligations
 4   Bought outright                   311         311         311
 5   Held under repurchase
      agreements                     3,840       4,533       5,606
 6  Acceptances                          0           0           0
    Loans to depository
     institutions
 7   Adjustment credit                   1           2         223
 8   Seasonal credit                    20          17          22
 9   Extended credit                     0           0           0
10  Float                              163        -305        -882
11  Other Federal Reserve
     assets                         34,893      30,217      32,690

12 Gold stock                       11,049      11,047      11,049
13 Special drawing rights
    certificate account              8,200       8,200       8,200
14 Treasury currency
    outstanding                  26,573(r)    26,605(r)  26,638(r)

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation      515,774(r)   516,177(r)    517,797
16 Treasury cash holdings
   Deposits, other than
    reserve balances, with
    Federal Reserve Banks              134         134         135

17  Treasury                         6,318       5,199       5,374
18  Foreign                            173         169         166
19  Service-related balances
     and adjustments                 6,896    7,227(r)    6,815(r)
20  Other                              247         220         235
21 Other Federal Reserve
    liabilities and capital         16,906      17,089      16,805
22 Reserve balances with
    Federal Reserve Banks(4)         7,602   16,167(r)    14,954(r)

                                  Average of daily figures
                                       for week ending
                                      on date indicated

   Factor                                    1999

                                       Apr. 7     Apr. 14
   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit                 511,052     511,893
    outstanding U.S.
 2  government securities(2)
       account(3)                      466,781     469,667
 3   Held under repurchase
       agreements                        9,002       6,496
    Federal agency obligations
 4   Bought outfight                       311         311
 5   Held under repurchase
       agreements                        2,212       1,660
 6   Acceptances                             0           0
     Loans to depository
     institutions
 7   Adjustment credit                     168          32
 8   Seasonal credit                        27          30
 9   Extended credit                         0           0
10  Float                                   13         264
11  Other Federal Reserve
     assets                             32,538      33,433
12 Gold stock                           11,051      11,050
13 Special drawing rights
     certificate account                 8,200       8,200
14 Treasury currency                    26,652      26,666
    outstanding

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation             518,373     519,963
16 Treasury cash holdings
   Deposits, other than
    reserve balances, with
    Federal Reserve Banks                  135         141
17  Treasury                             5,644       4,853
18  Foreign                                245         188
19  Service-related balances
     and adjustments                     6,636       6,672
20  Other                                  311         305
21 Other Federal Reserve                17,188      17,322
    liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with
   Federal Reserve Banks(4)              8,422       8,365

                                         Wednesday figures

                                       Apr. 7     Apr. 14
   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit                512,559     512,417
    outstanding U.S.
    government securities(2)
 2   Bought outfight--System
      account(3)                       467,237     471,409
 3   Held under repurchase
      agreements                         8,910       5,880
    Federal agency obligations
 4   Bought outright                       311         311
 5   Held under repurchase
      agreements                         2,096       1,334
 6  Acceptances                              0           0
    Loans to depository
     institutions
 7   Adjustment credit                   1,030          74
 8   Seasonal credit                        28          32
 9   Extended credit                         0           0
10  Float                                  146        -319
11  Other Federal Reserve
     assets                             32,802      33,695

12 Gold stock                           11,051      11,008
13 Special drawing rights
    certificate account                  8,200       8,200
14 Treasury currency
    outstanding                         26,652      26,666

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation             520,543     520,911
16 Treasury cash holdings                  140         145
   Deposits, other than reserve
     balances, with Federal
     Reserve Banks
17  Treasury                             5,438       4,157
18  Foreign                                183         191
19  Service-related balances
     and adjustments                     6,636       6,672
20  Other                                  300         306
21 Other Federal Reserve
    liabilities and capital             17,135      17,000
22 Reserve balances with
    Federal Reserve Banks(4)             8,083       8,909

                                   Average of daily figures
                                        for week ending
                                       on date indicated

   Factor                                   1999

                                       Apr. 21   Apr. 28
   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit                 513,556   513,033
    outstanding U.S.
 2  government securities(2)
       account(3)                      470,563   471,697
 3   Held under repurchase
       agreements                        6,685     3,904
    Federal agency obligations
 4   Bought outfight                       311       311
 5   Held under repurchase
       agreements                        2,022     2,371
 6   Acceptances                             0         0
     Loans to depository
     institutions
 7   Adjustment credit                     199       316
 8   Seasonal credit                        36        51
 9   Extended credit                         0         0
10  Float                                  103       905
11  Other Federal Reserve
     assets                             33,638    33,478
12 Gold stock                           11,049    11,049
13 Special drawing rights
     certificate account                 8,200     8,200
14 Treasury currency                    26,680    26,694
    outstanding

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation             519,632   519,289
16 Treasury cash holdings
   Deposits, other than
    reserve balances, with
    Federal Reserve Banks                  145       148
17  Treasury                             6,790     7,182
18  Foreign                                215       182
19  Service-related balances
     and adjustments                     6,717     6,818
20  Other                                  283       241
21 Other Federal Reserve                17,269    17,300
    liabilities and capital
22 Reserve balances with
   Federal Reserve Banks(4)              8,435     7,812

                                       Wednesday figures

                                       Apr. 21   Apr. 28
   SUPPLYING RESERVE FUNDS

 1 Reserve Bank credit                  514,232   518,657
    outstanding U.S.
    government securities(2)
 2   Bought outfight--System
      account(3)                        470,506   473,627
 3   Held under repurchase
      agreements                          5,880     6,730
    Federal agency obligations
 4   Bought outright                        311       311
 5   Held under repurchase
      agreements                          1,334     3,015
 6  Acceptances                               0         0
    Loans to depository
     institutions
 7   Adjustment credit                    1,367         6
 8   Seasonal credit                         41        60
 9   Extended credit                          0         0
10  Float                                 1,050       736
11  Other Federal Reserve
     assets                              33,744    34,172

12 Gold stock                            11,009    11,048
13 Special drawing rights
    certificate account                   8,200     8,200
14 Treasury currency
    outstanding                          26,680    26,694

   ABSORBING RESERVE FUNDS

15 Currency in circulation              520,370   520,718
16 Treasury cash holdings                   145       167
   Deposits, other than reserve
     balances, with Federal
     Reserve Banks
17  Treasury                              6,690     8,545
18  Foreign                                 193       168
19  Service-related balances
     and adjustments                      6,717     6,818
20  Other                                   240       237
21 Other Federal Reserve
    liabilities and capital              17,007    17,055
22 Reserve balances with
    Federal Reserve Banks(4)              8,800    10,890


(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 Institutions(1)

Millions of dollars
                                        Prorated monthly
                                      averages of biweekly
                                           averages

    Reserve classification         1996        1997        1998

                                  Dec.(r)     Dec.(r)      Dec.

 1 Reserve balances with
    Reserve Banks(2)               13,330      10,664    9,021(r)
 2 Total vault cash(3)             44,525      44,740      44,305
 3   Applied vault cash(4)         37,844      37,255      35,997
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)          6,681       7,485       8,308
 5 Total reserves(6)               51,174      47,920   45,018(r)
 6   Required reserves             49,758      46,235      43,435
 7   Excess reserve balances
      at Reserve Banks(7)           1,416       1,685    1,583(r)
 8 Total borrowings at
    Reserve Banks(8)                  155         324         117
 9 Seasonal borrowings                 68          79          15
10 Extended credit(9)                   0           0           0

                                      Biweekly averages of daily
                                    figures for two week periods
                                      ending on dates indicated

                                    1998            1999

                                  Dec. 30    Jan. 13(r)     Jan.27

 1 Reserve balances with
    Reserve Banks(2)                9,057       9,550      10,019
 2 Total vault cash(3)             45,470      45,023      44,837
 3   Applied vault cash(4)         36,748      35,911      36,847
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)          8,722       9,112       7,990
 5 Total reserves(6)               45,805      45,461      46,866
 6   Required reserves             43,999      43,241      45,878
 7   Excess reserve balances
      at Reserve Banks(7)           1,806       2,220         988
 8 Total borrowings at
    Reserve Banks(8)                  195         370          68
 9   Seasonal borrowings               18           9           5
10   Extended credit(9)                 0           0           0

                                        Prorated monthly
                                      averages of biweekly
                                           averages

    Reserve classification                   1998

                                 Oct.(r)       Nov.         Dec.

 1 Reserve balances with
    Reserve Banks(2)                 9,027      8,855    9,021(r)
 2 Total vault cash(3)             43,268      43,104      44,305
 3   Applied vault cash(4)         35,089      35,297      35,997
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)          8,179       7,807       8,308
 5 Total reserves(6)               44,117      44,152   45,018(r)
 6   Required reserves             42,543   42,528(r)      43,435
 7   Excess reserve balances
      at Reserve Banks(7)           1,574       1,624    1,583(r)
 8 Total borrowings at
    Reserve Banks(8)                  174       83(r)         117
 9 Seasonal borrowings                107          37          15
10 Extended credit(9)                   0           0           0

                                   Biweekly averages of daily
                                  figures for two week periods
                                    ending on dates indicated

                                               1999

                                  Feb. 10     Feb. 24     Mar. 10

 1 Reserve balances with
    Reserve Banks(2)                8,750       8,233       9,356
 2 Total vault cash(3)             49,363      45,597      42,284
 3   Applied vault cash(4)         38,649      35,997      34,007
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)         10,714       9,600       8,277
 5 Total reserves(6)               47,399      44,230      43,362
 6   Required reserves             46,181   43,041(r)      42,062
 7   Excess reserve balances
      at Reserve Banks(7)           1,217       1,189       1,300
 8 Total borrowings at
    Reserve Banks(8)                  158         112          22
 9   Seasonal borrowings                8           9          14
10   Extended credit(9)                 0           0           0

                                      Prorated monthly
                                   averages of biweekly
                                         averages

    Reserve classification                  1999

                                       Jan.        Feb.

 1 Reserve balances with
    Reserve Banks(2)                9,658(r)       8,578
 2 Total vault cash(3)                45,499      46,468
 3   Applied vault cash(4)            36,687      36,660
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)             8,812       9,809
 5 Total reserves(6)               46,345(r)      45,237
 6   Required reserves                44,811      44,022
 7   Excess reserve balances
      at Reserve Banks(7)           1,534(r)       1,215
 8 Total borrowings at
    Reserve Banks(8)                     206         116
 9 Seasonal borrowings                     7           9
10 Extended credit(9)                      0           0

                                  Biweekly averages of daily
                                 figures for two week periods
                                  ending on dates indicated

                                            1999

                                     Mar. 24    Apr. 7(r)

 1 Reserve balances with
    Reserve Banks(2)                   8,309       9,213
 2 Total vault cash(3)                43,524      42,525
 3   Applied vault cash(4)            34,521      34,147
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)             9,004       8,378
 5 Total reserves(6)                  42,830      43,360
 6   Required reserves                41,613      41,872
 7   Excess reserve balances
      at Reserve Banks(7)              1,217       1,487
 8 Total borrowings at
    Reserve Banks(8)                      63         130
 9   Seasonal borrowings                  18          24
10   Extended credit(9)                    0           0

                                      Prorated monthly
                                     averages of biweekly
                                          averages

    Reserve classification

                                  Mar.(r)      Apr.

 1 Reserve balances with
    Reserve Banks(2)                8,851     9,240
 2 Total vault cash(3)             42,898    42,162
 3   Applied vault cash(4)         34,270    34,407
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)          8,628     7,755
 5 Total reserves(6)               43,121    43,647
 6   Required reserves             41,816    42,483
 7   Excess reserve balances
      at Reserve Banks(7)           1,305     1,164
 8 Total borrowings at
    Reserve Banks(8)                   65       166
 9 Seasonal borrowings                 18        39
10 Extended credit(9)                   0         0

                                Biweekly averages of daily
                               figures for two week periods
                                ending on dates indicated

                                   Apr. 21    May. 5

 1 Reserve balances with
    Reserve Banks(2)                8,409    10,554
 2 Total vault cash(3)             42,348    41,592
 3   Applied vault cash(4)         34,422    34,587
 4   Surplus vault cash(5)          7,926     7,006
 5 Total reserves(6)               42,831    45,141
 6   Required reserves             41,915    43,842
 7   Excess reserve balances
      at Reserve Banks(7)             916     1,299
 8 Total borrowings at
    Reserve Banks(8)                  149       223
 9   Seasonal borrowings               33        59
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.

1.14 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK INTEREST RATES
Percent per year

                           Current and previous levels

                               Adjustment credit(1)
Federal Reserve
Bank                  On
                    6/11/99   Effective date   Previous rate

Boston               4.50        11/18/98         4.75
New York             4.50        11/17/98         4.75
Philadelphia         4.50        11/17/98         4.75
Cleveland            4.50        11/19/98         4.75
Richmond             4.50        11/18/98         4.75

Atlanta              4.50        11/18/98         4.75
Chicago              4.50        11/19/98         4.75
St. Louis            4.50        11/19/98         4.75
Minneapolis          4.50        11/19/98         4.75
Kansas City          4.50        11/18/98         4.75
Dallas               4.50        11/17/98         4.75
San Francisco        4.50        11/17/98         4.75

                        Current and previous levels

                           Seasonal credit(2)
Federal Reserve
      Bank             On
                    6/11/99   Effective date   Previous rate

Boston                4.85        6/3/99          4.80
New York              4.85        6/3/99          4.80
Philadelphia          4.85        6/3/99          4.80
Cleveland             4.85        6/3/99          4.80
Richmond              4.85        6/3/99          4.80

Atlanta               4.85        6/3/99          4.80
Chicago               4.85        6/3/99          4.80
St. Louis             4.85        6/3/99          4.80
Minneapolis           4.85        6/3/99          4.80
Kansas City           4.85        6/3/99          4.80
Dallas                4.85        6/3/99          4.80

San Francisco         4.85        6/3/99          4.80

                        Current and previous levels

                             Extended credit(3)
Federal Reserve
      Bank             On
                    6/11/99   Effective date   Previous rate

Boston                5.35        6/3/99          5.30
New York              5.35        6/3/99          5.30
Philadelphia          5.35        6/3/99          5.30
Cleveland             5.35        6/3/99          5.30
Richmond              5.35        6/3/99          5.30

Atlanta               5.35        6/3/99          5.30
Chicago               5.35        6/3/99          5.30
St. Louis             5.35        6/3/99          5.30
Minneapolis           5.35        6/3/99          5.30
Kansas City           5.35        6/3/99          5.30
Dallas                5.35        6/3/99          5.30

San Francisco         5.35        6/3/99          5.30

    Range of rates for adjustment credit in recent years(4)

                                Range (or       F.R. Bank
     Effective date            level)--All         of
                               F.R. Banks         N.Y.

In effect Dec. 31, 19977           6              6

           1978--Jan. 9          6-6.5            6.5
                     20           6.5             6.5
                 May 11          6.5-7            7
                     12            7              7
                 July 3         7-7.25            7.25
                     10          7.25             7.25
                Aug. 21          7.75             7.75
               Sept. 22            8              8
                Oct. 16          8-8.5            8.5
                     20           8.5             8.5
                 Nov. 1         8.5-9.5           9.5
                      3           9.5             9.5

          1979--July 20           10              10
                Aug. 17         10-10.5           10.5
                     20          10.5             10.5
               Sept. 19         10.5-11           11
                     21           11              11
                 Oct. 8          11-12            12
                     10           12              12

          1980--Feb. 15          12-13            13
                     19           13              13
                 May 29          12-13            13
                     30           12              12
                June 13          11-12            11
                     16           11              11
                July 28          10-11            10
                     29           10              10
               Sept. 26           11              11
                Nov. 17           12              12
                 Dec. 5          12-13            13
                      8           13              13
            1981--May 5          13-14            14
                      8           14              14
                 Nov. 2          13-14            13
                      6           13              13
                 Dec. 4           12              12

          1982--July 20         11.5-12           11.5
                     23           11.5            11.5
                 Aug. 2         11-11.5           11
                      3           11              11
                     16         10.5              10.5
                     27        10-10.5            10
                     30           10              10
                Oct. 12         9.5-10             9.5
                     13          9.5               9.5
                Nov. 22         9-9.5              9
                     26           9                9
                Dec. 14          8.5-9             9
                     15          8.5-9             8.5
                     17           8.5              8.5

           1984--Apr. 9          8.5-9             9
                     13           9                9
                Nov. 21          8.5-9             8.5
                     26          8.5               8.5
                Dec. 24            8               8

           1985--May 20          7.5-8             7.5
                     24          7.5               7.5

           1986--Mar. 7          7-7.5             7
                     10           7                7
                Apr. 21          6.5-7             6.5
                     23           6.5              6.5
                July 11            6               6
                Aug. 21          5.5-6             5.5
                     22          5.5               5.5

          1987--Sept. 4         5.5-6              6
                     11           6                6

           1988--Aug. 9          6-6.5             6.5
                     11           6.5              6.5

          1989--Feb. 24          6.5-7             7
                     27           7                7

          1990--Dec. 19           6.5              6.5

           1991--Feb. 1          6-6.5             6
                      4            6               6
                Apr. 30          5.5-6             5.5
                  May 2           5.5              5.5
               Sept. 13          5-5.5             5
                     17           5                5
                 Nov. 6          4.5-5             4.5
                      7          4.5               4.5
                Dec. 20         3.5-4.5            3.5
                     24          3.5               3.5

           1992--July 2          3-3.5             3
                      7           3                3

           1994--May 17          3-3.5             3.5
                     18          3.5               3.5
                Aug. 16          3.5-4             4
                     18           4                4
                Nov. 15         4-4.75             4.75
                     17         4.75               4.75

           1995--Feb. 1        4.75-5.25           5.25
                      9         5.25               5.25

          1996--Jan. 31        5.00-5.25           5.00
                 Feb. 5          5.00              5.00

          1998--Oct. 15        4.75-5.00           4.75
                Oct. 16          4.75              4.75

          1998--Nov. 17       4.50--4.75           4.50
                Nov. 19          4.50              4.50

 Ineffect June 11, 1999          4.50              4.50


(1.) Available on a short-term basis to help depository institutions meet temporary needs for funds that cannot be met through reasonable alternative sources. The highest rate established for loans to depository institutions may be charged on adjustment credit loans of unusual size that result from a major operating problem at the borrower's facility.

(2.) Available to help relatively small depository institutions meet regular seasonal needs for funds that arise from a clear pattern of intrayearly movements in their deposits and loans and that cannot be met through special industry lenders. The discount rate on seasonal credit takes into account rates charged by market sources of funds and ordinarily is reestablished on the first business day of each two-week reserve maintenance period; however, it is never less than the discount rate applicable to adjustment credit.

(3.) May be made available to depository institutions when similar assistance is not reasonably available from other sources, including special industry lenders. Such credit may be provided when exceptional circumstances (including sustained deposit drains, impaired access to money market funds, or sudden deterioration in loan repayment performance) or practices involve only a particular institution, or to meet the needs of institutions experiencing difficulties adjusting to changing market conditions over a longer period (particularly at times of deposit disintermediation). The discount rate applicable to adjustment credit ordinarily is charged on extended-credit loans outstanding less than thirty days; however, at the discretion of the Federal Reserve Bank, this time period may be shortened. Beyond this initial period, a flexible rate somewhat above rates charged on market sources of funds is charged. The rate ordinarily is reestablished on the first business day of each two-week reserve maintenance period, but it is never less than the discount rate applicable to adjustment credit plus 50 basis points.

(4.) For earlier data, see the following publications of the Board of Governors: Banking and Monetary Statistics, 1914-1941, and 1941-1970; and the Annual Statistical Digest, 1970-1979.

In 1980 and 1981, the Federal Reserve applied a surcharge to short-term adjustment-credit borrowings by institutions with deposits of $500 million or more that had borrowed in successive weeks or in more than four weeks in a calendar quarter. A 3 percent surcharge was in effect from Mar. 17, 1980, through May 7, 1980. A surcharge of 2 percent was reimposed on Nov. 17, 1980; the surcharge was subsequently raised to 3 percent on Dec. 5, 1980, and to 4 percent on May 5, 1981. The surcharge was reduced to 3 percent effective Sept. 22, 1981, and to 2 percent effective Oct. 12, 1981. As of Oct. 1, 1981, the formula for applying the surcharge was changed from a calendar quarter to a moving thirteen-week period. The surcharge was eliminated on Nov. 17, 1981.

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            12131/98

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
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             30.51      41,716      46,062
 9   Exchanges                 -41,394     -27,499     -49,434
l0   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.
     Treasury securities        19,919      41,022      19,835

         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 federal
     agency obligations            103        -500       7,703

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

       Type of transaction
          and maturity                       1998

                              Sept.      Oct.       Nov.      Dec.

       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                33,140    40,712     34,957    41,393
 4   For new bills            33,140    40,712     34,957    41,393
 5   Redemptions                   0         0          0         0
   Others within one year
 6   Gross purchases           1,038       741        662         0
 7   Gross sales                   0         0          0         0
 8   Maturity shifts           2,301     2,423      5,444     2,539
 9   Exchanges                -2,242      -400     -8,093    -2,555
10   Redemptions                   0       602          0         0
   One to five years
11   Gross purchases           3,989       725      2,397         0
12   Gross sales                   0         0          0         0
13   Maturity shifts          -2,301    -2,423     -4,574    -2,539
14   Exchanges                 2,242         0      6,013     2,555
   Five to ten years
15   Gross purchases             351         0        862         0
16   Gross sales                   0         0          0         0
17   Maturity shifts               0         0        718         0
18   Exchanges                     0       400      1,135         0
   More than ten years
19   Gross purchases               0     1,674        698         0
20   Gross sales                   0         0          0         0
21   Maturity shifts               0         0     -1,589         0
22   Exchanges                     0         0        945         0
   All maturities
23   Gross purchases           5,377     3,140      4,619         0
24   Gross sales                   0         0          0         0
25   Redemptions                   0       602          0         0

   Matched transactions
26 Gross purchases           380,594   402,581    358,438   418,538
27 Gross sales               382,063   400,995    359,256   420,397

   Repurchase agreements
28 Gross purchases            63,924    40,823     23,884    49,296
29 Gross sales                59,731    48,672     19,200    38,592

30 Net change in U.S.
     Treasury securities       8,101    -3,725      8,484     8,845

         FEDERAL AGENCY
          OBLIGATIONS

   Outright transactions
31 Gross purchases                 0         0          0         0
32 Gross sales                     0         0          0         0
33 Redemptions                    48        15         20        30

   Repurchase agreements
34 Gross purchases            18,486    51,471     51,419    48,815
35 Gross sales                19,953    50,032     48,785    44,285

36 Net change in federal
     agency obligations       -1,515     1,424      2,614     4,500

37 Total net change
     in System
     Open Market Account       6,586    -2,301     11,098    13,345

       Type of transaction
          and maturity                      1999

                                   Jan.     Feb.      Mar.
       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                   35,069    36,862    35,065
 4   For new bills               35,069    36,862    35,065
 5   Redemptions                      0         0         0
   Others within one year
 6   Gross purchases                  0     2,103     1,060
 7   Gross sales                      0         0         0
 8   Maturity shifts              2,865     5,578     3,015
 9   Exchanges                     -400    -7,458    -5,956
l0   Redemptions                    492         0         0
   One to five years
11   Gross purchases                  0     2,752     2,428
12   Gross sales                      0         0         0
13   Maturity shifts             -2,865    -4,928    -3,015
14   Exchanges                        0     4,778     5,956
   Five to ten years
15   Gross purchases                  0       335       346
16   Gross sales                      0         0         0
17   Maturity shifts                  0      -650         0
18   Exchanges                      400     1,340         0
   More than ten years
19   Gross purchases                615         0     2,404
20   Gross sales                      0         0         0
21   Maturity shifts                  0         0         0
22   Exchanges                        0     1,340         0
   All maturities
23   Gross purchases                615     5,190     6,238
24   Gross sales                      0         0         0
25   Redemptions                    492         0         0

   Matched transactions
26 Gross purchases              365,779   324,078   393,267
27 Gross sales                  363,604   322,669   394,865

   Repurchase agreements
28 Gross purchases               21,968    26,098    62,878
29 Gross sales                   37,157    27,025    53,706

30 Net change in U.S.
     Treasury securities        -12,891     5,672    13,812

         FEDERAL AGENCY
          OBLIGATIONS

   Outright transactions
31 Gross purchases                    0         0         0
32 Gross sales                        0         0         0
33 Redemptions                        2         0        25

   Repurchase agreements
34 Gross purchases               23,577    37,416    35,731
35 Gross sales                   31,744    36,067    34,009

36 Net change in federal
     agency obligations         -8,169      1,349     1,697

37 Total net change
     in System
     Open Market Account        -21,060     7,021    15,509


(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                                   1999
                                 Mar. 31     Apr. 7       Apr. 14

                                 Consolidated condition statement

          ASSETS
 1 Gold certificate account        11,049    11,051       11,048
 2 Special drawing
     rights certificate
     account                        8,200     8,200        8,200
 3 Coin                               428       424          408

   Loans
 4 To depository institutions         246     1,058          107
 5 Other                                0         0            0
 6 Acceptances held under
     repurchase agreements              0         0            0

   Federal agency obligations
 7 Bought outright                    311       311          311
 8 Held under
     repurchase agreements          5,606     2,096        1,334

 9 Total U.S.
     Treasury securities          478,416   476,147      477,289

10 Bought outright(2)             465,686   467,237      471,409
11 Bills                          196,759   197,758      199,600
12 Notes                          194,968   195,425      197,493
13 Bonds                           73,959    74,055       74,317
14 Held under
     repurchase agreements         12,730     8,910        5,880

15 Total loans and securities     484,578   479,611      479,041

16 Items in process
     of collection                  7,097     8,303        7,910
17 Bank premises                    1,303     1,304        1,308

   Other assets

18 Denominated in
     foreign currencies(3)         15,171    15,250       15,254
19 All other(4)                    16,126    16,160       16,995

20 Total assets                   543,952   540,303      540,165

   LIABILITIES

21 Federal Reserve notes          491,715   494,455      494,798

22 Total deposits                  28,316    20,893       20,396

23 Depository institutions         22,541    14,968       15,742
24 U.S. Treasury--
     General account                5,374     5,438        4,157
25 Foreign--Official accounts         166       183          191
26 Other                              235       304          306
27 Deferred credit items            7,117     7,821        7,931
28 Other liabilities
     and accrued dividend(5)        4,328     4,379        4,239

29 Total liabilities              531,475   527,547      527,365

   CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

30 Capital paid in                  6,122     6,123        6,172
31 Surplus                          5,944     5,952        5,952
32 Other capital accounts             411       681          677
33 Total liabilities
     and capital accounts         543,952   540,303      540,165

   MEMO
34 Marketable U.S. Treasury
     securities held
     in custody for
     foreign and
     international accounts          n.a.      n.a.         n.a.

                                   Federal Reserve note statement

35 Federal Reserve notes
     outstanding
     (issued to Banks)            665,942   671,979      676,627
36 LESS: Held by
     Federal Reserve Banks        174,228   177,524      181,829
37 Federal Reserve notes, net     491,715   494,455      494,798

       Collateral held
         against notes, net

38 Gold certificate account        11,049    11,051       11,048
39 Special drawing
     rights
     certificate account            8,200     8,200        8,200

40 Other eligible assets                0         0            0
41 U.S. Treasury and
     agency securities            472,466   475,204      475,550

42 Total collateral               491,715   494,455      494,798

                                                           End
                                      Wednesday         of month
   Account                              1999              1999
                                 Apr. 21     Apr. 28     Feb. 28

                                  Consolidated condition statement

   ASSETS
 1 Gold certificate account       11,049     11,048       11,047
 2 Special drawing
     rights certificate
     account                       8,200      8,200        9,200
 3 Coin                              415        416          464

   Loans
 4 To depository institutions      1,408         66           16
 5 Other                               0          0            0
 6 Acceptances held under
     repurchase agreements             0          0            0

   Federal agency obligations
 7 Bought outright                   311        311          336
 8 Held under
     repurchase agreements         1,334      3,015        3,884

 9 Total U.S.
     Treasury securities         476,386    480,357      464,594

10 Bought outright(2)            470,506    473,627      461,036
11 Bills                         198,718    199,175      198,357
12 Notes                         197,120    199,721      191,126
13 Bonds                          74,667     74,730       71,553
14 Held under
     repurchase agreements         5,880      6,730        3,558

15 Total loans and securities    479,439    483,748      468,830

16 Items in process
     of collection                 9,065      8,254        5,176
17 Bank premises                   1,309      1,311        1,302

   Other assets

18 Denominated in
     foreign currencies(3)        15,258     15,263       18,702
19 All other(4)                   17,110     17,496       14,313

20 Total assets                  541,845    545,736      529,034

   LIABILITIES

21 Federal Reserve notes         494,250    494,606      485,784

22 Total deposits                 22,406     26,392       21,798

23 Depository institutions        15,283     17,442       16,835
24 U.S. Treasury--
     General account               6,690      8,545        4,538
25 Foreign--Official accounts        193        168          200
26 Other                             240        237          225
27 Deferred credit items           8,182      7,682        4,992
28 Other liabilities
     and accrued dividend(5)       4,184      4,230        4,205

29 Total liabilities             529,023    532,911      516,779

   CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

30 Capital paid in                 6,166      6,180        6,063
31 Surplus                         5,952      5,952        5,872
32 Other capital accounts            704        693          320
33 Total liabilities
     and capital accounts        541,845    545,736      529,034

   MEMO
34 Marketable U.S. Treasury
     securities held
     in custody for
     foreign and
     international accounts        n.a.       n.a.         n.a.

                                   Federal Reserve note statement

35 Federal Reserve notes
     outstanding
     (issued to Banks)           681,449    685,435      641,086
36 LESS: Held by
     Federal Reserve Banks       187,199    190,828      155,302
37 Federal Reserve notes, net    494,250    494,606      485,784

       Collateral held
         against notes, net
38 Gold certificate account       11,049     11,048       11,047
39 Special drawing
     rights
     certificate account           8,200      8,200        9,200

40 Other eligible assets               0          0            0
41 U.S. Treasury and
     agency securities           475,001    475,358      465,537

42 Total collateral              494,250    494,606      485,784

                                    End of month
   Account                              1999
                                 Mar. 31     Apr. 30

                                 Consolidated condition statement

   ASSETS
 1 Gold certificate account        11,049      11,050
 2 Special drawing
     rights certificate
     account                        8,200       8,200
 3 Coin                               428         430

   Loans
 4 To depository institutions         246          68
 5 Other                                0           0
 6 Acceptances held under
     repurchase agreements              0           0

   Federal agency obligations
 7 Bought outright                    311         311
 8 Held under
     repurchase agreements          5,606       3,292

 9 Total U.S.
     Treasury securities          478,416     482,503

10 Bought outright(2)             465,686     473,573
11 Bills                          196,759     199,121
12 Notes                          194,968     199,721
13 Bonds                           73,959      74,731
14 Held under
     repurchase agreements         12,730       8,930

15 Total loans and securities     484,578     486,174

16 Items in process
     of collection                  7,097       5,248
17 Bank premises                    1,303       1,310

   Other assets

18 Denominated in
     foreign currencies(3)         15,171      15,034
19 All other(4)                    16,126      17,336

20 Total assets                   543,952     544,782

   LIABILITIES

21 Federal Reserve notes          491,715     493,590

22 Total deposits                  28,316      28,623

23 Depository institutions         22,541      18,061
24 U.S. Treasury--
     General account                5,374      10,040
25 Foreign--Official accounts         166         260
26 Other                              235         263
27 Deferred credit items            7,117       5,354
28 Other liabilities
     and accrued dividend(5)        4,328       4,493

29 Total liabilities              531,475     532,062

   CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

30 Capital paid in                  6,122       6,182
31 Surplus                          5,944       5,952
32 Other capital accounts             411         586

33 Total liabilities
     and capital accounts         543,952     544,782

   MEMO
34 Marketable U.S. Treasury
     securities held
     in custody for
     foreign and
     international accounts         n.a.        n.a.

Federal Reserve
  note statement

35 Federal Reserve notes
     outstanding
     (issued to Banks)            665,942     687,900
36 LESS: Held by
     Federal Reserve Banks        174,228     194,309
37 Federal Reserve notes, net     491,715     493,590

       Collateral held
         against notes, net
38 Gold certificate account        11,049      11,050
39 Special drawing
     rights
     certificate account            8,200       8,200

40 Other eligible assets                0           0
41 U.S. Treasury and
     agency securities            472,466     474,340

42 Total collateral               491,715     493,590


(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                   1999
                                        Mar. 31    Apr. 7   Apr. 14

 1 Total loans                              246     1,058       107
 2 Within fifteen days(1)                   243     1,033        77
 3 Sixteen days to ninety days                3        26        30
 4 Total U.S. Treasury securities(2)    478,416   476,147   477,289
 5 Within fifteen days(1)                26,785    18,048    20,396
 6 Sixteen days to ninety days           98,303   101,247    97,871
 7 Ninety-one days to one year          134,439   137,410   138,060
 8 One year to five years               112,263   112,518   113,451
 9 Five years to ten years               46,598    46,894    47,220
10 More than ten years                   60,029    60,029    60,292
11 Total federal agency obligations       5,917     2,407     1,645
12 Within fifteen days(1)                 5,606     2,096     1,334
13 Sixteen days to ninety days               27        27        32
14 Ninety-one days to one year               79        79        84
15 One year to five years                    30        30        20
16 Five years to ten years                  175       175       175
17 More than ten years                        0         0         0

                                                             End of
                                            Wednesday        month
     Type of holding and maturity             1999            1999
                                        Apr. 21   Apr. 28   Feb. 26

 1 Total loans                            1,408        66       445
 2 Within fifteen days(1)                 1,406        52       445
 3 Sixteen days to ninety days                2        14         0
 4 Total U.S. Treasury securities(2)    476,386   480,357   470,976
 5 Within fifteen days(1)                20,105    22,035    24,996
 6 Sixteen days to ninety days           96,179   100,866    98,522
 7 Ninety-one days to one year          138,454   134,011   133,298
 8 One year to five years               113,786   115,258   110,291
 9 Five years to ten years               47,221    47,545    46,246
10 More than ten years                   60,642    60,642    57,623
11 Total federal agency obligations       1,645     3,326     7,559
12 Within fifteen days(1)                 1,334     3,015     7,248
13 Sixteen days to ninety days               32        37         0
14 Ninety-one days to one year               84        79       106
15 One year to five years                    20        20        30
16 Five years to ten years                  175       175       175
17 More than ten years                        0         0         0

                                            End of month
     Type of holding and maturity                1999
                                        Mar. 31      Apr. 30

 1 Total loans                               65           68
 2 Within fifteen days(1)                    64           40
 3 Sixteen days to ninety days                1           28
 4 Total U.S. Treasury securities(2)    478,416      482,503
 5 Within fifteen days(1)                26,785       13,804
 6 Sixteen days to ninety days           98,303      103,293
 7 Ninety-one days to one year          134,439      142,071
 8 One year to five years               112,263      115,147
 9 Five years to ten years               46,598       47,546
10 More than ten years                   60,029       60,642
11 Total federal agency obligations       5,917        3,603
12 Within fifteen days(1)                 5,606        3,292
13 Sixteen days to ninety days               27           37
14 Ninety-one days to one year               79           79
15 One year to five years                    30           20
16 Five years to ten years                  175          175
17 More than ten years                        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)
                             1995     1996      1997       1998
               Item        Dec.(r)    Dec.(r)   Dec.(r)    Dec.(r)

         ADJUSTED FOR
      CHANGES IN RESERVE
        REQUIREMENTS(2)            Seasonally adjusted

  1 Total reserves(3)       56.45      50.16     46.86     44.90(r)
  2 Nonborrowed
     reserves(4)            56.20      50.01     46.54     44.79
  3 Nonborrowed             56.20      50.01     46.54     44.79
  4 Required reserves       55.16      48.75     45.18     43.32
  5 Monetary base(6)       434.10     541.37    478.88    512.32(r)

                                 Not seasonally adjusted

  6 Total reserves(7)       58.02      51.45     48.01     45.12(r)
  7 Nonborrowed reserves    57.76      51.30     47.69     45.00(r)
  8 Nonborrowed
      reserves plus
      extended credit(5)    57.76      51.30     47.69     45.00(r)
  9 Required
      reserves(8)           56.73      50.04     46.33     43.54(r)
 10 Monetary base(9)       439.03     456.63    484.98    518.28(r)

      NOT ADJUSTED FOR
    CHANGES IN RESERVES
     REQUIREMENTS(10)

 11 Total reserves(11)      57.90      51.17     47.92     45.02
 12 Nonborrowed reserves    57.64      51.02     47.60     44.90
 13 Nonborrowed reserves
      plus extended
      credits               57.64      51.02     47.60     44.90
 14 Required reserves       56.61      49.76     46.24     43.44
 15 Monetary base(12)      444.45     463.40    491.79    525.06
 16 Excess reserves(13)      1.29       1.42      1.69      1.58
 17 Borrowings from
      the Federal
      Reserve                 .26        .16       .32       .12

             Item                               1998
                            Sept.(r)   Oct.(r)   Nov.(r)      Dec.

         ADJUSTED FOR
           CHANGES
         IN RESERVE
        REQUIREMENTS(2)               Seasonally adjusted

  1 Total reserves(3)        44.54     44.41     44.50     44.90(r)
  2 Nonborrowed
      reserves(4)            44.29     44.23     44.41     44.79
  3 Nonborrowed              44.29     44.23     44.41     44.79
  4 Required reserves        42.85     42.83     42.87     43.32
  5 Monetary base(6)        502.04    505.84    509.14    512.32(r)

                                    Not seasonally adjusted

  6 Total reserves(7)        44.27     44.20     44.24     45.12(r)
  7 Nonborrowed
      reserves               44.02     44.03     44.16     45.00(r)
  8 Nonborrowed
      reserves
      plus extended
      credit(5)              44.02     44.03     44.16     45.00(r)
  9 Required
      reserves(8)            42.58     42.63     42.62     43.54(r)
 10 Monetary base(9)        500.98    504.47    510.14    518.28(r)

     NOT ADJUSTED FOR
       CHANGES IN
        RESERVES
     REQUIREMENTS(10)

 11 Total reserves(11)       44.20     44.12     44.15     45.02
 12 Nonborrowed
      reserves               43.95     43.94     44.07     44.90
 13 Nonborrowed
      reserves
      plus
      extended credits       43.95     43.94     44.07     44.90
 14 Required reserves        42.50     42.54     42.53     43.44
 16 Excess
      reserves(13)            1.69      1.57     41.62      1.58
 17 Borrowings from
      the Federal
      Reserve                  .25       .17       .08       .12

         Item                                    1999
                                Jan.    Feb.    Mar.(r)      Apr.

     ADJUSTED FOR
      CHANGES
     IN RESERVE
     REQUIREMENTS(2)                 Seasonally adjusted

  1 Total reserves(3)       45.13(r)    44.55    43.720     43.98
  2 Nonborrowed
      reserves(4)           44.92(r)    44.44     43.65     43.82
  3 Nonborrowed             44.92(r)    44.44     43.65     43.82
  4 Required reserves       43.59(r)    43.34     42.41     42.82
  5 Monetary base(6)       516.81(r)   520.84    524.23    528.72

                                   Not seasonally adjusted

  6 Total reserves(7)       46.34       45.25     43.14     43.67
  7 Nonborrowed reserves    43.14(r)    45.13     45.13     43.61
  9 Nonborrowed
      reserves
      plus extended
      credit(5)             46.14(r)    45.13     45.13     43.51
  9 Required
      reserves(8)           44.81       44.03     44.03     42.51
 10 Monetary base(9)       520.01      519.70    523.35    526.75

      NOT ADJUSTED
        FOR CHANGES
      IN RESERVES
     REQUIREMENTS(10)

 11 Total reserves(11)      46.35       45.24     43.12     43.65
 12 Nonborrowed reserves    46.14       45.12     43.06     43.48
 13 Nonborrowed reserves
      plus extended
      credits               46.14       45.12     43.06     43.48
 14 Required reserves       44.81       44.02     41.82     42.48
 15 Monetary base(12)      527.59      526.85    530.30    533.47
 16 Excess reserves(13)      1.53(r)     1.22      1.31      1.16
 17 Borrowings
      from the
      Federal Reserve         .21         .12       .07       .17


(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 bad 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(l) 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 AND DEBT MEASURES(1)

Billions of dollars, averages of daily figures
Item                      1995       1996       1997         1998
                          Dec.       Dec.       Dec.         Dec.

                                     Seasonally adjusted

   Measures(2)
 1 M1                    1,126.7    1,081.3    1,074.9    1,093.4(r)
 2 M2                    3,649.1    3,823.9    4,046.6    4,402.1(r)
 3 M3                    4,618.5    4,955.6    5,404.7    5,999.8(r)
 4 Debt                 13,703.2   14,425.3   15,141.3   16,085.5(r)

   M1 components
 5 Currency(3)             372.3      394.1      424.5         459.2
 6 Travelers
   checks(4)                 8.3        8.0        7.7           7.8
 7 Demand deposits(5)      389.4      403.0      396.5         377.5
 8 Other checkable
   deposits(6)             356.7      276.2      246.2      248.8(r)

   Nontransaction
   components
 9 In M2(7)              2,522.4    2,742.6    2,971.8    3,308.7(r)
10 In M3 only(8)           969.4    1,131.7    1,358.0       1,597.7

   Commercial banks
11 Savings deposits,
   including MMDAs         775.3      905.2    1,022.9       1,189.8
12 Small time
   deposits(9)             575.0      593.7      626.1         626.1
13 Large time
   deposits(10, 11)        346.6      414.8      490.2         541.1

   Thrift
   institutions
14 Savings deposits
   including MMDAs         359.8      367.1      377.3         415.2
15 Small time
   deposits(9)             356.7      353.8      343.2         325.9
16 Large time
   deposits(10)             74.5       78.4       85.9          89.1

   Money market
   mutual funds
17 Retail                  455.5      522.8      602.3      751.7(r)
18 Institution-only        255.9      313.3      379.9         516.2

   Repurchase
   agreements and
   Eurodollars
19 Repurchase
   agreements(12)          198.7      211.3      252.8         297.7
20 Eurodollars              93.7      113.9      149.2         153.6

   Debt components
21 Federal debt          3,638.9    3,780.6    3,798.4       3,747.4
22 Nonfederal debt      10,064.2   10,644.7   11,342.9   12,338.2(r)

                                     Not seasonally adjusted
   Measures(2)
23 M1                    1,152.4    1,104.9    1,097.4       1,115.3
24 M2                    3,671.7    3,843.7    4,064.8    4,418.9(r)
25 M3                    4,638.0    4,972.5    5,420.8    6,016.0(r)
26 Debt                 13,704.6   14,425.3   15,140.9   16,086.0(r)

   M1 components
27 Currency(3)             376.2      397.9      428.9         464.2
28 Travelers
   checks(4)                 8.5        8.3        7.9           8.0
29 Demand
   deposits(5)             407.2      419.9      412.3         392.4
30 Other checkable
   deposits(6)             360.5      278.8      248.3         250.7

   Nontransaction
   components
31 In M2(7)              2,519.3     2,738.9    2,967.4   3,303.6(r)
32 In M3 only(8)           966.4    1,128.8    1,356.0       1,597.0

   Commercial banks
33 Savings deposits
   including MMDAs         774.1      903.3    1,020.4    1,186.8(r)
34 Small time
   deposits(9)             573.8      592.7      625.3         625.4
35 Large time
   deposits(10, 11)        345.8      413.3      487.7         537.5

   Thrift
   institutions
36 Savings deposits,
   including MMDAs         359.2      366.3      376.4         414.1
37 Small time
   deposits(9)             355.9      353.2      342.8         325.6
38 Large time
   deposits(10)             74.3       78.1       85.4          88.5

   Money market
   mutual funds
39 Retail                  456.1      523.2      602.5      751.7(r)
40 Institution-only        257.7      316.0      384.5         523.3

   Repurchase
   agreements and
   Eurodollars
41 Repurchase
   agreements(12)         193.8      205.7      246.1         290.3
42 Eurodollars(12)         94.9      115.7      152.3         157.4

   Debt components
43 Federal debt         3,645.9    3,787.9    3,805.8       3,754.9
44 Nonfederal debt     10,058.7   10,637.3   11,335.1   12,331.1(r)

                                         1999

Item
                          Jan.(r)    Feb.(r)    Mar.(r)      Apr.

                                     Seasonally adjusted

   Measures(2)
 1 M1                      1,091.0    1,092.5    1,101.7    1,108.0
 2 M2                      4,426.2    4,447.1    4,457.3    4,489.9
 3 M3                      6,019.6    6,063.1    6,052.2    6,091.8
 4 Debt                   16,156.1   16,219.5   16,304.7      n.a.

   M1 components
 5 Currency(3)               462.7      467.6      472.0      476.5
 6 Travelers
   checks(4)                   7.8        7.7        7.8        7.8
 7 Demand deposits(5)        371.1      371.6      373.9      373.6
 8 Other checkable
   deposits(6)               249.5      245.5      248.0      250.1

   Nontransaction
   components
 9 In M2(7)                3,335.2    3,354.6    3,355.5    3,381.9
10 In M3 only(8)           1,593.5    1,616.0    1,594.9    1,601.8

   Commercial banks
11 Savings deposits,
   including MMDAs         1,202.3    1,207.7    1,207.9    1,225.5
12 Small time
   deposits(9)               622.1      618.2      616.4      614.7
13 Large time
   deposits(10, 11)          545.9      533.7      523.4      529.8

   Thrift
   institutions
14 Savings deposits
   including MMDAs           420.4      425.4      428.0      431.4
15 Small time
   deposits(9)               324.6      323.0      320.9      319.8
16 Large time
   deposits(10)               91.0       89.9       88.7       89.0

   Money market
   mutual funds
17 Retail                    765.9      780.3      782.3      790.5
18 Institution-only          515.0      529.9      529.1      538.4

   Repurchase
   agreements and
   Eurodollars
19 Repurchase
   agreements(12)            291.5      308.2      295.3      285.7
20 Eurodollars               150.0      154.3      158.4      158.8

   Debt components
21 Federal debt            3,740.9    3,718.2    3,714.7      n.a.
22 Nonfederal debt        12,415.3   12,501.3   12,590.0      n.a.

                                     Not seasonally adjusted
   Measures(2)
23 M1                      1,098.3    1,083.2   1,096.9     1,113.4
24 M2                      4,429.6    4,441.4   4,480.8     4,527.4
25 M3                      6,027.9    6,071.8   6,091.1     6,128.8
26 Debt                   16,139.7   16,191.5  16,296.9       n.a.

   M1 components
27 Currency(3)               462.5      466.5      471.3      476.0
28 Travelers
   checks(4)                   7.9        7.9        7.9        7.9
29 Demand
   deposits(5)               375.7      364.6      368.7      373.7
30 Other checkable
   deposits(6)               252.2      244.2      249.0      255.8

   Nontransaction
   components
31 In M2(7)                3,331.3    3,358.1    3,383.9    3,414.1
32 In M3 only(8)           1,598.3    1,630.5    1,610.4    1,601.4

   Commercial banks
33 Savings deposits
   including MMDAs         1,197.3    1,203.8   1,217.6     1,241.3
34 Small time
   deposits(9)               622.8      619.6      617.3      614.8
35 Large time
   deposits(10, 11)          532.2      529.1      527.8      530.6

   Thrift
   institutions
36 Savings deposits,
   including MMDAs           418.6      424.0      431.5      437.0
37 Small time
   deposits(9)               324.9      323.7      321.3      319.8
38 Large time
   deposits(10)               88.8       89.1       89.5       89.1

   Money market
   mutual funds
39 Retail                    767.6      787.0      796.2      801.1
40 Institution-only          529.3      547.3      537.9      536.7

   Repurchase
   agreements and
   Eurodollars
41 Repurchase
   agreements(12)           292.9      307.7      297.9      288.4
42 Eurodollars(12)          155.1      157.1      157.3      156.6

   Debt components
43 Federal debt           3,736.6    3,721.8    3,741.2      n.a.
44 Nonfederal debt       12,403.0   12,469.7   12,555.7      n.a.


NOTES TO TABLE 1.21

(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 hanks 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 (1) 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.

[TABULAR DATA 1.26 NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]

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

1 All issuers             595,382    674,904    775,371    966,699

  Financial
  companies(1)

2 Dealer-placed
  paper, total(2)         223,038    275,815    361,147    513,307
3 Directly placed
  paper, total(3)         207,701    210,829    229,662    252,536
4 Nonfinancial
  companies(4)            164,643    188,260    184,563    200,857

                    Year ending                 1998
Item                  December

                         1998       Oct.        Nov.        Dec.

1 All issuers         1,163,303   1,150,213   1,159,027   1,163,303

  Financial
  companies(1)

2 Dealer-placed
  paper, total(2)       614,142     627,170     621,246     614,142
3 Directly placed
  paper, total(3)       322,030     289,184     304,545     322,030
4 Nonfinancial
  companies(4)          227,132     233,859     233,236     227,132

Item                                         1999

                                Jan.         Feb.         Mar.

1 All issuers                1,178,168    1,178,303    1,204,627

  Financial

  companies(1)
2 Dealer-placed
  paper, total(2)              629,569      615,053      684,616
3 Directly placed
  paper, total(3)              314,601      320,468      276,424
4 Nonfinancial
  companies(4)                 233,998      242,782      243,587


(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 change      Rate       Period          Average
                                                rate

1996--Jan. 1        8.50       1996             8.27
      Feb. 1        8.25       1997             8.44
                               1998             8.35
1997--Mar. 26       8.50
                               1996--Jan.       8.50
199g--Sept. 30      8.25             Feb.       8.25
      Oct. 16       8.00             Mar.       8.25
      Nov. 18       7.75             Apr.       8.25
                                     May        8.25
                                     June       8.25
                                     July       8.25
                                     Aug.       8.25
                                     Sept.      8.25
                                     Oct.       8.25
                                     Nov.       8.25
                                     Dec.       8.25

Date of change      Rate       Period          Average
                                                rate

1996--Jan. 1        8.50       1997--Jan.       8.25
      Feb. 1        8.25             Feb.       8.25
                                     Mar.       8.30
1997--Mar. 26       8.50             Apr.       8.50
                                     May        8.50
199g--Sept. 30      8.25             June       8.50
      Oct. 16       8.00             July       8.50
      Nov. 18       7.75             Aug.       8.50
                                     Sept.      8.50
                                     Oct.       8.50
                                     Nov.       8.50
                                     Dec.       8.50

Date of change      Rate       Period          Average
                                                rate

1996--Jan. 1        8.50       1998--Jan.       8.50
      Feb. 1        8.25             Feb.       8.50
                                     Mar.       8.50
1997--Mar. 26       8.50             Apr.       8.50
                                     May        8.50
199g--Sept. 30      8.25             June       8.50
      Oct. 16       8.00             July       8.50
      Nov. 18       7.75             Aug.       8.50
                                     Sept.      8.49
                                     Oct.       8.12
                                     Nov.       7.89
                                     Dec.       7.75

                               1999--Jan.       7.75
                                     Feb.       7.75
                                     Mar.       7.75
                                     Apr.       7.75
                                     May        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
                                                          1999
             Item                 1996   1997   1998
                                                       Jan.   Feb.

   MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS

 1 Federal funds(1,2,3)           5.30   5.46   5.35   4.63   4.76
 2 Discount window
   borrowing(2,4)                 5.02   5.00   4.92   4.50   4.50

   Commercial paper(3,5,6)
   Nonfinancial
 3   1-month                      n.a.   5.57   5.40   4.80   4.80
 4   2-month                      n.a.   5.57   5.38   4.78   4.80
 5   3-month                      n.a.   5.56   5.34   4.77   4.79

   Financial
 6   l-month                      n.a.   5.59   5.42   4.83   4.82
 7   2-month                      n.a.   5.59   5.40   4.81   4.82
 8   3-month                      n.a.   5.60   5.37   4.81   4.82

   Commercial paper
   (historical)(3,5,7)
 9   1-month                      5.43   5.54   n.a.   n.a.   n.a.
10   3-month                      5.41   5.58   n.a.   n.a.   n.a.
11   6-month                      5.42   5.62   n.a.   n.a.   n.a.

   Finance paper, directly
   placed (historical)(3,5,8)
12   1-month                      5.31   5.44   n.a.   n.a.   n.a.
13   3-month                      5.29   5.48   n.a.   n.a.   n.a.
14   6-month                      5.21   5.48   n.a.   n.a.   n.a.

   Bankers acceptances(3,5,9)
15   3-month                      5.31   5.54   5.39   4.80   4.79
16   6-month                      5.31   5.57   5.30   4.73   4.74

   Certificates of deposit,
   secondary market(3,10)
17   l-month                      5.35   5.54   5.49   4.89   4.86
18   3-month                      5.39   5.62   5.47   4.89   4.90
19   6-month                      5.47   5.73   5.44   4.90   4.95

20 Eurodollar deposits,
   3-month(3,11)                  5.38   5.61   5.45   4.88   4.86

   U.S. Treasury bills
   Secondary market(3,5)
21   3-month                      5.01   5.06   4.78   4.34   4.44
22   6-month                      5.08   5.18   4.83   4.33   4.44
23   1-year                       5.22   5.32   4.80   4.31   4.48
   Auction high(3,5,12)
24   3-month                      5.02   5.07   4.81   4.34   4.45
25   6-month                      5.09   5.18   4.85   4.36   4.43
26   l-year                       5.23   5.36   4.85   4.34   4.37

 U.S. TREASURY NOTES AND BONDS

   Constant maturities(13)
27   1-year                       5.52   5.63   5.05   4.51   4.70
28   2-year                       5.84   5.99   5.13   4.62   4.88
29   3-year                       5.99   6.10   5.14   4.61   4.90
30   5-year                       6.18   6.22   5.15   4.60   4.91
31   7-year                       6.34   6.33   5.28   4.80   5.10
32   10-year                      6.44   6.35   5.26   4.72   5.00
33   20-year                      6.83   6.69   5.72   5.45   5.66
34   30-year                      6.71   6.61   5.58   5.16   5.37

   Composite
35 More than 10 years
   (long-term)                    6.80   6.67   5.69   5.39   5.60

STATE AND LOCAL NOTES AND BONDS

   Moody's series(14)
36 Aaa                            5.52   5.32   4.93   4.85   4.80
37 Baa                            5.79   5.50   5.14   5.21   5.21
38 Bond Buyer series(15)          5.76   5.52   5.09   5.01   5.03

        CORPORATE BONDS

39 Seasoned issues, all
   industries(16)                 7.66   7.54   6.87   6.76   6.89

   Rating group
40 Aaa                            7.37   7.27   6.53   6.24   6.40
41 Aa                             7.55   7.48   6.80   6.68   6.79
42 A                              7.69   7.54   6.93   6.84   6.97
43 Baa                            8.05   7.87   7.22   7.29   7.39

   MEMO
   Dividend-price ratio(17)
44 Common stocks                  2.19   1.77   1.49   1.30   1.32

                                     1999       1999, week ending
             Item
                                  Mar.   Apr.    Apr. 2   Apr. 9

   MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS

 1 Federal funds(1,2,3)           4.81   4.74     4.84     4.80
 2 Discount window
   borrowing(2,4)                 4.50   4.50     4.50     4.50

   Commercial paper(3,5,6)
   Nonfinancial
 3   1-month                      4.82   4.79     4.84     4.81
 4   2-month                      4.82   4.78     4.82     4.80
 5   3-month                      4.81   4.79     4.82     4.80

   Financial
 6   l-month                      4.84   4.80     4.84     4.82
 7   2-month                      4.83   4.80     4.83     4.82
 8   3-month                      4.84   4.80     4.83     4.82

   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                      4.82   4.80     4.82     4.80
16   6-month                      4.82   4.80     4.83     4.80

   Certificates of deposit,
   secondary market(3,10)
17   l-month                      4.88   4.84     4.87     4.86
18   3-month                      4.91   4.88     4.90     4.88
19   6-month                      4.98   4.94     4.96     4.94

20 Eurodollar deposits,
   3-month(3,11)                  4.88   4.87     4.88     4.88

   U.S. Treasury bills
   Secondary market(3,5)
21   3-month                      4.44   4.29     4.35     4.29
22   6-month                      4.47   4.37     4.34     4.35
23   1-year                       4.53   4.45     4.48     4.43
   Auction high(3,5,12)
24   3-month                      4.48   4.28     4.38     4.27
25   6-month                      4.52   4.36     4.34     4.35
26   l-year                       4.67   4.50     4.50     n.a.

 U.S. TREASURY NOTES AND BONDS

   Constant maturities(13)
27   1-year                       4.78   4.69     4.72     4.66
28   2-year                       5.05   4.98     4.99     4.91
29   3-year                       5.11   5.03     5.06     4.96
30   5-year                       5.14   5.08     5.12     5.00
31   7-year                       5.36   5.28     5.37     5.24
32   10-year                      5.23   5.18     5.24     5.11
33   20-year                      5.87   5.82     5.92     5.78
34   30-year                      5.58   5.55     5.63     5.50

   Composite
35 More than 10 years
   (long-term)                    5.81   5.77     5.88     5.73

STATE AND LOCAL NOTES AND BONDS

   Moody's series(14)
36 Aaa                            4.96   4.89     4.97     4.93
37 Baa                            5.32   5.27     5.34     5.25
38 Bond Buyer series(15)          5.10   5.08     5.11     5.07

        CORPORATE BONDS

39 Seasoned issues, all
   industries(16)                 7.07   7.05     7.12     7.01

   Rating group
40 Aaa                            6.62   6.64     6.70     6.59
41 Aa                             6.98   6.96     7.02     6.91
42 A                              7.14   7.13     7.19     7.08
43 Baa                            7.53   7.48     7.56     7.45

   MEMO
   Dividend-price ratio(17)
44 Common stocks                  1.30   1.24     1.29     1.24

                                       1999, week ending
             Item
                                  Apr. 16   Apr. 23   Apr. 30

   MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS

 1 Federal funds(1,2,3)            4.68      4.61      4.79
 2 Discount window
   borrowing(2,4)                  4.50      4.50      4.50

   Commercial paper(3,5,6)
   Nonfinancial
 3   1-month                       4.78      4.76      4.77
 4   2-month                       4.78      4.77      4.77
 5   3-month                       4.79      4.78      4.77

   Financial
 6   l-month                       4.79      4.78      4.79
 7   2-month                       4.81      4.79      4.78
 8   3-month                       4.80      4.79      4.79

   Commercial paper
   (historical)(3,5,7)
 9   1-month                       n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
10   3-month                       n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
11   6-month                       n.a.      n.a.      n.a.

   Finance paper, directly
   placed (historical)(3,5,8)
12   1-month                       n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
13   3-month                       n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
14   6-month                       n.a.      n.a.      n.a.

   Bankers acceptances(3,5,9)
15   3-month                       4.80      4.80      4.80
16   6-month                       4.80      4.80      4.80

   Certificates of deposit,
   secondary market(3,10)
17   l-month                       4.85      4.83      4.83
18   3-month                       4.88      4.88      4.87
19   6-month                       4.94      4.94      4.94

20 Eurodollar deposits,
   3-month(3,11)                   4.88      4.88      4.87

   U.S. Treasury bills
   Secondary market(3,5)
21   3-month                       4.20      4.26      4.39
22   6-month                       4.34      4.38      4.43
23   1-year                        4.43      4.45      4.49
   Auction high(3,5,12)
24   3-month                       4.19      4.23      4.34
25   6-month                       4.32      4.37      4.41
26   l-year                        n.a.      n.a.      4.49

 U.S. TREASURY NOTES AND BONDS

   Constant maturities(13)
27   1-year                        4.67      4.70      4.73
28   2-year                        4.96      5.00      5.03
29   3-year                        5.01      5.06      5.10
30   5-year                        5.05      5.10      5.15
31   7-year                        5.25      5.29      5.32
32   10-year                       5.14      5.20      5.26
33   20-year                       5.78      5.83      5.85
34   30-year                       5.51      5.56      5.58

   Composite
35 More than 10 years
   (long-term)                     5.73      5.78      5.80

STATE AND LOCAL NOTES AND BONDS

   Moody's series(14)
36 Aaa                             4.85      4.85      4.86
37 Baa                             5.25      5.26      5.27
38 Bond Buyer series(15)           5.06      5.07      5.07

        CORPORATE BONDS

39 Seasoned issues, all
   industries(16)                  7.02      7.06      7.09

   Rating group
40 Aaa                             6.60      6.65      6.68
41 Aa                              6.93      6.97      7.00
42 A                               7.10      7.14      7.17
43 Baa                             7.44      7.48      7.50

   MEMO
   Dividend-price ratio(17)
44 Common stocks                   1.24      1.24      1.23


(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/releasesdcp) 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.

1.36 STOCK MARKET Selected Statistics
                                                           1998
       Indicator           1996      1997       1998
                                                           Aug.

                           Prices and trading volume (averages of
                                    daily figures)(1)

   Common stock prices
     (indexes)
 1 New York Stock
      Exchange (Dec.
      31, 1965 = 50)       357.98    456.99     550.65     539.16
 2   Industrial            453.57    574.97     684.35     665.66
 3   Transportation        327.30    415.08     468.61     441.36
 4   Utility               126.36    143.87     190.52     186.24
 5   Finance               303.94    424.84     516.65     511.22

 6 Standard & Poor's
      Corporation
      (1941-43 = 10)(2)    670.49    873.43   1,085.50   1,074.62

 7 American Stock
      Exchange (Aug.
      31, 1973 = 50)(3)   570.86    628.34     682.69      655.67

   Volume of trading
     (thousands of
     shares)
 8 New York Stock
     Exchange             409,740   523,254    666,534    712,710
 9 American Stock
     Exchange              22,567    24,390     28,870     32,721

                          Customer financing (millions of dollars,
                                  end-of-period balances)

10 Margin credit at
     broker-dealers(4)     97,400   126,090    140,980    147,800

   Free credit balances
     at brokers(5)
11 Margin accounts(6)     22,540     31,410     40,250     38,460
12 Cash accounts          40,430     52,160     62,450     53,850

                           Margin requirements (percent of market
                                value and effective date)(7)

                            Mar. 11, 1968         June 8, 1968

13 Margin stocks                 70                    80
14 Convertible bonds             50                    60
15 Short sales                   70                    80

                                            1998
       Indicator
                           Sept.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.

                            Prices and trading volume (averages of
                                     daily figures)(1)

   Common stock prices
     (indexes)
 1 New York Stock
      Exchange (Dec.
      31, 1965 = 50)        506.56     511.49     564.26     576.05
 2   Industrial             636.62     636.62     704.46     717.14
 3   Transportation         396.61     396.61     442.95     456.70
 4   Utility                195.09     195.09     206.29     215.57
 5   Finance                454.28     488.12     501.45     510.31

 6 Standard & Poor's
      Corporation
      (1941-43 = 10)(2)   1,020.64   1,032.47   1,144.43   1,190.05

 7 American Stock
      Exchange (Aug.
      31, 1973 = 50)(3)     621.48     607.16     667.60     660.76

   Volume of trading
     (thousands of
     shares)
 8 New York Stock
     Exchange              790,238    808,816    668,932    680,397
 9 American Stock
     Exchange               33,331     31,946     27,266     28,756

                           Customer financing (millions of dollars,
                                   end-of-period balances)

10 Margin credit at
     broker-dealers(4)     137,540    130,160    139,710    140,980

   Free credit balances
     at brokers(5)
11 Margin accounts(6)       41,970     43,500     40,620     40,250
12 Cash accounts            54,240     54,610     56,170    162,450

                            Margin requirements (percent of market
                                 value and effective date)(7)

                               May 6, 1970           Dec. 6, 1971

13 Margin stocks                   65                     55
14 Convertible bonds               50                     50
15 Short sales                     65                     55

                                             1999
       Indicator
                            Jan.       Feb.       Mar.       Apr.

                            Prices and trading volume (averages of
                                     daily figures)(1)

   Common stock prices
     (indexes)
 1 New York Stock
      Exchange (Dec.
      31, 1965 = 50)        595.43     588.70     603.69     627.75
 2   Industrial             741.43     736.20     751.93     780.84
 3   Transportation         479.72     477.47     491.25     523.08
 4   Utility                224.75     218.24     218.11     228.48
 5   Finance                523.38     514.75     544.08     564.99

 6 Standard & Poor's
      Corporation
      (1941-43 = 10)(2)   1,248.77   1,246.58   1,281.66   1,334.76

 7 American Stock
      Exchange (Aug.
      31, 1973 = 50)(3)     704.22     699.15     711.08     748.29

   Volume of trading
     (thousands of
     shares)
 8 New York Stock
     Exchange              847,135    756,932    776,538    874,818
 9 American Stock
     Exchange               31,015     31,774     29,563     38,895

                           Customer financing (millions of dollars,
                                   end-of-period balances)

10 Margin credit at
     broker-dealers(4)     153,240    151,530    156,440    172,880

   Free credit balances
     at brokers(5)
11 Margin accounts(6)       38,850     38,850     40,120     41,200
12 Cash accounts            59,600     57,910     59,435     60,870

                            Margin requirements (percent of market
                                 value and effective date)(7)

                              Nov. 24, 1972         Jan. 3, 1974

13 Margin stocks                   65                    50
14 Convertible bonds               50                    50
15 Short sales                     65                    50


(1.) Daily data on prices are available upon request to the Board of Governors. For ordering address, see inside front cover.

(2.) In July 1976 a financial group, composed of banks and insurance companies, was added to the group of stocks on which the index is based. The index is now based on 400 industrial stocks (formerly 425), 20 transportation (formerly 15 rail), 40 public utility (formerly 60), and 40 financial.

(3.) On July 5, 1983, the American Stock Exchange rebased its index, effectively cutting previous readings in half.

(4.) Since July 1983, under the revised Regulation T, margin credit at broker-dealers has included credit extended against stocks, convertible bonds, stocks acquired through the exercise of subscription rights, corporate bonds, and government securities. Separate reporting of data for margin stocks, convertible bonds, and subscription issues was discontinued in April 1984.

(5.) Free credit balances are amounts in accounts with no unfulfilled commitments to brokers and are subject to withdrawal by customers on demand.

(6.) Series initiated in June 1984.

(7.) Margin requirements, stated in regulations adopted by the Board of Governors pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, limit the amount of credit that can be used to purchase and carry "margin securities" (as defined in the regulations) when such credit is collateralized by securities. Margin requirements on securities are the difference between the market value (100 percent) and the maximum loan value of collateral as prescribed by the Board. Regulation T was adopted effective Oct. 15, 1934; Regulation U, effective May 1, 1936; Regulation G, effective Mar. 11, 1968; and Regulation X, effective Nov. 1, 1971.

On Jan. 1, 1977, the Board of Governors for the first time established in Regulation T the initial margin required for writing options on securities, setting it at 30 percent of the current market value of the stock underlying the option. On Sept. 30, 1985, the Board changed the required initial margin, allowing it to be the same as the option maintenance margin required by the appropriate exchange or self-regulatory organization; such maintenance margin roles must be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

1.38 FEDERAL FISCAL AND FINANCING OPERATIONS
Millions of dollars

                                             Fiscal year
 Type of account or operation
                                    1996        1997        1998

   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 (decrease, or
     increase (-))                   -6,276         604       4,743
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           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                    130,915   183,802   101,217
 5   On-budget                        99,898   149,138   102,320
 6   Off-budget                       31,017    34,655    -1,103
 7 Surplus or deficit (-),
       total                         -16,937    -5,156    70,505
 8   On-budget                       -18,062    -5,801    27,601
 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 (decrease, or
     increase (-))                    20,335    -1,621   -39,567
12 Other(2)                          -25,762    12,167       311

   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

                                        Calendar year
 Type of account or operation                1999

                                   Feb.      Mar.      Apr.
   U.S. budget(1)
 1 Receipts, total                 99,414   130,292   266,142
 2   On-budget                     65,058    92,425   219,403
 3   Off-budget                    34,356    37,867    46,739
 4 Outlays, total                 141,760   152,701   152,683
 5   On-budget                    110,486   121,999   123,376
 6   Off-budget                    31,274    30,702    29,307
 7 Surplus or deficit (-),
       total                      -42,345   -22,409   113,459
 8   On-budget                    -45,428   -29,574    96,027
 9   Off-budget                     3,082     7,165    17,432

   Source of financing (total)
10 Borrowing from the public        1,688    37,013   -85,208
11 Operating cash (decrease, or
     increase (-))                 52,432   -16,988   -36,512
12 Other(2)                       -11,775     2,384     8,261

   MEMO
13 Treasury operating balance
       (level, end of period)       4,638    21,626    58,138
14   Federal Reserve Banks          4,538     5,374    10,040
15   Tax and loan accounts            100    16,252    48,098


(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; 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 U.S. Government.

1.39 U.S. BUDGET RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS(1)
Millions of dollars

                                    Fiscal year        Calendar
                                                         year
       Source or type                                    1997
                                 1997        1998
                                                          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
       and contributions,
       net                       539,371     571,831    288,251
 9   Employment taxes and
       contributions(2)          506,751     540,014    268,357
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,
       and technology             17,174      18,219      8,938
20 Energy                          1,483       1,270        803
21 Natural resources and
       environment                21,369      22,396      9,628
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
       development                11,005       9,720      5,678
26 Education, training,
       employment, and
       social services            53,008      54,919     25,080

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
       receipts(6)               -49,973     -47,194    -24,235

                                         Calendar year
       Source or type             1997               1998

                                   H2           H1           H2
          RECEIPTS

 1 All sources                 773,810(r)   922,630(r)   825,057(r)
 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
       and contributions,
       net                     260,795      312,713      268,466
 9   Employment taxes and
       contributions(2)        247,794      293,520      256,142
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       15,829       18,735

          OUTLAYS

16 All types                   824,368(r)   815,884(r)   877,412(r)

17 National defense            140,873      129,351      140,196
18 International affairs         9,420        4,610        8,297
19 General science, space,
       and technology           10,040        9,426       10,142
20 Energy                          411          957          699
21 Natural resources and
       environment              11,106       10,051       12,671
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
       development               5,749        4,863        6,972
26 Education, training,
       employment, and
       social services          26,851       25,928       27,760(r)

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        9,136
33 Net interest(5)             122,620      122,345      116,954
34 Undistributed offsetting
       receipts(6)             -22,795      -21,340      -25,795

                                         Calendar year
                                             1999
       Source or type
                                  Feb.        Mar.         Apr.

          RECEIPTS
                                99,414      130,292      266,142
 1 All sources
 2 Individual income taxes,     42,792       50,468      164,832
       net                      59,055       69,559       55,484
 3   Withheld                    2,949        7,245      145,935
 4   Nonwithheld                19,219       26,351       36,600
 5   Refunds
   Corporation income taxes      3,641       23,131       27,118
 6   Gross receipts              2,465        4,578        5,419
 7   Refunds
 8 Social insurance taxes
       and contributions,       46,683       49,216       65,162
       net
 9   Employment taxes and       43,735       48,592       60,186
       contributions(2)          2,594          269        4,547
10   Unemployment insurance        353          355          428
11   Other net receipts(3)
                                 3,892        5,880        5,579
12 Excise taxes                  1,403        1,546        1,350
13 Customs deposits              1,600        2,172        5,138
14 Estate and gift taxes         1,868        2,457        2,383
15 Miscellaneous receipts(4)

          OUTLAYS
                               141,760(r)   152,701(r)   152,683
16 All types
                                20,909       25,469       25,433
17 National defense              1,372          949        1,686
18 International affairs
19 General science, space,       1,312        1,663        1,565
       and technology             -189          588         -156
20 Energy
21 Natural resources and         1,919        1,862        1,611
       environment               1,074        1,046          666
22 Agriculture

23 Commerce and housing         -1,237       -1,474         -536
       credit                    2,259        2,636        2,737
24 Transportation
25 Community and regional          720        1,148          684
       development
26 Education, training,
       employment, and           4,908(r)     6,319(r)     4,202
       social services
                                11,100       11,988       12,284
27 Health
28 Social security and          46,727       49,846       51,816
       Medicare                 29,856      27,065r       24,420
29 Income security

30 Veterans benefits and         3,574        3,693        5,498
       services                  1,832        2,180        2,625
31 Administration of justice       274        1,130          929
32 General government           18,049       19,970       20,195
33 Net interest(5)
34 Undistributed offsetting     -2,700       -3,376       -2,976
       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

                                                1997
               Item
                                     Mar. 31   June 30   Sept. 30

 1 Federal debt outstanding           5,415     5,410      5,446

 2 Public debt securities             5,381     5,376      5,413
 3   Held by public                   3,874     3,805      3,815
 4   Held by agencies                 1,507     1,572      1,599

 5 Agency securities                     34        34         33
 6   Held by public                      26        26         26
 7   Held by agencies                     8         7          7

 8 Debt subject to statutory limit    5,294     5,290      5,328

 9 Public debt securities             5,294     5,290      5,328
10 Other debt(1)                                    0          0

   MEMO
11 Statutory debt limit               5,500     5,500      5,950

                                      1997           1998
               Item
                                     Dec. 31   Mar. 31   June 30

 1 Federal debt outstanding           5,536     5,573     5,578

 2 Public debt securities             5,502     5,542     5,548
 3   Held by public                   3,847     3,872     3,790
 4   Held by agencies                 1,656     1,670     1,758

 5 Agency securities                     34        31        30
 6   Held by public                      27        26        26
 7   Held by agencies                     7         5         4

 8 Debt subject to statutory limit    5,417     5,457     5,460

 9 Public debt securities             5,416     5,456     5,460
10 Other debt(1)                          0         0         0

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

                                              1998          1999
               Item
                                      Sept. 30   Dec. 31   Mar. 31

 1 Federal debt outstanding            5,556      5,643     5,726

 2 Public debt securities              5,526      5,614     5,652
 3   Held by public                    3,761      3,787      n.a.
 4   Held by agencies                  1,766      1,827      n.a.

 5 Agency securities                      29         29        74
 6   Held by public                       26         29      n.a.
 7   Held by agencies                      4          1      n.a.

 8 Debt subject to statutory limit     5,440      5,530     5,566

 9 Public debt securities              5,439      5,530     5,566
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 anti holder               1995      1996      1997

 1 Total gross public debt             4,988.7   5,323.2   5,502.4

   By type
 2 Interest-bearing                    4,964.4   5,317.2   5,494.9
 3   Marketable                        3,307.2   3,459.7   3,456.8
 4     Bills                             760.7     777.4     715.4
 5     Notes                           2,010.3   2,112.3   2,106.1
 6     Bonds                             521.2     555.0     587.3
 7     Inflation-indexed notes and
         bonds(1)                         n.a.      n.a.      33.0
 8   Nonmarketable(2)                  1,657.2   1,857.5   2,038.1
 9     State and local government
         series                          104.5     101.3     124.1
10     Foreign issues(3)                  40.8      37.4      36.2
11       Government                       40.8      47.4      36.2
12       Public                            0.0       0.0       0.0
13     Savings bonds and notes           181.9     182.4     181.2
14     Government account series(4)    1,299.6   1,505.9   1,666.7
15 Non-interest-bearing                   24.3       6.0       7.5

   By holder(5)
16 U.S. Treasury and other federal
     agencies and trust funds          1,304.5   1,497.2   1,655.7
17 Federal Reserve Banks                 391.0     410.9     451.9
18 Private investors                   3,294.9   3,411.2   3,393.4
19   Commercial banks                    278.7     261.8     269.8
20   Money market funds                   71.5      91.6      88.9
21   Insurance companies                 241.5     214.1     224.9
22   Other companies                     228.8     258.5     265.0
23   State and local treasuries(6,7)     469.6     482.5     493.0
     Individuals
24     Savings bonds                     185.0     187.0     186.5
25     Other securities                  162.7     169.6     168.4
26   Foreign and international(8)        835.2   1,102.1   1,241.6
27   Other miscellaneous
       investors(7,9)                    825.9     678.9     552.0

                                                        1998
          Type anti holder                1998
                                                    Q2        Q3

 1 Total gross public debt             5,614.2   5,547.9   5,526.2

   By type
 2 Interest-bearing                    5,605.4   5,540.2   5,518.7
 3   Marketable                        3,355.5   3,369.5   3,331.0
 4     Bills                             691.0     641.1     637.7
 5     Notes                           1,960.7   2,064.6   2,009.1
 6     Bonds                             621.2     598.7     610.4
 7     Inflation-indexed notes and
         bonds(1)                         50.6      50.1      41.9
 8   Nonmarketable(2)                  2,249.9   2,170.7   2,187.7
 9     State and local government
         series                          165.3     155.0     164.4
10     Foreign issues(3)                  34.3      36.0      35.1
11       Government                       34.3      36.0      35.1
12       Public                            0.0       0.0       0.0
13     Savings bonds and notes           180.3     180.7     180.8
14     Government account series(4)    1,840.0   1,769.1   1,777.3
15 Non-interest-bearing                    8.8       7.7       7.5

   By holder(5)
16 U.S. Treasury and other federal
     agencies and trust funds          1,826.8   1,757.6   1,765.6
17 Federal Reserve Banks                 471.7     458.4     458.1
18 Private investors                   3,334.0   3,330.6   3,301.0
19   Commercial banks                    215.0     263.6     219.8
20   Money market funds                  105.8      82.7      84.2
21   Insurance companies                 186.0     183.6     186.1
22   Other companies                     267.9     267.2     271.4
23   State and local treasuries(6,7)     490.0     470.0     487.4
     Individuals
24     Savings bonds                     186.7     186.0     186.0
25     Other securities                  164.9     165.0     166.4
26   Foreign and international(8)      1,276.3   1,256.0   1,221.8
27   Other miscellaneous
       investors(7,9)                    441.4     456.5     477.9

                                         1998      1999
          Type anti holder
                                          Q4        Q1

 1 Total gross public debt             5,614.2   5,651.6

   By type
 2 Interest-bearing                    5,605.4   5,643.1
 3   Marketable                        3,355.5   3,361.3
 4     Bills                             691.0     725.5
 5     Notes                           1,960.7   1,912.0
 6     Bonds                             621.2     632.5
 7     Inflation-indexed notes and
         bonds(1)                         50.6      59.2
 8   Nonmarketable(2)                  2,249.9   2,281.8
 9     State and local government
         series                          165.3     167.5
10     Foreign issues(3)                  34.3      33.5
11       Government                       34.3      33.5
12       Public                            0.0
13     Savings bonds and notes           180.3     180.6
14     Government account series(4)    1,840.0   1,870.2
15 Non-interest-bearing                    8.8       8.5

   By holder(5)
16 U.S. Treasury and other federal
     agencies and trust funds          1,826.8      n.a.
17 Federal Reserve Banks                 471.7      n.a.
18 Private investors                   3,334.0      n.a.
19   Commercial banks                    215.0      n.a.
20   Money market funds                  105.8      n.a.
21   Insurance companies                 186.0      n.a.
22   Other companies                     267.9      n.a.
23   State and local treasuries(6,7)     490.0      n.a.
     Individuals
24     Savings bonds                     186.7      n.a.
25     Other securities                  164.9      n.a.
26   Foreign and international(8)      1,276.3      n.a.
27   Other miscellaneous
       investors(7,9)                    441.4      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

                                        1999                 1999,
                                                             week
           Item                                             ending
                                Jan.      Feb.      Mar.    Mar. 3

 OUTRIGHT TRANSACTIONS(2)

   By type of security
 1 U.S. Treasury bills         32,211    31,811    34,426    51,699
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
 2   Five years or less       100,641   107,777    96,141   122,778
 3   More than five years      68,441    71,489    62,008    83,554
 4 Inflation-indexed            1,552       772       402       727
   Federal agency
 5 Discount notes              43,028    41,355    40,089    42,125
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
 6   One year or less           1,098     1,796     1,097     1,515
 7   More than one year,
        but less than or
        equal to five years     6,150     7,446     7,640    12,035
 8   More than five years       4,079     3,633     3,141     3,312
 9 Mortgage-backed             82,210    75,923    69,547    80,707

   By type of counterparty
   With interdealer broker
10   U.S. Treasury            113,084   117,230   106,659   142,719
11   Federal agency             3,806     3,791     4,121     4,677
12   Mortgage-backed           24,932    25,301    23,601    24,875
   With other
13   U.S. Treasury             89,761    94,620    86,316   116,038
14   Federal agency            50,548    50,438    47,846    54,311
15   Mortgage-backed           57,278    50,622    45,946    55,832

  FUTURES TRANSACTIONS(3)

   By type of deliverable
       security
16 U.S. Treasury bills              0      n.a.         0      n.a.
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
17   Five years or less         2,225     2,512     2,649     5,110
18   More than five years      15,953    17,132    15,926    23,513
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,
        but less than or
        equal to five years         0         0         0         0
23   More than five years           0         0         0         0
24 Mortgage-backed                  0         0         0         0

  OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS(4)

   By type of underlying
       security
25 U.S. Treasury bills              0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
26   Five years or less         1,673     1,153     1,506       797
27   More than five years       4,712     5,798     5,050     5,453
28 Inflation-indexed            4,745         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,
        but less than or
        equal to five years         0         0         0         0
32   More than five years           0         0         0         0
33 Mortgage-backed              1,309       844       825     1,123

                                        1999, week ending
           Item
                              Mar. 10   Mar. 17   Mar. 24   Mar. 31

 OUTRIGHT TRANSACTIONS(2)

   By type of security
 1 U.S. Treasury bills         28,431    26,936    25,567    46,405
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
 2   Five years or less        99,358    79,570    97,269    92,383
 3   More than five years      73,684    51,433    54,205    55,781
 4 Inflation-indexed              548       276       264       323
   Federal agency
 5 Discount notes              40,996    41,217    37,095    39,828
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
 6   One year or less           1,009     1,176     1,281       672
 7   More than one year,
        but less than or
        equal to five years     4,829     8,518     8,832     5,743
 8   More than five years       5,367     3,068     1,974     2,052
 9 Mortgage-backed             94,031    68,385    50,182    58,892

   By type of counterparty
   With interdealer broker
10   U.S. Treasury            112,829    87,756    98,164   106,251
11   Federal agency             3,908     5,290     3,853     3,099
12   Mortgage-backed           31,902    24,202    16,254    21,281
   With other
13   U.S. Treasury             89,192    70,459    79,140    88,640
14   Federal agency            48,293    48,689    45,329    45,195
15   Mortgage-backed           62,129    44,183    33,928    37,611

  FUTURES TRANSACTIONS(3)

   By type of deliverable
       security
16 U.S. Treasury bills           n.a.      n.a.         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
17   Five years or less         3,180     2,399     2,048     1,492
18   More than five years      19,329    12,912    13,793    13,116
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,
        but less than or
        equal to five years         0         0         0         0
23   More than five years           0         0         0         0
24 Mortgage-backed                  0         0         0         0

  OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS(4)

   By type of underlying
       security
25 U.S. Treasury bills              0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
26   Five years or less         1,442     1,929     1,105     1,972
27   More than five years       5,276     5,257     4,763     4,662
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,
        but less than or
        equal to five years         0         0         0         0
32   More than five years           0         0         0         0
33 Mortgage-backed                650       852     1,184       434

                                       1999, week ending
           Item
                              Apr. 7   Apr. 14   Apr. 21   Apr. 28

 OUTRIGHT TRANSACTIONS(2)

   By type of security
 1 U.S. Treasury bills        24,386    28,340    27,047    35,341
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
 2   Five years or less       64,393    89,544    97,475    95,249
 3   More than five years     40,696    64,236    51,897    54,133
 4 Inflation-indexed           2,435     1,418     1,393       530
   Federal agency
 5 Discount notes             34,125    40,893    39,211    34,272
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
 6   One year or less            363     1,050     1,691     1,734
 7   More than one year,
        but less than or
        equal to five years    4,709     8,882     8,307     5,580
 8   More than five years      1,532     5,697     3,396     7,323
 9 Mortgage-backed            68,305   106,601    59,442    44,570

   By type of counterparty
   With interdealer broker
10   U.S. Treasury            71,992    99,834    95,890   100,968
11   Federal agency            2,533     4,685     3,836     4,529
12   Mortgage-backed          20,165    35,318    23,725    15,829
   With other
13   U.S. Treasury            59,919    83,704    81,921    84,285
14   Federal agency           38,197    51,838    48,768    44,380
15   Mortgage-backed          48,140    71,282    35,718    28,741

  FUTURES TRANSACTIONS(3)

   By type of deliverable
       security
16 U.S. Treasury bills          n.a.      n.a.         0      n.a.
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
17   Five years or less        1,656     1,645     1,847     2,127
18   More than five years     10,251    13,785    11,103    11,002
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,
        but less than or
        equal to five years        0         0         0         0
23   More than five years          0         0         0         0
24 Mortgage-backed                 0         0         0         0

  OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS(4)

   By type of underlying
       security
25 U.S. Treasury bills             0         0         0         0
   Coupon securities, by
       maturity
26   Five years or less        1,398     1,198       505       797
27   More than five years      4,380     4,326     4,471     4,745
28 Inflation-indexed               0     n.a.          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,
        but less than or
        equal to five years        0         0         0         0
32   More than five years          0         0         0         0
33 Mortgage-backed             1,010     1,170       392       537


(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. U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEALERS Positions and Financing(1)
Millions of dollars
                                                1999

                                     Jan.      Feb.       Mar.
     NET OUTRIGHT
      POSITIONS(3)

     By type of security
 1 U.S. Treasury bills               1,346      4,509     24,510
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
 2   Five years or less             -8,148    -12,028    -18,124
 3   More than five years              432      1,465     -6,408
 4 Inflation-indexed                 1,973      1,931      1,846
   Federal agency
 5 Discount notes                   18,818     18,671     18,189
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
 6 One year or less                  2,858      3,450      2,683
 7 More than one year,
     but less than
     or equal to five years          4,441      5,044      5,222
 8 More than five years              4,545      3,146      4,110
 9 Mortgage-backed                  23,961     17,432     16,774

     NET FUTURES
      POSITIONS(4)

   By type of
     deliverable security
10 U.S. Treasury bills                n.a.       n.a.          0
     Coupon securities,
     by maturity
11 Five years or less                 -777        459       -910
12 More than five years            -20,814    -14,876    -12,929
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,
     but less than
     or equal
     to five years                       0          0          0
17 More than five years                  0          0          0
18 Mortgage-backed                       0          0          0

   NET OPTIONS
    POSITIONS

   By type of
    deliverable security
19 U.S. Treasury bills                   0          0          0
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
20   Five years or less             -1,090     -1,960     -1,268
21   More than five years           -1,004     -1,487       -448
22 Inflation-indexed                  n.a.       n.a.       n.a.
   Federal agency
23 Discount notes                        0          0          0
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
24   One year or less                    0          0          0
25   More than one year,
       but less than
       or equal to five years            0          0          0
26   More than five years             n.a.       n.a.       n.a.
27 Mortgage-backed                   3,410      5,873      6,928

   Reverse repurchase
     agreements
28 Overnight and
     continuing                    239,627    261,190    256,331
29 Term                            799,672    788,073    781,168

   Securities borrowed
30 Overnight
     and continuing                222,768    225,926    226,297
31 Term                            105,788    100,463     93,810

   Securities
     received as pledge
32 Overnight and
     continuing                      2,509      2,380      2,555
33 Term                               n.a.       n.a.          0

   Repurchase agreements
34 Overnight
     and continuing                633,520    666,536    655,676
35 Term                            695,303    674,687    673,650

   Securities loaned
36 Overnight
     and continuing                 10,040     11,753     12,875
37 Term                               n.a.      5,776      6,122

   Securities pledged
38 Overnight
     and continuing                 48,487     48,945     48,533
39 Term                              5,776      5,896      7,712

   Collateralized loans
40 Total                            17,735     18,388     18,177

                                          1999, week ending

                              Mar. 3   Mar. 10    Mar. 17   Mar. 24
     NET OUTRIGHT
      POSITIONS(3)

     By type of security
 1 U.S. Treasury bills        25,480    25,042     20,081    17,666
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
 2   Five years or less      -21,390   -21,756    -19,183   -13,623
 3   More than five years     -4,195    -5,998     -5,538    -6,597
 4 Inflation-indexed           2,157     2,160      1,849     1,754
   Federal agency
 5 Discount notes             14,894    20,544     17,653    19,310
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
 6 One year or less            3,439     2,744      3,060     2,361
 7 More than one year,
     but less than
     or equal
     to five years             8,311     6,820      3,150     5,669
 8 More than five years        2,544     4,670      5,455     3,710
 9 Mortgage-backed            21,168    17,990     15,397    18,817

     NET FUTURES
      POSITIONS(4)

   By type of
     deliverable security
10 U.S. Treasury bills          n.a.      n.a.          0         0
     Coupon securities,
     by maturity
11 Five years or less           -328      -576     -1,329    -1,111
12 More than five years      -11,398   -11,713    -12,930   -15,091
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,
     but less than
     or equal
     to five years                 0         0          0         0
17 More than five years            0         0          0         0
18 Mortgage-backed                 0         0          0         0

   NET OPTIONS
    POSITIONS

   By type of
    deliverable security
19 U.S. Treasury bills             0         0          0         0
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
20   Five years or less       -1,743    -1,893       -854      -970
21   More than five years     -1,215      -982        380       826
22 Inflation-indexed            n.a.      n.a.       n.a.      n.a.
   Federal agency
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,
       but less than
       or equal to
       five years                  0         0          0         0
26   More than five years       n.a.      n.a.       n.a.      n.a.
27 Mortgage-backed             8,918     6,829      6,304     6,720

   Reverse repurchase
     agreements
28 Overnight and
     continuing              276,948   258,279    250,927   247,536
29 Term                      762,673   783,478    800,575   829,709

   Securities borrowed
30 Overnight
     and continuing          228,006   232,396    236,084   223,042
31 Term                       94,536    92,844     93,192    97,864

   Securities
     received as pledge
32 Overnight and
     continuing                 n.a.      n.a.       n.a.     2,555
33 Term                         n.a.      n.a.         0       n.a.

   Repurchase agreements
34 Overnight
     and continuing          679,928   659,715    677,844   654,994
35 Term                      651,208   668,923    686,985   719,778

   Securities loaned
36 Overnight
     and continuing           12,090    11,998     12,304    11,226
37 Term                        5,776     6,242      6,142     6,129

   Securities pledged
38 Overnight
     and continuing           48,696    47,985     49,625    49,795
39 Term                        6,388     6,843      6,890     8,249

   Collateralized loans
40 Total                      17,885    19,168     19,349    17,296

                                          1999, week ending
                             Mar. 31    Apr. 7    Apr. 14   Apr. 21
     NET OUTRIGHT
      POSITIONS(3)

     By type of security
 1 U.S. Treasury bills        34,834   133,128     33,463    21,008
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
 2   Five years or less      -16,536   -14,410     -9,854   -14,757
 3   More than five years     -8,447    -6,437     -4,872    -5,400
 4 Inflation-indexed           1,487     2,527      2,473     2,763
   Federal agency
 5 Discount notes             16,659    22,169     29,505    25,230
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
 6 One year or less            2,243     2,007      3,072     2,545
 7 More than one year,
     but less than
     or equal
     to five years             3,925     1,622      4,589     4,917
 8 More than five years        3,275     3,518      6,643     5,864
 9 Mortgage-backed            13,010    11,138     14,753    11,968

     NET FUTURES
      POSITIONS(4)

   By type of
     deliverable security
10 U.S. Treasury bills             0     n.a.        n.a.      n.a.
     Coupon securities,
     by maturity
11 Five years or less           -873    -1,380     -1,732       754
12 More than five years      -12,639   -17,065    -19,412   -17,518
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,
     but less than
     or equal
     to five years                 0         0          0         0
17 More than five years            0         0          0         0
18 Mortgage-backed                 0         0          0         0

   NET OPTIONS
    POSITIONS

   By type of
    deliverable security
19 U.S. Treasury bills             0         0          0         0
   Coupon securities,
     by maturity
20   Five years or less       -1,153      -652       -564    -1,427
21   More than five years     -1,687      -275        895       494
22 Inflation-indexed            n.a.      n.a.       n.a.       n.a
   Federal agency
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,
       but less than
       or equal to
       five years                  0         0          0         0
26   More than five years        n.a.      n.a.      n.a.      n.a.
27 Mortgage-backed             7,006     5,929      5,544     5,353

   Reverse repurchase
     agreements
28 Overnight and
     continuing              259,744   247,637    251,660   272,375
29 Term                      718,837   761,966    793,952   828,632

   Securities borrowed
30 Overnight
     and continuing          212,933   215,288    211,883   211,372
31 Term                       91,031    92,377     99,873   106,626

   Securities
     received as pledge
32 Overnight and
     continuing                 n.a.      n.a.       n.a.      n.a.
33 Term                         n.a.      n.a.       n.a.         0

   Repurchase agreements
34 Overnight
     and continuing          619,756   651,616    689,099   705,273
35 Term                      628,532   653,537    686,115   724,626

   Securities loaned
36 Overnight
     and continuing           16,310    10,950     10,208    10,040
37 Term                         n.a.     6,283      5,609     5,593

   Securities pledged
38 Overnight
     and continuing           46,655    46,507     45,624    45,781
39 Term                        9,434     9,340     10,223    11,720

   Collateralized loans
40 Total                      17,018    17,043     20,633    20,663


(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                                  1995       1996        1997

1 Federal and federally
    sponsored agencies               844,611    925,823   1,022,609
2 Federal agencies                    37,347     29,380      27,792
    Defense Department(1)                  6          6           6
    Export-Import Bank(2,3)            2,050      1,447         552
5 Federal Housing
    Administration(4)                     97         84         102
6 Government National
    Mortgage Association
    certificates of participation      n.a.       n.a.        n.a.
7 Postal Service(6)                    5,765      n.a.        n.a.
    Tennessee Valley Authority        29,429     27,853      27,786
    United States
      Railway Association(6)            n.a.      n.a.        n.a.
10 Federally sponsored agencies(7)   807,264    896,443     994,817
11   Federal Home Loan Banks         243,194    263,404     313,919
12   Federal Home Loan
       Mortgage Corporation          119,961    156,980     169,200
13   Federal National
       Mortgage Association          299,174    331,270     369,774
14   Farm Credit Banks                57,379     60,053      63,517
15   Student Loan
       Marketing Association(9)       47,529     44,763      37,717
16   Financing Corporation(10)         8,170      8,170       8,170
17   Farm Credit Financial             1,261      1,261       1,261
       Assistance Corporation          1,261
18   Resolution Funding
       Corporation(12)                29,996     29,996      29,996

MEMO
19 Federal Financing
     Bank debt(13)                    78,681     58,172      49,090

   Lending to federal and
     federally sponsored agencies
20 Export-import Bank(3)               2,044      1,431         552
21 Postal Service(6)                   5,765      n.a.        n.a.
22 Student Loan
     Marketing Association              n.a.      n.a.        n.a.
23 Tennessee Valley Authority          3,200      n.a.        n.a.
24 United States Railway
     Association(6)                    n.a.       n.a.        n.a.

   Other lending(14)
25 Farmers Home Administration         21,015     18,325      13,530
26 Rural Electrification
     Administration                   17,144     16,702      14,898
27 Other                              29,513     21,714      20,110

Agency                                 1998             1998
                                                  Oct.        Nov.

1 Federal and federally
    sponsored agencies            1,296,477   1,207,495   1,255,412
2 Federal agencies                   26,502      26,350      26,315
    Defense Department(1)                 6           6           6
    Export-Import Bank(2,3)           n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
5 Federal Housing
    Administration(4)                   205         188         205
6 Government National
    Mortgage Association
    certificates
    of participation                  n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
7 Postal Service(6)                   n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
    Tennessee Valley Authority       26,496      26,344      26,309
    United States
      Railway Association(6)          n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
10 Federally sponsored
     agencies(7)                  1,269,975   1,181,145   1,229,097
11   Federal Home Loan Banks        382,131     367,274     373,755
12   Federal Home Loan
       Mortgage Corporation         287,396     246,708     267,890
13   Federal National
       Mortgage Association         460,291     431,300     446,377
14   Farm Credit Banks               63,488      60,720      66,086
15   Student Loan
       Marketing Association(9)      35,399      33,981      33,928
16   Financing Corporation(10)        8,170       8,170       8,170
17   Farm Credit Financial            1,261       1,261       1,261
       Assistance Corporation
18   Resolution Funding
       Corporation(12)               29,996      29,996      29,996

MEMO
19 Federal Financing
     Bank debt(13)                   44,129      44,952      44,824

   Lending to federal and
     federally
     sponsored agencies
20 Export-import Bank(3)              n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
21 Postal Service(6)                  n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
22 Student Loan
     Marketing Association            n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
23 Tennessee Valley Authority         n.a.        n.a.        n.a.
24 United States Railway
     Association(6)                   n.a.        n.a.        n.a.

   Other lending(14)
25 Farmers Home Administration        9,500       9,500       9,500
26 Rural Electrification
     Administration                  14,091      14,191      14,199
27 Other                             20,538      21,261      21,125

Agency                                1998             1999
                                      Dec.        Jan.       Feb.

1 Federal and federally
    sponsored agencies            1,296,477       n.a.       n.a.
2 Federal agencies                   26,502      26,355     26,180
    Defense Department(1)                 6           6          6
    Export-Import Bank(2,3)           n.a.        n.a.       n.a.
5 Federal Housing
    Administration(4)                   205          70         69
6 Government National
    Mortgage Association
    certificates
    of participation                  n.a.        n.a.       n.a.
7 Postal Service(6)                   n.a.        n.a.       n.a.
    Tennessee Valley Authority       26,496      26,349     26,174
    United States
      Railway Association(6)          n.a.        n.a.       n.a.
10 Federally sponsored
     agencies(7)                  1,269,975       n.a.       n.a.
11   Federal Home Loan Banks        382,131     383,572    383,769
12   Federal Home Loan
       Mortgage Corporation         287,396     300,927      n.a.
13   Federal National
       Mortgage Association         460,291     461,157    471,300
14   Farm Credit Banks               63,488      61,292     66,622
15   Student Loan
       Marketing Association(9)      35,399      36,385     36,464
16   Financing Corporation(10)        8,170       8,170      8,170
17   Farm Credit Financial            1,261      1,26l
       Assistance Corporation
18   Resolution Funding
       Corporation(12)               29,996      29,996     29,996

MEMO
19 Federal Financing
     Bank debt(13)                   44,129      43,803     41,637

   Lending to federal and
     federally
     sponsored agencies
20 Export-import Bank(3)              n.a.        n.a.       n.a.
21 Postal Service(6)                  n.a.        n.a.       n.a.
22 Student Loan
     Marketing Association            n.a.        n.a.       n.a.
23 Tennessee Valley Authority         n.a.        n.a.       n.a.
24 United States Railway
     Association(6)                   n.a.        n.a.       n.a.

   Other lending(14)
25 Farmers Home Administration        9,500       9,500      8,550
26 Rural Electrification
     Administration                  14,091      14,101     13,999
27 Other                             20,538      20,202     19,088


(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 FEB 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 refunding(1)             171,222   214,694    262,342

    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
      statutory authority(2)      113,228   134,919    178,421
 6  Municipality, county,
      or township                  44,343    70,558     60,173

 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 conservation      9,791    12,219     21,037
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, or use                     1998
                               Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

 1  All issues, new
     and refunding(1)          17,526   19,528   19,325   24,288

    By type of issue
 2  General obligation          5,619    6,791    5,433    8,632
 3  Revenue                    11,907   12,737   13,892   15,656

    By type of issuer
 4  State                       1,280    1,865      778    2,561
 5  Special district or
      statutory
      authority(2)             12,490   12,924   13,473   15,937
 6  Municipality, county,
      or township               3,756    4,739    5,073    5,790

 7  Issues for new capital      9,106   12,736   12,452   14,517

    By use of proceeds
 8  Education                   2,041    2,605    2,353    2,766
 9  Transportation                918    1,598      806    1,800
10  Utilities and
      conservation                831    2,785    2,225      984
11  Social welfare              n.a.     n.a.     n.a.     n.a.
12  Industrial aid                315      471      638    1,376
13  Other purposes              2,726    3,359    3,242    4,477

     Type of issue
       or issuer, or use                     1999
                                Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.

 1  All issues, new
     and refunding(1)          16,926   16,233   24,323   15,758

    By type of issue
 2  General obligation          6,925    6,786    8,323    6,443
 3  Revenue                    10,001    9,446   16,000    9,315

    By type of issuer
 4  State                         318    1,837    1,895      907
 5  Special district or
      statutory
      authority(2)             12,929   11,145   14,604   10,010
 6  Municipality, county,
      or township               3,679    3,251    7,825    4,841

 7  Issues for new capital     11,917   10,674   16,201   10,474

    By use of proceeds
 8  Education                   2,936    3,751    3,537    2,734
 9  Transportation              1,706      628    1,640    1,107
10  Utilities and
      conservation                672      394    2,839    1,372
11  Social welfare              n.a.     n.a.     n.a.     n.a.
12  Industrial aid                452      343    1,084      618
13  Other purposes              4,439    3,207    3,918    2,592


(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,              1996       1997         1998
     offering, or issuer

 1 All issues(1)             773,110    929,256    1,127,721

 2 Bonds(2)                  651,104    811,376    1,000,966

   By type of offering
 3 Public, domestic          567,671    708,188      923,001
 4 Private placement,
     domestic(3)              83,433    103,188       77,965
 5 Sold abroad                 n.a.       n.a.         n.a.

   By industry group
 6 Nonfinancial              167,904    222,603      308,157
 7 Financial                 483,200    588,773      692,809

 8 Stocks(2)                 122,006    117,880      126,755

   By type of offering
 9 Public                    122,006    117,880      126,755
10 Private placement(3)        n.a.       n.a.         n.a.

   By industry group
11 Nonfinancial               80,460     60,386       74,113
12 Financial                  41,546     57,494       52,642

   Type of issue,                           1998
     offering, or issuer      Aug.    Sept.      Oct.      Nov.

 1 All issues(1)            57,276   88,764    70,287   111,762

 2 Bonds(2)                 53,551   84,124    61,632   102,860

   By type of offering
 3 Public, domestic         49,751   81,507    54,795    95,106
 4 Private placement,
     domestic(3)             3,800    2,618     6,837     7,754
 5 Sold abroad               2,391    4,122     2,428     2,878

   By industry group
 6 Nonfinancial             16,067   10,738    14,426    32,124
 7 Financial                37,483   73,386    47,206    70,736

 8 Stocks(2)                 3,725    4,640     8,655     8,902

   By type of offering
 9 Public                    3,725    4,640     8,655     8,902
10 Private placement(3)      n.a.     n.a.      n.a.      n.a.

   By industry group
11 Nonfinancial              2,560    2,266     5,879     6,145
12 Financial                 1,165    2,374     2,776     2,757

   Type of issue,            1998                1999
     offering, or issuer     Dec.     Jan.       Feb.       Mar.

 1 All issues(1)            81,326   93,665    103,175    125,884

 2 Bonds(2)                 72,656   86,529     92,885    116,340

   By type of offering
 3 Public, domestic         69,395   76,511     82,871    100,924
 4 Private placement,
     domestic(3)             3,261   10,018     10,014     15,416
 5 Sold abroad               3,874      684        648      1,224

   By industry group
 6 Nonfinancial             25,008   21,193     23,131     39,368
 7 Financial                47,648   65,336     69,754     76,973

 8 Stocks(2)                 8,670    7,136     10,290      9,544

   By type of offering
 9 Public                    8,670    7,136     10,290      9,544
10 Private placement(3)      n.a.     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.

   By industry group
11 Nonfinancial              7,559    3,701      8,911      8,367
12 Financial                 1,111    3,435      1,379      1,177


(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            1998
                                              Sept.        Oct.
1 Sales of
   own shares(2)   1,190,900   1,461,430     118,478     116,471

2 Redemptions of
   own shares        918,728   1,217,022     107,049     108,838
3 Net sales          272,172     244,408      11,429       7,633

4 Assets(4)        3,409,315   4,173,531   3,625,841   3,804,591
5 Cash(5)            174,154     191,393     211,253     210,026
6 Other            3,235,161   3,982,138   3,414,588   3,594,565

                               1998                  1999
Item                   Nov.        Dec.        Jan.        Feb.

1 Sales of
   own shares(2)     112,627     140,700     161,889     132,199

2 Redemptions of
   own shares         89,702     134,289     135,713     128,125
3 Net sales           22,925       6,412      26,176       4,074

4 Assets(4)        4,002,089   4,173,531   4,298,071   4,180,115
5 Cash(5)            207,422     191,393     203,470     198,134
6 Other            3,794,667   3,982,138   4,094,601   3,981,982

                              1999
Item                 Mar.(r)        Apr.

1 Sales of
   own shares(2)     164,290     165,893

2 Redemptions of
   own shares        146,479     139,066
3 Net sales           17,811      26,827

4 Assets(4)        4,328,150   4,505,001
5 Cash(5)            198,741     212,315
6 Other            4,129,409   4,292,686


(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   824.6
2 Profits before taxes                   680.2   734.4   717.8
3 Profits-tax liability                  226.1   246.1   240.1
4 Profits after taxes                    454.1   488.3   477.7
5   Dividends                            261.9   275.1   279.2
5   Undistributed profits                192.3   213.2   198.5
7 Inventory valuation                     -1.2     6.9    14.5
8 Capital consumption adjustment          71.4    76.6    92.3

                                                  1997
Account                                    Q2      Q3      Q4

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

                                                  1998
Account                                    Q1      Q2      Q3

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

                                          1998    1999
Account                                    Q4      Q1

1 Profits with inventory valuation and
    capital consumption adjustment       821.7   853.5
2 Profits before taxes                   708.1   738.4
3 Profits-tax liability                  235.6   245.8
4 Profits after taxes                    472.5   492.6
5   Dividends                            282.3   285.6
5   Undistributed profits                190.2   207.1
7 Inventory valuation                     13.4    10.4
8 Capital consumption adjustment         100.2   104.7


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                                1996    1997    1998

   ASSETS
 1 Accounts receivable, gross(2)         637.1   663.3   711.7(r)
 2   Consumer                            244.9   256.8   261.8(r)
 3   Business                            309.5   318.5   347.5(r)
 4   Real estate                          82.7    87.9   102.3(r)
 5 LESS: Reserves for unearned income     55.6    52.7    53.6
 6       Reserves for losses              13.1    13.0    13.3
 7 Accounts receivable, net              568.3   597.6   644.8(r)
 8 All other                             290.0   312.4   321.1
 9 Total assets                          858.3   910.0   965.9(r)

        LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

10 Bank loans                             19.7    24.1    25.0
11 Commercial paper                      177.6   201.5   232.3
   Debt
12 Owed to parent                         60.3    64.7    64.6
13 Not elsewhere classified              332.5   328.8   358.4
14 All other liabilities                 174.7   189.6   194.6
15 Capital, surplus,
     and undivided profits                93.5   101.3   106.6
16 Total liabilities and capital         858.3   910.0   981.4

                                       1997             1998
   Account                          Q3      Q4       Q1       Q2

            ASSETS

 1 Accounts receivable,
    gross(2)                      660.5   663.3    667.2    676.0
 2   Consumer                     254.5   256.8    251.7    251.3
 3   Business                     319.5   318.5    325.9    334.9
 4   Real estate                   86.4    87.9     89.6     89.9
 5 LESS: Reserves for
           unearned income         54.6    52.7     52.1     53.2
 6       Reserves for losses       12.7    13.0     13.1     13.2
 7 Accounts receivable, net       593.1   597.6    601.9    609.6
 8 All other                      289.1   312.4    329.7    340.1
 9 Total assets                   882.3   910.0    931.6    949.7

    LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

10 Bank loans                      20.4    24.1     22.0     22.3
11 Commercial paper               189.6   201.5    211.7    225.9
   Debt
12 Owed to parent                  61.6    64.7     64.6     60.0
13 Not elsewhere classified       322.8   328.8    338.2    348.7
14 All other liabilities          190.1   189.6    193.1    188.9
15 Capital, surplus,
     and undivided profits        97.9    101.3    102.1    103.9
16 Total liabilities
     and capital                 882.3    910.0    931.6    949.7

                                       1998               1999
   Account                        Q3          Q4           Q1

          ASSETS

1 Accounts receivable,
    gross(2)                    687.6(r)    711.7(r)     733.5
 2   Consumer                   254.0(r)    261.8(r)     262.9
 3   Business                   335.1       347.5(r)     361.7
 4   Real estate                 98.5       102.3(r)     109.0
 5 LESS: Reserves for
           unearned income       52.4        53.6         53.1
 6       Reserves for losses     13.2        13.3         13.5
 7 Accounts receivable, net     622.0(r)    644.8(r)     666.9
 8 All other                    313.7       321.1        389.6
 9 Total assets                 935.7(r)    965.9(r)   1,056.5

    LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

10 Bank loans                    24.9        25.0         23.6
11 Commercial paper             226.9       232.3        333.5
   Debt
12 Owed to parent                58.3        64.6         22.6
13 Not elsewhere classified     337.6       358.4        394.9
14 All other liabilities        185.4       194.6        179.8
15 Capital, surplus,
     and undivided profits       103.6       106.6       102.1
16 Total liabilities
     and capital                 936.6       981.4     1,056.5


(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

                                   Seasonally adjusted

 1 Total                           761.9     809.8   874.9
 2   Consumer                      307.7     327.7   352.5
 3   Real estate                   111.9     121.0   131.4
 4     Business                    342.4     361.0   391.0

                                    Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                           769.7     818.1   884.0

 6   Consumer                      310.6     330.9   356.1
 7     Motor vehicles loans         86.7      87.0   103.1
 8     Motor vehicle leases         92.5      96.8    93.3
 9     Revolving(2)                 32.5      38.6   32 3
10     Other(3)                     33.2      34.4    33.1
       Securitized assets(4)
11       Motor vehicle loans        36.8      44.3    54.8
12       Motor vehicle leases        8.7      10.8    12.7
13       Revolving                   0.0       0.0     8.7
14       Other                      20.1      19.0    18.1
15   Real estate                   111.9     121.1   131.4
16     One-to four-family           52.1      59.0    75.7
17     Other                        30.5      28.9    26.6
       Securitized real
         estate assets(4)
18       One- to four-family        28.9      33.0    29.0
19       Other                        .4       0.2     0.1
20   Business                      347.2     366.1   396.1
21     Motor vehicles               67.1      63.5    79.6
22       Retail loans               25.1      25.6    28.1
23       Wholesale loss             33.0      27.7    32.8
24       Leases                      9.0      10.2    18.7
25     Equipment                   194.8     203.9   198.0
26       Loans                      59.9      51.5    50.4
27       Leases                    134.9     152.3   147.6
28     Other business
         receivables(6)             47.6      51.1    69.9
       Securitized assets(4)
29       Motor vehicles             24.0      33.0    29.2
30         Retail loans              2.7       2.4     2.6
31         Wholesale loans          21.3      30.5    24.7
32         Leases                    0.0       0.0     1.9
33       Equipment                  11.3      10.7    13.0
34         Loans                     4.7       4.2     6.6
35         Leases                    6.6       6.5     6.4
36       Other business
           receivables(6)            2.4       4.0     6.8

         Type of credit                         1998

                                     Oct.      Nov.      Dec.

                                        Seasonally adjusted

 1 Total                             865.9     871.1     874.9
 2   Consumer                        350.4     352.5     352.5
 3   Real estate                     132.3     134.3     131.4
 4     Business                      383.2    384.73     391.0

                                      Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                             864.2     872.8     884.0

 6   Consumer                        350.0     352.2     356.1
 7     Motor vehicles loans           97.6      99.0     103.1
 8     Motor vehicle leases           94.6      94.4      93.3
 9     Revolving(2)                   33.3      33.1      32.3
10     Other(3)                       34.6      34.6      33.1
       Securitized assets(4)
11       Motor vehicle loans          51.6      53.4      54.8
12       Motor vehicle leases         14.4      14.2      12.7
13       Revolving                     5.3       5.3       8.7
14       Other                        18.6      18.4      18.1
15   Real estate                     132.3     134.3     131.4
16     One-to four-family             72.2      74.1      75.7
17     Other                          30.2      30.7      26.6
       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     396.5
21     Motor vehicles                 68.5      70.9      79.6
22       Retail loans                 30.4      29.4      28.1
23       Wholesale loss               27.0      30.3      32.8
24       Leases                       11.1      11.2      18.7
25     Equipment                     211.5     212.0     198.0
26       Loans                        47.2      47.8      50.4
27       Leases                      164.3     164.2     147.6
28     Other business
         receivables(6)               59.6      60.4      69.9
       Securitized assets(4)
29       Motor vehicles               25.0      25.8      29.2
30         Retail loans                1.9       2.4       2.6
31         Wholesale loans            23.2      23.4      24.7
32         Leases                      0.0       0.0       1.9
33       Equipment                    12.0      11.8      13.0
34         Loans                       5.6       5.4       6.6
35         Leases                      6.4       6.4       6.4
36       Other business
           receivables(6)              5.3       6.8       6.8

         Type of credit                         1999

                                      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.

                                         Seasonally adjusted

 1 Total                              888.5     899.1     910.4
 2   Consumer                         356.8      61.3     363.9
 3   Real estate                      135.7     135.7     137.2
 4     Business                       396.0     402.0     409.3

                                       Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                              888.7     898.4     911.0

 6   Consumer                         356.1     358.1     360.2
 7     Motor vehicles loans           102.8     105.0     104.7
 8     Motor vehicle leases            93.9      94.5      93.9
 9     Revolving(2)                    32.4      32.2      32.3
10     Other(3)                        32.1      32.5      32.0
       Securitized assets(4)
11       Motor vehicle loans           56.0      54.9      59.0
12       Motor vehicle leases          12.5      12.3      12.0
13       Revolving                      8.6       8.7       8.5
14       Other                         17.9      18.1      17.8
15   Real estate                      135.7     135.7     137.2
16     One-to four-family              80.1      80.3      77.7
17     Other                           26.9      27.1      31.3
       Securitized real
         estate assets(4)
18       One- to four-family           28.6      28.3      28.0
19       Other                          0.1       0.1       0.3
20   Business                         396.9     404.6     413.6
21     Motor vehicles                  79.1      82.1      84.8
22       Retail loans                  28.4      28.9      30.0
23       Wholesale loss                31.9      34.3      36.0
24       Leases                        18.9      18.9      18.8
25     Equipment                      197.6     200.7     202.4
26       Loans                         49.7      51.0      51.6
27       Leases                       147.8     149.8     150.7
28     Other business
         receivables(6)                72.5      73.3      74.5
       Securitized assets(4)
29       Motor vehicles                28.2      28.8      31.0
30         Retail loans                 2.5       2.4       2.4
31         Wholesale loans             23.8      24.6      26.6
32         Leases                       1.9       1.9       1.9
33       Equipment                     12.7      12.9      12.8
34         Loans                        6.3       6.2       6.1
35         Leases                       6.7       6.7       6.7
36       Other business
           receivables(6)               6.8       8.2       8.2


NOTE. This table has been revised to incorporate several changes resulting from the 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.

1.53 MORTGAGE MARKETS Mortgages on New Homes
Millions of dollars except as noted

         Item                             1996      1997      1998

                                        Terms and yields in primary
                                            and secondary markets

       PRIMARY MARKET

1  Purchase price
     (thousands of dollars)              182.4     180.1     195.2
2  Amount of loan
     (thousands of dollars)              139.2     140.3     151.1
3  Loan-to-price ratio (percent)          78.2      80.4      80.0
4  Maturity (years)                       27.2      28.2      28.4
5  Fees and charges
     (percent of loan amount)(2)          1.21      1.02       .89

   Yield (percent per year)
6  Contract rate(1)                       7.56      7.57      6.95
7  Effective rate(1,3)                    7.77      7.73      7.08
8  Contract rate (HUD series)(4)          8.03      7.76      7.00

      SECONDARY MARKETS

   Yield (percent per year)
9  FHA mortgages (Section 203)(5)         8.19      7.89      7.04
10 GNMA securities                        7.48      7.26      6.43

                                      Activity in secondary markets

   FEDERAL NATIONAL
  MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

   Mortgage holdings
 (end of period)
11 Total                               287,052   316,678   414,515
12   FHA/VA insured                     30,592    31,925    33,370
13   Conventional                      256,460   284,753   380,745

14 Mortgage transactions
     purchased (during period)          68,618    70,465   188,448

   Mortgage commitments
    (during period)
15 Issued(7)                            65,859    69,965   193,795
16 To sell(8)                              130     1,298     1,880

   FEDERAL HOME LOAN
   MORTGAGE CORPORATION

   Mortgage holdings
    (end of period)(8)
17 Total                               137,755   164,421   255,010
18 FHA/VA insured                          220       177       785
19 Conventional                        137,535   164,244   254,225

   Mortgage transactions
    (during period)
20 Purchases                           125,103   177,401   267,402
21 Sales                               119,702   114,258   250,565

22 Mortgage commitments
    contracted (during period)(9)     128,995   120,089    281,899

         Item                                    1998
                                       Oct.       Nov.      Dec.

                                    Terms and yields in primary and
                                           secondary markets

        PRIMARY MARKETS

1  Purchase price
     (thousands of dollars)            201.4      192.1     206.0
2  Amount of loan
     (thousands of dollars)            155.8      148.1     159.0
3  Loan-to-price ratio (percent)        79.8       79.5      79.4
4  Maturity (years)                     28.6       28.3      28.7
5  Fees and charges
     (percent of loan amount)(2)         .86        .76       .98

   Yield (percent per year)
6  Contract rate(1)                     6.72       6.68      6.80
7  Effective rate(1,3)                  6.85       6.80      6.94
8  Contract rate (HUD series)(4)        6.86       6.84      6.83

       SECONDARY MARKETS

   Yield (percent per year)
9  FHA mortgages (Section 203)(5)       7.07       7.02      7.06
10 GNMA securities                      6.10       6.25      6.18

                                      Activity in secondary markets

   FEDERAL NATIONAL
  MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

   Mortgage holdings
 (end of period)
11 Total                             386,452    399,804   414,515
12   FHA/VA insured                   32,814     33,420    33,770
13   Conventional                    353,638    366,384   380,745

14 Mortgage transactions
     purchased (during period)        18,967     23,557    26,222

   Mortgage commitments
    (during period)
15 Issued(7)                          30,551     17,994    16,803
16 To sell(8)                            393          0       434

   FEDERAL HOME LOAN
   MORTGAGE CORPORATION

   Mortgage holdings
    (end of period)(8)
17 Total                             231,458    242,270   255,010
18 FHA/VA insured                        569        602       785
19 Conventional                      230,889    241,668   254,225

   Mortgage transactions
    (during period)
20 Purchases                          20,629     23,986    34,299
21 Sales                              19,472     22,660    28,024

22 Mortgage commitments
    contracted (during period)(9)     25,025     28,903    29,703

         Item                               1999
                             Jan.      Feb.       Mar.         Apr.

                                Terms and yields in primary and
                                     secondary markets
     PRIMARY MARKETS

1  Purchase price
     (thousands
     of dollars)             202.3     204.0      211.0        209.4
2  Amount of loan
     (thousands
     of dollars)             153.3     155.4      162.9        162.4
3  Loan-to-price
     ratio (percent)          78.0      78.2       79.4         79.5
4  Maturity (years)           28.4      28.7       28.8         28.9
5  Fees and charges
     (percent of
     loan amount)(2)          1.01       .92        .82          .77

   Yield (percent
     per year)
6  Contract rate(1)           6.81      6.78       6.74         6.74
7  Effective rate(1,3)        6.96      6.92       6.86         6.85
8  Contract rate
     (HUD series)(4)          6.80      7.02       7.03         6.93

     SECONDARY MARKETS

   Yield (percent
     per year)
9  FHA mortgages
     (Section 203)(5)         7.08      7.10       7.07         7.08
10 GNMA securities            6.18      6.42       6.58         6.50

                                  Activity in secondary markets

   FEDERAL NATIONAL
     MORTGAGE
   ASSOCIATION

   Mortgage holdings
 (end of period)
11 Total                   418,323   431,836    440,139      446,025
12   FHA/VA insured         33,483    34,000     34,870       36,158
13   Conventional          384,840   397,836    405,269      409,867

14 Mortgage transactions
     purchased
     (during period)        14,005    22,029     16,923       14,225

   Mortgage
    commitments
    (during period)
15 Issued(7)                20,754    26,509     16,891       20,192
16 To sell(8)                    0         0        266           75

   FEDERAL HOME LOAN
   MORTGAGE
   CORPORATION

   Mortgage holdings
    (end of period)(8)
17 Total                   257,062   262,921    277,624      284,006
18 FHA/VA insured              387       755        754(r)       750
19 Conventional            256,675   262,166    276,870(r)    283,25

   Mortgage
    transactions
    (during period)
20 Purchases                27,672    25,225     29,921       26,473
21 Sales                    31,431    24,232     28,740       25,464

22 Mortgage
    commitments
    contracted
    (during
    period)(9)              23,900    24,829     32,546       24,050


(1.) Weighted averages based on sample surveys of mortgages originated by major institutional lender groups for purchase of newly built homes; compiled by the Federal Housing Finance Board in cooperation with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(2.) Includes all fees, commissions, discounts, and "points" paid (by the borrower or the seller) to obtain a loan.

(3.) Average effective interest rate on loans closed for' purchase of newly built homes, assuming prepayment at the end of ten years.

(4.) Average contract rate on new commitments for conventional first mortgages; from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Based on transactions on the first day of the subsequent month.

(5.) Average gross yield on thirty-year, minimum-downpayment first mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for immediate delivery in the private secondary market. Based on transactions on first day of subsequent month.

(6.) Average net yields to investors on fully modified pass-through securities backed by mortgages and guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), assuming prepayment in twelve years on pools of thirty-year mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(7.) Does not include standby commitments issued, but includes standby commitments converted.

(8.) Includes participation loans as well as whole loans.

(9.) Includes conventional and government-underwritten loans. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation's mortgage commitments and mortgage transactions include activity under mortgage securities swap programs, whereas the corresponding data for FNMA exclude swap activity.

1.54 MORTGAGE DEBT OUTSTANDING(1)
Millions of dollars, end of period

     Type of holder and property            1995           1996

 1 All holders                            4,610,350      4,928,367

   By type of property
 2 One- to four-family residences         3,532,977      3,755,719
 3 Multifamily residences                   286,875        309,321
 4 Nonfarm, nonresidential                  705,937        776,193
 5 Farm                                      84,561         87,134

   By type of holder
 6 Major financial institutions           1,900,089      1,981,885
 7 Commercial banks(2)                    1,090,189      1,145,389
 8    One- to four-family                   669,434        698,508
 9    Multifamily                            43,837         46,675
10    Nonfarm, nonresidential               353,088        375,322
11    Farm                                   23,830         24,883
12 Savings institutions(3)                  596,763        628,335
13    One- to four-family                   482,353        513,712
14    Multifamily                            61,987         61,570
15    Nonfarm, nonresidential                52,135         52,723
16    Farm                                      288            331
17 Life insurance companies                 213,137        208,161
18    One- to four-family                     8,890          6,977
19    Multifamily                            28,714         30,750
20    Nonfarm, nonresidential               165,876        160,314
21    Farm                                    9,657         10,120

22 Federal and related agencies             308,757        295,192
23  Government National Mortgage
    Association                                   2              2
24    One- to four-family                         2              2
25    Multi family                                0              0
26 Farmers Home Administration(4)            41,791         41,596
27    One- to four-family                    17,705         17,303
28    Multifamily                            11,617         11,685
29    Nonfarm, nonresidential                 6,248          6,841
30    Farm                                    6,221          5,768
31 Federal Housing and Veterans'
   Administrations                            9,809          6,244
32    One- to four-family                     5,180          3,524
33    Multifamily                             4,629          2,719
34 Resolution Trust Corporation               1,864              0
35    One- to four-family                       691              0
36    Multifamily                               647              0
37    Nonfarm, nonresidential                   525              0
38    Farm                                        0              0

39 Federal Deposit Insurance
   Corporation                                4,303          2,431
40    One- to four-family                       492            365
41    Multifamily                               428            413
42    Nonfarm, nonresidential                 3,383          1,653
43    Farm                                        0              0
44 Federal National Mortgage
   Association                              178,807        168,813
45    One- to four-family                   163,648        155,008
46    Multifamily                            15,159         13,805
47 Federal Land Banks                        28,428         29,602
48    One- to four-family                     1,673          1,742
49    Farm                                   26,755         27,860
50 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation                               43,753         46,504
51    One- to four-family                    39,901         41,758
52    Multifamily                             3,852          4,746

53 Mortgage pools or trusts(5)            1,863,210      2,064,882
54 Government National Mortgage
   Association                              472,283        506,340
55    One- to four-family                   461,438        494,158
56    Multifamily                            10,845         12,182
57 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation                              515,051        554,260
58    One- to four-family                   512,238        551,513
59    Multifamily                             2,813          2,747
60 Federal National Mortgage
   Association                              582,959        650,780
61    One- to four-family                   569,724        633,210
62    Multifamily                            13,235         17,570
63 Farmers Home Administration(4)                11              3
64    One- to four-family                         2              0
65    Multi family                                0              0
66    Nonfarm, nonresidential                     5              0
67    Farm                                        4              3
68 Private mortgage conduits                292,906        353,499
69    One- to four-family(6)                227,800        261,900
70    Multifamily                            15,584         21,967
71    Nonfarm, nonresidential                49,522         69,633
72    Farm                                        0              0

73 Individuals and others(7)                538,295        586,408
74    One- to four-family                   371,806        376,039
75    Multi family                           73,528         82,492
76    Nonfarm, nonresidential                75,154        109,707
77    Farm                                   17,806         18,169

     Type of holder and property           1997            1997

                                                            Q4

 1 All holders                            5,257,422      5,257,422

   By type of property
 2 One- to four-family residences         3,998,763      3,998,763
 3 Multifamily residences                   329,733        329,733
 4 Nonfarm, nonresidential                  838,627        838,627
 5 Farm                                      90,299         90,299

   By type of holder
 6 Major financial institutions           2,083,978      2,083,978
 7 Commercial banks(2)                    1,245,315      1,245,315
 8    One- to four-family                   762,533        762,533
 9    Multifamily                            50,651         50,651
10    Nonfarm, nonresidential               405,144        405,144
11    Farm                                   26,986         26,986
12 Savings institutions(3)                  631,822        631,822
13    One- to four-family                   520,672        520,672
14    Multifamily                            59,543         59,543
15    Nonfarm, nonresidential                51,252         51,252
16    Farm                                      354            354
17 Life insurance companies                 206,841        206,841
18    One- to four-family                     7,187          7,187
19    Multifamily                            30,402         30,402
20    Nonfarm, nonresidential               158,780        158,780
21    Farm                                   10,472         10,472

22 Federal and related agencies             286,167        286,167
23  Government National Mortgage
    Association                                   8              8
24    One- to four-family                         8              8
25    Multi family                                0              0
26 Farmers Home Administration(4)            41,195         41,195
27    One- to four-family                    17,253         17,253
28    Multifamily                            11,720         11,720
29    Nonfarm, nonresidential                 7,370          7,370
30    Farm                                    4,852          4,852
31 Federal Housing and Veterans'
   Administrations                            3,821          3,821
32    One- to four-family                     1,767          1,767
33    Multifamily                             2,054          2,054
34 Resolution Trust Corporation                   0              0
35    One- to four-family                         0              0
36    Multifamily                                 0              0
37    Nonfarm, nonresidential                     0              0
38    Farm                                        0              0

39 Federal Deposit Insurance
   Corporation                                  724            724
40    One- to four-family                       109            109

41    Multifamily                               123            123
42    Nonfarm, nonresidential                   492            492
43    Farm                                        0              0
44 Federal National Mortgage
   Association                              161,308        161,308
45    One- to four-family                   149,831        149,831
46    Multifamily                            11,477         11,477
47 Federal Land Banks                        30,657         30,657
48    One- to four-family                     1,804          1,804
49    Farm                                   28,853         28,853
50 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation                               48,454         48,454
51    One- to four-family                    42,629         42,629
52    Multifamily                             5,825          5,825

53 Mortgage pools or trusts(5)            2,272,999      2,272,999
54 Government National Mortgage
   Association                              536,810        536,810
55    One- to four-family                   523,156        523,156
56    Multifamily                            13,654         13,654
57 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation                              579,385        579,385
58    One- to four-family                   576,846        576,846
59    Multifamily                             2,539          2,539
60 Federal National Mortgage
   Association                              709,582        709,582
61    One- to four-family                   687,981        687,981
62    Multifamily                            21,601         21,601
63 Farmers Home Administration(4)                 2              2
64    One- to four-family                         0              0
65    Multi family                                0              0
66    Nonfarm, nonresidential                     0              0
67    Farm                                        2              2
68 Private mortgage conduits                447,219        447,219
69    One- to four-family(6)                318,000        318,000
70    Multifamily                            29,264         29,264
71    Nonfarm, nonresidential                99,955         99,955
72    Farm                                        0              0

73 Individuals and others(7)                614,279        614,279
74    One- to four-family                   388,988        388,988
75    Multi family                           90,879         90,879
76    Nonfarm, nonresidential               115,633        115,633
77    Farm                                   18,779         18,779

                                                  1998
     Type of holder and property

                                              Q1             Q2

 1 All holders                            5,371,196      5,487,535

   By type of property
 2 One- to four-family residences         4,082,959      4,163,964
 3 Multifamily residences                   338,439        347,449
 4 Nonfarm, nonresidential                  858,641        883,476
 5 Farm                                      91,157         92,646

   By type of holder
 6 Major financial institutions           2,114,528      2,121,939
 7 Commercial banks(2)                    1,271,037      1,281,849
 8    One- to four-family                   779,941        785,019
 9    Multifamily                            51,688         52,077
10    Nonfarm, nonresidential               411,949        416,434
11    Farm                                   27,458         28,319
12 Savings institutions(3)                  637,012        632,359
13    One- to four-family                   527,036        522,088
14    Multifamily                            59,074         58,908
15    Nonfarm, nonresidential                50,532         50,978
16    Farm                                      369            386
17 Life insurance companies                 206,480        207,730
18    One- to four-family                     7,174          7,218
19    Multifamily                            31,156         31,849
20    Nonfarm, nonresidential               157,696        158,146
21    Farm                                   10,454         10,517

22 Federal and related agencies             286,877        287,161
23  Government National Mortgage
    Association                                   8              8
24    One- to four-family                         8              8
25    Multi family                                0              0
26 Farmers Home Administration(4)            40,972         40,921
27    One- to four-family                    17,160         17,059
28    Multifamily                            11,714         11,722
29    Nonfarm, nonresidential                 7,369          7,497
30    Farm                                    4,729          4,644
31 Federal Housing and Veterans'
   Administrations                            3,694          3,631
32    One- to four-family                     1,641          1,610
33    Multifamily                             2,053          2,021
34 Resolution Trust Corporation                   0              0
35    One- to four-family                         0              0
36    Multifamily                                 0              0
37    Nonfarm, nonresidential                     0              0
38    Farm                                        0              0

39 Federal Deposit Insurance
   Corporation                                  786            564
40    One- to four-family                       118             85
41    Multifamily                               134             96
42    Nonfarm, nonresidential                   534            384
43    Farm                                        0              0
44 Federal National Mortgage
   Association                              160,048        159,816
45    One- to four-family                   149,254        149,383
46    Multifamily                            10,794         10,433
47 Federal Land Banks                        31,005         31,352
48    One- to four-family                     1,824          1,845
49    Farm                                   29,181         29,507
50 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation                               50,364         50,869
51    One- to four-family                    44,440         44,597
52    Multifamily                             5,924          6,272

53 Mortgage pools or trusts(5)            2,330,674      2,442,603
54 Government National Mortgage
   Association                              533,011        537,586
55    One- to four-family                   519,152        523,243
56    Multifamily                            13,859         14,343
57 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation                              583,144        609,791
58    One- to four-family                   580,715        607,469
59    Multifamily                             2,429          2,322
60 Federal National Mortgage
   Association                              730,832        761,359
61    One- to four-family                   708,125        737,631
62    Multifamily                            22,707         23,728
63 Farmers Home Administration(4)                 2              2
64    One- to four-family                         0              0
65    Multi family                                0              0
66    Nonfarm, nonresidential                     0              0
67    Farm                                        2              2
68 Private mortgage conduits                483,685        533,865
69    One- to four-family(6)                336,824        364,316
70    Multifamily                            33,477         38,144
71    Nonfarm, nonresidential               113,384        131,405
72    Farm                                        0              0

73 Individuals and others(7)                639,117        635,833
74    One- to four-family                   409,548        402,395
75    Multi family                           93,430         95,534
76    Nonfarm, nonresidential               117,176        118,633
77    Farm                                   18,964         19,271

Type of holder and property                          1998

                                              Q3           Q4(p)

 1 All holders                            5,623,695      5,782,027

   By type of property
 2 One- to four-family residences         4,268,149      4,375,730
 3 Multifamily residences                   353,546        362,092
 4 Nonfarm, nonresidential                  908,192        949,230
 5 Farm                                      93,808         94,974

   By type of holder
 6 Major financial institutions           2,137,412      2,193,378
 7 Commercial banks(2)                    1,295,768      1,337,664
 8    One- to four-family                   784,987        810,680
 9    Multifamily                            53,049         53,586
10    Nonfarm, nonresidential               429,045        444,363
11    Farm                                   28,688         29,034
12 Savings institutions(3)                  634,244        643,773
13    One- to four-family                   525,842        533,680
14    Multifamily                            56,706         56,806
15    Nonfarm, nonresidential                51,297         52,871
16    Farm                                      399            417
17 Life insurance companies                 207,399        211,940
18    One- to four-family                     7,206          7,364
19    Multifamily                            31,661         32,354
20    Nonfarm, nonresidential               158,032        161,492
21    Farm                                   10,500         10,730

22 Federal and related agencies             287,125        291,858
23  Government National Mortgage
    Association                                   7              7
24    One- to four-family                         7              7
25    Multi family                                0              0
26 Farmers Home Administration(4)            40,907         40,851
27    One- to four-family                    17,025         16,895
28    Multifamily                            11,736         11,739
29    Nonfarm, nonresidential                 7,566          7,705
30    Farm                                    4,579          4,513
31 Federal Housing and Veterans'
   Administrations                            3,405          3,405
32    One- to four-family                     1,550          1,550
33    Multifamily                             1,855          1,855
34 Resolution Trust Corporation                   0              0
35    One- to four-family                         0              0
36    Multifamily                                 0              0
37    Nonfarm, nonresidential                     0              0
38    Farm                                        0              0

39 Federal Deposit Insurance
   Corporation                                  482            361
40    One- to four-family                        72             54
41    Multifamily                                82             61
42    Nonfarm, nonresidential                   328            245
43    Farm                                        0              0
44 Federal National Mortgage
   Association                              159,104        157,675
45    One- to four-family                   149,069        147,594
46    Multifamily                            10,035         10,081
47 Federal Land Banks                        32,009         32,473
48    One- to four-family                     1,883          1,911
49    Farm                                   30,126         30,562
50 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation                               51,211         57,085
51    One- to four-family                    44,254         49,106
52    Multifamily                             6,957          7,979

53 Mortgage pools or trusts(5)            2,548,050      2,631,790
54 Government National Mortgage
   Association                              541,431        537,431
55    One- to four-family                   526,934        522,483
56    Multifamily                            14,497         14,948
57 Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation                              635,726        646,459
58    One- to four-family                   633,124        643,465
59    Multifamily                             2,602          2,994
60 Federal National Mortgage
   Association                              798,460        834,518
61    One- to four-family                   770,979        804,205
62    Multifamily                            27,481         30,313
63 Farmers Home Administration(4)                 2              1
64    One- to four-family                         0              0
65    Multi family                                0              0
66    Nonfarm, nonresidential                     0              0
67    Farm                                        2              1
68 Private mortgage conduits                572,431        613,382
69    One- to four-family(6)                391,736        410,900
70    Multifamily                            40,893         44,690
71    Nonfarm, nonresidential               139,802        157,792
72    Farm
                                                  0              0
73 Individuals and others(7)                651,109        665,001
74    One- to four-family                   413,480        425,836
75    Multi family                           95,992         94,686
76    Nonfarm, nonresidential               122,123        124,762
77    Farm                                   19,514         19,717


(1.) Multifamily debt refers to loans on structures of five or more units.

(2.) Includes loans held by nondeposit trust companies but not loans held by bank trust departments.

(3.) Includes savings banks and savings and loan associations,

(4.) FmHA-guaranteed securities sold to the Federal Financing Bank were reallocated from FmHA mortgage pools to FmHA mortgage holdings in 1986:Q4 because of accounting changes by the Farmers Home Administration.

(5.) Outstanding principal balances of mortgage-backed securities insured or guaranteed by the agency indicated.

(6.) Includes securitized home equity loans.

(7.) Other holders include mortgage companies, real estate investment trusts, state and local credit agencies, state and local retirement funds, noninsured pension funds, credit unions, and finance companies.

SOURCE. Based on data from various institutional and government sources. Separation of nonfarm mortgage debt by type of property, if not reported directly, and interpolations and extrapolations, when required for some quarters, are estimated in part by the Federal Reserve. Line 69 from Inside Mortgage Securities and other sources.

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   1,299,207

 2 Automobile                    392,321     413,369     447,013
 3 Revolving                     499,486     531,140     560,515
 4 Other(2)                      290,105     288,590     291,680

                                      Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                       1,211,590   1,264,103   1,331,742

  By major holder
 6 Commercial banks             526,769      512,563     508,932
 7 Finance companies            152,391      160,022     168,491
 8 Credit unions                144,148      152,362     155,406
 9 Savings institutions          44,711       47,172      51,611
10 Nonfinancial business(3)      77,745       78,927      74,877
11 Pools of securitized
   assets(4)                    265,826      313,057     372,425

   By major type of credits
12 Automobile                   395,609      416,962     450,968
13 Commercial banks             157,047      155,254     158,072
14 Finance companies             86,690       87,015     103,094
15 Pools of securitized
   assets(4)                     51,719       64,950      72,955
16 Revolving                    522,860      555,858     586,528
17 Commercial banks             228,615      219,826     210,346
18 Finance companies             32,493      38,608       32,309
19 Nonfinancial business(3)      44,901      44,966       39,166
20 Pools of securitized
  assets(4)                     188,712     221,465      272,327

21 Other                        293,121     291,283      294,246
22 Commercial banks             141,107     137,483      140,514
23 Finance companies             33,208      34,399       33,088
24 Nonfinancial business(3)      32,844      33,961       35,711
25 Pools of securitized
  assets(4)                      25,395      26,642       27,143

                                             1998

                               Oct.          Nov.          Dec.

                                      Seasonally adjusted

 1 Total                      1,294,917   1,296,630    1,299,207

 2 Automobile                   437,820     442,430      447,013
 3 Revolving                    557,644     556,535      560,515
 4 Other(2)                     299,453     297,665      291,680

                                      Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                      1,297,576   1,304,499    1,331,742

  By major holder
 6 Commercial banks             502,076     498,838      508,932
 7 Finance companies            165,573     166,622      168,491
 8 Credit unions                154,991     155,221      155,406
 9 Savings institutions          50,966      51,625       51,611
10 Nonfinancial business(3)      65,962      66,615       74,877
11 Pools of securitized
   assets(4)                    358,008     365,578      372,425

   By major type of credits
12 Automobile                   443,120     446,566      450,968
13 Commercial banks             156,788     157,126      158,072
14 Finance companies             97,637      98,954      103,094
15 Pools of securitized
   assets(4)                     71,788      72,582       72,955
16 Revolving                    556,006     559,211      586,528
17 Commercial banks             200,869     196,923      210,346
18 Finance companies             33,309      33,056       32,309
19 Nonfinancial business(3)      33,762      33,756       39,166
20 Pools of securitized
  assets(4)                     258,130     265,311      272,327

21 Other                        298,450     298,722      294,246
22 Commercial banks             144,419     144,789      140,514
23 Finance companies             34,627      34,612       33,088
24 Nonfinancial business(3)      32,200      32,859       35,711
25 Pools of securitized
  assets(4)                      28,081      27,685       27,143

                                             1999

                               Jan.        Feb.( r)        Mar.

                                      Seasonally adjusted

 1 Total                      1,314,471   1,323,228   1,324,760

 2 Automobile                   454,096     459,078     462,860
 3 Revolving                    566,690     569,099     568,338
 4 Other(2)                     293,684     295,051     293,562

                                      Not seasonally adjusted

 5 Total                      1,323,250   1,316,400   1,312,647

  By major holder
 6 Commercial banks             507,264     497,753     487,583
 7 Finance companies            167,305     169,664     168,944
 8 Credit unions                155,726     155,203     155,027
 9 Savings institutions          52,047      52,482      52,916
10 Nonfinancial business(3)      70,950      67,972      67,143
11 Pools of securitized
   assets(4)                    369,958     373,326     381,034

   By major type of credits
12 Automobile                   452,181     453,951     458,108
13 Commercial banks             160,273     159,922     159,333
14 Finance companies            102,822     104,987     104,652
15 Pools of securitized
   assets(4)                     73,232      73,232      77,829
16 Revolving                    575,675     569,111     562,812
17 Commercial banks             204,774     197,623     188,652
18 Finance companies             32,414      32,195      32,326
19 Nonfinancial business(3)      36,389      34,327      33,738
20 Pools of securitized
  assets(4)                     269,918     272,444     275,444

21 Other                        295,394     293,338     291,727
22 Commercial banks             142,217     140,208     139,598
23 Finance companies             32,069      32,482      31,966
24 Nonfinancial business(3)      34,561      33,645      33,405
25 Pools of securitized
  assets(4)                      26,808      27,650      27,761


(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      15.59

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                             51.6       54.1       52.1
8 Used car                            51.4       51.0       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

                                              1998
             Item
                                 Sept.      Oct.     Nov.    Dec.
        INTEREST RATES

Commercial banks(2)
1 48-month new car                n.a.      n.a.     8.62    n.a.
2 24-month personal               n.a.      n.a.    13.75    n.a.

Credit card plan
3 All accounts                    n.a.      n.a.    15.69    n.a.
4 Accounts assessed interest      n.a.      n.a.    15.54    n.a.

Auto finance companies
5 New car                         5.92      6.33     6.79    6.43
6 Used car                       12.65     12.58    12.41   12.31

        OTHER TERMS(3)

Maturity (months)
7 New car                        53.1      53.1     52.8    52.2
8 Used car                       54.2      54.2     54.3    54.2

Loan-to-value ratio
9 New car                          93        92       91       91
10 Used car                       101       100      100      100

Amount financed (dollars)
11 New car                     19,028   19,199   19,590   19,734
12 Used car                    12,731   12,914   13,112   13,202

                                           1999
             Item
                                  Jan.     Feb.      Mar.
        INTEREST RATES

Commercial banks(2)
1 48-month new car                n.a.     8.34       n.a.
2 24-month personal               n.a.    13.41       n.a.

Credit card plan
3 All accounts                    n.a.    15.41       n.a.
4 Accounts assessed interest      n.a.    14.73       n.a.

Auto finance companies
5 New car                         6.22     6.43       6.31
6 Used car                       11.81    12.08      12.09

        OTHER TERMS(3)

Maturity (months)
7 New car                        52.1      53.4      53.0
8 Used car                       56.0      55.9      56.0

Loan-to-value ratio
9 New car                          92        92        91
10 Used car                        99        99        99

Amount financed (dollars)
11 New car                     19,628    19,304    19,339
12 Used car                    13,497    13,604    13,653


(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.

1.58 SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS1

Billions of dollars except as noted; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates

Transaction category or sector                1993          1994

NET LENDING IN CREDIT MARKETS(2)

 1 Total net lending in credit
   markets                                  950.8(r)    1,030.2(r)

 2 Domestic nonfederal nonfinancial          38.3(r)      238.1(r)
   sectors
 3   Household                               -2.3(r)      274.9(r)
 4   Nonfinancial corporate business          9.1          17.7
 5   Nonfarm noncorporate business           -1.1            .6
 6   State and local governments             32.6         -55.0
 7 Federal government                       -18.4         -27.5
 8 Rest of the world                        129.3         132.3
 9 Financial sectors                        801.6(r)      687.1(r)
10   Monetary authority                      36.2          31.5
11   Commercial banking                     142.2         163.4
12     U.S.-chartered banks                 149.6         148.1
13     Foreign banking offices
   in United States                          -9.8          11.2
14     Bank holding companies                  .0            .9
15     Banks in U.S.-affiliated
   areas                                      2.4           3.3
16 Savings institutions                     -23.3           6.7
17 Credit unions                             21.7          28.1
18 Bank personal trusts and estates           9.5           7.1
19 Life insurance companies                 100.4          72.0
20 Other insurance companies                 27.7          24.9
21 Private pension funds                     50.2          46.1
22 State and local government
   retirement funds                          22.7          22.3
23 Money market mutual funds                 20.4          30.0
24 Mutual funds                             159.5          -7.1
25 Closed-end funds                          20.0          -3.7
26 Government-sponsored enterprises          87.8         117.8
27 Federally related mortgage pools          84.7         115.4
28 Asset-backed securities issuers
   (ABSs)                                    82.8(r)       69.4(r)
29 Finance companies                        -20.9          48.3
30 Mortgage companies                          .0         -24.0
31 Real estate investment trusts
   (REITs)                                     .6           4.7
32 Brokers and dealers                       14.8         -44.2
33 Funding corporations                     -35.1         -16.2

RELATION OF LIABILITIES
TO FINANCIAL ASSETS

34 Net flows through credit markets         950.8(r)    1,030.2(r)

Other financial sources
35 Official foreign exchange                   .8          -5.8
36 Special drawing rights
   certificates                                .0            .0
37 Treasury currency                           .4            .7
38 Foreign deposits                         -18.5          52.9
39 Net interbank transactions                50.5          89.8
40 Checkable deposits and currency          117.3          -9.7
41 Small time and savings deposits          -70.3         -39.9
42 Large time deposits                      -23.5          19.6
43 Money market fund shares                  20.2          43.3
44 Security repurchase agreements            71.3          78.2
45 Corporate equities                       137.7          24.6
46 Mutual fund shares                       292.0         100.6
47 Trade payables                            52.2          94.0
48 Security credit                           61.4           0.1
49 Life insurance reserves                   37.1          35.5
50 Pension fund reserves                    267.4         259.6(r)
51 Taxes payable                             11.4           2.6
52 Investment in bank personal
   trusts                                      .9          17.8
53 Noncorporate proprietors'                 24.1(r)       53.6(r)
   equity
54 Miscellaneous                            345.3(r)      241.3(r)

55 Total financial sources                2,328.5(r)    2,088.8(r)

Liabilities not identified as
  assets (-)
56 Treasury currency                         -0.2           0.2
57 Foreign deposits                          -5.7          43.0
58 Net interbank liabilities                  4.2          -2.7
59 Security repurchase agreements            46.4          69.4
60 Taxes payable                             15.8          16.6
61 Miscellaneous                           -163.5(r)     -192.8(r)

Floats not included in assets (-)
62 Federal government checkable
   deposits                                  -1.5          -4.8
63 Other checkable deposits                  -1.3          -2.8
64 Trade credit                              -4.0           1.5

65 Total identified to sectors
   as assets                              2,438.1(r)    2,161.7(r)

Transaction category or sector                1995          1996

NET LENDING IN CREDIT MARKETS(2)

 1 Total net lending in credit
   markets                                1,227.6(r)      1,327.3r

 2 Domestic nonfederal nonfinancial
   sectors                                  -99.1(r)       -30.or
 3   Household                               -3.7(r)         3.8r
 4   Nonfinancial corporate business         -8.8         4.2r
 5   Nonfarm noncorporate business            4.7        -4.3r
 6   State and local governments            -91.4       -33.7r
 7 Federal government                          .2          -7.7
 8 Rest of the world                        273.9         417.3
 9 Financial sectors                      1,053.0(r)       947.8r
10   Monetary authority                      12.7          12.3
11   Commercial banking                     265.9         187.5
12     U.S.-chartered banks                 186.5         119.6
13     Foreign banking offices
   in United States                          75.4          63.3
14     Bank holding companies                  .3           3.9
15     Banks in U.S.-affiliated
   areas                                      4.2            .7
16 Savings institutions                      -7.6          19.9
17 Credit unions                             16.2          25.5
18 Bank personal trusts and estates          -8.3          -7.7
19 Life insurance companies                 100.0          69.6
20 Other insurance companies                 21.5          22.5
21 Private pension funds                     56.0          52.3
22 State and local government
   retirement funds                          27.5          45.9
23 Money market mutual funds                 86.5          88.8
24 Mutual funds                              52.5          48.9
25 Closed-end funds                          10.5           4.7
26 Government-sponsored enterprises          86.7          84.2
27 Federally related mortgage pools          98.2         141.1
28 Asset-backed securities issuers
   (ABSs)                                   120.6(r)      123.6(r)
29 Finance companies                         49.9          18.4
30 Mortgage companies                        -3.4           8.2
31 Real estate investment trusts
   (REITs)                                     .8(r)        -.3(r)
32 Brokers and dealers                       90.1         -15.7
33 Funding corporations                     -23.8          13.5(r)

RELATION OF LIABILITIES
TO FINANCIAL ASSETS

34 Net flows through credit markets       1,227.6(r)    1,327.3r

   Other financial sources
35 Official foreign exchange                  8.8          -6.3
36 Special drawing rights
   certificates                               2.2           0.5
37 Treasury currency                           .6            .1
38 Foreign deposits                          35.3          85.9
39 Net interbank transactions                 9.9         -51.6
40 Checkable deposits and currency          -12.7          15.8
41 Small time and savings deposits           96.6          97.2
42 Large time deposits                       65.6         114.0
43 Money market fund shares                 142.3         145.8
44 Security repurchase agreements           110.5          41.4
45 Corporate equities                        -3.1          -8.7(r)
46 Mutual fund shares                       147.4         237.6
47 Trade payables                           101.5          83.4(r)
48 Security credit                           26.7          52.4
49 Life insurance reserves                   45.8          44.5
50 Pension fund reserves                    229.2(r)      244.3(r)
51 Taxes payable                              6.2          16.0(r)
52 Investment in bank personal
   trusts                                     4.0          -8.6
53 Noncorporate proprietors'
   equity                                    60.3(r)         .1(r)
54 Miscellaneous                            455.6(r)      521.5(r)

55 Total financial sources                2,760.3(r)    2,951.9(r)

Liabilities not identified as
  assets (-)
56 Treasury currency                           .5            .9
57 Foreign deposits                          25.1          59.6(r)
58 Net interbank liabilities                 -3.1          -3.3
59 Security repurchase agreements            17.5            .5(r)
60 Taxes payable                             21.1          20.4
61 Miscellaneous                           -229.6(r)      -50.2(r)

Floats not included in assets (-)
62 Federal government checkable
   deposits                                  -6.0           0.5
63 Other checkable deposits                  -3.8          -4.0
64 Trade credit                             -11.7         -52.6(r)

65 Total identified to sectors
   as assets                              2,951.3(r)    2,981.8(r)

Transaction category or sector                1997          1997
                                                             Q3
NET LENDING IN CREDIT MARKETS(2)

 1 Total net lending in credit
   markets                                1,431.5(r)    1,508.4(r)

 2 Domestic nonfederal nonfinancial
   sectors                                 -125.9(r)      -175.5(r)
 3   Household                             -128.2(r)      -152.9(r)
 4   Nonfinancial corporate business          2.7(r)        18.6(r)
 5   Nonfarm noncorporate business            -.6(r)         -.6(r)
 6   State and local governments               .1(r)       -40.7(r)
 7 Federal government                         4.9            3.3
 8 Rest of the world                        310.1          402.9
 9 Financial sectors                      1,242.4(r)     1,277.6(r)
10   Monetary authority                      38.3           22.9
11   Commercial banking                     324.3          226.2
12     U.S.-chartered banks                 274.9          220.7
13     Foreign banking offices
   in United States                          40.2            4.6
14     Bank holding companies                 5.4           -5.0
15     Banks in U.S.-affiliated
   areas                                      3.7            5.8
16 Savings institutions                      -4.7          -35.3
17 Credit unions                             16.8           13.6
18 Bank personal trusts and estates           7.6            7.3
19 Life insurance companies                  94.3           92.9
20 Other insurance companies                 25.2           32.0
21 Private pension funds                     65.5           64.6
22 State and local government
   retirement funds                          36.6           79.1
23 Money market mutual funds                 87.5          121.5
24 Mutual funds                              80.9          108.0
25 Closed-end funds                          -3.4           -3.4
26 Government-sponsored enterprises          94.3           55.6
27 Federally related mortgage pools         114.4          114.6
28 Asset-backed securities issuers
   (ABSs)                                   162.3(r)       162.4(r)
29 Finance companies                         21.9           68.3
30 Mortgage companies                        -9.1           82.9
31 Real estate investment trusts
   (REITs)                                    9.1(r)         6.6(r)
32 Brokers and dealers                       14.9           18.0
33 Funding corporations                      54.8(r)        30.2(r)

RELATION OF LIABILITIES
TO FINANCIAL ASSETS

34 Net flows through credit markets       1,431.5(r)     1,508.4(r)

Other financial sources
35 Official foreign exchange                   .7            2.40
36 Special drawing rights
   certificates                                .5             .0
37 Treasury currency                           .0            1.3
38 Foreign deposits                         107.4          116.1
39 Net interbank transactions               -19.7          -25.0
40 Checkable deposits and currency           41.5          -38.4
41 Small time and savings deposits           97.1           47.0
42 Large time deposits                      122.5          188.4
43 Money market fund shares                 157.6          226.2
44 Security repurchase agreements           120.9          115.5
45 Corporate equities                       -78.8          -60.5
46 Mutual fund shares                       265.1          299.9
47 Trade payables                           100.4(r)       137.9(r)
48 Security credit                          111.0           91.1
49 Life insurance reserves                   54.3           63.9
50 Pension fund reserves                    307.6(r)       338.1(r)
51 Taxes payable                             16.8(r)        30.7(r)
52 Investment in bank personal
   trusts                                    75.0           80.8
53 Noncorporate proprietors'
   equity                                     6.7(r)        15.0(r)
54 Miscellaneous                            590.1(r)       722.7(r)

55 Total financial sources                3,507.3(r)     3,861.5(r)

Liabilities not identified as
  assets (-)
56 Treasury currency                           .6             .7
57 Foreign deposits                         107.4           93.7(r)
58 Net interbank liabilities                -19.9          -50.0
59 Security repurchase agreements            65.3           23.9
60 Taxes payable                             18.8(r)        15.2
61 Miscellaneous                           -235.3(r)       -54.9(r)

   Floats not included in assets (-)
62 Federal government checkable
   deposits                                  -2.7           10.0
63 Other checkable deposits                  -3.9           -3.0
64 Trade credit                               8.5(r)        66.9(r)

65 Total identified to sectors
   as assets                              3,569.7(r)     3,758.8(r)

Transaction category or sector                1997          1998
                                               Q4            Q1
NET LENDING IN CREDIT MARKETS(2)

 1 Total net lending in credit
   markets                                1,870.5(r)     1,906.9(r)

 2 Domestic nonfederal nonfinancial
   sectors                                   10.5(r)      -236.3(r)
 3   Household                              -18.0(r)      -253.2(r)
 4   Nonfinancial corporate business        -12.8(r)         4.2(r)
 5   Nonfarm noncorporate business            -.6(r)          .0(r)
 6   State and local governments             42.0(r)        12.8(r)
 7 Federal government                         9.0           15.5
 8 Rest of the world                        208.7          238.6
 9 Financial sectors                      1,642.4(r)     1,889.1(r)
10   Monetary authority                      52.9           27.4
11   Commercial banking                     464.9          292.9
12     U.S.-chartered banks
13     Foreign banking offices              386.2          260.5
   in United States                          58.2           11.6
14     Bank holding companies                19.4           15.3
15     Banks in U.S.-affiliated
   areas                                      1.1            5.5
16 Savings institutions                      -2.0           10.8(r)
17 Credit unions                              7.7           16.5
18 Bank personal trusts and estates           8.8            2.4
19 Life insurance companies                  34.1           88.4(r)
20 Other insurance companies                 34.7           23.4
21 Private pension funds                     79.5           74.5
22 State and local government
   retirement funds                           9.5           80.7(r)
23 Money market mutual funds                144.2          172.0
24 Mutual funds                              61.8          146.3(r)
25 Closed-end funds                          -3.4           -2.4
26 Government-sponsored enterprises         158.5          198.9(r)
27 Federally related mortgage pools         140.3           84.8
28 Asset-backed securities issuers
   (ABSs)                                   320.3(r)       222.7(r)
29 Finance companies                        -21.3           28.7
30 Mortgage companies                       -93.6           58.8
31 Real estate investment trusts
   (REITs)                                   15.6(r)        11.3(r)
32 Brokers and dealers                       71.7          245.8
33 Funding corporations                     134.8(r)        90.6(r)

RELATION OF LIABILITIES
TO FINANCIAL ASSETS

34 Net flows through credit markets       1,870.5(r)     1,906.9(r)

Other financial sources
35 Official foreign exchange                 17.5            1.0
36 Special drawing rights
   certificates                                .0             .0
37 Treasury currency                         -1.9             .3
38 Foreign deposits                         103.0          -45.3
39 Net interbank transactions                79.8         -124.8(r)
40 Checkable deposits and currency           71.9           65.6
41 Small time and savings deposits          155.9          154.9
42 Large time deposits                       70.7          186.2
43 Money market fund shares                 147.8          248.0
44 Security repurchase agreements           117.9          259.5
45 Corporate equities                      -103.3         -107.5
46 Mutual fund shares                       261.0          325.2(r)
47 Trade payables                           146.9(r)        63.8(r)
48 Security credit                          116.8          165.3
49 Life insurance reserves                   37.4           49.3
50 Pension fund reserves                    301.1(r)       262.2(r)
51 Taxes payable                              -.6(r)         8.5(r)
52 Investment in bank personal
   trusts                                    78.4           50.3
53 Noncorporate proprietors'
   equity                                   -43.7(r)        -6.3(r)
54 Miscellaneous                            386.1(r)     1,164.0(r)

55 Total financial sources                3,813.3(r)     4,627.1(r)

Liabilities not identified as
  assets (-)
56 Treasury currency                         -2.4             .2
57 Foreign deposits                         147.9(r)       -94.5(r)
58 Net interbank liabilities                -33.0           30.7
59 Security repurchase agreements           190.8          148.7(r)
60 Taxes payable                             11.6(r)         4.4(r)
61 Miscellaneous                           -566.5(r)       -62.0(r)

Floats not included in assets (-)
62 Federal government checkable
   deposits                                  -7.9            7.5
63 Other checkable deposits                  -5.0           -4.0
64 Trade credit                              46.4(r)         6.6(r)

65 Total identified to sectors
   as assets                              4,031.5(r)     4,589.9(r)

Transaction category or sector                    1998
                                            Q2            Q3(r)
NET LENDING IN CREDIT MARKETS(2)

 1 Total net lending in credit
   markets                                1,983.1(r)     1,871.1

 2 Domestic nonfederal nonfinancial         394.3(r)        15.4
   sectors
 3   Household                              295.2(r)      -138.0
 4   Nonfinancial corporate business        -61.0(r)        17.4
 5   Nonfarm noncorporate business             .0(r)          .0
 6   State and local governments            160.1(r)       136.0
 7 Federal government                        12.8           13.9
 8 Rest of the world                        314.2           58.6
 9 Financial sectors                      1,261.8(r)     1,783.3
10   Monetary authority                       7.7           48.3
11   Commercial banking                     136.1          242.7
12     U.S.-chartered banks                 130.5          286.8
13     Foreign banking offices               18.1          -53.1
   in United States
14     Bank holding companies               -17.6            6.0
15     Banks in U.S.-affiliated               5.1            2.9
   areas
16 Savings institutions                      -1.8           34.0
17 Credit unions                             22.7           19.3
18 Bank personal trusts and estates           3.1            2.0
19 Life insurance companies                  62.6(r)        70.9
20 Other insurance companies                 -1.5           -7.7
21 Private pension funds                    130.1           95.6
22 State and local government                61.6(r)        50.9
   retirement funds
23 Money market mutual funds                200.1          247.5
24 Mutual funds                             155.7(r)        97.7
25 Closed-end funds                          -2.4           -2.4
26 Government-sponsored enterprises         150.2(r)       264.0
27 Federally related mortgage pools         247.0          267.5
28 Asset-backed securities issuers          327.4(r)       245.5
   (ABSs)
29 Finance companies                         27.1          79.7
30 Mortgage companies                       -56.4           4.5
31 Real estate investment trusts
   (REITs)                                   13.1(r)        2.8
32 Brokers and dealers                     -183.1          77.0
33 Funding corporations                     -30.4(r)      -42.4

RELATION OF LIABILITIES
TO FINANCIAL ASSETS

34 Net flows through credit markets       1,983.1(r)     1,871.1

Other financial sources
35 Official foreign exchange                  8.1           11.4
36 Special drawing rights
   certificates                                .0             .0
37 Treasury currency                           .2            1.7
38 Foreign deposits                          89.0           87.3
39 Net interbank transactions                30.0(r)        49.8
40 Checkable deposits and currency          109.3          -61.7
41 Small time and savings deposits           36.2          111.6
42 Large time deposits                      -16.5           81.5
43 Money market fund shares                 186.4          400.7
44 Security repurchase agreements          -113.6          228.6
45 Corporate equities                      -115.9         -319.0
46 Mutual fund shares                       392.7(r)       152.5
47 Trade payables                           -58.0(r)        56.7
48 Security credit                          128.3          179.6
49 Life insurance reserves                   53.3(r)        51.7
50 Pension fund reserves                    265.8(r)       278.8
51 Taxes payable                            - 1.0(r)        36.0
52 Investment in bank personal
   trusts                                    57.5           47.8
53 Noncorporate proprietors'
   equity                                    -5.4(r)       -59.9
54 Miscellaneous                            294.2(r)       661.9

55 Total financial sources                3,323.7(r)     3,868.2

Liabilities not identified as
  assets (-)
56 Treasury currency                          -.3            1.1
57 Foreign deposits                         144.3(r)        73.7
58 Net interbank liabilities                 11.4           19.4
59 Security repurchase agreements          -170.5(r)       106.0
60 Taxes payable                              5.3(r)        26.4
61 Miscellaneous                           -203.6(r)       -91.8

Floats not included in assets (-)
62 Federal government checkable
   deposits                                 -41.7           24.1
63 Other checkable deposits                  -3.0           -3.2
64 Trade credit                           - 148.8(r)       -76.4

65 Total identified to sectors
   as assets                              3,730.6(r)     3,788.8

Transaction category or sector              1998          1999
                                            Q4(r)          Q1
NET LENDING IN CREDIT MARKETS(2)

 1 Total net lending in credit
   markets                                2,349.1        2,224.9

 2 Domestic nonfederal nonfinancial
   sectors                                 -326.7          190.5
 3   Household                             -426.0          123.0
 4   Nonfinancial corporate business         10.3           31.2
 5   Nonfarm noncorporate business             .0             .0
 6   State and local governments             89.0           36.2
 7 Federal government                        11.8           18.2
 8 Rest of the world                        391.8          194.4
 9 Financial sectors                      2,272.2        1,821.8
10   Monetary authority                        .8           71.3
11   Commercial banking                     554.9           52.1
12     U.S.-chartered banks                 570.1          124.5
13     Foreign banking offices
   in United States                         -24.2          -61.9
14     Bank holding companies                -7.4           -6.0
15     Banks in U.S.-affiliated
   areas                                     16.4           -4.5
16 Savings institutions                     102.1          104.2
17 Credit unions                             17.4           37.0
18 Bank personal trusts and estates           3.9            3.1
19 Life insurance companies                  86.6          105.9
20 Other insurance companies                 67.5           20.7
21 Private pension funds                    174.4           60.7
22 State and local government
   retirement funds                          48.0           52.1
23 Money market mutual funds                356.4          239.7
24 Mutual funds                             102.7           84.3
25 Closed-end funds                          -2.0           -2.0
26 Government-sponsored enterprises         430.0          158.4
27 Federally related mortgage pools         171.2          372.0
28 Asset-backed securities issuers
   (ABSs)                                   311.1          284.7
29 Finance companies                         72.1           73.3
30 Mortgage companies
31 Real estate investment trusts              6.0           10.0
   (REITs)                                  -13.7           -1.4
32 Brokers and dealers                     -209.1           86.1
33 Funding corporations                      19.1            4.3

RELATION OF LIABILITIES
TO FINANCIAL ASSETS

34 Net flows through credit markets       2,349.1        2,224.9

Other financial sources
35 Official foreign exchange                  8.6          -17.4
36 Special drawing rights
   certificates                                .0           -4.0
37 Treasury currency                         -2.3             .0
38 Foreign deposits                          36.8           72.2
39 Net interbank transactions               -89.7          125.8
40 Checkable deposits and currency           80.7           79.8
41 Small time and savings deposits          309.0           -1.2
42 Large time deposits                      119.2          -14.2
43 Money market fund shares                 306.6          248.1
44 Security repurchase agreements          -164.3          255.3
45 Corporate equities                      -196.7          -96.1
46 Mutual fund shares                       243.5          221.1
47 Trade payables                           -97.1           73.0
48 Security credit                          -39.6          -89.6
49 Life insurance reserves                   59.0           54.7
50 Pension fund reserves                    318.7          280.2
51 Taxes payable
52 Investment in bank personal                8.2           12.2
   trusts                                    67.1           64.1
53 Noncorporate proprietors'
   equity                                    15.8           19.0
54 Miscellaneous                            975.1          192.5

55 Total financial sources                4,307.7        3,700.2

Liabilities not identified as
  assets (-)
56 Treasury currency                         -3.4           -1.2
57 Foreign deposits                          26.5           25.0
58 Net interbank liabilities                -49.0           54.3
59 Security repurchase agreements            -3.0          198.9
60 Taxes payable                             17.3            3.4
61 Miscellaneous                            -72.7         -503.9

Floats not included in assets (-)
62 Federal government checkable
   deposits                                  20.4           -3.2
63 Other checkable deposits                  -2.1           -2.0
64 Trade credit                             -49.6          -48.4

65 Total identified to sectors
   as assets                              4,423.2        3,977.3


(1.) Data in this table also appear in the Board's Z. 1 (780) quarterly statistical release, tables F. 1 and F.5. For ordering address, see inside front cover.

(2.) Excludes corporate equities and mutual fund shares.

1.59 SUMMARY OF CREDIT MARKET DEBT OUTSTANDING(1)

Billions of dollars, end of period
Transaction category or sector            1994           1995

                                          Nonfinancial sectors
 1 Total credit market debt
   owed by domestic nonfinancial
   sectors                              13,016.0      13,716.0(r)

   By sector and instrument
 2 Federal government                    3,465.6       3,636.7
 3 Treasury securities                   3,465.6       3,608.5
 4 Budget agency securities
   and mortgages                            26.7          28.2

 5 Nonfederal                            9,523.7(r)   10,079.3(r)

   By instrument
 6 Commercial paper                        139.2         156.4
 7 Municipal securities and loans        1,341.7        1296.0
 8 Corporate bonds                       1,253.0        1398.8
 9 Bank loans n.e.c.                       759.9         923.1(r)
10 Other loans and advances                669.6         773.2
11 Mortgages                             4,376.4(r)    4,868.2(r)
12   Home                                3,332.1(r)    3,721.2(r)
13   Multifamily residential               261.5         284.3(r)
14   Commercial                            699.8(r)      775.6(r)
15   Farm                                   83.0          87.1
16 Consumer credit                         983.9        1211.6

   By borrowing sector
17 Household                             4,429.1(r)    4,783.0(r)
18 Nonfinancial business                 3,972.9(r)    4,226.1(r)
19   Corporate                           2,708.9(r)    2,928.6(r)
20   Nonfarm noncorporate                1,121.8       1,152.4
21   Farm                                  142.2         145.1
21 State and local government            1,121.7       1,070.2

23 Foreign credit market
   debt held in United States              370.8         441.9

24 Commercial paper                         42.7          56.2
25 Bonds                                   242.3         291.9
26 Bank loans n.e.c.                        26.1          34.6
27 Other loans and advances                 59.8          59.3

28 Total credit market debt
   owed by nonfinancial                 13,383.9(r)   14,158.0(r)

29 Total credit market
   debt owed by financial
   sectors                               3,822.2       4,281.3(r)

   By instrument
30 Federal government-related            2,172.7       2,376.8
31 Government-sponsored
   enterprise securities                  700.6         806.5
32 Mortgage pool securities              1,472.1       1,570.3
33 Loans from U.S. government                 .0            .0
34 Private                               1,649.5       1,904.5(r)
35 Open market paper                       441.6         486.9
36 Corporate bonds                       1,008.8       1,204.7(r)
37 Bank loans n.e.c.                        48.9          54.0(r)
38 Other loans and advances                131.6         135.0
39 Mortgages                                18.7          24.1(r)

   By borrowing sector
40 Commercial banks                         94.5         102.6
41 Bank holding companies                  133.6         148.0
42 Savings institutions                    112.4         115.0
43 Credit unions                              .5            .4
44 Life insurance companies                   .6            .5
45 Government-sponsored                    700.6         806.5
   enterprises                           1,472.1       1,570.3
46 Federally related mortgage
   pools                                   570.1(r)      712.5(r)
47 Issuers of asset-backed
   securities (ABSs)
48 Brokers and dealers                      34.3          29.3
49 Finance companies                       433.7         483.9
50 Mortgage companies                       18.7          19.1
51 Real estate investment
   trusts (REITs)                           40.0(r)       44.6(r)
52 Funding corporations                    211.0         248.61

53 Total credit market
   debt, domestic and foreign           17,209.1(r)   18,439.3(r)
54 Open market paper                       623.5         700.4
55 U. S. government securities           5,665.0       6,013.6
                                         1,341.7       1,293.5
56 Municipal securities                 12,504.0       2,822.9(r)
57 Corporate and foreign bonds
58 Bank loans n.e.c.                       834.9         949.6
59 Other loans and advances                860.9         931.1
60 Mortgages                             4,395.1(r)    4,605.1(r)
61 Consumer credit                         983.9       1,112.8

Transaction category or sector             1996           1997

 1 Total credit market debt
   owed by domestic nonfinancial
   sectors                              14,409.2(r)     15,130.2(r)

   By sector and instrument
 2 Federal government                    3,781.8         3,804.9
 3 Treasury securities                   3,755.1         3,778.3
 4 Budget agency securities
   and mortgage                             26.6            26.5(r)

 5 Nonfederal                           10,627.4(r)     11,325.4(r)

   By instrument
 6 Commercial paper                        168.6          176.6
 7 Municipal securities and loans        1,367.5        1,340.2
 8 Corporate bonds                       1,489.5        1,470.9
 9 Bank loans n.e.c.                     1,029.8(r)     1,029.8(r)
10 Other loans and advances                839.5          839.5
11 Mortgages                            5,166.4(r)      5,166.4(r)
12   Home                               3,957.0(r)      3,957.0(r)
13   Multifamily residential             295.1(r)         295.1(r)
14   Commercial                          824.1(r)         824.1(r)
15   Farm                                   90.3           90.3
16 Consumer credit                       1,264.1        1,264.1

   By borrowing sector
17 Household                             5,100.2(r)      5,429.5(r)
18 Nonfinancial business                 4,463.8(r)      4.776.4(r)
19   Corporate                           3,077.7(r)      3,306.7(r)
20   Nonfarm noncorporate                1,236.1(r)      1,313.6(r)
21   Farm                                  149.9           156.1
21 State and local government            1,063.4         1,119.5

23 Foreign credit market
   debt held in United States              518.8           557.7

24 Commercial paper                         67.5            64.3
25 Bonds                                   347.7           386.3
26 Bank loans n.e.c.                        43.7            52.1
27 Other loans and advances                 60.0            58.0

28 Total credit market debt
   owed by nonfinancial                 14,928.0(r)      15,699.9(r)

                                            Financial sectors
29 Total credit market
   debt owed by financial
   sectors                               4,838.6(r)      5,457.5(r)

   By instrument
30 Federal government-related            2,608.3         2,821.0
31 Government-sponsored
   enterprise securities                   896.9          995.3
32 Mortgage pool securities              1,711.4        1,825.8
33 Loans from U.S. government                 .0             .0
34 Private                               2,230.4(r)     2,636.5(r)
35 Open market paper                       579.1          745.7
36 Corporate bonds                       1,381.5(r)     1,557.5(r)
37 Bank loans n.e.c.                        74.9(r)        88.0(r)
38 Other loans and advances                162.9          198.5
39 Mortgages                                31.9(r)        46.8(r)

   By borrowing sector
40 Commercial banks                         113.6         140.6
41 Bank holding companies                   150.0         168.6
42 Savings institutions                     140.5         160.3
43 Credit unions                               .4            .6
44 Life insurance companies                   1.6           1.8
45 Government-sponsored                     896.9         995.3
   enterprises                            1,711.4       1,825.8
46 Federally related mortgage
   pools                                  866.4(r)      1,078.2(r)
47 Issuers of asset-backed
   securities (ABSs)
48 Brokers and dealers                     27.3            35.3
49 Finance companies                      529.8           554.5
50 Mortgage companies                      31.5            26.8
51 Real estate investment
   trusts (REITs)                          56.5(r)         96.1(r)
52 Funding corporations                   312.7           373.7

                                              All sectors
53 Total credit market
   debt, domestic and foreign          19,766.6(r)      21,157.4(r)

54 Open market paper                      803.0            979.4
55 U. S. government securities          6,390.0          6,625.9

56 Municipal securities                 1,296.0          1,367.5
57 Corporate and foreign bonds          3,128.1(r)       3,441.5(r)
58 Bank loans n.e.c.                    1,041.7          1,169.8
59 Other loans and advances               996.2          1,095.9
60 Mortgages                            4,900.1(r)       5,213.2(r)
61 Consumer credit                      1,211.6          1,264.1

                                                    1997

Transaction category or sector               Q3             Q4

                                           Nonfinancial sectors
 1 Total credit market debt
   owed by domestic nonfinancial
   sectors                             14,881.7(r)      15,130.2(r)

   By sector and instrument
 2 Federal government                   3,771.2          3,804.9
 3 Treasury securities                  3,745.1          3,778.3
 4 Budget agency securities
   and mortgage                            26.1             26.5

 5 Nonfederal                          11,110.5(r)      11,325.4(r)

   By instrument
 6 Commercial paper                       176.6            168.6
 7 Municipal securities and loans       1,340.2          1,367.5
 8 Corporate bonds                      1,470.9          1,489.5
 9 Bank loans n.e.c.                      994.0(r)       1,029.8(r)
10 Other loans and advances               802.9            839.5
11 Mortgages                            5,099.0(r)       5,166.4(r)
12   Home                               3,912.1(r)       3,957.0(r)
13   Multifamily residential              290.4(r)         295.1(r)
14   Commercial                           807.0(r)         824.1(r)
15   Farm                                  89.6             90.3
16 Consumer credit                      1,226.7          1,624.1

   By borrowing sector
17 Household                            5,333.0(r)       5,429.5(r)
18 Nonfinancial business                4,682.0(r)       4,776.4(r)
19   Corporate                          3,235.5(r)       3,306.7(r)
20   Nonfarm noncorporate               1,291.3(r)       1,313.6(r)
21   Farm                                 155.2            156.1
21 State and local government           1,095.5          1,119.5

23 Foreign credit market
   debt held in United States             557.7            569.6

24 Commercial paper                        64.3             65.1
25 Bonds                                  386.3            394.4
26 Bank loans n.e.c.                       48.2             52.1
27 Other loans and advances                58.9             58.0

28 Total credit market debt
   owed by nonfinancial                15,439.4(r)      15,699.9(r)

                                            Financial sectors

29 Total credit market
   debt owed by financial
   sectors                              5,214.2(r)       5,457.5(r)

   By instrument
30 Federal government-related           2,746.5          2,821.00
31 Government-sponsored
   enterprise securities                  955.8            995.3
32 Mortgage pool securities             1,790.8          1,825.8
33 Loans from U.S. government                .0               .0
34 Private                              2,467.7(r)       2,636.5(r)
35 Open market paper                      684.7            745.7
36 Corporate bonds                      1,477.3(r)       1,557.5(r)
37 Bank loans n.e.c.                       80.9(r)          88.0(r)
38 Other loans and advances               183.0            198.5
39 Mortgages                               41.8(r)          46.8(r)

   By borrowing sector
40 Commercial banks                       130.0            140.6
41 Bank holding companies                 164.0            168.6
42 Savings institutions                   149.8            160.3
43 Credit unions                             .5               .6
44 Life insurance companies                 1.9              1.8
45 Government-sponsored
   enterprises                            955.8            995.3
46 Federally related mortgage
   pools                                1,790.7          1,825.8
47 Issuers of asset-backed
   securities (ABSs)                     981.0(r)        1,078.2(r)
48 Brokers and dealers                    33.6              35.3
49 Finance companies                     532.7             554.5
50 Mortgage companies                     31.2              26.8
51 Real estate investment
   trusts (REITs)                        79.6(r)            96.1(r)
52 Funding corporations                 363.4              373.7

                                               All sectors
53 Total credit market
   debt, domestic and foreign        20,653.6(r)        21,157.4(r)

54 Open market paper                    925.7              979.4
55 U. S. government securities        6,517.7            6,625.9

56 Municipal securities               1,340.2           1,367.5
57 Corporate and foreign bonds        3,334.5(r)        3,441.5(r)
58 Bank loans n.e.c.                  1,123.1           1,169.8
59 Other loans and advances           1,044.9           1,095.9
60 Mortgages                          5,140.8(r)        5,213.2(r)
61 Consumer credit                    1,226.7           1,264.1

                                                   1998
Transaction category or sector               Q1             Q2

                                          Nonfinancial sectors
 1 Total credit market debt
   owed by domestic nonfinancial
   sectors                             15,385.2(r)      15,547.0(r)

   By sector and instrument
 2 Federal government                   3,830.8          3,749.0
 3 Treasury securities                  3,804.8          3,723.4
 4 Budget agency securities
   and mortgage                            25.9             25.6

 5 Nonfederal                          11,527.4(r)      11,798.1(r)

   By instrument
 6 Commercial paper                       193.1            202.5
 7 Municipal securities and loans       1,397.1          1,429.3
 8 Corporate bonds                      1,528.8          1,569.0
 9 Bank loans n.e.c.                    1,032.2(r)       1,086.8(r)
10 Other loans and advances               866.1            873.5
11 Mortgages                            5,274.2(r)       5,380.3(r)
12   Home                               4,040.9(r)       4,119.4(r)
13   Multifamily residential              300.7(r)         306.0(r)
14   Commercial                           841.5(r)         862.3(r)
15   Farm                                  91.1(r)          92.6
16 Consumer credit                      1,236.0          1,256.8

   By borrowing sector
17 Household                            5,487.5(r)       5,608.8(r)
18 Nonfinancial business                4,895.6(r)       5,019.0(r)
19   Corporate                          3,402.6(r)       3,496.7(r)
20   Nonfarm noncorporate               1,337.9(r)       1,361.8(r)
21   Farm                                 155.1            160.6
21 State and local government           1,144.3          1,170.8

23 Foreign credit market
   debt held in United States             584.1            606.6

24 Commercial paper                        76.7             71.4
25 Bonds                                  398.0            424.9
26 Bank loans n.e.c.                       53.4             55.5
27 Other loans and advances                55.9             54.8

28 Total credit market debt
   owed by nonfinancial                15,942.3(r)      16,153.6(r)

                                            Financial sectors
29 Total credit market
   debt owed by financial
   sectors                              5,685.7(r)       5,937.4(r)

   By instrument
30 Federal government-related           2,877.9          2,981.2
31 Government-sponsored
   enterprise securities                1,030.9          1,072.5
32 Mortgage pool securities             1,847.0          1,908.7
33 Loans from U.S. government                .0               .0
34 Private                              2,807.9(r)       2,956.2(r)
35 Open market paper                      804.9            838.9
36 Corporate bonds                      1,640.9(r)       1,738.7(r)
37 Bank loans n.e.c.                      106.3(r)          99.0(r)
38 Other loans and advances               206.6            225.6
39 Mortgages                               49.1(r)          54.1(r)

   By borrowing sector
40 Commercial banks                       148.7            159.6
41 Bank holding companies                 181.2            190.5
42 Savings institutions                   162.9            170.7
43 Credit unions                             .7               .8
44 Life insurance companies                 1.8              1.6
45 Government-sponsored
   enterprises                          1,030.9          1,072.5
46 Federally related mortgage
   pools                                1,847.0          1,908.7
47 Issuers of asset-backed
   securities (ABSs)                       43.0(r)       1,230.4(r)
48 Brokers and dealers                     35.1             40.1
49 Finance companies                      571.9            596.9
50 Mortgage companies                      39.1             27.1
51 Real estate investment
   trusts (REITs)                          11.9(r)         128.0(r)
52 Funding corporations                   411.6            410.5

                                               All sectors
53 Total credit market
   debt, domestic and foreign          21,628.0(r)      22,091.0(r)

54 Open market paper                    1,074.8          1,112.7
55 U. S. government securities          6,708.6          6,730.2

56 Municipal securities                 1,397.1          1,429.3
57 Corporate and foreign bonds          3,567.7(r)       3,732.6(r)
58 Bank loans n.e.c.                    1,191.9(r)       1,241.3(r)
59 Other loans and advances             1,128.7          1,153.9
60 Mortgages                            5,323.2(r)       5,434.3(r)
61 Consumer credit                      1,236.00         1,256.8

                                                 1998
Transaction category or sector             Q3             Q4(r)

                                           Nonfinancial sectors
 1 Total credit market debt
   owed by domestic nonfinancial
   sectors                             15,754.7(r)      16,067.3

   By sector and instrument
 2 Federal government                   3,720.2          3,752.2
 3 Treasury securities                  3,694.7          3,723.7
 4 Budget agency securities
   and mortgage                            25.5             28.3

 5 Nonfederal                          12,034.6(r)      12,315.1

   By instrument
 6 Commercial paper                       216.9            193.0
 7 Municipal securities and loans       1,439.9          1,464.3
 8 Corporate bonds                      1,590.8          1,621.8
 9 Bank loans n.e.c.                    1,109.9(r)       1,139.2
10 Other loans and advances               886.1            914.2
11 Mortgages                            5,504.4(r)       5,650.9
12   Home                               4,819.5(r)       4,324.8
13   Multifamily residential              310.0(r)         317.7
14   Commercial                           881.1(r)         912.9
15   Farm                                 593.7(r)          95.5
16 Consumer credit                      1,286.6(r)       1,331.7

   By borrowing sector
17 Household                            5,738.5(r)       5,902.3
18 Nonfinancial business                5,117.3(r)       5,213.0
19   Corporate                          3,569.4(r)       3,638.2
20   Nonfarm noncorporate               1,385.5(r)       1,411.9
21   Farm                                 162.5            162.9
21 State and local government           1,178.8          1,199.8

23 Foreign credit market
   debt held in United States             600.2            591.6

24 Commercial paper                        74.0             72.9
25 Bonds                                  416.0            407.8
26 Bank loans n.e.c.                       56.4             58.9
27 Other loans and advances                53.8             52.0

28 Total credit market debt
   owed by nonfinancial                16,355.0(r)      16,658.9

                                           Financial sectors

29 Total credit market
   debt owed by financial
   sectors                              6,206.2(r)       6,526.1

   By instrument
30 Federal government-related           3,121.6          3,292.0
31 Government-sponsored                 1,146.0          1,273.6
   enterprise securities                1,975.6          2,018.4
32 Mortgage pool securities                  .0               .0
33 Loans from U.S. government           3,084.6(r)       3,234.1
34 Private                                874.2            906.7
35 Open market paper                    1,786.2(r)       1,849.4
36 Corporate bonds                        113.9(r)         117.7
37 Bank loans n.e.c.                      246.2            288.7
38 Other loans and advances                64.0(r)          71.6
39 Mortgages

   By borrowing sector
40 Commercial banks                       169.6            188.6
41 Bank holding companies                 196.1            193.5
42 Savings institutions                   186.6            212.4
43 Credit unions                            1.0              1.1
44 Life insurance companies                 2.0              2.5
45 Government-sponsored
   enterprises                          1,146.0          1,273.6
46 Federally related mortgage
   pools                                1,975.6          2,018.4
47 Issuers of asset-backed
   securities (ABSs)                    1,307.0(r)       1,394.6
48 Brokers and dealers                     39.4             42.5
49 Finance companies                      589.4            597.5
50 Mortgage companies                      27.6             28.1
51 Real estate investment
   trusts (REITs)                         147.8(r)         158.8
52 Funding corporations                   417.9            414.4

                                              All sectors

53 Total credit market
   debt, domestic and foreign          22,561.1(r)      23,184.9

54 Open market paper                    1,165.1          1,172.6
55 U. S. government securities          6,841.8          7,044.2

56 Municipal securities                  1,439.9         1,464.3
57 Corporate and foreign bonds          3,793.1(r)       3,879.0
58 Bank loans n.e.c.                    1,280.3(r)       1,315.7
59 Other loans and advances             1,186.1          1,254.9
60 Mortgages                            5,568.3(r)       5,722.6
61 Consumer credit                      1,286.6(r)       1,331.7

                                         1999
Transaction category or sector            Q1

                                     Nonfinancial sectors

 1 Total credit market debt
   owed by domestic nonfinancial
   sectors                             16,325.9

   By sector and instrument
 2 Federal government                   3,759.7
 3 Treasury securities                  3,731.9
 4 Budget agency securities
   and mortgage                            28.1

 5 Nonfederal                          12,566.2

   By instrument
 6 Commercial paper                       223.9
 7 Municipal securities and loans       1,481.6
 8 Corporate bonds                      1,660.5
 9 Bank loans n.e.c.                    1,151.5
10 Other loans and advances               949.7
11 Mortgages                            5,780.5
12   Home                               4,421.7
13   Multifamily residential              325.8
14   Commercial                           936.6
15   Farm                                  96.3
16 Consumer credit                      1,318.6

   By borrowing sector
17 Household                            5,987.8
18 Nonfinancial business                5,360.8
19   Corporate                          3,762.0
20   Nonfarm noncorporate               1,437.4
21   Farm                                 161.3
21 State and local government           1,217.6

23 Foreign credit market
   debt held in United States             596.2

24 Commercial paper                        77.2
25 Bonds                                  408.3
26 Bank loans n.e.c.                       59.1
27 Other loans and advances                51.5

28 Total credit market debt
   owed by nonfinancial                16,922.1

                                      Financial sectors
29 Total credit market
   debt owed by financial
   sectors                              6,821.6

   By instrument
30 Federal government-related           3,433.2
31 Government-sponsored
   enterprise securities                1,321.8
32 Mortgage pool securities             2,111.4
33 Loans from U.S. government                .0
34 Private                              3,388.3
35 Open market paper                      926.4
36 Corporate bonds                      1,967.2
37 Bank loans n.e.c.                      118.8
38 Other loans and advances               299.3
39 Mortgages                               76.6

   By borrowing sector
40 Commercial banks                       187.6
41 Bank holding companies                 202.6
42 Savings institutions                   226.9
43 Credit unions                            1.5
44 Life insurance companies                 3.3
45 Government-sponsored
   enterprises                          1,321.8
46 Federally related mortgage
   pools                                2,111.4
47 Issuers of asset-backed
   securities (ABSs)                    1,464.2
48 Brokers and dealers                     34.7
49 Finance companies                      614.1
50 Mortgage companies                      28.9
51 Real estate investment
   trusts (REITs)                         165.4
52 Funding corporations                   459.1

                                       All sectors
53 Total credit market
   debt, domestic and foreign          23,743.7

54 Open market paper                    1,227.6
55 U. S. government securities          7,192.6

56 Municipal securities                 1,481.6
57 Corporate and foreign bonds          4,036.1
58 Bank loans n.e.c.                    1,329.4
59 Other loans and advances             1,300.4
60 Mortgages                            5,857.1
61 Consumer credit                      1,318.6


(1.) Data in this table also appear in the Board's Z. 1 (780) quarterly statistical release, tables L.2 through L.4. For ordering address, see inside front cover.

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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
                                                            Aug.

 1 Industrial
       production(1)         119.5   126.8      131.3      132.4

   Market groupings
 2 Products, total           114.4   119.6      123.5      124.9
 3   Final, total            115.5   121.1      125.4      126.8
 4     Consumer goods        111.3   114.1      115.2      116.1
 5     Equipment             122.7   133.9      144.2      146.0
 6   Intermediate            110.9   115.2      118.0      119.1
 7 Materials                 127.8   138.2      144.0      144.4

   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing             121.4   129.7      135.1      135.7

 9 Capacity utilization,
       manufacturing
       (percent)(2)           81.4    82.0       80.8       80.7

10 Construction
       contracts(3)          130.9   142.8(r)   154.2(r)   159.0(r)

11 Nonagricultural
      employment, total(4)   117.3   120.3      123.4      123.8
12   Goods-producing,
         total                 2.4     2.4        2.3      102.4
13     Manufacturing,
         total                97.4    98.2       98.5       98.4
14     Manufacturing, pro-
         duction workers      98.6    99.6       99.6       99.1
15   Service-producing       123.1   126.5      130.1      130.6
16 Personal income, total    165.2   174.5      183.3      184.2
17   Wages and salary
         disbursements       159.8   171.2      182.6      184.1
18     Manufacturing         135.7   144.7      151.1      151.3
19 Disposable personal
       income(5)             164.0   171.7      178.6      179.4
20 Retail sales(5)           159.6   166.9      175.1(r)   174.9

   Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84=100)    156.9   160.5      163.0      163.4
22 Producer finished goods
    (1982=100)               131.3   131.8      130.7      130.7

                                           1998
         Measure
                             Sept.    Oct.       Nov.       Dec.

 1 Industrial
       production(1)         131.9   132.4      132.2      132.3

   Market groupings
 2 Products, total           124.1   124.9      124.5      124.4
 3   Final, total            126.0   126.7      126.1      125.9
 4     Consumer goods        114.8   115.2      114.8      114.9
 5     Equipment             146.2   147.5      146.5      145.6
 6   Intermediate            118.3   119.0      119.3      119.8
 7 Materials                 144.4   144.5      144.6      145.2

   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing             135.2   136.1      136.4      136.7

 9 Capacity utilization,
       manufacturing
       (percent)(2)           80.1    80.3       80.1       80.0

10 Construction
       contracts(3)          153.0   153.0(r)   159.0(r)   161.0

11 Nonagricultural
      employment, total(4)   123.9   124.1      124.4      124.7
12   Goods-producing,
         total               102.3   102.2      102.1      102.4
13     Manufacturing,
         total                98.4    98.1       97.8       97.7
14     Manufacturing, pro-
         duction workers      99.3    99.0       98.6       98.5
15   Service-producing       130.9   131.1      131.5      131.8
16 Personal income, total    184.8   185.6      187.2      187.1
17   Wages and salary
         disbursements       184.6   185.7      186.7      187.6
18     Manufacturing         152.1   151.8      151.6      151.7
19 Disposable personal
       income(5)             179.9   180.7      182.4      182.1
20 Retail sales(5)           175.6   177.7      178.9      180.9

   Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84=100)    163.6   164.0      164.0      163.9
22 Producer finished goods
    (1982=100)               130.6   131.4      130.9      131.1(r)

                                        1999
         Measure
                              Jan.      Feb.(r)   Mar.(r)    Apr.

 1 Industrial
       production(1)         132.3       132.5     133.2    134.0

   Market groupings
 2 Products, total           124.5       124.6     125.0    125.5
 3   Final, total            125.8(r)    126.0     126.3    126.7
 4     Consumer goods        115.2(r)    115.5     115.3    116.0
 5     Equipment             145.0(r)    144.9     146.1    145.9
 6   Intermediate            120.3(r)    120.2     120.9    121.5
 7 Materials                 144.9       145.3     146.5    147.9

   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing             136.4(r)    136.9     137.5    138.4

 9 Capacity utilization,
       manufacturing
       (percent)(2)           79.5(r)    79.5      79.6      79.8

10 Construction
       contracts(3)          162.0(r)    153.0     149.0    147.0

11 Nonagricultural
      employment, total(4)   124.9       125.2     125.2    125.5
12   Goods-producing,
         total               102.3       102.4     102.1    102.0
13     Manufacturing,
         total                97.6       97.3      97.1      97.0
14     Manufacturing, pro-
         duction workers      98.4       98.1      97.9      97.7
15   Service-producing       132.1       132.5     132.6    133.0
16 Personal income, total    188.3       189.1     189.7    190.6
17   Wages and salary
         disbursements       189.0       190.1     190.4    191.5
18     Manufacturing         152.4(r)    152.7     152.9    153.5
19 Disposable personal
       income(5)             183.4(r)    184.2     184.9    185.8
20 Retail sales(5)           183.3       186.4     186.5    186.6

   Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84=100)    164.3       164.5     165.0    166.2
22 Producer finished goods
    (1982=100)               131.5       130.9     131.2    131.8


(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/g17. 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
         Category               1996      1997      1998

 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA(1)

 1 Civilian labor force(2)   133,943   136,297   137,673
     Employment
 2   Nonagricultural
       industries(3)         123,264   126,159   128,085
 3   Agriculture               3,443     3,399     3,378
     Unemployment
 4   Number                    7,236     6,739     6,210
 5   Rate (percent of
       civilian labor
       force)                    5.4       4.9       4.5

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA

 6 Nonagricultural payroll
       employment(4)         119,608   122,690   125,833

 7 Manufacturing              18,495    18,657    18,716
 8 Mining                        580       592       575
 9 Contract construction       5,418     5,686     5,965
10 Transportation and
       public utilities        6,253     6,395     6,551
11 Trade                      28,079    28,659    29,299
12 Finance                     6,911     7,091     7,341
13 Service                    34,454    36,040    37,525
14 Government                 19,419    19,570    19,862

                                              1998
         Category
                              Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA(1)

 1 Civilian labor force(2)   138,081   138,116   138,193   138,547
     Employment
 2   Nonagricultural
       industries(3)         128,348   128,300   128,765   129,304
 3   Agriculture               3,470     3,558     3,348     3,222
     Unemployment
 4   Number                    6,263     6,258     6,080     6,021
 5   Rate (percent of
       civilian labor
       force)                    4.5       4.5       4.4       4.3

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA

 6 Nonagricultural payroll
       employment(4)         126,363   126,527   126,804   127,118

 7 Manufacturing              18,692    18,633    18,573    18,559
 8 Mining                        568       564       560       557
 9 Contract construction       5,981     6,012     6,051     6,153
10 Transportation and
       public utilities        6,579     6,595     6,604     6,627
11 Trade                      29,454    29,453    29,549    29,594
12 Finance                     7,393     7,417     7,441     7,458
13 Service                    37,768    37,905    38,040    38,148
14 Government                 19,928    19,948    19,986    20,022

                                              1999
         Category
                               Jan.    Feb.(r)   Mar.(r)      Apr.
 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA(1)

 1 Civilian labor force(2)   139,347   139,271   138,816   139,091
     Employment
 2   Nonagricultural
       industries(3)         130,097   129,817   129,752   129,685
 3   Agriculture               3,299     3,328     3,281     3,384
     Unemployment
 4   Number                    5,950     6,127     5,783     6,022
 5   Rate (percent of
       civilian labor
       force)                    4.3       4.4       4.2       4.3

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA

 6 Nonagricultural payroll
       employment(4)         127,335   127,670   127,677   127,911

 7 Manufacturing              18,534    18,478    18,449    18,420
 8 Mining                        547       539       537       531
 9 Contract construction       6,170     6,249     6,196     6,204
10 Transportation and
       public utilities        6,644     6,653     6,665     6,687
11 Trade                      29,662    29,772    29,754    29,831
12 Finance                     7,488     7,495     7,501     7,524
13 Service                    38,245    38,377    38,446    38,577
14 Government                 20,045    20,107    20,129    20,137


(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 part-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.

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2.15 CONSUMER AND PRODUCER PRICES

Percentage changes based on seasonally adjusted data except as noted
                                                    Change from 3
                                   Change from 12   months earlier
                                   months earlier   (annual rate)

Item                                                    1998(r)
                                   1998    1999
                                   Apr.    Apr.
                                                     June     Sept.
CONSUMER PRICES(2)

(1982-84 = 100)

1 All items                          1.4     2.3      2.2       1.5

2 Food                               2.0     2.3      2.3       2.5
3 Energy items                      -7.4     3.0     -3.4      -9.0
4 All items less food and energy     2.1     2.2      2.6       2.3
5   Commodities                      .2      .8       1.7       1.1
6   Services                         3.0     2.8      2.8       3.0

PRODUCER PRICES
( 1982 = 100)

7 Finished goods                    -.9      1.1     -.3        0.6
8   Consumer foods                  -.4     -.4      -.6        1.8
9   Consumer energy                 -8.7     1.5     -3.1      -9.2
10  Other consumer goods             1.4     2.7      1.4       3.0
11  Capital equipment               -.6      .0      -1.2       0.9

Intermediate materials
12 Excluding foods and feeds        -1.1    -1.2     -1.6      -2.2
13 Excluding energy                 -.1     -1.4     -1.2      -1.8

Crude materials
14 Foods                            -9.3    -9.5     -3.3     -19.6
15 Energy                           -4.8    -8.5    -14.6     -25.3
16 Other                            -5.6   -12.7     -5.8     -19.9

                                Change from 3        Change from
                                months earlier        1 month
                                 (annual rate)        earlier

Item                            1998(r)   1999(r)    1998   1999

CONSUMER PRICES(2)               Dec.       Mar.     Dec.     Jan.
(1982-84 = 100)

1 All items                       2.0      1.5      .1        .1

2 Food                            2.8      1.7      .1        .5
3 Energy items
4 All items less food and        -5.1      5.8    -1.1       -.2
  energy                          2.5      0.9      .3        .1
5   Commodities                   2.5     -3.0      .6        .0
6   Services                      2.5      2.7      .2        .2

PRODUCER PRICES
( 1982 = 100)

7 Finished goods                  2.2       .9      .5(r)     .4(r)
8   Consumer foods                0.3      2.1      .O(r)    1.5(r)
9   Consumer energy              -8.9      6.8    -1.8(r)    1.4(r)
10  Other consumer goods          8.3      -.5     1.8(r)    -.1
11  Capital equipment             0.3      -.3     -.1      -0.1

Intermediate materials
12 Excluding foods and feeds     -4.5       .7     -.7(r)     .2(r)
13 Excluding energy              -2.7      -.9     -.2(r)    -.1(r)

Crude materials
14 Foods                         -7.0      4.1    -4.3(r)    5.3(r)
15 Energy                        13.5    -16.9    -4.0(r)   -2.8(r)
16 Other                        -24.3      1.2    -1.7(r)     .1(r)

                                   Change from 1           Index
                                   month earlier           level,
                                                            Apr.
Item                                   1999                1999(1)

                                   Feb.    Mar.     Apr.
CONSUMER PRICES(2)
(1982-84 = 100)

1 All items                          .1      .2       .7    166.2

2 Food                               .1     -.2       .1    163.4
3 Energy items                       .0     1.6      6.1    105.0
4 All items less food and energy     .l      .1       .4    176.8
5   Commodities                     -.4     -.3       .6    144.9
6   Services                         .2      .3       .4    195.0

PRODUCER PRICES
( 1982 = 100)

7 Finished goods                    -.4      .2       .5    131.8
8   Consumer foods                 -1.4      .4      -.9    133.2
9   Consumer energy                -1.0     1.2      5.1     75.8
10  Other consumer goods            -.1      .1       .0    151.3
11  Capital equipment                .1      .0       .0    137.7

Intermediate materials
12 Excluding foods and feeds        -.4      .3       .7    122.3
13 Excluding energy                 -.2      .1       .2    132.2

Crude materials
14 Foods                            -2.8   -1.3     -2.5     95.8
15 Energy                           -7.4    6.1      8.5     66.5
16 Other                             1.1    -.8     -1.1    128.9


(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   8,511.0

  By source
2 Personal consumption expenditures    5,215.7   5,493.7   5,807.9
3   Durable goods                        643.3     673.0     724.7
4   Nondurable goods                   1,539.2   1,600.6   1,662.4
5   Services                           3,033.2   3,220.1   3,420.8

6 Gross private domestic investment    1,131.9   1,256.0   1,367.1
7  Fixed investment                    1,099.8   1,188.6   1,307.8
8   Nonresidential                       787.9     860.7     938.2
9     Structures                         216.9     240.2     246.9
10    Producers' durable equipment       571.0     620.5     691.3
11  Residential structures               311.8     327.9     369.6

12 Change in business inventories         32.1      67.4      59.3
13  Nonfarm                               24.5      63.1      52.7

14 Net exports of goods and services     -91.2     -93.4    -151.2
15  Exports                              873.8     965.4     959.0
16  Imports                              965.0   1,058.8   1,110.2

17 Government consumption
   expenditures and gross investment   1,405.2   1,454.6   1,487.1
18  Federal                              518.4     520.2     520.6
19  State and local                      886.8     934.4     966.5

By major type of product
20 Final sales, total                  7,629.5   8,043.5   8,451.6
21  Goods                              2,780.3   2,911.2   3,044.7
22   Durable                           1,228.8   1,310.1   1,391.0
23   Nondurable                        1,551.6   1,601.0   1,653.7
24  Services                           4,179.5   4,414.1   4,641.0
25  Structures                           669.7     718.3     765.9

26 Change in business inventories         32.1      67.4      59.3
27  Durable goods                         20.8      33.6      25.2
28  Nondurable goods                      11.4      33.8      34.1

MEMO
29 Total GDP in chained 1992 dollars   6,994.8   7,269.8   7,551.9

        NATIONAL INCOME

30 Total                               6,256.0   6,646.5   6,994.7

31 Compensation of employees           4,409.0   4,687.2   4,981.0
32  Wages and salaries                 3,640.4   3,893.6   4,153.9
33    Government and government
      enterprises                        640.9     664.2     689.3
34    Other                            2,999.5   3,229.4   3,464.6
35  Supplement to wages and salaries     768.6     793.7     827.1
36    Employer contributions for         381.7     400.7     420.1
      social insurance
37    Other labor income                 387.0     392.9     406.9

38 Proprietors' income(1)                527.7     551.2     577.2
39  Business and professional(1)         488.8     515.8     548.5
40  Farm(1)                               38.9      35.5      28.7

41 Rental income of persons(2)           150.2     158.2     162.6

42 Corporate profits(1)                  750.4     817.9     824.6
43  Profits before tax(3)                680.2     734.4     717.8
44  Inventory valuation adjustment        -1.2       6.9      14.5
45  Capital consumption adjustment        71.4      76.6      92.3

46 Net interest                          418.6     432.0     449.3

                                                  1998
Account
                                         Q1        Q2        Q3
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

1 Total                                8,384.2   8,440.6   8,537.9

By source
2 Personal consumption expenditures    5,676.5   5,773.7   5,846.7
3   Durable goods                        705.1     720.1     718.9
4   Nondurable goods                   1,633.1   1,655.2   1,670.0
5   Services                           3,338.2   3,398.4   3,457.7

6 Gross private domestic investment    1,366.6   1,345.0   1,364.4
7  Fixed investment                    1,271.1   1,305.8   1,30T5
8   Nonresidential                       921.3     941.9     931.6
9     Structures                         245.0     245.4     246.2
10    Producers' durable equipment       676.3     696.6     685.4
11  Residential structures               349.8     363.8     375.8

12 Change in business inventories         95.5      39.2      57.0
13  Nonfarm                               90.5      31.5      49.3

14 Net exports of goods and services    -123.7    -159.3    -165.5
15  Exports                              973.3     949.6     936.2
16  Imports                            1,097.1   1,108.9   1,101.7

17 Government consumption
   expenditures and gross investment   1,464.9   1,481.2   1,492.3
18  Federal                              511.6     520.7     519.4
19  State and local                      953.3     960.4   9,729.0

By major type of product
20 Final sales, total                  8,288.7   8,401.3   8,480.9
21  Goods                              3,005.8   3,025.3   3,029.0
22   Durable                           1,376.9   1,380.8   1,373.0
23   Nondurable                        1,628.8   1,644.4   1,655.9
24  Services                           4,538.4   4,619.5   4,678.5
25  Structures                           744.6     756.6     773.5

26 Change in business inventories         95.5      39.2      57.0
27  Durable goods                         49.9       4.5      19.5
28  Nondurable goods                      45.6      34.7      37.5

MEMO
29 Total GDP in chained 1992 dollars   7,464.7   7,498.6   7,566.5

            NATIONAL INCOME

30 Total                               6,875.0   6,945.5   7,032.3

31 Compensation of employees           4,882.8   4,945.2   5,011.6
32  Wages and salaries                 4,065.9   4,121.6   4,181.1
33    Government and government
      enterprises                        679.5     685.8     692.7
34    Other                            3,386.4   3,435.8   3,488.4
35  Supplement to wages and salaries     816.8     823.5     830.5
36    Employer contributions for
      social insurance                   414.1     417.9     422.1
37    Other labor income                 402.8     405.7     408.4

38 Proprietors' income(1)                564.2     571.7     576.1
39  Business and professional(1)         536.8     544.0     550.9
40  Farm(1)                               27.4      27.7      25.2

41 Rental income of persons(2)           158.3     161.0     163.6

42 Corporate profits(1)                  829.2     820.6     827.0
43  Profits before tax(3)                719.1     723.5     720.5
44  Inventory valuation adjustment        25.3       7.8      11.7
45  Capital consumption adjustment        84.9      89.4      94.8

46 Net interest                          440.5     447.1     454.0

                                        1998      1999
Account
                                         Q4        Q1
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

1 Total                                8,681.2   8,799.7

By source
2 Personal consumption expenditures    5,934.8   6,049.2
3   Durable goods                        754.5     771.2
4   Nondurable goods                   1,691.3   1,735.6
5   Services                           3,488.9   3,542.4

6 Gross private domestic investment    1,392.4   1,415.9
7  Fixed investment                    1,346.7   1,376.1
8   Nonresidential                       957.9     971.1
9     Structures                         250.9     253.2
10    Producers' durable equipment       706.9     717.9
11  Residential structures               388.9     405.0

12 Change in business inventories         45.7      39.8
13  Nonfarm                               39.3      36.1

14 Net exports of goods and services    -156.2    -203.1
15  Exports                              976.8     958.1
16  Imports                            1,133.0   1,161.2

17 Government consumption
   expenditures and gross investment   1,510.2   1,537.7
18  Federal                              530.7     536.9
19  State and local                      979.5   1,000.8

By major type of product
20 Final sales, total                  8,635.5   8,759.9
21  Goods                              3,118.8   3,145.7
22   Durable                           1,433.1   1,429.0
23   Nondurable                        1,685.7   1,716.7
24  Services                           4,727.7   4,795.4
25  Structures                           789.0     818.8

26 Change in business inventories         45.7      39.8
27  Durable goods                         27.0      18.1
28  Nondurable goods                      18.7      21.7

MEMO
29 Total GDP in chained 1992 dollars   7,677.7   7,754.7

NATIONAL INCOME

30 Total                               7,126.0   7,251.0

31 Compensation of employees           5,084.3   5,163.9
32  Wages and salaries                 4,246.8   4,314.5
33    Government and government
      enterprises                        699.2     711.6
34    Other                            3,547.6   3,603.0
35  Supplement to wages and salaries     837.5     849.4
36    Employer contributions for
      social insurance                   426.5     434.7
37    Other labor income                 411.0     414.7

38 Proprietors' income(1)                596.9     601.0
39  Business and professional(1)         562.2     575.5
40  Farm(1)                               34.7      25.5

41 Rental income of persons(2)           167.5     168.9

42 Corporate profits(1)                  821.7     853.5
43  Profits before tax(3)                708.1     738.4
44  Inventory valuation adjustment        13.4      10.4
45  Capital consumption adjustment       100.2     104.7

46 Net interest                          455.6     463.6


(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    7,126.1

2 Wage and salary disbursements       3,631.1    3,889.8    4,149.9
3  Commodity-producing industries       909.0      975.0    1,026.9
4    Manufacturing                      674.6      719.5      751.5
5  Distributive industries              823.3      879.8      939.6
6  Service industries                 1,257.9    1,370.8    1,494.0
7  Government and government            640.9      664.2      689.3
   enterprises
8 Other labor income                    387.0      392.9      406.9
9 Proprietors' income(1)                527.7      551.2      577.2
10  Business and professional(1)        488.8      515.8      548.5
11  Farm(1)                              38.9       35.5       28.7
12 Rental income of persons(2)          150.2      158.2      162.6
13 Dividends                            248.2      260.3      263.1
14 Personal interest income             719.4      747.3      764.8
15 Transfer payments                  1,068.0    1,110.4    1,149.0
16  Old-age survivors, disability,
    and health insurance benefits       538.0      565.9      586.5

17  LESS: Personal contributions
    for social insurance                306.3      326.2      347.4

18 EQUALS: Personal income            6,425.2    6,784.0    7,126.1

19  LESS: Personal tax and nontax
    payments                            890.5      989.0    1,098.3

20 EQUALS: Disposable personal
   income                             5,534.7    5,795.1    6,027.9

21 LESS: Personal outlays             5,376.2    5,674.1    6,000.2

22 EQUALS: Personal saving              158.5      121.0       27.7

MEMO
Per capita (chained 1992 dollars)
23 Gross domestic product            26,335.7   27,136.2   27,938.9
24 Personal consumption
   expenditures                      17,893.0   18,340.9   19,065.0
25 Disposable personal income        18,989.0   19,349.0   19,790.0

26 Saving rate (percent)                  2.9        2.1        .5

GROSS SAVING

27 Gross saving                       1,274.5    1,406.3    1,468.0

28 Gross private saving               1,114.5    1,141.6    1,090.4

29 Personal saving                      158.5      121.0       27.7
30 Undistributed corporate
   profits(1)                           262.4      296.7      305.4
31 Corporate inventory valuation
   adjustment                            -1.2        6.9       14.5

Capital consumption allowances
32 Corporate                            452.0      477.3      500.6
33 Noncorporate                         232.3      242.8      252.7

34 Gross government saving              160.0      264.7      377.6
35  Federal                             -39.6       49.5      142.5
36   Consumption of fixed capital        70.6       70.6       69.7
37   Current surplus or deficit
     (-), national accounts            -110.3      -21.1       72.8
38  State and local                     199.7      215.2      235.2
39   Consumption of fixed capital        77.1       81.1       85.0
40   Current surplus or deficit
     (-), national accounts             122.6      134.1      150.2

41 Gross investment                   1,242.3    1,350.5    1,391.5

42 Gross private domestic
   investment                         1,131.9    1,256.0    1,367.1
43 Gross government investment          229.7      235.4      237.0
44 Net foreign investment              -119.2     -140.9     -212.6

45 Statistical discrepancy              -32.2      -55.8      -76.5

                                                  1998
Account
                                        Q1         Q2         Q3
PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING

1 Total personal income               7,003.9    7,081.9    7,160.8

2 Wage and salary disbursements       4,061.9    4,117.6    4,177.1
3  Commodity-producing industries     1,019.0    1,023.2    1,028.0
4    Manufacturing                      750.4      750.8      750.9
5  Distributive industries              918.9      932.2      945.8
6  Service industries                 1,444.5    1,476.4    1,510.6
7  Government and government            679.5      685.8      692.7
   enterprises
8 Other labor income                    402.8      405.7      408.4
9 Proprietors' income(1)                564.2      571.7      576.1
10  Business and professional(1)        536.8      544.0      550.9
11  Farm(1)                              27.4       27.7       25.2
12 Rental income of persons(2)          158.3      161.0      163.6
13 Dividends                            261.6      262.1      263.0
14 Personal interest income             757.0      763.0      769.2
15 Transfer payments                  1,139.0    1,145.8    1,152.9
16  Old-age survivors, disability,
    and health insurance benefits       581.6      585.0      589.0

17  LESS: Personal contributions
    for social insurance                340.9      345.1      349.5

18 EQUALS: Personal income            7,003.9    7,081.9    7,160.8

19  LESS: Personal tax and nontax
    payments                          1,066.8    1,092.9    1,108.4

20 EQUALS: Disposable personal
   income                             5,937.1    5,988.9    6,052.4

21 LESS: Personal outlays             5,864.0    5,963.3    6,039.8

22 EQUALS: Personal saving               73.0       25.6       12.6

MEMO
Per capita (chained 1992 dollars)
23 Gross domestic product            27,718.8   27,783.0   27,972.1
24 Personal consumption
   expenditures                      18,771.1   19,007.8   19,156.3
25 Disposable personal income        19,632.0   19,719.0   19,829.0

26 Saving rate (percent)                  1.2         .4         .2

GROSS SAVING

27 Gross saving                       1,482.5    1,448.5    1,474.5

28 Gross private saving               1,130.1    1,079.0    1,078.7

29 Personal saving                       73.0       25.6      l2.6
30 Undistributed corporate
   profits(1)                           312.0      300.9      304.8
31 Corporate inventory valuation
   adjustment                            25.3        7.8       11.7

Capital consumption allowances
32 Corporate                            492.5      497.8      503.1
33 Noncorporate                         248.6      250.7      254.2

34 Gross government saving              352.4      369.4      395.7
35  Federal                             128.7      143.9      161.6
36   Consumption of fixed capital        69.9       69.5       69.6
37   Current surplus or deficit
     (-), national accounts              58.8       74.4       92.0
38  State and local                     223.7      225.6      234.2
39   Consumption of fixed capital        83.5       84.3       85.4
40   Current surplus or deficit
     (-), national accounts             140.2      141.3      148.7

41 Gross investment                   1,428.4    1,362.7    1,372.5

42 Gross private domestic
   investment                         1,366.6    1,345.0    1,364.4
43 Gross government investment          237.4      232.5      239.7
44 Net foreign investment              -175.6     -214.8     -231.6

45 Statistical discrepancy              -54.1      -85.7     -102.0

                                       1998       1999
Account
                                        Q4         Q1
PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING

1 Total personal income               7,257.9    7,350.7

2 Wage and salary disbursements       4,242.8    4,314.5
3  Commodity-producing industries     1,037.4    1,047.0
4    Manufacturing                      754.1      759.0
5  Distributive industries              961.5      969.9
6  Service industries                 1,544.6    1,586.0
7  Government and government            699.2      711.6
   enterprises
8 Other labor income                    411.0      414.7
9 Proprietors' income(1)                596.9      601.0
10  Business and professional(1)        562.2      575.5
11  Farm(1)                              34.7       25.5
12 Rental income of persons(2)          167.5      168.9
13 Dividends                            265.7      268.8
14 Personal interest income             769.9      770.2
15 Transfer payments                  1,158.3    1,175.7
16  Old-age survivors, disability,
    and health insurance benefits       590.6      598.0

17  LESS: Personal contributions
    for social insurance                354.1      363.2

18 EQUALS: Personal income            7,257.9    7,350.7

19  LESS: Personal tax and nontax
    payments                          1,124.9    1,135.9

20 EQUALS: Disposable personal
   income                             6,133.1    6,214.7

21 LESS: Personal outlays             6,133.6    6,249.8

22 EQUALS: Personal saving                -.6      -35.0

MEMO
Per capita (chained 1992 dollars)
23 Gross domestic product            28,299.8   28,509.8
24 Personal consumption
   expenditures                      19,336.4   19,606.8
25 Disposable personal income        19,980.0   20,141.0

26 Saving rate (percent)                  .0         -.6

GROSS SAVING

27 Gross saving                       1,466.6    1,498.5

28 Gross private saving               1,073.7    1,062.0

29 Personal saving                        0.6      -35.0
30 Undistributed corporate
   profits(1)                           303.9      322.1
31 Corporate inventory valuation
   adjustment                            13.4       10.4

Capital consumption allowances
32 Corporate                            508.9      514.8
33 Noncorporate                         257.5      260.1

34 Gross government saving              392.9      436.5
35  Federal                             135.8      180.9
36   Consumption of fixed capital        70.0       69.5
37   Current surplus or deficit
     (-), national accounts              65.8      111.4
38  State and local                     257.1      255.5
39   Consumption of fixed capital        86.6       87.5
40   Current surplus or deficit
     (-), national accounts             170.5      168.1

41 Gross investment                   1,402.4    1,407.5

42 Gross private domestic
   investment                         1,392.4    1,415.9
43 Gross government investment          238.3      255.1
44 Net foreign investment              -228.3     -263.6

45 Statistical discrepancy              -64.2      -91.0


(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                 1996       1997       1998

1 Balance on current account         -134,915   -155,215   -233,448
2  Merchandise trade balance(2)      -191,337   -197,954   -247,985
3    Merchandise exports               22,159     23,965     15,695
4    Merchandise imports             -803,320   -877,279   -919,040
5  Military transactions, net           4,684      6,781      4,072
6  Other service transactions, net     12,543     15,431      9,263
7  Investment income, net              14,236     -5,318    -22,479
8  U.S. government grants             -15,023    -12,090    -12,492
9  U.S. government pensions and
   other transfers                     -4,442     -4,193     -4,304
10 Private remittances and
   other transfers                    -21,112    -23,408    -25,059

11 Change in U.S. government
   assets other than official
   reserve assets, net
   (increase, -)                         -708        174       -836

12 Change in U.S. official reserve
   assets (increase, -)                 6,668     -1,010     -6,784
13  Gold                                    0          0          0
14  Special drawing rights (SDRs)          370       -350       -149
15  Reserve position in
    International Monetary Fund        -1,280     -3,575     -5,118
16  Foreign currencies                  7,578      2,915     -1,517

17 Change in U.S. private assets
   abroad (increase, -)              -374,761   -477,666   -297,765
18  Bank-reported claims              -91,555   -147,439    -31,040
19  Nonbank-reported claims           -86,333   -120,403    -45,440
20  U.S. purchases of foreign
    securities, net                  -115,801    -87,981    -89,352
21  U.S. direct investments
    abroad, net                       -81,072   -121,843   -131,933

22 Change in foreign official
    assets in United States
   (increase, +)                       61,808     15,817   -22, 112
23  U.S. Treasury securities           50,135     -7,270     -9,946
24  Other U.S. government
    obligations                         5,008      4,334      6,332
25  Other U.S. government
    liabilities(4)                       -362     -2,521     -2,506
26  Other U.S. liabilities
    reported by U.S. banks(3)           5,704     21,928    -12,515
27 Other foreign official
   assets(5)                            1,323       -654     -3,477
28 Change in foreign private
   assets in United States
   (increase, +)                       42,797     62,264     40,306
29  U.S. bank-reported
    liabilities(3)                     16,478     16,987     42,568
30  U.S. nonbank-reported
    liabilities                        39,404     42,243     43,803
31  Foreign private purchases of
    U.S. Treasury securities, net      23,924     15,638     48,060
32  U.S. currency flows                17,362     24,782     16,622
33  Foreign purchases of other
    U.S. securities, net               64,615        237     20,704
34  Foreign direct investments in
    United States, net                 12,086     27,913     65,157

35 Allocation of special drawing
   rights                                   0          0          0
36 Discrepancy                        -59,641    -99,724     -3,649
37  Due to seasonal adjustment           ...        ...        ...
38  Before seasonal adjustment        -59,641    -99,724     -3,649

MEMO
Changes in official assets
39 U.S. official reserve assets
   (increase, -)                        6,668     -1,010     -6,784
40 Foreign official assets in
   United States, excluding
   line 25 (increase. +)               62,170     18,338    -19,606

41 Change in Organization of
   Petroleum Exporting Countries
   official assets in United
   States (part of line 22)            14,911     10,822       ...

                                       1997           1998
Item credits or debits
                                        Q4         Q1         Q2

1 Balance on current account          -45,043    -47,018    -56,971
2  Merchandise trade balance(2)       -49,839    -56,033    -64,778
3    Merchandise exports               43,212     40,118     33,471
4    Merchandise imports             -224,123   -227,223   -229,321
5  Military transactions, net           1,103      1,527      1,043
6  Other service transactions, net     20,277     19,134     19,500
7  Investment income, net              -4,247     -2,218     -3,346
8  U.S. government grants              -5,213     -2,266     -2,063
9  U.S. government pensions and
   other transfers                     -1,069     -1,073     -1,073
10 Private remittances and
   other transfers                      -6.06     -6,089     -6,254

11 Change in U.S. government
   assets other than official
   reserve assets, net
   (increase, -)                           29       -388       -433

12 Change in U.S. official reserve
   assets (increase, -)                -4,524       -444     -1,945
13  Gold                                    0          0          0
14  Special drawing rights (SDRs)        -150       -182         72
15  Reserve position in
    International Monetary Fund        -4,221        -85     -1,031
16  Foreign currencies                   -153       -177       -986

17 Change in U.S. private assets
   abroad (increase, -)              -118,946    -45,193   -107,786
18  Bank-reported claims              -27,539      3,074    -24,615
19  Nonbank-reported claims           -47,907     -6,596    -14,327
20  U.S. purchases of foreign
    securities, net                    -8,030     -6,973    -27,878
21  U.S. direct investments
    abroad, net                       -35,470    -34,698    -40,966

22 Change in foreign official
    assets in United States
   (increase, +)                      -26,979    11,324     -10,274
23  U.S. Treasury securities          -24,578    11,336     -20,318
24  Other U.S. government
    obligations                            86      2,610        254
25  Other U.S. government
    liabilities(4)                       -244    -1,059       -422
26  Other U.S. liabilities
    reported by U.S. banks(3)          -3,250       -607      9,380
27 Other foreign official
   assets(5)                            1,007       -956        832
28 Change in foreign private
   assets in United States
   (increase, +)                       50,862     18,777     44,169
29  U.S. bank-reported
    liabilities(3)                     24,107    -50,497     37,670
30  U.S. nonbank-reported
    liabilities                        47,390     32,707     18,040
31  Foreign private purchases of
    U.S. Treasury securities, net      35,301     -1,701     26,916
32  U.S. currency flows                 9,900        746      2,349
33  Foreign purchases of other
    U.S. securities, net               36,783     11,483      5,481
34  Foreign direct investments in
    United States, net                 28,453     26,039     19,249

35 Allocation of special drawing
   rights                                   0          0          0
36 Discrepancy                        -52,007     -2,594      2,168
37  Due to seasonal adjustment          3,528      6,769      2,024
38  Before seasonal adjustment        -55,535     -9,363        144

MEMO
Changes in official assets
39 U.S. official reserve assets
   (increase, -)                       -4,524       -444     -1,945
40 Foreign official assets in
   United States, excluding
   line 25 (increase. +)              -26,735     12,383     -9,852

41 Change in Organization of
   Petroleum Exporting Countries
   official assets in United
   States (part of line 22)            -1,282       -968       -494

                                            1998

Item credits or debits                  Q3       Q4(p)

1 Balance on current account          -65,694    -63,765
2  Merchandise trade balance(2)       -64,899    -62,275
3    Merchandise exports               32,342     40,836
4    Merchandise imports             -228,313   -234,183
5  Military transactions, net             829        673
6  Other service transactions, net     17,573     18,592
7  Investment income, net              -9,165     -7,754
8  U.S. government grants              -2,663     -5,500
9  U.S. government pensions and
   other transfers                     -1,080     -1,078
10 Private remittances and
   other transfers                     -6,289     -6,423

11 Change in U.S. government
   assets other than official
   reserve assets, net
   (increase, -)                          174       -189

12 Change in U.S. official reserve
   assets (increase, -)                -2,026     -2,369
13  Gold                                    0          0
14  Special drawing rights (SDRs)         188       -227
15  Reserve position in
    International Monetary Fund        -2,078     -1,924
16  Foreign currencies                   -136       -218

17 Change in U.S. private assets
   abroad (increase, -)               -58,543    -86,240
18  Bank-reported claims              -31,996     22,497
19  Nonbank-reported claims           -20,320       ...
20  U.S. purchases of foreign
    securities, net                    17,056    -71,557
21  U.S. direct investments
    abroad, net                       -23,283    -32,983

22 Change in foreign official
    assets in United States
   (increase, +)                      -46,347     23,185
23  U.S. Treasury securities          -32,811     31,847
24  Other U.S. government
    obligations                         1,906      1,562
25  Other U.S. government
    liabilities(4)                      -264       -761
26  Other U.S. liabilities
    reported by U.S. banks(3)         -12,684     -8,604
27 Other foreign official
   assets(5)                           -2,494       -859
28 Change in foreign private
   assets in United States
   (increase, +)                       14,017     28,879
29  U.S. bank-reported
    liabilities(3)                     11,457    -21,598
30  U.S. nonbank-reported
    liabilities                        11,875       ...
31  Foreign private purchases of
    U.S. Treasury securities, net      -1,438     24,283
32  U.S. currency flows                 7,277      6,250
33  Foreign purchases of other
    U.S. securities, net               20,041     49,235
34  Foreign direct investments in
    United States, net                 30,341     55,064

35 Allocation of special drawing
   rights                                   0          0
36 Discrepancy                         27,347    -30,573
37  Due to seasonal adjustment        -10,195      1,399
38  Before seasonal adjustment         37,542    -31,972

MEMO
Changes in official assets
39 U.S. official reserve assets
   (increase, -)                       -2,026     -2,369
40 Foreign official assets in
   United States, excluding
   line 25 (increase. +)              -46,083     23,946

41 Change in Organization of
   Petroleum Exporting Countries
   official assets in United
   States (part of line 22)            -9,647      3,598


(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(1)

Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted
Item                               1996         1997          1998

1 Goods and services, balance    -108,574     -110,207      -169,288
2  Merchandise                   -191,337     -197,955      -248,159
3  Services                        82,763       87,748        78,871

4 Goods and services, exports     850,775      937,593       931,026
5  Merchandise                    611,983      679,325       670,641
6  Services                       238,792      258,268       260,385

7 Goods and services, imports    -959,349   -1,047,799    -1,100,314
8  Merchandise                   -803,320     -877,279      -918,800
9  Services                      -156,029     -170,520      -181,514

                                          1998

Item                      Sept.       Oct.       Nov.       Dec.

1 Goods and services,
  balance                 -14,595    -13,963    -15,165    -14,055
2  Merchandise            -20,914    -20,280    -21,669    -20,499
3  Services                 6,319      6,317      6,504      6,444

4 Goods and services,
  exports                  77,443     80,415     78,942     77,873
5  Merchandise             55,912     58,246     57,110     56,133
6  Services                21,531     22,169     21,832     21,740

7 Goods and services,
  imports                 -92,038    -94,378    -94,107    -91,928
8  Merchandise            -76,826    -78,526    -78,779    -76,632
9  Services               -15,212    -15,852    -15,328    -15,296

                                          1999

                               Jan.      Feb.(r)     Mar(p)
Item

1 Goods and services,
  balance                     -16,808    -19,146    -19,698
2  Merchandise                -23,259    -25,934    -26,456
3  Services                     6,451      6,788      6,758

4 Goods and services,          77,082     76,799     77,520
  exports
5  Merchandise                 55,168     54,357     54,881
6  Services                    21,914     22,442     22,639

7 Goods and services,         -93,890    -95,945    -97,218
  imports
8  Merchandise                -78,427    -80,291    -81,337
9  Services                   -15,463    -15,654    -15,881


(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
         Asset                        1995       1996       1997

1 Total                             85,832     75,090     69,954
2 Gold stock, including
   Exchange Stabilization           11,050     11,049     11,050
   Fund(1)
3 Special drawing rights(2,3)       11,037     10,312     10,027
4 Reserve position in
   International Monetary           14,649     15,435     18,071
   Fund(2)
5 Foreign currencies(4)             49,096     38,294     30,809

                                                1998
         Asset
                                  Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.
1 Total                           7,566   79,183   77,683   81,755
2 Gold stock, including
   Exchange Stabilization        11,044   11,041   11,041   11,041
   Fund(1)
3 Special drawing rights(2,3)    10,106   10,379   10,393   10,603
4 Reserve position in
   International Monetary        21,644   22,278   22,049   24,111
   Fund(2)
5 Foreign currencies(4)          32,882   35,485   34,200   36,001

                                              1999
         Asset
                                   Jan.     Feb.     Mar.    Apr.(p)
1 Total                           80,675   75,322   74,359   73,694
2 Gold stock, including
   Exchange Stabilization         11,046   11,048   11,049   11,049
   Fund(1)
3 Special drawing rights(2,3)     10,465    9,474    9,682    9,634
4 Reserve position in
   International Monetary         24,129   24,283   23,231   23,054
   Fund(2)
5 Foreign currencies(4)           35,035   30,517   30,397   29,957


(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 rights (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 198l, 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; 1981--$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
          Asset           1995      1996       1997

1 Deposits                 386       167       457
  Held in custody
2 U.S. Treasury
  securities(2)        522,170   638,049   620,885
3 Earmarked gold(3)     11,702    11,197    10,763

          Asset                        1998

1 Deposits               Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
  Held in custody          347       154       211       167
2 U.S. Treasury
  securities(2)        578,403   588,768   608,060   607,574
3 Earmarked gold(3)     10,457    10,403    10,355    10,343

                                          1999
          Asset
                           Jan.      Feb.      Mar.   Apr.(p)
1 Deposits                  233       200       166       260
  Held in custody
2 U.S. Treasury
  securities(2)         612,670   615,139   610,649   606,662
3 Earmarked gold(3)      10,343    10,347    10,347    10,340


(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
Foreign official institutions
Central governments of foreign countries, including all departments and agencies of national governments; central banks, exchange authorities, and all fiscal agents of foreign national governments that undertake activities similar to those of a treasury, central bank, or stabilization fund; diplomatic and consular establishments of foreign national governments; and any international or regional organization, including subordinate and
Millions of dollars, end of period
                  Item               1996        1997     1998
                                                          Sept.

 1 Total(1)                        756,533    776,505   732,527(r)

    By type

 2 Liabilities reported
    by banks in the United
    States(2)                      113,098    135,384   131,048(r)
 3 US Treasury bills and
   certificates(3)
   US Treasury bonds
   and notes                       198,921    148,301      128,146
 4 Marketable                      384,045    428,004      406,009
 5 Nonmarketable(4)                  5,968      5,994        6,350
6 US securities other
   than US Treasury
   securities(5)                    54,501     58,822       60,974

By area
 7 Europe(1)                       246,983    252,289      247,302
 8 Canada                           38,723     36,177       33,598
 9 Latin America
   and Caribbean                    79,949     96,942       79,164
10 Asia                            403,265    400,144   383,081(r)
11 Africa                            7,242      9,981       11,584
12 Other countries                   6,457      7,058     3,884(r)

                                                 1998
                  Item
                                     Oct.        Nov.        Dec.

 1 Total(1)                       744,974(r)  751,523(r)    757,934

    By type

 2 Liabilities reported
    by banks in the United
    States(2)                     134,644(r)  125,173(r)    123,915
 3 US Treasury bills and
   certificates(3)
   US Treasury bonds
   and notes                         128,598     133,702   134,141
 4 Marketable                        415,010     426,853   432,127
 5 Nonmarketable(4)                    5,997       6,035     6,074
6 US securities other
   than US Treasury
   securities(5)                      60,725      59,760    61,677

By area
 7 Europe(1)                         259,698     261,028   256,026
 8 Canada                             34,644      36,885    36,715
 9 Latin America
   and Caribbean                      77,469   76,800(r)    79,417
10 Asia                           385,523(r)     389,359   398,717
11 Africa                             10,976      10,084    10,059
12 Other countries                  2,750(r)       3,453     3,086

                                               1999
                  Item
                                   Jan.      Feb.    Mar.(p)

 1 Total(1)                      762,236   761,013   768,107

    By type

 2 Liabilities reported
    by banks in the United
    States(2)                     12,834   125,275   124,581
 3 US Treasury bills and
   certificates(3)
   US Treasury bonds
   and notes                     136,840   135,471   141,941
 4 Marketable                    434,601   430,902   427,626
 5 Nonmarketable(4)                6,113     6,151     6,191
6 US securities other
   than US Treasury
   securities(5)                  62,848    63,214    67,768

By area
 7 Europe(1)                     258,298   256,164   253,808
 8 Canada                         37,471    38,462    39,611
 9 Latin America
   and Caribbean                  73,986    75,986    72,828
10 Asia                          405,425   404,111   414,933
11 Africa                         10,144     9,838     9,906
12 Other countries                 2,998     2,538     3,107


(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 1994 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

          Item               1995      1996      1997

1 Banks' liabilities        109,713   103,383   117,524
2 Banks' claims              74,016    66,018    83,038
3 Deposits                   22,696    22,467    28,661
4 Other claims               51,320    43,551    54,377
5 Claims of banks'
  domestic customers(2)       6,145    10,978     8,191

                                             1998
          Item
                               Mar.      June      Sept.     Dec.

1 Banks' liabilities         100,708    87,889    92,934   101,125
2 Banks' claims               82,209    68,286    67,901    74,013
3 Deposits                    28,127    27,387    27,293    41,846
4 Other claims                54,082    40,899    40,608    32,167
5 Claims of banks'
  domestic customers(2)        7,926     7,354     8,453    29,975


(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.

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
                                                              1998
Area or country             1996        1997       1998       Sept.

 1 Total,
    all foreigners        10,101      52,865     13,898   768,481(r)
 2 Foreign countries       7,497      50,402     10,280   763,159(r)
 3 Europe                 34,697       3,272     36,872       38,359
 4   Austria               1,662       1,354      1,043        1,849
 5   Belgium and           6,727       6,641      7,187        8,200
      Luxembourg
 6   Denmark                 492         980      2,383        1,059
 7   Finland                 971       1,233      1,070        1,073
 8   France               15,246      16,239     15,251       17,077
 9   Germany               8,472      12,676     15,922       15,375
10   Greece                  568         402        575          373
11   Italy                 6,457       6,230      7,283        6,510
12   Netherlands           7,117       6,141      5,734        4,803
13   Norway                  808         555        827          640
14   Portugal                418         777        669          975
15   Russia                1,669       1,248        789          920
16   Spain                 3,211       2,942      5,735        7,980
17   Sweden                1,739       1,854      4,223        4,319
18   Switzerland          19,798      28,846     46,880       55,798
19   Turkey                1,109       1,558      1,982        1,900
20   United Kingdom       19,698      37,607     40,822       31,900
21   Yugoslavia(2)           115          52         53           53
22   Other Europe
      and other
      former
      U.S.S.R.(3)          3,956       7,009      9,516        8,627
23 Canada                 26,436      27,189     47,212       41,165
24 Latin America and
    Caribbean             12,009      16,050     14,401       45,557
25   Argentina             7,400       8,924      9,553        8,777
26   Bahamas               6,335      23,843     30,919       21,331
27   Bermuda               4,129       8,782      4,969       10,610
28   Brazil               17,259      21,696     16,193       19,073
29   British
      West Indies         39,974      14,399     22,197       51,685
30   Chile                 5,136       7,913      8,261        8,345
31   Colombia              6,247       6,945      6,523        6,813
32   Cuba                      0           0          0            0
33   Ecuador               1,031       1,311      1,400        1,458
34   Guatemala               620         886      1,127        1,166
35   Jamaica                 345         424        239          305
36   Mexico               18,425      19,428     21,143       20,677
37   Netherlands
      Antilles            25,209      17,838      6,779       10,294
38   Panama                2,786       4,364      3,584        4,226
39   Peru                  2,720       3,491      3,260        3,829
40   Uruguay                 589         629      1,126          955
41   Venezuela             1,702       2,129      3,089        2,638
42   Other                 3,174       4,120      5,111        4,447
43 Asia                   56,942      59,556     33,114   104,668(r)
     China
44     Mainland            1,401       1,579      1,311        1,380
45     Taiwan              1,894         922      1,041        1,031
46     Hong Kong          12,802      13,991      9,082       10,548
47   India                 1,946       2,200      1,440        1,823
48   Indonesia             1,762       2,651      1,954     2,162(r)
49   Israel                  633         768      1,166         94l
50   Japan                59,967      59,549     46,712       52,213
51   Korea (South)        18,901      18,162      8,238        9,823
52   Philippines           1,697       1,689      1,465        1,280
53   Thailand              2,679       2,259      1,806        2,129
54   Middle Eastern
      oil-exporting
      countries(4)        10,424      10,790     16,145       12,681
55   Other                 8,372      10,532      8,290        8,657
56 Africa                  2,776       3,530      3,122        3,012
57   Egypt                   247         247        257          272
58   Morocco                 524         511        372          390
59   South Africa            584         805        643          694
60   Zaire                     0           0          0
61   Oil-exporting
      countries(5)           420       1,212        936          787
62   Other                 1,001         755        914          869
63 Other                   5,709       6,341      6,631        6,110
64   Australia             4,577       5,300      6,167        5,783
65   Other                 1,132       1,041        464          327
66 Nonmonetary
   international
   and regional
   organizations(6)        2,604       2,463      3,618        5,322

                                      1998
Area or country            Oct.        Nov.       Dec.

 1 Total,
    all foreigners     749,546(r)   757,183(r)     13,898
 2 Foreign countries   744,156(r)   751,875(r)     10,280
 3 Europe                  28,053       32,316     36,872
 4   Austria                2,358        2,311      1,043
 5   Belgium and            9,245        7,409      7,187
      Luxembourg
 6   Denmark                1,768        2,524      2,383
 7   Finland                1,149        1,050      1,070
 8   France                16,307       18,881     15,251
 9   Germany               15,121       17,997     15,922
10   Greece                   415          510        575
11   Italy                  7,153        6,544      7,283
12   Netherlands            5,230        5,686      5,734
13   Norway                   662          385        827
14   Portugal                 885          679        669
15   Russia                   883          760        789
16   Spain                  6,051        5,234      5,735
17   Sweden                 4,508        5,087      4,223
18   Switzerland           43,337       45,858     46,880
19   Turkey                 1,848        1,915      1,982
20   United Kingdom        33,210       31,536     40,822
21   Yugoslavia(2)             53           53         53
22   Other Europe
      and other
      former
      U.S.S.R.(3)           8,942        8,969      9,516
23 Canada                  37,316       44,830     47,212
24 Latin America and
    Caribbean              40,714       40,532     14,401
25   Argentina              9,087        9,225      9,553
26   Bahamas               23,387       25,635     30,919
27   Bermuda                6,585        5,702      4,969
28   Brazil             17,614(r)    17,771(r)     16,193
29   British
      West Indies      183,152(r)   179,253(r)     22,197
30   Chile                  8,549        8,824      8,261
31   Colombia               6,764        6,639      6,523
32   Cuba                       0            0          0
33   Ecuador                1,444        1,351      1,400
34   Guatemala                947        1,483      1,127
35   Jamaica                  330          299        239
36   Mexico                22,039       22,483     21,143
37   Netherlands
      Antilles              7,323        7,696      6,779
38   Panama                 4,011        3,864      3,584
39   Peru                   3,706        3,618      3,260
40   Uruguay                  958        1,040      1,126
41   Venezuela              2,689        2,788      3,089
42   Other                  4,273        5,005      5,111
43 Asia                104,784(r)   100,771(r)     33,114
     China
44     Mainland             2,275       2,488      1,311
45     Taiwan               1,079         957      1,041
46     Hong Kong            8,244       8,238      9,082
47   India                  1,582       1,533      1,440
48   Indonesia           2,047(r)    2,072(r)      1,954
49   Israel                 1,504         916      1,166
50   Japan                 52,904      48,406     46,712
51   Korea (South)          9,733       8,947      8,238
52   Philippines            1,128       1,619      1,465
53   Thailand               1,952       1,895      1,806
54   Middle Eastern
      oil-exporting
      countries(4)         13,531      15,077     16,145
55   Other                  8,805       8,623      8,290
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
      countries(5)            533         454        936
62   Other                    860         804        914
63 Other                    6,216       6,527      6,631
64   Australia              5,809       6,008      6,167
65   Other                    407         519        464
66 Nonmonetary
   international
   and regional
   organizations(6)         5,390   5,308(r)       3,618

                                     1999
Area or country            Jan.      Feb.(r)    Mar.(p)

 1 Total,
    all foreigners     718,269(r)      57,590     39,882
 2 Foreign countries   713,263(r)      52,164     35,262
 3 Europe                  29,284      33,816     30,161
 4   Austria                2,634       1,824      2,759
 5   Belgium and            5,599       7,073      5,573
      Luxembourg
 6   Denmark                1,816       1,656      1,619
 7   Finland                  963       1,233      1,351
 8   France                18,575      18,583     15,192
 9   Germany               15,115      16,362     16,910
10   Greece                   533         637        554
11   Italy                  6,168       5,714      6,044
12   Netherlands            5,828       6,048      6,675
13   Norway                   645         561        596
14   Portugal                 584         888      1,205
15   Russia                   742         724        972
16   Spain                  4,560       4,260      3,041
17   Sweden                 4,338       4,664      4,439
18   Switzerland           46,122      50,905     51,672
19   Turkey                 1,796       1,870      2,077
20   United Kingdom        33,423      31,895     31,788
21   Yugoslavia(2)             53          54         54
22   Other Europe
      and other
      former
      U.S.S.R.(3)          10,862       9,937      8,712
23 Canada                  42,925      40,801     41,266
24 Latin America and
    Caribbean          344,347(r)      12,993     63,380
25   Argentina              9,713      10,184     10,398
26   Bahamas               27,464      25,568     23,103
27   Bermuda                5,547       6,028      4,091
28   Brazil                15,616      15,357     15,423
29   British
      West Indies      158,010(r)      24,254     15,611
30   Chile                  8,232       8,085      8,074
31   Colombia               6,433       6,462      6,220
32   Cuba                       0           0          0
33   Ecuador                1,403       1,341      1,219
34   Guatemala              1,107       1,255      1,053
35   Jamaica                  333         602        318
36   Mexico                21,128      21,564     20,532
37   Netherlands
      Antilles              7,403       6,571      6,666
38   Panama                 3,549       3,390      3,320
39   Peru                   3,364       3,353      3,232
40   Uruguay                  997         934        838
41   Venezuela              3,312       3,684      3,502
42   Other                  5,200       5,433      5,316
43 Asia                    25,304      20,966     22,544
     China
44     Mainland             2,691       2,400      3,403
45     Taiwan                 728         778      1,331
46     Hong Kong            8,332       6,785      7,994
47   India                  1,483       1,529      1,701
48   Indonesia              1,948       2,110      1,897
49   Israel                   833         774      1,082
50   Japan                 41,817      39,141     39,972
51   Korea (South)          8,679       8,479      9,134
52   Philippines            1,310       1,589      1,540
53   Thailand               1,759       1,708      1,720
54   Middle Eastern
      oil-exporting
      countries(4)         14,328      12,831     12,167
55   Other                  6,932       8,378      6,139
56 Africa                   2,899       3,087      2,938
57   Egypt                    302         264        260
58   Morocco                  378         361        422
59   South Africa             802         933        798
60   Zaire                      0           0          0
61   Oil-exporting
      countries(5)            516         625        325
62   Other                    901         904      1,133
63 Other                    6,360       6,037      6,045
64   Australia              5,866       5,367      5,638
65   Other                    494         670        407
66 Nonmonetary
   international
   and regional
   organizations(6)      5,006(r)        5,426      4,620


(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.

(6.) Excludes the Bank for International Settlements, which is included in "Other Europe."

3.19 BANKS' OWN AND DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS' CLAIMS ON FOREIGNERS Reported by Banks in the United States(1)

Payable in U.S. Dollars

Millions of dollars, end of period
                                                            1998(r)
Type of claim                    1996      1997      1998    Sept.

 1 Total                      743,919   852,852   875,332   926,532

 2 Banks' claims              599,925   708,225   734,794   768,481
 3   Foreign public
      borrowers                22,216    20,581    23,540    26,428
 4   Own foreign
      offices(2)              341,574   431,685   484,356   486,452
 5   Unaffiliated
      foreign banks           113,682   109,230   105,732   108,426
 6     Deposits                33,826    30,995    26,808    30,301
 7     Other                   79,856    78,235    78,924    78,125
 8 All other foreigners       122,453   146,729   121,166   147,175
 9 Claims of banks'
    domestic customers(3)     143,994   144,627   140,538   158,051
10 Deposits                    77,657    73,110    78,167    89,602
11 Negotiable and
    readily transferable
    instruments(4)             51,207    53,967    48,848    53,512
12 Outstanding
   collections and other
   claims                      15,130    17,550    13,523    14,937
   MEMO
13 Customer liability
    on acceptances             10,388     9,624     4,519     6,068
14 Dollar deposits in
   banks abroad,
   reported by
   nonbanking business
   enterprises in the
   United States(5)            39,661    33,816    39,978    25,093

                                        1998(r)
Type of claim                   Oct.      Nov.      Dec.

 1 Total                         ...       ...    875,332

 2 Banks' claims              749,546   757,183   734,794
 3   Foreign public
      borrowers                28,164    27,063    23,540
 4   Own foreign
      offices(2)              476,973   487,641   484,356
 5   Unaffiliated
      foreign banks           108,524   117,919   105,732
 6     Deposits                25,988    33,774    26,808
 7     Other                   82,536    84,145    78,924
 8 All other foreigners       135,885    124.56   121,166
 9 Claims of banks'
    domestic customers(3)        ...       ...    140,538
10 Deposits                      ...       ...     78,167
11 Negotiable and
    readily transferable
    instruments(4)               ...       ...     48,848
12 Outstanding
   collections and other
   claims                        ...       ...     13,523
   MEMO
13 Customer liability
    on acceptances               ...       ...      4,519
14 Dollar deposits in
   banks abroad,
   reported by
   nonbanking business
   enterprises in the
   United States(5)            34,265    32,888    39,978

                                        1999
Type of claim                Jan.(r)   Feb.(r)   Mar.(p)

 1 Total                         ...       ...       ...

 2 Banks' claims              718,269   712,950   695,242
 3   Foreign public
      borrowers                30,269    31,514    34,913
 4   Own foreign
      offices(2)              459,017   461,685   451,769
 5   Unaffiliated
      foreign banks           106,557   102,596    94,055
 6     Deposits                30,558    29,400    25,044
 7     Other                   75,999    73,196    69,011
 8 All other foreigners       122,426   117,155   114,505
 9 Claims of banks'
    domestic customers(3)        ...       ...       ...
10 Deposits                      ...       ...       ...
11 Negotiable and
    readily transferable
    instruments(4)               ...       ...       ...
12 Outstanding
   collections and other
   claims                        ...       ...       ...
   MEMO
13 Customer liability
    on acceptances               ...       ...       ...
14 Dollar deposits in
   banks abroad,
   reported by
   nonbanking business
   enterprises in the
   United States(5)            38,941    39,055    33,038


(1.) For banks' claims, data are monthly; for claims of banks' domestic customers, data are for quarter ending with month indicated.

Reporting banks include all types of depository institution as well as some brokers and dealers.

(2.) For U.S. banks, includes amounts due from own foreign branches and foreign subsidiaries consolidated in quarterly Consolidated Reports of Condition filed with bank regulatory agencies. For agencies, branches, and majority-owned subsidiaries of foreign banks, consists principally of amounts due from the head office or parent foreign bank, and from foreign branches, agencies, or wholly owned subsidiaries of the head office or parent foreign bank.

(3.) Assets held by reporting banks in the accounts of their domestic customers.

(4.) Principally negotiable time certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, and commercial paper.

(5.) Includes demand and time deposits and negotiable and nonnegotiable certificates of deposit denominated in U.S. dollars issued by banks abroad.

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)       1995       1996      1997

 1 Total                               224,932    258,106   276,550
   By borrower
 2 Maturity of one year or less        178,857    211,859   205,781
 3  Foreign public borrowers            14,995     15,411    12,081
 4  All other foreigners               163,862    196,448   193,700
 5 Maturity of more than one year       46,075     46,247    70,769
 6  Foreign public borrowers             7,522      6,790     8,499
 7  All other foreigners                38,553     39,457    62,270
  By area
  Maturity of one year or less
 8  Europe                              55,622     55,690    58,294
 9  Canada                               6,751      8,339     9,917
10  Latin America and Caribbean         72,504    103,254    97,207
11  Asia                                40,296     38,078    33,964
12  Africa                               1,295      1,316     2,211
13  All other(3)                         2,389      5,182     4,188
 Maturity of more than one year
14  Europe                               4,995      6,965    13,240
15  Canada                               2,751      2,645     2,525
16  Latin America and Caribbean         27,681     24,943    42,049
17  Asia                                 7,941      9,392    10,235
18  Africa                               1,421      1,361     1,236
19  All other(3)                         1,286        941     1,484

                                              1998
Maturity, by borrower and area(2)        Mar.       June

 1 Total                               285,590     292,788
   By borrower
 2 Maturity of one year or less        214,779     211,347
 3  Foreign public borrowers            16,874      16,997
 4  All other foreigners               197,905     194,350
 5 Maturity of more than one year       70,811      81,441
 6  Foreign public borrowers            11,285      10,688
 7  All other foreigners                59,526      70,753
  By area
  Maturity of one year or less
 8  Europe                              69,150      73,787
 9  Canada                               9,297       8,766
10  Latin America and Caribbean        101,070      99,611
11  Asia                                28,751      23,570
12  Africa                               2,227       1,116
13  All other(3)                         4,284       4,497
 Maturity of more than one year
14  Europe                              15,118      15,606
15  Canada                               2,765       2,571
16  Latin America and Caribbean         39,363      47,969
17  Asia                                10,806      12,630
18  Africa                               1,254       1,259
19  All other(3)                         1,505       1,406

                                              1998
Maturity, by borrower and area(2)       Sept.      Dec.(p)

 1 Total                               281,136     250,366
   By borrower
 2 Maturity of one year or less        208,374     186,422
 3  Foreign public borrowers            14,613      13,675
 4  All other foreigners               193,761     172,747
 5 Maturity of more than one year       72,762      63,944
 6  Foreign public borrowers            10,926       9,838
 7  All other foreigners                61,836      54,106
  By area
  Maturity of one year or less
 8  Europe                              68,996      68,708
 9  Canada                               8,953      11,125
10  Latin America and Caribbean         99,646      81,454
11  Asia                                22,330      18,035
12  Africa                               1,762       1,835
13  All other(3)                         6,687       5,265
 Maturity of more than one year
14  Europe                              15,395      15,055
15  Canada                               2,982       3,140
16  Latin America and Caribbean         39,138      33,340
17  Asia                                12,173      10,039
18  Africa                               1,170       1,233
19  All other(3)                         1,904       1,137


(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      1997
Area or country                  1994      1995     Dec.      Mar.

 1 Total                        499.5     551.9     645.3     647.6
 2 G-10 countries
    and Switzerland             191.2     206.0     228.3     231.4
 3   Belgium and
      Luxembourg                  7.2      13.6      11.7      14.1
 4   France                      19.1      19.4      16.6      19.7
 5   Germany                     24.7      27.3      29.8      32.1
 6   Italy                       11.8      11.5      16.0      14.4
 7   Netherlands                  3.6       3.7       4.0       4.5
 8   Sweden                       2.7       2.7       2.6       3.4
 9   Switzerland                  5.1       6.7       5.3       6.0
10   United Kingdom              85.8      82.4     104.7      99.2
11   Canada                      10.0      10.3      14.0      16.3
12   Japan                       21.1      28.5      23.7      21.7
13 Other industrialized
    countries                    45.7      50.2      65.7      66.4
14   Austria                      1.1        .9       1.1       1.9
15   Denmark                      1.3       2.6       1.5       1.7
16   Finland                      .9         .8        .8        .7
17   Greece                       4.5       5.7       6.7       6.3
18   Norway                       2.0       3.2       8.0       5.3
19   Portugal                     1.2       1.3        .9       1.0
20   Spain                       13.6      11.6      13.2      14.4
21   Turkey                       1.6       1.9       2.7       2.8
22   Other Western Europe         3.2       4.7       4.7       6.3
23   South Africa                 1.0       1.2       2.0       1.9
24   Australia                   15.4      16.4      24.0      24.4
25 OPEC(2)                       24.1      22.1      19.7      21.8
26   Ecuador                       .5        .7       1.1        .9
27   Venezuela                    3.7       2.7       2.4       1.9
28   Indonesia                    3.8       4.8       5.2       4.9
29   Middle East countries       15.3      13.3      10.7      13.2
30   African countries             .9        .6        .4        .7
31 Non-OPEC developing
    countries                    96.0     112.6     130.3     128.1
     Latin America
32   Argentina                   11.2      12.9      14.3      14.3
33   Brazil                       8.4      13.7      20.7      22.0
34   Chile                        6.1       6.8       7.0       6.8
35   Colombia                     2.6       2.9       4.1       3.7
36   Mexico                      18.4      17.3      16.2      17.2
37   Peru                          .5        .8       1.6       1.6
38   Other                        2.7       2.8       3.3       3.4
     Asia
     China
39     Mainland                   1.1       1.8       2.5       2.7
40     Taiwan                     9.2       9.4      10.3      10.5
41   India                        4.2       4.4       4.3       4.9
42   Israel                       4.0        .5        .5        .6
43   Korea (South)               16.2      19.1      21.5      14.6
44   Malaysia                     3.1       4.4       6.0       6.5
45   Philippines                  3.3       4.1       5.8       6.0
46   Thailand                     2.1       4.9       5.7       6.8
47   Other Asia                   4.7       4.5       4.1       4.3
     Africa
48   Egypt                         .3        .4        .7        .9
49   Morocco                       .6        .7        .7        .6
50   Zaire                         .0        .0        .1        .0
51   Other Africa(3)               .8        .9        .9        .9

52   Eastern Europe               2.7       4.2       6.9       8.9
53   Russia(4)                     .8       1.0       3.7       3.5
54   Other                        1.9       3.2       3.2       5.4

55   Offshore banking
      centers                    72.9      99.2     134.7     131.3
56   Bahamas                     10.2      11.0      20.3      20.9
57   Bermuda                      8.4       6.3       4.5       6.7
58   Cayman Islands and
      other British
      West Indies                21.4      32.4      37.2      32.8
59   Netherlands Antilles         1.6      10.3      26.1      19.9
60   Panama(s)                    1.3       1.4       2.0       2.0
61   Lebanon                       .1        .1        .1        .1
62   Hong Kong, China            20.0      25.0      27.9      30.8
63   Singapore                   10.1      13.1      16.7      17.9
64   Other(6)                      .1        .1        .1        .3
65 Miscellaneous and
    unallocated(7)               66.9      57.6      59.6      59.6

                                         1997                 1998
Area or country                 June     Sept.      Dec.      Mar.

 1 Total                        678.8     711.0   719.3(r)    739.1
 2 G-10 countries
    and Switzerland             250.0     247.8     242.8     249.0
 3   Belgium and
      Luxembourg                  9.4      11.4      11.0      11.2
 4   France                      17.9      20.2      15.4      15.5
 5   Germany                     34.1      34.7      28.6      25.5
 6   Italy                       20.2      19.3      15.5      19.7
 7   Netherlands                  6.4       7.2       6.2       7.3
 8   Sweden                       3.6       4.1       3.3       4.8
 9   Switzerland                  5.4       4.8       7.2       5.6
10   United Kingdom             110.6     108.3     113.4     120.1
11   Canada                      15.7      15.1      13.7      13.5
12   Japan                       26.8      22.6      28.6      25.8
13 Other industrialized
    countries                    71.7      73.8      64.5      74.3
14   Austria                      1.5       1.7       1.5       1.7
15   Denmark                      2.8       3.7       2.4       2.0
16   Finland                      1.4       1.9       1.3       1.5
17   Greece                       6.1       6.2       5.1       6.1
18   Norway                       4.7       4.6       3.6       4.0
19   Portugal                     1.1       1.4        .9        .7
20   Spain                       15.4      13.9      11.7      16.5
21   Turkey                       3.4       4.4       4.5       4.9
22   Other Western Europe         5.5       6.1       8.2       9.9
23   South Africa                 1.9       1.9       2.2       3.7
24   Australia                   27.8      28.0      23.1      23.2
25 OPEC(2)                       22.3      22.9      26.0      25.7
26   Ecuador                       .9       1.2       1.3       1.3
27   Venezuela                    2.1       2.2       2.5       3.3
28   Indonesia                    5.6       6.5       6.7       5.5
29   Middle East countries       12.5      11.8      14.4      14.3
30   African countries            1.2       1.1       1.2       1.4

31 Non-OPEC developing
    countries                   140.6     137.0     138.7     147.4
     Latin America
32   Argentina                   16.4      17.1      18.4      19.3
33   Brazil                      27.3      26.1      28.6      32.4
34   Chile                        7.6       8.0       8.7       9.0
35   Colombia                     3.3       3.4       3.4       3.3
36   Mexico                      16.6      16.4      17.4      17.7
37   Peru                         1.4       1.8       2.0       2.1
38   Other                        3.4       3.6       4.1       4.0
     Asia
     China
39     Mainland                   3.6       4.3       3.2       4.2
40     Taiwan                    10.6       9.7       9.0      11.7
41   India                        5.3       4.9       4.9       5.0
42   Israel                        .8       1.0        .7        .7
43   Korea (South)               16.3      16.2      15.6      16.2
44   Malaysia                     6.4       5.6       5.1       4.5
45   Philippines                  7.0       5.7       5.7       5.0
46   Thailand                     7.3       6.2       5.4       5.5
47   Other Asia                   4.7       4.5       4.3       4.2
     Africa
48   Egypt                        1.1        .9        .9       1.0
49   Morocco                       .7        .7        .6        .6
50   Zaire                         .0        .0        .0        .0
51   Other Africa(3)               .9        .9        .8       1.1
52   Eastern Europe               7.1       9.8       9.1      12.0
53   Russia(4)                    4.2       5.1       5.1       7.5
54   Other                        2.9       4.7       4.0       4.6
55   Offshore banking
      centers                   129.6     138.9   139.0(r)    129.3
56   Bahamas                     16.1      19.8    23.3(r)     29.2
57   Bermuda                      7.9       9.8       9.8       9.0
58   Cayman Islands and
      other British
      West Indies                35.1      45.7      43.4      24.9
59   Netherlands Antilles        15.8      21.7      14.6      14.0
60   Panamas                      2.6       2.1       3.1       3.2
61   Lebanon                       .1        .1        .1        .1
62   Hong Kong, China            35.2      27.2      32.2      33.8
63   Singapore                   16.7      12.7      12.7      15.0
64   Other(6)                                .1        .1        .1
65 Miscellaneous and
    unallocated(7)               57.6      80.8      99.1     101.3

                                          1998
Area or country                 June       Sept.       Dec.

 1 Total                     749.0(r)    724.3(r)    687.5(r)
 2 G-10 countries
    and Switzerland          275.2(r)    258.3(r)       247.0
 3   Belgium and
      Luxembourg                 13.1        10.9        13.1
 4   France                      20.5        19.9        18.0
 5   Germany                  28.8(r)        28.9        30.7
 6   Italy                       19.5        17.9        11.3
 7   Netherlands                  8.3         8.1         7.7
 8   Sweden                       3.1         2.1         2.2
 9   Switzerland                  6.9         7.4         8.2
10   United Kingdom          134.9(r)    124.9(r)       114.9
11   Canada                      16.5        15.5        16.7
12   Japan                       23.7        22.7        24.1
13 Other industrialized
    countries                 72.1(r)     71.3(r)        67.7
14   Austria                      1.9         2.1         1.4
15   Denmark                      2.1         2.8         2.1
16   Finland                      1.4         1.6         1.4
17   Greece                       5.8         5.7         5.9
18   Norway                       3.4      3.2(r)         3.2
19   Portugal                     1.3         1.0         1.3
20   Spain                    15.2(r)        17.5        13.5
21   Turkey                       6.5         5.2         4.8
22   Other Western Europe         9.6        10.3        10.4
23   South Africa                 5.0         3.7         3.5
24   Australia                   20.0        18.2        20.3
25 OPEC(2)                       25.3        25.8        26.9
26   Ecuador                      1.2         1.2         1.2
27   Venezuela                    3.2         3.1         3.2
28   Indonesia                    5.1         4.7         4.7
29   Middle East countries       15.5        16.1        16.9
30   African countries             .3          .8         1.0

31 Non-OPEC developing
    countries                   144.4    139.7(r)    140.9(r)
     Latin America
32   Argentina                   20.2        22.3        22.3
33   Brazil                      29.9     24.9(r)     24.2(r)
34   Chile                        9.1         8.5         8.3
35   Colombia                     3.6         3.4         3.2
36   Mexico                      17.9        18.4        18.4
37   Peru                         2.2         2.2         2.2
38   Other                        4.4         4.6         5.4
     Asia
     China
39     Mainland                   3.9         2.8         3.0
40     Taiwan                    11.3        12.1        12.8
41   India                        4.9         5.3         5.3
42   Israel                        .9          .9         1.1
43   Korea (South)               14.5        12.9        13.6
44   Malaysia                     4.7         5.0         5.6
45   Philippines                  5.4         4.7         5.1
46   Thailand                     4.9         5.3         4.6
47   Other Asia                   3.7         3.1         2.9
     Africa
48   Egypt                        1.5         1.7         1.3
49   Morocco                       .6          .5          .5
50   Zaire                         .0          .0          .0
51   Other Africa(3)               .8         1.1         1.0
52   Eastern Europe              10.9         6.0         5.2
53   Russia(4)                    6.8         2.8         2.2
54   Other                        4.1         3.2         3.1
55   Offshore banking
      centers                125.5(r)        118.6    90.8(r)
56   Bahamas                  24.7(r)         28.9    33.0(r)
57   Bermuda                      9.3        10.4         4.5
58   Cayman Islands and
      other British
      West Indies                33.9        27.4       12.3
59   Netherlands Antilles        10.5         6.0        2.6
60   Panamas                      3.3         4.0        3.8
61   Lebanon                       .1          .2         .1
62   Hong Kong, China            30.0        30.6       23.2
63   Singapore                   13.5        11.1       11.1
64   Other(6)                      .2          .2         .2
65 Miscellaneous and
    unallocated(7)           95.7(r)        104.5   109.0(r)


(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               1995        1996        1997
 area or country

 1 Total                           46,448      61,782      60,037
 2 Payable in dollars              33,903      39,542      41,956
 3 Payable in foreign
    currencies                     12,545      22,240      18,081
   By type
 4 Financial liabilities           24,241      33,049      29,532
 5  Payable in dollars             12,903      11,913      13,043
 6  Payable in foreign
     currencies                    11,338      21,136      16,489
 7 Commercial liabilities          22,207      28,733      30,505
 8  Trade payables                 11,013      12,720      10,904
 9  Advance receipts
     and other liabilities         11,194      16,013      19,601
10  Payable in dollars             21,000      27,629      28,913
11  Payable in foreign
     currencies                     1,207       1,104       1,592
   By area or country
   Financial liabilities
12  Europe                         15,622      23,179      19,657
13   Belgium and Luxembourg           369         632         186
14   France                           999       1,091       1,684
15   Germany                        1,974       1,834       2,018
16   Netherlands                      466         556         494
17   Switzerland                      895         699         776
18   United Kingdom                10,138      17,161      12,737
19 Canada                             632       1,401       2,392
20 Latin America and
    Caribbean                       1,783       1,668       1,386
21   Bahamas                           59         236         141
22   Bermuda                          147          50         229
23   Brazil                            57          78         143
24   British West Indies              866       1,030         604
25   Mexico                            12          17          26
26   Venezuela                          2           1           1
27 Asia                             5,988       6,423       5,394
28   Japan                          5,436       5,869       5,085
29   Middle Eastern
     oil-exporting
     countries(1)                      27          25          32
30 Africa                             150          38          60
31   Oil-exporting
      countries(2)                    122           0           0
32 All other(3)                        66         340         643
   Commercial liabilities
33 Europe                           7,700       9,767      10,228
34   Belgium and Luxembourg           331         479         666
35   France                           481         680         764
36   Germany                          767       1,002       1,274
37   Netherlands                      500         766         439
38   Switzerland                      413         624         375
39   United Kingdom                 3,568       4,303       4,086
40 Canada                           1,040       1,090       1,175
41 Latin America
    and Caribbean                   1,740       2,574       2,176
42   Bahamas                            1          63          16
43   Bermuda                          205         297         203
44   Brazil                            98         196         220
45   British West Indies               56          14          12
46   Mexico                           416         665         565
47   Venezuela                        221         328         261
48 Asia                            10,421      13,422      14,966
49   Japan                          3,315       4,614       4,500
50   Middle Eastern
     oil-exporting
     countries(1)                   1,912       2,168       3,111
51 Africa                             619       1,040         874
52   Oil-exporting
      countries(2)                    254         532         408
53 Other(3)                           687         840       1,086

                                          1997             1998
Type of liability, and             Sept.        Dec.        Mar.
 area or country

 1 Total                           55,891      60,037      58,040
 2 Payable in dollars              39,746      41,956      42,258
 3 Payable in foreign
    currencies                     16,145      18,081      15,782
   By type
 4 Financial liabilities           26,461      29,532      28,050
 5  Payable in dollars             11,487      13,043      13,568
 6  Payable in foreign
     currencies                    14,974      16,489      14,482
 7 Commercial liabilities          29,430      30,505      29,990
 8  Trade payables                 10,885      10,904      10,107
 9  Advance receipts
     and other liabilities         18,545      19,601      19,883
10  Payable in dollars             28,259      28,913      28,690
11  Payable in foreign
     currencies                     1,171       1,592       1,300
   By area or country
   Financial liabilities
12  Europe                         18,019      19,657      20,307
13   Belgium and Luxembourg            89         186         127
14   France                         1,334       1,684       1,795
15   Germany                        1,730       2,018       2,578
16   Netherlands                      507         494         472
17   Switzerland                      645         776         345
18   United Kingdom                12,165      12,737      13,145
19 Canada                             651       2,392       1,045
20 Latin America and
    Caribbean                       1,067       1,386         965
21   Bahamas                           10         141          17
22   Bermuda                           64         229          86
23   Brazil                            52         143          91
24   British West Indies              669         604         517
25   Mexico                            76          26          21
26   Venezuela                          1           1           1
27 Asia                             6,239       5,394       5,024
28   Japan                          5,725       5,085       4,767
29   Middle Eastern
     oil-exporting
     countries(1)                      23          32          23
30 Africa                              33          60          33
31   Oil-exporting
      countries(2)                      0           0           0
32 All other(3)                       452         643         676
   Commercial liabilities
33 Europe                           9,343      10,228       9,951
34   Belgium and Luxembourg           703         666         565
35   France                           782         764         840
36   Germany                          945       1,274       1,068
37   Netherlands                      452         439         443
38   Switzerland                      400         375         407
39   United Kingdom                 3,829       4,086       4,041
40 Canada                           1,150       1,175       1,347
41 Latin America
    and Caribbean                   2,224       2,176       2,051
42   Bahamas                           38          16          27
43   Bermuda                          180         203         174
44   Brazil                           233         220         249
45   British West Indies               23          12           5
46   Mexico                           562         565         520
47   Venezuela                        322         261         219
48 Asia                            14,628      14,966      14,672
49   Japan                          4,553       4,500       4,372
50   Middle Eastern
     oil-exporting
     countries(1)                   2,984       3,111       3,138
51 Africa                             929         874         833
52   Oil-exporting
      countries(2)                    504         408         376
53 Other(3)                         1,156       1,086       1,136

                                                1998
Type of liability, and              June       Sept.     Dec.(p)
 area or country

 1 Total                           51,433      49,278      46,553
 2 Payable in dollars              40,026      38,409      36,651
 3 Payable in foreign
    currencies                     11,407      10,869       9,902
   By type
 4 Financial liabilities           22,322      19,331      19,255
 5  Payable in dollars             11,988       9,812      10,371
 6  Payable in foreign
     currencies                    10,334       9,519       8,884
 7 Commercial liabilities          29,111      29,947      27,298
 8  Trade payables                  9,537      10,276      10,961
 9  Advance receipts
     and other liabilities         19,574      19,671      16,337
10  Payable in dollars             28,038      28,597      26,280
11  Payable in foreign
     currencies                     1,073       1,350       1,018
   By area or country
   Financial liabilities
12  Europe                         15,468      12,905      12,589
13   Belgium and Luxembourg            75         150          79
14   France                         1,699       1,457       1,097
15   Germany                        2,441       2,167       2,063
16   Netherlands                      484         417       1,406
17   Switzerland                      189         179         155
18   United Kingdom                 8,765       6,610       5,980
19 Canada                             539         389         693
20 Latin America and
    Caribbean                       1,320       1,351       1,495
21   Bahamas                            6           1           7
22   Bermuda                           49          73         101
23   Brazil                            76         154         152
24   British West Indies              845         834         957
25   Mexico                            51          23          59
26   Venezuela                          1           1           2
27 Asia                             4,315       4,005       3,785
28   Japan                          3,869       3,754       3,612
29   Middle Eastern
     oil-exporting
     countries(1)                       0           0           0
30 Africa                              29          31          28
31   Oil-exporting
      countries(2)                      0           0           0
32 All other(3)                       651         650         665
   Commercial liabilities
33 Europe                           9,987      11,010      10,032
34   Belgium and Luxembourg           557         623         278
35   France                           612         740         920
36   Germany                        1,219       1,408       1,394
37   Netherlands                      485         440         429
38   Switzerland                      349         507         499
39   United Kingdom                 3,743       4,286       3,697
40 Canada                           1,206       1,504       1,390
41 Latin America
    and Caribbean                   2,285       1,840       1,619
42   Bahamas                           14          48          14
43   Bermuda                          209         168         198
44   Brazil                          2.46         256         152
45   British West Indies             :27            5          10
46   Mexico                           557         511         347
47   Venezuela                        196         230         202
48 Asia                            13,611      13,538      12,322
49   Japan                          3,995       3,779       3,808
50   Middle Eastern
     oil-exporting
     countries(1)                   3,194       3,582       2,851
51 Africa                             921         810         794
52   Oil-exporting
      countries(2)                    354         372         393
53 Other(3)                         1,101       1,245       1,141


(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       1995     1996     1997

 1 Total                                 52,509   65,897   68,128
 2 Payable in dollars                    48,711   59,156   62,173
 3 Payable in foreign currencies          3,798    6,741    5,955

   By type
 4 Financial claims                      27,398   37,523   36,959
 5   Deposits                            15,133   21,624   22,909
 6     Payable in dollars                14,654   20,852   21,060
 7     Payable in foreign currencies        479      772    1,849
 8   Other financial claims              12,265   15,899   14,050
 9     Payable in dollars                10,976   12,374   11,806
10     Payable in foreign currencies      1,289    3,525    2,244

11 Commercial claims                     25,111   28,374   31,169
12   Trade receivables                   22,998   25,751   27,536
13   Advance payments and other claims    2,113    2,623    3,633

14   Payable in dollars                  23,081   25,930   29,307
15   Payable in foreign currencies        2,030    2,444    1,862

   By area or country
   Financial claims
16   Europe                               7,609   11,085   14,999
17     Belgium and Luxembourg               193      185      406
18     France                               803      694    1,015
19     Germany                              436      276      427
20     Netherlands                          517      493      677
21     Switzerland                          498      474      434
22     United Kingdom                     4,303    7,922   10,337

23   Canada                               2,851    3,442    3,313

24   Latin America and Caribbean         14,500   20,032   15,543
25     Bahamas                            1,965    1,553    2,308
26     Bermuda                               81      140      108
27     Brazil                               830    1,468    1,313
28     British West Indies               10,393   15,536   10,462
29     Mexico                               554      457      537
30     Venezuela                             32       31       36

31   Asia                                 1,579    2,221    2,133
32     Japan                                871    1,035      823
33     Middle Eastern oil-exporting
         countries(1)                         3       22       11

34   Africa                                 276      174      319
35     Oil-exporting countries2               5       14       15

36   All other(3)                           583      569      652

   Commercial claims
37   Europe                               9,824   10,443   12,120
38     Belgium and Luxembourg               231      226      328
39     France                             1,830    1,644    1,796
40     Germany                            1,070    1,337    1,614
41     Netherlands                          452      562      597
42     Switzerland                          520      642      554
43     United Kingdom                     2,656    2,946    3,660

44 Canada                                 1,951    2,165    2,660

45   Latin America and Caribbean          4,364    5,276    5,750
46     Bahamas                               30       35       27
47     Bermuda                              272      275      244
48     Brazil                               898    1,303    1,162
49     British West Indies                   79      190      109
50     Mexico                               993    1,128    1,392
51     Venezuela                            285      357      576

52   Asia                                 7,312    8,376    8,713
53     Japan                              1,870    2,003    1,976
54     Middle Eastern oil-exporting
         countries(1)                       974      971    1,107

55   Africa                                 654      746      680
56     Oil-exporting countries(1)            87      166      119

57   Other(3)                             1,006    1,368    1,246

                                              1997          1998
  Type of claim, and area or country
                                         Sept.     Dec.     Mar.

 1 Total                                 70,506   68,128   71,004
 2 Payable in dollars                    64,144   62,173   65,359
 3 Payable in foreign currencies          6,362    5,955    5,645

   By type
 4 Financial claims                      41,805   36,959   40,301
 5   Deposits                            23,951   22,909   20,863
 6     Payable in dollars                22,392   21,060   19,155
 7     Payable in foreign currencies      1,559    1,849    1,708
 8   Other financial claims              17,854   14,050   19,438
 9     Payable in dollars                14,795   11,806   16,981
10     Payable in foreign currencies      3,059    2,244    2,457

11 Commercial claims                     28,701   31,169   30,703
12   Trade receivables                   25,110   27,536   26,888
13   Advance payments and other claims    3,591    3,633    3,815

14   Payable in dollars                  26,957   29,307   29,223
15   Payable in foreign currencies        1,744    1,862    1,480

   By area or country
   Financial claims
16   Europe                              15,608   14,999   14,187
17     Belgium and Luxembourg               360      406      378
18     France                             1,112    1,015      902
19     Germany                              352      427      393
20     Netherlands                          764      677      911
21     Switzerland                          448      434      401
22     United Kingdom                    11,000   10,337    9,289

23   Canada                               4,279    3,313    4,688

24   Latin America and Caribbean         19,176   15,543   18,207
25     Bahamas                            2,442    2,308    1,316
26     Bermuda                              190      108       66
27     Brazil                             1,501    1,313    1,408
28     British West Indies               12,957   10,462   13,551
29     Mexico                               508      537      967
30     Venezuela                             15       36       47

31   Asia                                 2,015    2,133    2,174
32     Japan                                999      823      791
33     Middle Eastern oil-exporting
         countries(1)                        15       11        9

34   Africa                                 174      319      325
35     Oil-exporting countries2              16       15       16

36   All other(3)                           553      652      720

   Commercial claims
37   Europe                              10,486   12,120   12,854
38     Belgium and Luxembourg               331      328      232
39     France                             1,642    1,796    1,939
40     Germany                            1,395    1,614    1,670
41     Netherlands                          573      597      534
42     Switzerland                          381      554      476
43     United Kingdom                     2,904    3,660    4,828

44 Canada                                 2,649    2,660    2,882

45   Latin America and Caribbean          5,028    5,750    5,481
46     Bahamas                               22       27       13
47     Bermuda                              128      244      238
48     Brazil                             1,101    1,162    1,128
49     British West Indies                   98      109       88
50     Mexico                             1,219    1,392    1,302
51     Venezuela                            418      576      441

52   Asia                                 8,576    8,713    7,638
53     Japan                              2,048    1,976    1,713
54     Middle Eastern oil-exporting
         countries(1)                       987    1,107      987

55   Africa                                 764      680      613
56     Oil-exporting countries(1)           207      119      122

57   Other(3)                             1,198    1,246    1,235

                                                   1998
  Type of claim, and area or country
                                          June     Sept.    Dec.(p)

 1 Total                                 613,202   67,976    77,543
 2 Payable in dollars                     57,601   62,034    72,263
 3 Payable in foreign currencies           5,601    5,942     5,280

   By type
 4 Financial claims                       32,355   37,262    46,324
 5   Deposits                             14,762   15,406    30,192
 6     Payable in dollars                 13,084   13,374    28,549
 7     Payable in foreign currencies       1,678    2,032     1,643
 8   Other financial claims               17,593   21,856    16,132
 9     Payable in dollars                 14,918   19,867    14,124
10     Payable in foreign currencies       2,675    1,989     2,008

11 Commercial claims                      30,847   30,714    31,219
12   Trade receivables                    26,764   26,330    27,211
13   Advance payments and other claims     4,083    4,384     4,008

14   Payable in dollars                   29,599   28,793    29,590
15   Payable in foreign currencies         1,248    1,921     1,629

   By area or country
   Financial claims
16   Europe                               14,105   14,473    12,362
17     Belgium and Luxembourg                518      496       661
18     France                                810    1,140       863
19     Germany                               290      359       379
20     Netherlands                           975      867       875
21     Switzerland                           403      409       414
22     United Kingdom                      9,639    9,849     7,765

23   Canada                               13,020    4,090     2,502

24   Latin America and Caribbean          11,967   15,758    27,714
25     Bahamas                             1,306    2,105       403
26     Bermuda                                48       63        39
27     Brazil                              1,394      710       835
28     British West Indies                 7,349   10,960    24,388
29     Mexico                              1,089    1,122     1,245
30     Venezuela                              57       50        55

31   Asia                                  2,376    2,121     3,026
32     Japan                                 886      928     1,194
33     Middle Eastern oil-exporting
         countries(1)                         12       13         9

34   Africa                                  155      157       160
35     Oil-exporting countries2               15       16        16

36   All other(3)                            732      663       560

   Commercial claims
37   Europe                               12,882   13,029    13,249
38     Belgium and Luxembourg                216      219       238
39     France                              1,955    2,098     2,172
40     Germany                             1,757    1,502     1,822
41     Netherlands                           492      463       467
42     Switzerland                           418      546       484
43     United Kingdom                      4,664    4,681     4,769

44 Canada                                  2,779     2,291    2,595

45   Latin America and Caribbean           6,082    5,773     6,328
46     Bahamas                                12       39        24
47     Bermuda                               359      173       536
48     Brazil                              1,183    1,062       992
49     British West Indies                   110       91       137
50     Mexico                              1,462    1,356     1,574
51     Venezuela                             585      566       401

52   Asia                                  7,367     7,190    7,194
53     Japan                               1,757     1,789    1,681
54     Middle Eastern oil-exporting
         countries(1)                      1,127      967     1,131

55   Africa                                  657      740       712
56     Oil-exporting countries(1)            116      128       165

57   Other(3)                              1,080    1,691     1,141


(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.

3.24 FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS IN SECURITIES
Millions of dollars

                                                       1999
 Transaction, and area or       1997        1998
          country                                      Jan.-
                                                       Mar.

U.S. corporate securities

          STOCKS

 1 Foreign purchases          1,097,958   1,596,255   495,283
 2 Foreign sales              1,028,361   1,542,099   484,278

 3 Net purchases, or
      sales (-)                  69,597      54,156    11,005

4 Foreign countries              69,754      54,536    10,991

5 Europe                         62,688      72,349    19,014
6   France                        6,641       6,099     1,561
7   Germany                       9,059      10,609     2,387
8   Netherlands                   3,831       8,326     2,145
9   Switzerland                   7,848       6,269     2,123
10  United Kingdom               22,478      24,336     7,301
11 Canada                        -1,406      -4,766     1,699
12 Latin America and
     Caribbean                    5,203         781    -3,973
13 Middle East(1)                   383       1,082       210
14 Other Asia                     2,072     -12,554    -6,193
15   Japan                        4,787      -1,407    -2,885
16 Africa                           472         624       120
17 Other countries                  342        -816       114

18 Nonmonetary interna-
       tional and regional
       organizations               -157        -380        14

         BONDS(2)

19 Foreign purchases            610,116     905,272   217,826
20 Foreign sales                475,958     727,866   161,914

21 Net purchases, or
     sales (-)                  134,158     177,406    55,912

22 Foreign countries            133,595     177,749    56,074

23 Europe                        71,631     127,932    29,425
24   France                       3,300       3,390       291
25   Germany                      2,742       4,381     1,856
26   Netherlands                  3,576       3,490       807
27   Switzerland                    187       4,856     1,210
28   United Kingdom              54,134      97,683    20,108
29 Canada                         6,264       6,077     1,215
30 Latin America and
     Caribbean                   34,733      24,731    13,642
31 Middle East(1)                 2,155       4,994     2,609
32 Other Asia                    16,996      12,679     8,603
33   Japan                        9,357       8,381     1,315
34 Africa                         1,005         190       567
35 Other countries                  811       1,146        13

36 Nonmonetary interna-
       tional and regional
       organizations                563        -343      -162

Foreign securities

37 Stocks, net purchases,
       or sales (-)             -40,942       8,503     8,240
38   Foreign purchases          756,015     940,678   247,070
39   Foreign sales              796,957     932,175   238,830
40 Bonds, net purchases, or
       sales (-)                -48,171     -18,957      -495
41   Foreign purchases        1,451,704   1,335,314   198,164
42   Foreign sal              1,499,875   1,354,271   198,659

43 Net purchases, or sales
     (-), of stocks and
     bond                       -89,113     -10,454     7,745

44 Foreign countries            -88,921     -10,125     7,388

45 Europe                       -29,874      11,139    20,683
46 Canada                        -3,085      -1,163      -717
47 Latin America and
     Caribbean                  -25,258     -12,860      -491
48 Asia                         -25,123      -3,326   -12,057
49   Japan                      -10,001      -1,663   -10,499
50 Africa                        -3,293      -1,411       -19

51 Other countries               -2,288      -2,504       -11

52 Nonmonetary interna-
       tional and regional
       organizations               -192        -329       357

                                              1998
 Transaction, and area or
          country              Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.

U.S. corporate securities

          STOCKS

 1 Foreign purchases          137,418   145,588   126,571   138,942
 2 Foreign sales              147,891   142,831   119,042   134,306

 3 Net purchases, or
      sales (-)               -10,473     2,757     7,529     4,363

4 Foreign countries           -10,430     2,754     7,546     4,634

5 Europe                        2,182      -249     4,406     2,441
6   France                         85       360        50      -614
7   Germany                     1,281        68       372      -189
8   Netherlands                   876     1,009     1,816       332
9   Switzerland                  -307    -1,974      -420      -314
10  United Kingdom                700       632     1,902     3,154
11 Canada                        -195      -507      -201      -976
12 Latin America and
     Caribbean                -11,766     2,058     3,691     3,088
13 Middle East(1)                 148      -177      -334      -219
14 Other Asia                    -678     1,823        -8       155
15   Japan                        519       597       822       141
16 Africa                         -98      -217        41        16
17 Other countries                -23        23       -49       129

18 Nonmonetary interna-
       tional and regional
       organizations              -43         3       -17         2

         BONDS(2)

19 Foreign purchases          100,186   108,678    81,943    58,884
20 Foreign sales               92,663   105,437    60,480    41,141

21 Net purchases, or
     sales (-)                  7,523     3,241    21,463    17,743

22 Foreign countries            7,473     3,230    22,433    17,665

23 Europe                      12,323    12,062    16,717     9,099
24   France                       184       701       235      -170
25   Germany                      268      -135       435       217
26   Netherlands                  275       704        64       996
27   Switzerland                1,003       -50       251       -36
28   United Kingdom             9,760    10,182    13,777     6,863
29 Canada                         443       292       558       184
30 Latin America and
     Caribbean                 -2,927  -11,135      2,295     2,688
31 Middle East(1)                 -58         2       835     2,472
32 Other Asia                  -1,847     1,185     1,904     3,152
33   Japan                       -713     1,624     1,194     2,238
34 Africa                         -61        55        24        16
35 Other countries               -400       769       100        54

36 Nonmonetary interna-
       tional and regional
       organizations               50        11      -970        78

Foreign securities

37 Stocks, net purchases,
       or sales (-)             6,107     8,046    -2,729       841
38   Foreign purchases         89,496    90,407    70,402    69,578
39   Foreign sales             83,389    82,361    73,131    68,737
40 Bonds, net purchases, or
       sales (-)                3,384    15,980      -918    -4,684
41   Foreign purchases        152,881   102,202    55,573    56,845
42   Foreign sal              149,497    86,222    56,491    61,529

43 Net purchases, or sales
     (-), of stocks and
     bond                       9,491    24,026  -3,6471    -3,843

44 Foreign countries            9,492    24,119    -3,641   -3,683

45 Europe                       6,007    10,792     2,326     3,072
46 Canada                     -1,118        946       562    -4,828
47 Latin America and
     Caribbean                  1,214     4,585    -4,074       -19
48 Asia                         3,550     6,699    -2,064    -1,489
49   Japan                      2,239     6,134    -2,390    -1,882
50 Africa                        -163         4       -56         5

51 Other countries                  2     1,093      -335      -424

52 Nonmonetary interna-
       tional and regional
       organizations               -1       -93        -6      -160

                                            1999
 Transaction, and area or
          country              Jan.         Feb.        Mar.(p)

U.S. corporate securities

          STOCKS

 1 Foreign purchases          155,819      159,570(r)   179,894
 2 Foreign sales              152,303      154,968      177,007

 3 Net purchases, or
      sales (-)                 3,516        4,602(r)     2,887

4 Foreign countries             3,502        4,602(r)     2,887

5 Europe                        6,048        6,403(r)     6,563
6   France                        537         -175        1,199
7   Germany                     1,035          872          480
8   Netherlands                    86          956        1,103
9   Switzerland                   -10          582        1,551
10  United Kingdom              3,893        2,833(r)       575
11 Canada                         728          248          723
12 Latin America and
     Caribbean                 -1,279       -1,279       -1,415
13 Middle East(1)                 152         -240          298
14 Other Asia                  -2,306         -630       -3,257
15   Japan                       -616         -344       -1,925
16 Africa                          22           11           87
17 Other countries                137           89         -112

18 Nonmonetary interna-
       tional and regional
       organizations               14            0            0

         BONDS(2)

19 Foreign purchases           66,585       74,368(r)        77
20 Foreign sales               53,759       55,946(r)        52

21 Net purchases, or
     sales (-)                 12,826       18,422(r)    24,664

22 Foreign countries           12,825       18,381(r)    24,868

23 Europe                       2,857       13,842(r)    12,726
24   France                       145          124           22
25   Germany                      398        1,268          190
26   Netherlands                   60          329          418
27   Switzerland                  403          535          272
28   United Kingdom               703       10,243(r)     9,162
29 Canada                         100          475          640
30 Latin America and
     Caribbean                  6,382        2,057        5,203
31 Middle East(1)               1,436          314          859
32 Other Asia                   2,032        1,439        5,132
33   Japan                        561          165          589
34 Africa                          40          266          261
35 Other countries                -22          -12           47

36 Nonmonetary interna-
       tional and regional
       organizations                1           41         -204

Foreign securities

37 Stocks, net purchases,
       or sales (-)             3,308(r)     3,083(r)     1,849
38   Foreign purchases         77,931(r)    73,941       95,198
39   Foreign sales             74,623(r)    70,858(r)    93,349
40 Bonds, net purchases, or
       sales (-)               -2,304          -20(r)     1,829
41   Foreign purchases         56,072       66,198(r)    75,894
42   Foreign sal               58,376       66,218(r)    74,065

43 Net purchases, or sales
     (-), of stocks and
     bond                       1,004(r)     3,063(r)     3,678

44 Foreign countries              883(r)     2,787(r)     3,718

45 Europe                         406(r)     6,429(r)    13,848
46 Canada                      -3,110         -551          144
47 Latin America and
     Caribbean                  2,355          726(r)    -3,572
48 Asia                        -1,558       -3,344       -7,155
49   Japan                        141       -3,390       -7,250
50 Africa                          22          -25          -16

51 Other countries                -32         -448          469

52 Nonmonetary interna-
       tional and regional
       organizations              121          276          -40


(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 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
                                                     1999
       Area or country           1997       1998
                                                     Jan.-
                                                      Mar.

 1 Total estimated              184,171    46,677   -17,256
 2 Foreign countries            183,688    44,208   -16,527
 3   Europe                     144,921    21,586    -5,604
 4     Belgium and Luxembourg     3,427     3,805       -79
 5     Germany                   22,471       148       377
 6     Netherlands                1,746    -5,533     1,960
 7     Sweden                      -465     1,486       321
 8     Switzerland                6,028     5,240    -3,581
 9     United Kingdom            98,253    12,120    -4,985
10     Other Europe and
         former U.S.S.R.         13,461     4,320       383
11   Canada                        -811       572      -389

12   Latin America and
         Caribbean               -2,554    -3,735   -10,558
13     Venezuela                    655        59         1
14     Other Latin America
         and Caribbean             -549     9,450    -6,573
15     Netherlands Antilles      -2,660   -13,244    -3,986
16   Asia                        39,567    27,383      -509
17     Japan                     20,360    13,048    -4,569
18   Africa                       1,524       751       -41
19   Other                        1,041    -2,349       574

20 Nonmonetary international
       and regional
       organizations                483     2,469      -729
21   International                  621     1,502      -654
22   Latin American regional        170       199        -1

   MEMO
23 Foreign countries            183,688    44,208   -16,527
24   Official institutions       43,959     4,123    -4,501
25   Other foreign              139,729    40,085   -12,026

   Oil-exporting countries
26 Middle East(2)                 7,636   -16,554     6,051
27 Africa(3)                        -12         2         0

                                                1998
       Area or country
                                 Sept.      Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

 1 Total estimated               -5,270    -2,193   25,456   10,549
 2 Foreign countries             -5,261    -2,855   25,556    9,426
 3   Europe                      -2,771    -9,869    5,475    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
         former U.S.S.R.         -5,449    -1,813    1,490    1,757
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
         and Caribbean            2,982    -1,288   -5,411     -165
15     Netherlands Antilles      -4,221       832    7,045   -3,760
16   Asia                          -207     7,756   13,632    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
       and regional
       organizations                 -9       662     -100    1,123
21   International                 -288       645      -19    1,084
22   Latin American regional         -5         0       -6        2

   MEMO
23 Foreign countries             -5,261    -2,855   25,556    9,426
24   Official institutions     - 10,304     9,001   11,843    5,274
25   Other foreign                5,043   -11,856   13,713    4,152

   Oil-exporting countries
26 Middle East(2)                -5,837      -276      233   -2,442
27 Africa(3)                          0         0        0        0

                                            1999
       Area or country

                                 Jan.      Feb.   Mar.(p)

 1 Total estimated              -4,165   -14,623     1,532
 2 Foreign countries            -4,107   -14,182     1,762
 3   Europe                      1,519    -7,354       231
 4     Belgium and Luxembourg     -229       204       -54
 5     Germany                    -268       217       428
 6     Netherlands               2,347      -584       197
 7     Sweden                      163      -228       386
 8     Switzerland              -2,171        47    -1,457
 9     United Kingdom              718    -5,721        18
10     Other Europe and
         former U.S.S.R.           959    -1,289       713
11   Canada                     -1,729     1,127       213

12   Latin America and
         Caribbean              -5,621    -6,037     1,100
13     Venezuela                   -17       463      -445
14     Other Latin America
         and Caribbean          -1,979    -2,024    -2,570
15     Netherlands Antilles     -3,625    -4,476     4,115
16   Asia                        2,310    -2,216      -603
17     Japan                    -2,134    -1,124    -1,311
18   Africa                         17        -6       -52
19   Other                        -603       304       873

20 Nonmonetary international
       and regional
       organizations               -58      -441      -230
21   International                 -77      -371      -206
22   Latin American regional         3         1        -5

   MEMO
23 Foreign countries            -4,107   -14,182     1,762
24   Official institutions       2,474    -3,699    -3,276
25   Other foreign              -6,581   -10,483     5,038

   Oil-exporting countries
26 Middle East(2)                4,080      -618     2,589
27 Africa(3)                         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 Austria/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 European Monetary
     Union/euro(3)                 n.a.         n.a.         n.a.
 9 Finland/markka                  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                     7.600        7.918        9.152
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       947.65     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(2)       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 (January
       1997=100)(5)               97.43       104.47       116.25
37 Major currencies (March
       1973=100)(6)               85.23        91.85        96.52
38 Other important trading
       partners (January
       1997=100)(7)               98.25       104.67       125.70

             REAL

39 Broad (March 1973=100)(5)      85.99        90.59        98.46
40 Major currencies (March
       1973=100)(6)               85.88        93.24        98.36
41 Other important trading
       partners (January
       1997=100)(7)               92.52        93.61       105.83

                                  1998           1999
             Item
                                  Dec.           Jan.

                                     Exchange Rates

    COUNTRY/CURRENCY UNIT

 1 Australia/dollar(2)            61.82          63.20
 2 Austria/schilling              11.746          n.a.
 3 Belgium/franc                  34.44           n.a.
 4 Brazil/real                     1.2052         1.5120
 5 Canada/dollar                   1.5433         1.5194
 6 China, P.R./yuan                8.2780         8.2789
 7 Denmark/krone                   6.3531         6.4194
 8 European Monetary
     Union/euro(3)                 n.a.           1.1591
 9 Finland/markka                  5.0769         n.a.
10 France/franc                    5.5981         n.a.
11 Germany/deutsche mark           1.6698         n.a.
12 Greece/drachma                280.43         278.91

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           n.a.
17 Japan/yen                     117.07         113.29
18 Malaysia/ringgit                3.8014         3.8000
19 Mexico/peso                     9.907         10.128
20 Netherlands/guilder             1.8816         n.a.
21 New Zealand/dollar(2)          52.23          53.88
22 Norway/krone                    7.6050         7.4532
23 Portugal/escudo               171.19           n.a.

24 Singapore/dollar                1.6515         1.6791
25 South Africa/rand               5.9030         5.9931
26 South Korea/won             1,213.22       1,175.11
27 Spain/peseta                  142.08           n.a.
28 Sri Lanka/rupee                68.117         68.630
29 Sweden/krona                    8.0716         7.8188
30 Switzerland/franc               1.3604         1.3856
31 Taiwan/dollar                  32.337         32.300
32 Thailand/baht                  36.276         36.622
33 United Kingdom/pound(2)       167.08         164.98
34 Venezuela/bolivar             565.89         569.80

                                       Indexes(3)

           NOMINAL

35 G-10 (March 1973=100)(4)       94.61           n.a.
36 Broad (January
       1997=100)(5)              114.56         114.68
37 Major currencies (March
       1973=100)(6)               93.40          92.37
38 Other important trading
       partners (January
       1997=100)(7)              126.80         128.98

             REAL

39 Broad (March 1973=100)(5)      95.93(r)       95.61(r)
40 Major currencies (March
       1973=100)(6)               95.48(r)       94.91(r)
41 Other important trading
       partners (January
       1997=100)(7)              103.61         103.62(r)

                                         1999
             Item
                                  Feb.           Mar.

Exchange Rates

    COUNTRY/CURRENCY UNIT

 1 Australia/dollar(2)            63.99          63.08
 2 Austria/schilling               n.a.           n.a.
 3 Belgium/franc                   n.a.           n.a.
 4 Brazil/real                     1.9261         1.9057
 5 Canada/dollar                   1.4977         1.5176
 6 China, P.R./yuan                8.2755         8.2792
 7 Denmark/krone                   6.6379         6.8287
 8 European Monetary
     Union/euro(3)                 1.1203         1.0886
 9 Finland/markka                  n.a.           n.a.
10 France/franc                    n.a.           n.a.
11 Germany/deutsche mark           n.a.           n.a.
12 Greece/drachma                287.41         296.36

13 Hong Kong/dollar                7.7490         7.7493
14 India/rupee                    42.53          42.52
15 Ireland/pound(2)                n.a.           n.a.
16 Italy/lira                      n.a.           n.a.
17 Japan/yen                     116.67         119.47
18 Malaysia/ringgit                3.8000         3.8000
19 Mexico/peso                    10.006          9.732
20 Netherlands/guilder             n.a.           n.a.
21 New Zealand/dollar(2)          54.35          53.45
22 Norway/krone                    7.7240         7.8151
23 Portugal/escudo                 n.a.           n.a.

24 Singapore/dollar                1.7004         1.7292
25 South Africa/rand               6.1146         6.2136
26 South Korea/won             1,188.84       1,229.72
27 Spain/peseta                    n.a.           n.a.
28 Sri Lanka/rupee                69.070         69.570
29 Sweden/krona                    7.9532         8.2144
30 Switzerland/franc               1.4272         1.4660
31 Taiwan/dollar                  32.564         33.165
32 Thailand/baht                  37.137         37.557
33 United Kingdom/pound(2)       162.76         162.13
34 Venezuela/bolivar             577.32         580.06

                                       Indexes(3)

           NOMINAL

35 G-10 (March 1973=100)(4)        n.a.           n.a.
36 Broad (January
       1997=100)(5)              116.37         117.80
37 Major currencies (March
       1973=100)(6)               93.76          95.69
38 Other important trading
       partners (January
       1997=100)(7)              130.83         131.03

             REAL

39 Broad (March 1973=100)(5)      96.69(r)       98.08(r)
40 Major currencies (March
       1973=100)(6)               96.40(r)       98.40(r)
41 Other important trading
       partners (January
       1997=100)(7)              104.19(r)      104.81(r)

                                          1999
             Item
                                  Apr.            May

                                     Exchange Rates

    COUNTRY/CURRENCY UNIT

 1 Australia/dollar(2)            64.20            .6628
 2 Austria/schilling               n.a.           n.a.
 3 Belgium/franc                   n.a.           n.a.
 4 Brazil/real                     1.7025         1.6853
 5 Canada/dollar                   4.4881         1.4611
 6 China, P.R./yuan                8.2795         8.2785
 7 Denmark/krone                   6.9475         6.9925
 8 European Monetary
     Union/euro(3)                 1.0701         1.0630
 9 Finland/markka                  n.a.           n.a.
10 France/franc                    n.a.           n.a.
11 Germany/deutsche mark           n.a.           n.a.
12 Greece/drachma                304.26         305.96

13 Hong Kong/dollar                7.7495         7.7531
14 India/rupee                    42.80          42.86
15 Ireland/pound(2)                n.a.           n.a.
16 Italy/lira                      n.a.           n.a.
17 Japan/yen                     119.77         122.00
18 Malaysia/ringgit                3.8000         3.8000
19 Mexico/peso                     9.43           9.395
20 Netherlands/guilder             n.a.           n.a.
21 New Zealand/dollar(2)          54.27            .5530
22 Norway/krone                    7.7750         7.7496
23 Portugal/escudo                 n.a.           n.a.

24 Singapore/dollar                1.7134         1.7122
25 South Africa/rand               6.1186         6.1809
26 South Korea/won             1,209.96       1,197.92
27 Spain/peseta                    n.a.           n.a.
28 Sri Lanka/rupee                69.588         70.581
29 Sweden/krona                    8.3293         8.4432
30 Switzerland/franc               1.4971         1.5078
31 Taiwan/dollar                  32.965         32.791
32 Thailand/baht                  37.631         37.051
33 United Kingdom/pound(2)       160.89           1.6154
34 Venezuela/bolivar             587.79         596.48

                                       Indexes(3)

           NOMINAL

35 G-10 (March 1973=100)(4)        n.a.           n.a.
36 Broad (January
       1997=100)(5)   117.80     116.91
37 Major currencies (March
       1973=100)(6)               95.76          95.79
38 Other important trading
       partners (January
       1997=100)(7)              129.24         128.55

             REAL

39 Broad (March 1973=100)(5)      96.91(r)       96.65
40 Major currencies (March
       1973=100)(6)               98.71(r)       98.64
41 Other important trading
       partners (January
       1997=100)(7)              101.52(r)      100.99(r)


(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, see 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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