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TABLE-U.S. M-2 money supply down $8.8 bln Aug 4 week
NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply fell by $8.8 billion in the Aug. 4 week to $7,720.7 billion, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday.
The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was $7,723.4 billion vs. $7,718.3 billion in the previous week.
Following are the details of the money supply report, and the Fed's H.3 and H.4 reports:
One week ended August 4 (billions dlrs)
Latest Change Prev week Rvsd from M-1....1,420.7 up.....13.1 vs 1,407.6.....1,407.6 M-2....7,720.7 down....8.8 vs 7,729.5.....7,728.9 M-2 Avg 4 wks (Vs Wk ago)..7,723.4 vs ...7,718.3 Monthly aggregates (Adjusted avgs in billions) M-1 (July vs June)........1,400.9 vs.....1,385.5 M-2 (July vs June)........7,725.9 vs.....7,687.0
Federal Reserve's H.3 and H.4 report:
Two Weeks Ended August 13 daily avgs-mlns (H.3) Free Reserves..............-15,685* vs.rvsd...-14,980* Bank Borrowings.............17,636 vs.........17,080 Seasonal Loans...97 vs.............99 Excess Reserves..............1,951 vs..........2,100 Required Reserves (Adj).....42,396 vs.........41,043 Required Reserves...........40,038 vs.........44,568 Total Reserves..............41,989 vs.........46,668 Non-Borrowed Reserves.....-125,646 vs.......-120,409 Monetary Base (Unadj)......847,252 vs........846,834 *Includes Primary Dealer Credit Facility and other credit facility extensions amounts, not Term auction facility amounts.
Two Weeks Ended August 13 daily avgs-mlns Total Vault Cash.....rvsd...51,758 vs.........49,103 Inc Cash Equal to Req Res...32,849 vs.........36,732
One week ended August 13 (H4.1) Bank Borrowings..........17,806**up.............343** Primary Credit...........17,699 up.............329 Secondary Credit..............7 up...............7 Seasonal Credit.............100 up...............7 Float.....-1,120 up..............60 Balances/Adjustments......7,007 down............12 Currency.831,170 down...........397 Treasury Deposits.........4,859 down............21 Maiden Lane LLC..........29,145 up..............40 **Includes Primary Dealer Credit Facility and other credit facility extensions amounts.
One week ended August 13 - daily avgs-mlns Fed bank credit.............883,000 down.......6,150 Treasuries held outright....479,396 up...........105 Agencies held outright..........nil vs..........unch Repos........105,786 down.......4,714 Other Fed assets............101,987 down.......1,984 Other Fed liabilities........40,577 down.......2,236 Other deposits with Fed.........325 down..........23 Foreign deposits.319 up...........204 Gold stock....11,041 vs..........unch Custody holdings..........2,394,883 down.........801
Factors on August 13 Bank borrowings..............17,651 vs........17,504 Float...........-991 vs........-1,656











