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Money, credit, and security markets

Economic Indicators,  Jan, 2003  

MONEY, CREDIT, AND SECURITY MARKETS

MONEY STOCK AND DEBT MEASURES

[GRAPHIC OMITTED]

[Averages of daily figures, except debt end-of-period basis; billions
of dollars seasonally adjusted]

                          M1                    M2

                   Sum of currency,       M1 plus retail
                   demand deposits,       MMMF balances,
    Period        travelers' checks,     savings deposits
                      and other             (including
                   checkable depos-         MMDAs), and
                      its (OCDs)        small time deposits

1993: Dec (r)                1,129.3                3,483.2
1994: Dec (r)                1,149.9                3,496.2
1995: Dec (r)                1,126.7                3,640.1
1996: Dec (r)                1,078.4                3,814.3
1997: Dec (r)                1,071.4                4,029.8
1998: Dec (r)                1,095.0                4,381.5
1999: Dec (r)                1,121.9                4,648.0
2000: Dec (r)                1,084.9                4,926.9
2001: Dec (r)                1,173.4                5,440.6
2002: Dec                    1,211.6                5,791.7

2002: Jan (r)                1,179.7                5,464.4
      Feb (r)                1,186.1                5,502.7
      Mar (r)                1,188.1                5,503.5
      Apr (r)                1,173.7                5,491.5
      May (r)                1,184.4                5,557.3
      June (r)               1,190.2                5,589.1
      July (r)               1,197.4                5,638.0
      Aug (r)                1,186.3                5,677.1
      Sept (r)               1,192.5                5,703.5
      Oct (r)                1,203.9                5,741.7
      Nov (r)                1,203.4                5,778.6
      Dec                    1,211.6                5,791.7

                        M3               Debt

                  M2 plus large
                  time deposits,       Debt of
    Period          RPs, Euro-         domestic
                   dollars, and      nonfinancial
                   institution-      sectors (1)
                      al MMMF
                     balances

1993: Dec (r)             4,277.4        12,434.4
1994: Dec (r)             4,359.8        13,001.5
1995: Dec (r)             4,624.9        13,706.9
1996: Dec (r)             4,970.5        14,440.2
1997: Dec (r)             5,444.3        15,243.1
1998: Dec (r)             6,032.3        16,285.5
1999: Dec (r)             6,528.6        17,377.6
2000: Dec (r)             7,090.5        18,250.6
2001: Dec (r)             7,993.5        19,369.2
2002: Dec                 8,502.1

2002: Jan (r)             8,004.7
      Feb (r)             8,056.0
      Mar (r)             8,068.4        19,601.0
      Apr (r)             8,071.2
      May (r)             8,135.1
      June (r)            8,171.4        20,004.5
      July (r)            8,221.0
      Aug (r)             8,291.0
      Sept (r)            8,333.5        20,336.8
      Oct (r)             8,338.1
      Nov (r)             8,454.5
      Dec                 8,502.1

                            Percent change

                                             From
                     From year or 6          pre-
    Period         months earlier (2)       vious
                                          period (3)

                   M1      M2      M3         Debt

1993: Dec (r)     10.3     1.5     1.5           4.9
1994: Dec (r)      1.8      .4     1.9           4.5
1995: Dec (r)     -2.0     4.1     6.1           5.4
1996: Dec (r)     -4.3     4.8     7.5           5.3
1997: Dec (r)      -.6     5.6     9.5           5.6
1998: Dec (r)      2.2     8.7    10.8           6.8
1999: Dec (r)      2.5     6.1     8.2           6.5
2000: Dec (r)     -3.3     6.0     8.6           4.9
2001: Dec (r)      8.2    10.4    12.7           6.1
2002: Dec          3.3     6.5     6.4

2002: Jan (r)      7.3     9.0     9.0
      Feb (r)      6.3     9.1    10.1
      Mar (r)     -2.3     4.9     6.2           4.8
      Apr (r)      1.6     5.0     5.4
      May (r)      3.2     5.9     5.1
      June (r)     2.9     5.5     4.5           8.2
      July (r)     3.0     6.4     5.4
      Aug (r)       .0     6.3     5.8
      Sept (r)      .7     7.3     6.6           6.6
      Oct (r)      5.1     9.1     6.6
      Nov (r)      3.2     8.0     7.9
      Dec          3.6     7.2     8.1

(1) Quarterly data; shown in last month of quarter. End-of-year data
are for fourth quarter. Consists of outstanding credit market debt of
the U.S. Government, State and local governments, and private
nonfinancial sectors; data from flow of funds accounts.

(2) Annual changes are from December to Dcember and monthly changes are
from 6 months earlier at a simple annual rate.

(3) Annual changes are from fourth quarter to fourth quarter. Quarterly
changes are from previous quarter at an annual rate.

NOTE.--See p. 27 for components.

Money stock series reflect annual seasonal adjustment revisions
released on January 30, 2003

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal System.

COMPONENTS OF MONEY STOCK

[Averages of daily figures; billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted]

                                                               Saving
                                                              deposits,
                                                    Other     including
                             Nonbank     Demand     check-      money
     Period      Currency   travelers   deposits     able      market
                             cheeks                deposits    deposit
                                                    (OCDs)    accounts
                                                                 (1)
                                                               (MMDAs)

1993: Dec (r)       321.6         7.5      385.5      414.8     1,219.3
1994: Dec (r)       354.0         8.0      383.6      404.2     1,149.8
1995: Dec (r)       372.1         8.5      389.3      356.8     1,134.1
1996: Dec (r)       394.1         8.3      400.3      275.7     1,274.0
1997: Dec (r)       424.6         8.1      393.1      245.7     1,400.6
1998: Dec (r)       459.7         8.2      377.1      250.0     1,602.9
1999: Dec (r)       517.5         8.3      352.2      244.0     1,738.4
2000: Dec (r)       531.0         8.0      306.7      239.2     1,874.0
2001: Dec (r)       581.4         7.8      325.6      258.8     2,303.5
2002: Dec           626.9         7.5      296.5      280.7     2,758.2

2002: Jan (r)       587.0         7.9      324.9      259.9     2,344.6
      Feb (r)       591.9         7.8      325.1      261.3     2,394.7
      Mar (r)       595.7         7.8      323.3      261.4     2,417.4
      Apr (r)       599.8         7.7      305.2      261.0     2,446.3
      May (r)       604.6         7.8      306.5      265.5     2,494.5
      June (r)      609.0         8.2      305.6      267.4     2,526.2
      July (r)      613.3         8.5      304.5      271.1     2,563.0
      Aug (r)       615.9         8.3      289.6      272.5     2,620.5
      Sept (r)      617.8         7.9      292.0      274.8     2,659.5
      Oct (r)       620.5         7.7      299.3      276.4     2,696.0
      Nov (r)       623.2         7.5      294.1      278.7     2,739.3
      Dec           626.9         7.5      296.5      280.7     2,758.2

                                                       Over-
                                                       night
                                                        and
                  Small      Money market     Large     term     Over-
                 denom-      mutual fund     denom-    repur-    night
                 ination      balances       ination   chase      and
     Period       time                        time     agree-    term
                 depos-            Insti-     depo-    ments     Euro-
                   its     Ret-    tution-    sits     (RPs)    dollars
                            ail      al        (1)     (net)     (net)

1993: Dec (r)      782.0   352.5     217.0     331.8    172.6      72.8
1994: Dec (r)      816.3   380.1     211.1     369.8    196.4      86.3
1995: Dec (r)      931.4   447.8     264.2     428.1    198.5      94.0
1996: Dec (r)      946.9   515.1     322.4     508.7    210.5     114.7
1997: Dec (r)      968.0   589.8     395.3     617.8    254.0     147.5
1998: Dec (r)      951.4   732.2     538.7     669.2    293.4     149.5
1999: Dec (r)      955.0   832.7     634.4     741.2    335.7     169.2
2000: Dec (r)    1,043.2   924.8     788.2     820.3    363.5     191.5
2001: Dec (r)      972.9   990.7   1,189.7     785.7    375.0     202.5
2002: Dec          879.9   942.0   1,232.9     795.1    469.0     213.4

2002: Jan (r)      960.7   979.3   1,174.5     790.5    373.0     202.3
      Feb (r)      949.7   972.2   1,179.6     793.3    372.9     207.6
      Mar (r)      940.5   957.3   1,184.6     796.9    374.6     208.8
      Apr (r)      932.7   938.8   1,188.5     808.1    375.3     207.7
      May (r)      926.8   951.6   1,188.1     814.7    371.4     203.6
      June (r)     921.0   951.6   1,196.6     813.9    371.8     200.1
      July (r)     915.0   962.5   1,192.1     817.5    373.1     200.3
      Aug (r)      908.7   961.7   1,191.2     818.8    399.9     203.9
      Sept (r)     900.2   951.3   1,183.0     817.1    422.5     207.5
      Oct (r)      893.2   948.5   1,142.2     824.2    420.9     209.2
      Nov (r)      886.8   949.2   1,207.5     816.0    440.5     211.8
      Dec          879.9   942.0   1,232.9     795.1    469.0     213.4

(1) Small denomination and large denomination deposits are those
issued in amounts of less than $100,000, respectively.

Note:--See Note, p.26.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY BASE

[Averages of daily figures (1); millions of dollars; seasonally
adjusted, except as noted by NSA]

                  Adjust for changes in reserve requirement

                     Reserves of depository institutions

 Period                         Non-       Required   Excess
                Total (2)   borrowed (3)              (NSA)

1993: Dec          60,460         60,378     59,390    1,070
1994: Dec          59,369         59,160     58,209    1,159
1995: Dec          56,430         56,173     55,140    1,290
1996: Dec          50,149         49,994     48,733    1,416
1997: Dec          46,848         46,523     45,163    1,685
1998: Dec          45,136         45,019     43,622    1,514
1999: Dec          41,824         41,504     40,527    1,297
2000: Dec          38,535         38,326     37,108    1,427
2001: Dec          41,220         41,154     39,572    1,649
2002: Dec          40,072         39,992     38,084    1,988

2002: Jan          41,735         41,685     40,340    1,395
      Feb          41,450         41,420     40,080    1,371
      Mar          41,050         40,971     39,629    1,421
      Apr          40,806         40,735     39,594    1,211
      May          39,164         39,052     37,902    1,261
      June         39,313         39,171     38,075    1,238
      July         39,679         39,488     38,305    1,374
      Aug          40,054         39,721     38,417    1,637
      Sept         39,275         39,045     37,799    1,476
      Oct          38,918         38,776     37,368    1,550
      Nov (r)      39,561         39,290     37,945    1,616
      Dec          40,072         39,992     38,084    1,988

                Adjust for
                changes in
                  reserve       Borrowings of depository
                requirement   institutions from the Federal
                                     Reserve (NSA)

                  Monetary
  Period           base       Total   Seasonal   Adjust-
                                                  ment

1993: Dec       (r) 386,462      82         31        51
1994: Dec       (r) 418,194     209        100       109
1995: Dec       (r) 434,400     257         40       217
1996: Dec       (r) 451,921     155         68        87
1997: Dec       (r) 479,838     324         79       245
1998: Dec       (r) 513,891     117         15       101
1999: Dec       (r) 593,726     320         67       179
2000: Dec       (r) 584,961     210        111        99
2001: Dec       (r) 635,781      67         33        34
2002: Dec           681,947      80         45        35

2002: Jan       (r) 641,839      50         17        33
      Feb       (r) 646,592      30         17        12
      Mar       (r) 650,155      79         20        59
      Apr       (r) 654,332      71         50        21
      May       (r) 657,636     112        105         7
      June      (r) 662,015     142        136         6
      July      (r) 666,912     191        176        16
      Aug       (r) 669,661     333        185       148
      Sept      (r) 671,350     229        169        60
      Oct       (r) 674,279     143        120        23
      Nov (r)       677,622     272         60       211
      Dec           681,947      80         45        35

(1) Data are prorated averages of biweekly (maintenance period)
averages of daily figures.

Reserves and monetary base incorporate adjustments for discontinuities,
or "breaks," associated with changes in reserve requirements.

(2) Seasonally adjusted break-adjusted required reserves plus
unadjusted excess reserves.

(3) Seasonally adjusted break-adjusted total reserves less unadjusted
total borrowings of depository institutions from the Federal Reserve.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

BANK CREDIT AT ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS

Total commercial bank loans and leases rose 0.5 percent in December;
commercial and industrial loans fell 0.2 percent.

[GRAPHIC OMITTED]

[Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted (1)]

                                      Securities in bank credit

                                              U.S.
                    Total                   Treasury
   Period           bank         Total        and         Other
                   credit      securities    agency     securities
                                             securi-
                                              ties

1993: Dec            3,115.7        917.7       732.9        184.8
1994: Dec            3,322.5        942.4       724.3        218.2
1995: Dec        (r) 3,605.5        986.7       703.8        282.9
1996: Dec            3,761.8        980.5       700.5        280.0
1997: Dec        (r) 4,105.5      1,089.1       749.6        339.5
1998: Dec            4,546.0      1,229.8       792.8        437.0
1999: Dec            4,782.4      1,277.6       811.3        466.4
2000: Dec            5,234.0      1,345.7   (r) 790.9    (r) 554.8
2001: Dec (r)        5,451.0      1,496.8       856.2        640.6
2002: Dec            5,885.8      1,714.3     1,012.3        702.1

2002: Jan (r)        5,428.7      1,491.0       839.2        651.8
      Feb (r)        5,438.9      1,488.5       832.7        655.8
      Mar (r)        5,433.9      1,488.0       849.7        638.3
      Apr (r)        5,450.8      1,504.4       870.6        633.8
      May (r)        5,498.9      1,535.5       893.7        641.8
      June (r)       5,540.8      1,562.5       909.3        653.3
      July (r)       5,591.5      1,594.6       918.9        675.8
      Aug (r)        5,673.2      1,632.9       946.3        686.6
      Sept (r)       5,730.4      1,643.5       962.9        680.6
      Oct (r)        5,759.7      1,643.1       972.4        670.7
      Nov (r)        5,837.4      1,688.0     1,001.4        686.6
      Dec            5,885.8      1,714.3     1,012.3        702.1

                        Loans and leases in bank credit

                                                 Real State

  Period         Total loans     Commer-               Revolving
                 and leases     cial and                 home
                     (2)       industrial     Total     equity

1993: Dec        (r) 2,198.1         590.2     948.3        78.0
1994: Dec            2,380.1         650.2   1,012.0        80.4
1995: Dec        (r) 2,618.8         724.2   1,090.6        84.4
1996: Dec            2,781.3         787.9   1,142.6        90.7
1997: Dec        (r) 3,016.4         856.5   1,248.5       104.8
1998: Dec            3,316.2         951.0   1,339.5       103.9
1999: Dec        (r) 3,504.7   (r) 1,003.9   1,477.7       101.5
2000: Dec            3,888.3   (r) 1,088.4   1,658.4       129.9
2001: Dec (r)        3,954.2       1,031.4   1,784.5       155.5
2002: Dec            4,171.4         965.0   2,020.6       212.4

2002: Jan (r)        3,937.8       1,022.2   1,781.0       158.7
      Feb (r)        3,950.4       1,028.9   1,789.1       162.2
      Mar (r)        3,945.9       1,023.7   1,790.3       167.6
      Apr (r)        3,946.4       1,008.5   1,794.5       172.1
      May (r)        3,963.4       1,001.0   1,816.6       179.6
      June (r)       3,978.3         993.5   1,838.4       186.1
      July (r)       3,996.9         981.9   1,869.2       192.9
      Aug (r)        4,040.2         981.8   1,900.7       197.7
      Sept (r)       4,086.9         975.1   1,935.0       200.9
      Oct (r)        4,116.6         969.9   1,967.4       204.9
      Nov (r)        4,149.4         967.3   2,000.1       207.7
      Dec            4,171.4         965.0   2,020.6       212.4

                        Loans and leases in bank credit

                  Real
                  State
                           Consumer   Security    Other
   Period         Other

1993: Dec          870.3      387.7    (r) 86.5   185.4
1994: Dec          931.5      448.3    (r) 75.9   193.8
1995: Dec        1,006.2      491.4        83.3   229.2
1996: Dec        1,051.8      512.9        75.5   262.4
1997: Dec        1,143.7      502.5    (r) 95.0   313.9
1998: Dec        1,235.6      497.2       146.5   382.0
1999: Dec        1,376.3      490.6   (r) 151.9   380.7
2000: Dec        1,528.5      539.5   (r) 178.7   423.4
2001: Dec (r)    1,628.9      557.9       146.8   433.7
2002: Dec        1,808.2      587.0       191.6   407.2

2002: Jan (r)    1,622.3      560.9       152.0   421.7
      Feb (r)    1,626.9      564.4       153.4   414.6
      Mar (r)    1,622.7      563.4       161.3   407.2
      Apr (r)    1,622.4      567.7       168.4   407.2
      May (r)    1,637.0      570.1       169.7   406.0
      June (r)   1,652.4      568.8       170.2   407.4
      July (r)   1,676.3      564.7       178.1   403.0
      Aug (r)    1,703.0      574.8       176.7   406.3
      Sept (r)   1,734.2      582.8       181.4   412.6
      Oct (r)    1,762.6      584.8       183.1   411.3
      Nov (r)    1,792.3      585.6       186.7   409.7
      Dec        1,808.2      587.0       191.6   407.2

(1) Data are prorated averages of Wednesday values for domestically
chartered commercial banks, branches and agencies of foreign banks.
New York State investment companies (through September 1996), and
Edge Act and agreement corporations. Data are adjusted for breaks
caused by reclassifications of assets and liabilities.

(2) Excludes Federal funds sold to, reverse repurchase agreements
(RPs) with, and loans to commercial banks in the United States.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS, NONFARM NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE
BUSINESS

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual
rates]

                                 Sources

                                         External (Net income in
                                              liabilities)

                                             Funds raised in markets

                                                               Credit
                                                               market
                                                               instru-
                                                               ments

                          Inter-
  Period         Total    nal (1)   Total   Total    Net new
                                             net     equity
                                            funds    issues    Total
                                            raised

1992:             626.7     465.4   161.3     52.7      27.0    25.7
1993:             728.6     510.7   217.9     54.5      21.3    33.2
1994:             808.2     566.6   241.6     81.4     -44.9   126.3
1995:           1,010.7     619.9   390.8    168.7     -58.3   227.1
1996:           1,074.5     676.0   398.5    113.6     -69.5   183.1
1997:           1,011.1     727.6   283.5    177.2    -114.4   291.6
1998:           1,332.8     716.8   616.0    125.2    -267.0   392.1
1999:           1,743.9     756.3   987.6    247.1    -143.5   390.5
2000:           1,540.8     741.0   799.8    240.1    -159.7   399.8
2001:           1,064.4     777.1   287.3    183.8     -61.8   245.6

2000: I         1,669.2     740.5   928.7    497.8      62.2   435.6
      II        1,674.6     751.0   923.6    288.9    -245.7   534.6
      III       1,541.0     743.9   797.1    161.1     -87.8   248.9
      IV        1,278.3     728.4   549.9     12.7    -367.5   380.2

2001: I         1,153.1     710.3   442.8    212.7     -25.0   237.7
      II          976.0     748.3   227.7    242.8     -70.7   313.5
      III       1,080.0     789.7   290.3     64.7    -126.6   191.3
      IV        1,048.7     860.1   188.6    214.8     -25.0   239.8

2002: I         1,052.2     815.4   236.8     -1.6      -8.7     7.1
      II        1,044.6     797.2   247.4    116.8      18.5    98.3
      III (p)     917.7     785.2   132.5   -128.3    -139.0    10.7

                             Sources                     Uses

                External (Net increase in liabilities)

                    Funds raised in
                          markets

                Credit market instru-
                        ments

                                                             Capital
                                                   Total    expendi-
                             Loans    Other (2)             tures (3)
  Period        Securities    and
                and mort-    short-
                  gages       term
                             paper

1992:                 35.5     -9.9       108.7     601.8       455.8
1993:                 55.4    -22.2       163.4     841.5       508.8
1994:                 32.0     94.3       160.3     850.7       575.6
1995:                102.1    124.9       222.1   1,065.1       638.7
1996:                129.6     53.7       284.9   1,116.7       662.7
1997:                187.0    104.6       106.3   1,032.6       760.2
1998:                241.5    150.7       490.8   1,396.4       826.5
1999:                269.0    121.6       740.6   1,854.9       885.0
2000:                222.4    177.4       559.7   1,718.6       957.2
2001:                394.1   -148.5       103.5   1,082.0       794.2

2000: I              240.5    195.1       430.9   1,825.8       936.5
      II             198.0    336.6       634.7   1,854.3       970.3
      III            200.2     48.7       636.0   1,729.1       975.3
      IV             250.9    129.2       537.2   1,465.4       946.9

2001: I              440.4   -202.8       230.1   1,201.7       866.3
      II             449.0   -135.3       -15.2   1,005.6       812.3
      III            279.7    -88.4       225.5   1,113.0       781.2
      IV             407.0   -167.3       -26.1   1,007.7       717.1

2002: I              239.6   -232.5       238.5     996.1       773.6
      II             264.3   -166.0       130.5     998.7       796.3
      III (p)         29.2   -18.4        260.7     901.7       813.2

                   Uses

                              Discrep-
                                ancy
                 Increase     (sources
                 in finan-      less
  Period        cial assets    uses)

1992:                 146.0      24.9
1993:                 332.7    -112.8
1994:                 275.1     -42.5
1995:                 426.4     -54.4
1996:                 454.0     -42.2
1997:                 272.4     -21.5
1998:                 569.9     -63.6
1999:                 969.9    -111.0
2000:                 761.4    -177.9
2001:                 287.8     -17.5

2000: I               889.3    -156.6
      II              884.0    -179.7
      III             753.8    -188.0
      IV              518.5    -187.1

2001: I               335.4     -48.6
      II              193.3     -29.6
      III             331.8     -32.9
      IV              290.6      41.0

2002: I               222.5      56.1
      II              202.4      45.8
      III (p)          88.5      16.1

(1) Profits before tax (book) less profit tax accruals and dividends
plus consumption of fixed capital, foreign earnings retained abroad,
inventory valuation adjustment, and net capital transfers.

(2) Includes tax liabilities, trade debt, pension fund liabilities,
and direct foreign investment in the U.S.

(3) Nonresidential fixed investment plus residential fixed investment,
inventory change with inventory valuation adjustment, and access rights
from U.S. Government.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

CONSUMER CREDIT

[Billions of dollars; seasonally adjusted]

                Consumer credit outstanding   Net change in consumer
                       (end of period)          credit outstanding

                                    Non-                       Non-
   Period                          revol-                     revol-
                          Revol-    ving             Revol-    ving
                 Total     ving      (2)     Total    ving     (2)

1922: Dec         782.2    278.4     503.7     5.1     14.6     -9.6
1993: Dec         838.8    309.9     528.8    56.6     31.5     25.1
1994: Dec         960.4    365.6     594.9   121.6     55.7     66.1
1995: Dec       1,095.8    443.1     652.7   135.4     77.5     57.8
1996: Dec       1,185.1    498.9     686.1    89.3     55.8     33.4
1997: Dec       1,243.0    531.0     712.0    57.9     32.1     25.9
1998: Dec       1,317.5    562.5     755.0    74.5     31.5     43.0
1999: Dec       1,416.3    597.7     818.6    98.8     35.2     63.6
2000: Dec       1,560.6    666.6     894.0   144.3     68.9     75.4
2001: Dec       1,667.9    699.9     968.1   107.3     33.3     74.1

2001: Nov       1,664.1    704.9     959.1    20.6      7.2     13.3
      Dec       1,667.9    699.9     968.1     3.8     -5.0      9.0

2002: Jan       1,673.8    700.9     972.9     5.9      1.0      4.8
      Feb       1,680.5    700.6     979.9     6.7      -.3      7.0
      Mar       1,688.4    703.4     985.0     7.9      2.8      5.1
      Apr       1,696.3    708.1     988.2     7.9      4.7      3.2
      May       1,704.6    709.7     994.9     8.3      1.6      6.7
      June      1,707.5    712.1     995.3     2.9      2.4       .4
      July      1,714.8    715.8     999.0     7.3      3.7      3.7
      Aug       1,717.8    719.5     998.3     3.0      3.7      -.7
      Sept      1,722.5    721.3   1,001.3     4.7      1.8      3.0
      Oct (r)   1,724.1    723.7   1,000.4     1.6      2.4      -.9
      Nov (p)   1,721.9    722.1     999.7    -2.2     -1.6      -.7

(1) Change based on data in billions of dollar as shown here. For
year-end data, change from preceding year-end; for monthly data, change
from preceding month.

(2) Includes automobile loans and all other loans not included in
revolving credit, such as loans for mobile homes, education, boats,
trailers, or vacations. These loans may be secured or unsecured.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

INTEREST RATES AND BOND YIELDS

Overall, interest rates fell in January

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[Percent per annum]

                          U.S. Treasury security yields      High
                                                             grade
                                 Constant maturities (2)   municipal
                                                             bonds
                                                           (Standard
  Period          3-month                                      &
                bills (new                                  Poor's)
                issues) (1)   3-year   10-year   30-year      (3)

1993:                  3.02     4.44      5.87      6.59        5.63
1994:                  4.29     6.27      7.09      7.37        6.19
1995:                  5.51     6.25      6.57      6.88        5.95
1996:                  5.02     5.99      6.44      6.71        5.75
1997:                  5.07     6.10      6.35      6.61        5.55
1998:                  4.81     5.14      5.26      5.58        5.12
1999:                  4.66     5.49      5.65      5.87        5.43
2000:                  5.85     6.22      6.03      5.94        5.77
2001:                  3.45     4.09      5.02      5.49        5.19
2002:                  1.62     3.10      4.61      *           5.05

2002: Jan              1.66     3.56      5.04      5.45        5.19
      Feb              1.73     3.55      4.91      *           5.14
      Mar              1.81     4.14      5.28      *           5.27
      Apr              1.72     4.01      5.21      *           5.27
      May              1.74     3.80      5.16      *           5.22
      June             1.71     3.49      4.93      *           5.11
      July             1.68     3.01      4.65      *           5.01
      Aug              1.63     2.52      4.26      *           4.92
      Sept             1.63     2.32      3.87      *           4.73
      Oct              1.60     2.25      3.94      *           4.85
      Nov              1.26     2.32      4.05      *           4.98
      Dec              1.20     2.23      4.03      *           4.91

2003: Jan              1.17     2.18      4.05      *           4.88

Week ended:
2003: Jan   4          1.19     2.09      3.94      *           4.81
           11          1.19     2.24      4.10      *           4.89
           18          1.18     2.21      4.10      *           4.93
           25          1.16     2.10      3.97      *           4.89
      Feb   1          1.14     2.16      4.01      *           4.89

                            Discount window                       New-
                            (N.Y. F.R. Bank)  Prime               home
                Corporate         (4)          rate              mort-
                   Aaa                       charged   Federal    gage
                  bonds     Prim-    Disc-      by      funds    yields
  Period        (Moody's)    ary     ount     banks     rate     (FHFB)
                            credit   rate      (5)       (6)      (7)
                             (4)      (5)

1993:                7.22             3.00      6.00      3.02     7.20
1994:                7.96             3.60      7.15      4.21     7.49
1995:                7.59             5.21      8.83      5.83     7.87
1996:                7.37             5.02      8.27      5.30     7.80
1997:                7.26             5.00      8.44      5.46     7.71
1998:                6.53             4.92      8.35      5.35     7.07
1999:                7.04             4.62      8.00      4.97     7.04
2000:                7.62             5.73      9.23      6.24     7.52
2001:                7.08             3.40      6.91      3.88     7.00
2002:                6.49             1.17      4.67      1.67     6.43

2002: Jan            6.55             1.25      4.75      1.73     6.87
      Feb            6.51             1.25      4.75      1.74     6.82
      Mar            6.81             1.25      4.75      1.73     6.76
      Apr            6.76             1.25      4.75      1.75     6.74
      May            6.75             1.25      4.75      1.75     6.59
      June           6.63             1.25      4.75      1.75     6.47
      July           6.53             1.25      4.75      1.73     6.37
      Aug            6.37             1.25      4.75      1.74     6.26
      Sept           6.15             1.25      4.75      1.75     6.17
      Oct            6.32             1.25      4.75      1.75     6.09
      Nov            6.31             0.75      4.25      1.34     6.08
      Dec            6.21             0.75      4.25      1.24     6.04

2003: Jan            6.17     2.25   *          4.25      1.24

Week ended:
2003: Jan   4        6.16             0.75      4.25      1.20
           11        6.24     2.25   *          4.25      1.20
           18        6.22     2.25   *          4.25      1.26
           25        6.11     2.25   *          4.25      1.23
      Feb   1        6.09     2.25   *          4.25      1.24

(1) Bank-discount basis.

(2) Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities.

(3) Weekly date are Wednesday figures.

(4) The rate for primary credit replaces the rate for adjustment credit
under an amendment to the Federal Reserve Board's Regulation A,
effective January 9, 2003.

(5) Average effective rate for year, rate in effect at end of month or
week.

(6) Daily effective rate; weighted average of rates on brokered rates.

(7) Effective rate (in the primary market) on conventional mortgages,
reflecting fees and charges as well as contract rate and assumed, on
the average, repayment at end of 10 years.

* Series no longer published or discontinued.

Sources: Department of the Treasury, Board of Governors  of the Federal
Reserve System, Federal Housing Finance Board, Moody's Investors
Service, and Standard & Poor's.

COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS

Stock prices were mixed In January.

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                                Common stock prices (1)

                         New York Stock Exchange indexes (2)

               Composite               December 31, 1965=50
               (Dec. 31,
                 2002=      Indus-   Transpor-
   Period      5,000) (3)   trial     tation     Utility (4)   Finance

1993             2,638.96   299.99      242.49        228.90    216.42
1994             2,687.02   315.25      247.29        209.06    209.73
1995             3,078.56   367.34      269.41        220.30    238.45
1996             3,787.20   453.98      327.33        249.77    303.89
1997             4,827.35   574.52      414.60        283.82    424.48
1998             5,818.26   681.57      468.69        378.12    516.35
1999             6,546.81   774.78      491.60        473.73    530.86
2000             6,805.89   810.63      413.60        477.65    533.13
2001             6,397.85   748.26      443.59        377.30    595.61
2002             5,578.89   657.37      431.10        260.85    555.27

2002: Jan        6,151.15   723.56      446.13        322.49    591.94
      Feb        6,022.23   715.80      453.51        301.32    570.18
      Mar        6,352.08   751.79      490.51        316.27    609.72
      Apr        6,212.88   732.71      470.00    (r) 300.66    610.24
      May        6,087.85   718.12      459.55        287.10    603.15
      June       5,755.89   677.58      449.42        265.21    577.05
      July       5,139.94   603.04      416.10        230.19    524.01
      Aug        5,200.62   611.34      409.96        225.52    533.60
      Sept       4,980.65   589.14      388.19        210.76    506.05
      Oct        4,862.70   574.45      383.41        207.83    494.06
      Nov        5,104.89   597.75      405.03        229.41    523.50
      Dec        5,075.76   593.15      401.39        233.38    519.72

2003: Jan        5,055.78   587.78      394.84        236.43    522.51

Week ended:
2003: Jan.  4    5,070.15   591.28      400.40        237.54    518.21
           11    5,197.13   603.09      409.23        249.02    535.75
           18    5,177.63   600.53      404.16        242.62    536.00
           25    4,963.78   577.89      383.53        228.80    515.56

2003: Feb   1    4,829.41   562.77      375.87        221.56    500.14

                       Common stock prices (1)

                              Standard &      Nasdaq
                             Poor's com-     composite
                Dow Jones    posite index      index
               industrial       (1941-       (Feb. 5,
   Period      average (5)    43=10 (6)     1971=10 (7)

1993              3,522.06         451.41        715.16
1994              3,793.77         460.42        751.65
1995              4,493.76         541.72        925.19
1996              5,742.89         670.50      1,164.96
1997              7,441.15         873.43      1,469.49
1998              8,625.52       1,085.50      1,794.91
1999             10,464.88       1,327.33      2,728.15
2000             10,464.88       1,427.22      3,783.67
2001             10,189.13       1,194.18      2,035.00
2002              9,226.43         993.94      1,539.73

2002: Jan         9,923.80       1,140.21      1,976.77
     Feb          9,891.05       1,100.67      1,799.72
     Mar         10,500.95       1,153.79      1,863.05
     Apr         10,165.18       1,112.03      1,758.80
     May         10,080.48       1,079.27      1,660.31
     June         9,492.44       1,014.05      1,505.49
     July         8,616.52         903.59      1,346.09
     Aug          8,685.48         912.55      1,327.36
     Sept         8,160.78         867.81      1,251.07
     Oct          8,048.12         854.63      1,241.91
     Nov          8,625.72         909.93      1,409.15
     Dec          8,526.66         899.18      1,387.15

2003: Jan         8,474.59         895.84      1,389.56

Week ended:
2003: Jan.  4     8,470.92         894.21      1,361.75
           11     8,734.11         923.40      1,428.03
           18     8,727.28         918.50      1,429.15
           25     8,315.53         878.68      1,363.54

2003: Feb   1     8,037.61         854.14      1,333.75

               Common stock yields (percent) (8)

                    Dividend-     Earnings-
   Period          price ratio   price ratio

1993                      2.78          4.46
1994                      2.82          5.83
1995                      2.56          6.09
1996                      2.19          5.24
1997                      1.77          4.57
1998                      1.49          3.45
1999                      1.25          3.17
2000                      1.15          3.63
2001                      1.32          2.95
2002                      1.61

2002: Jan                 1.38
      Feb                 1.43
      Mar                 1.37          2.15
      Apr                 1.42
      May                 1.47
      June                1.58          2.70
      July                1.76
      Aug                 1.72
      Sept                1.80      (r) 3.68
      Oct                 1.86
      Nov                 1.73
      Dec                 1.77

2003: Jan                 1.80

Week ended:
2003: Jan.  4             1.81
           11             1.75
           18             1.74
           25             1.83

2003: Feb   1             1.87

(1) Average of daily closing prices.

(2) Includes all the stocks (nearly 3,000) listed on the NYSE.

(3) Effective January 9, 2003, the NYSE relaunched the composite index
with changes in methodology, definitions, and based on Dec. 31,
2002=5,000.

(4) Dec. 31, 1965=100. Effective April 27, 1993 the NYSE doubled the
value of the utility index to facilitate trading of options and futures
on the index.

(5) Includes 30 stocks.

(6) Includes 500 stocks.

(7) Includes over 4,000 stocks.

(8) Standard & Poor's series. Dividend-price ratios, based on Wednesday
closing prices. Earnings-price ratios based on prices at end of
quarter.

Sources: New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Standard &
Poor's and Nasdaq Stock Market.

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