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This release includes seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components produced with revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2021 and estimated using the Census Bureau's X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment program.¹ Appendix tables accompanying the release contain the revised seasonal factors for months from January 2021 to March 2023. The tables also contain revised seasonally adjusted M1 and M2 levels as well as revised seasonally adjusted M1 and M2 annualized growth rates for the last two years.

1. Information on the seasonal adjustment program is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website at https://www.census.gov/data/software/x13as.html.

Today's H.6 statistical release contains data on the money stock measures and their components from June 2020 to October 2021. Over this time period and going forward, the release items "Savings deposits" and "Other checkable deposits" are no longer applicable and have therefore been deleted from the H.6 statistical release as a matter of housekeeping. On February 23, 2021, the Board began combining the H.6 release items "Savings deposits" and "Other checkable deposits" for monthly dates back to May 2020 and reporting the resulting sum as "Other liquid deposits." Historical data for these release items through April 2020 remain available in the Board's Data Download Program (DDP).

The Federal Reserve revised its measures of the money stock and their components to incorporate a new quarterly benchmark. Revisions to deposit data for banks and thrift institutions that are not weekly deposit reporters start in 2020. ¹ Revisions to data on retail money market mutual funds start in 1996. This quarterly benchmark also incorporates revisions to the amount of foreign currency denominated deposits excluded from the savings deposit and small time deposit components of the aggregates. ² The revisions make use of more granular reporting currently required to more accurately estimate the amounts deducted from relevant components starting in 2000 to date. For more information on the revisions to savings and small time deposits, see the H.6 Technical Q&As.

1. Revised quarterly data are from the commercial bank Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC 031, 041, and 051; OMB No. 7100-0036), the credit union Statement of Financial Condition (NCUA 5300/5300SF; OMB No. 3133-0004), and the discontinued quarterly collection of the Report of Deposits and Vault Cash (FR 2900; OMB No. 7100-0087).

2. Information on foreign currency denominated deposits are reported quarterly on the Report of Foreign (Non-U.S.) Currency Deposits (FR 2915; OMB No. 7100-0237) and subtracted from the appropriate component when constructing the monetary aggregates.

The series "Small-denomination time deposits – Total; Seasonally adjusted" (H6/H6_M2/MDTS.WM) was discontinued after Feb. 1, 2021. On March 25, 2021, the data series was truncated and the DDP updated to reflect this change.

This release includes seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components produced with revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2020 and estimated using the Census Bureau's X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment program. ¹ Appendix tables accompanying the release contain the revised seasonal factors for months from January 2020 to March 2022. The tables also contain revised seasonally adjusted M1 and M2 levels as well as revised seasonally adjusted M1 and M2 annualized growth rates for the last two years.

As announced on December 17, 2020, the Board's Statistical Release H.6, "Money Stock Measures," will recognize savings deposits as a type of transaction account, starting with the publication today. This recognition reflects the Board's action on April 24, 2020, to remove the regulatory distinction between transaction accounts and savings deposits by deleting the six-per-month transfer limit on savings deposits in Regulation D. This change means that savings deposits have had a similar regulatory definition and the same liquidity characteristics as the transaction accounts reported as "Other checkable deposits" on the H.6 statistical release since the change to Regulation D. Consequently, today's H.6 statistical release combines release items "Savings deposits" and "Other checkable deposits" retroactively back to May 2020 and includes the resulting sum, reported as "Other liquid deposits," in the M1 monetary aggregate. This action increases the M1 monetary aggregate significantly while leaving the M2 monetary aggregate unchanged.

Today's H.6 statistical release also implements a number of streamlining modifications, also previously announced. The H.6 statistical release is now published at a monthly frequency and contains only monthly average data needed to construct the monetary aggregates. Components of the monetary aggregates are reported at a total industry level without a breakdown by banks and thrifts. The release is available at 1:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month in only one format—HTML.

For more information on the first monthly H.6 statistical release, see the H.6 Technical Q&As. Retroactive updates to transaction accounts and savings deposits data back to May 2020 along with historical data for discontinued release items are available in the "build your own" and preformatted packages associated with the H.6 release in the Download Program (DDP). The DDP for the H.6 statistical release will also contain weekly average, nonseasonally adjusted data for the monetary aggregates and their components. Even though these data have been dropped from the release, the DDP will contain historical weekly average, nonseasonally adjusted data back to 1975 or the early 1980s, depending on the release item, and through the weeks constituting the last month published on the monthly H.6 statistical release.

This is the final publication of the weekly H.6 statistical release. The first monthly H.6 statistical release, inclusive of the revisions announced on December 17, 2020, will be published on February 23, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. A template of the monthly H.6 statistical release can be found here. For more information on these revisions, see the announcement and Technical Q&As posted on December 17, 2020.

The last weekly H.6 statistical release will be published on February 11, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. The first monthly H.6 statistical release, inclusive of the revisions announced on December 17, 2020, will be published on February 23, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. A template of the first monthly H.6 statistical release is now available and can be found here. For more information on these revisions, see the announcement and Technical Q&As posted on December 17, 2020.

As announced on March 15, 2020, the Board of Governors reduced reserve requirement ratios on net transaction accounts to 0 percent, effective March 26, 2020. This action eliminated reserve requirements for all depository institutions and rendered the regulatory distinction between reservable "transaction accounts" and nonreservable "savings deposits" unnecessary. On April 24, 2020, the Board removed this regulatory distinction by deleting the six-per-month transfer limit on savings deposits in Regulation D. This action resulted in savings deposits having the same liquidity characteristics as the transaction accounts currently reported as "Other checkable deposits" on Statistical Release H.6, "Money Stock Measures."

Because of the change in their liquidity characteristics, savings deposits will be recognized as a type of transaction account on the H.6 statistical release. The Board will combine H.6 statistical release items "Savings deposits" and "Other checkable deposits" and report the resulting sum as "Other liquid deposits." Like other transaction accounts, other liquid deposits will be included in the M1 monetary aggregate. This action will increase the M1 monetary aggregate significantly while leaving the M2 monetary aggregate unchanged.

At the same time next year, the Board will make a number of modifications to streamline the H.6 statistical release. Of particular note, the publication frequency of the release will change from weekly to monthly, and the release will contain only monthly average data. Weekly average, nonseasonally adjusted data will continue to be provided in the Board's Data Download Program, while weekly average, seasonally adjusted data will no longer be provided. Other release modifications will include (1) providing components of the monetary aggregates at a total industry level without a breakdown of components by banks and thrifts; (2) reporting only data used to construct the monetary aggregates, thereby eliminating items superfluous to that purpose; and (3) making the release available in only one format—HTML.

The last weekly H.6 statistical release will be published on February 11, 2021. The first monthly H.6 statistical release containing the revisions previously discussed will be published on February 23, 2021, inclusive of retroactive updates to the data back to May 2020. For supplemental information on the revisions to the H.6 statistical release, see the Technical Q&As associated with the release.

The Board's Statistical Release H.6, "Money Stock Measures," includes, for the first time, release items previously published on Statistical Release H.3, "Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base," that remain relevant after the elimination of reserve requirements. The H.3 release items consolidated onto the H.6 statistical release include the monetary base and nonborrowed reserves and their components. The components of these concepts—specifically, (1) "Currency in circulation" and "Total balances maintained" for the monetary base and (2) "Total reserves" and "Total borrowings from the Federal Reserve" for nonborrowed reserves—also now appear on the H.6 statistical release. In addition, references to traveler's checks have been removed from the release.

For more information on the consolidated H.6 release, see the H.6 Technical Q&As. Data on the newly consolidated H.6 release items, including historical data back to January 1959, are available in the "build your own" and preformatted packages associated with the H.6 statistical release in the Data Download Program (DDP). The DDP for the H.6 statistical release no longer contains the historical preformatted packages that were retired in 2012. The H.6 release items contained in those tables, as well as all other H.6 items, are available in the monthly or weekly "H.6 statistical release" preformatted packages.

As announced on March 15, 2020, the Board of Governors reduced reserve requirement ratios on net transaction accounts to 0 percent, effective March 26, 2020. This action eliminated reserve requirements for all depository institutions. As a result, many of the release items on the Board's Statistical Release H.3, "Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base," are zero. Consequently, the Board has decided to consolidate the remaining relevant items from the H.3 statistical release onto Statistical Release H.6, "Money Stock Measures."

The H.3 release items that will be consolidated onto the H.6 statistical release include the monetary base and nonborrowed reserves and their components. The components to be moved are (1) "Currency in circulation" and "Total balances maintained" for the monetary base and (2) "Total reserves" and "Total borrowings from the Federal Reserve" for nonborrowed reserves.

The last H.3 statistical release will be published on September 17, 2020. The first H.6 statistical release containing the monetary base and nonborrowed reserves will be published on September 24, 2020. On this same release, columns labeled "Traveler's checks" will be removed from the H.6 statistical release.

For a template of the first page of the consolidated H.6 statistical release, along with supplemental information on the consolidation, see the Technical Q&As associated with each release. Access to historical data for all H.3 release items will remain available through the Data Download Program (DDP). In addition, the H.3 release items being consolidated onto the H.6 statistical release will be available in the DDP in both the "build your own" and preformatted packages associated with the H.6 statistical release. Further refinements to the preformatted packages for the H.6 statistical release will also be made. The 12 "H.6 historical table" preformatted packages will no longer be available; all data elements of these packages are contained in the monthly or weekly "H.6 statistical release" packages.

The Federal Reserve revised its measures of the money stock and their
components to incorporate updated seasonal factors and a new quarterly
benchmark.

This release includes seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components produced with revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2019 and estimated using the Census Bureau's X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment program. Information on the seasonal adjustment program is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website at https://www.census.gov/srd/www/x13as. The updated seasonal factors resulted in minor revisions to the growth rates of seasonally adjusted M2 for individual months in 2019, and they slightly increased the growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the first half of 2019 and slightly decreased it in the second half of 2019.

The quarterly benchmark incorporates revisions from several sources. Revisions to weekly deposit data begin in 2016. Revisions to deposit data reported in the quarterly deposit reports and deposit data from Call Reports for banks and thrift institutions that are not weekly or quarterly deposit reporters start in 2012."Call Reports" refers to the commercial bank Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC 031, 041, and 051; OMB No. 7100-0036) and the credit union Statement of Financial Condition (NCUA 5300/5300SF; OMB No. 3133-0004). This benchmark also incorporates revisions to data on retail and institutional money market mutual funds, which start in 1993. In addition, this release incorporates the receipt of historical information from other sources of data.

The effects of both the revisions to seasonal factors and the new quarterly benchmark on the growth rates of M1 and M2 are outlined in appendix tables 6 and 7.

Historical data, updated each week, are available with the H.6 statistical release at www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/statisticsdata.htm.

The Federal Reserve revised its measures of the money stock and their components to incorporate updated seasonal factors and a new quarterly benchmark.

This release includes seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components produced with revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2018 and estimated using the Census Bureau's X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment program.[1] The updated seasonal factors resulted in minor revisions to the growth rates of seasonally adjusted M2 for individual months in 2018, and they slightly decreased the growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the first half of 2018 and slightly increased it in the second half of 2018.

The quarterly benchmark incorporates revisions from several sources. Revisions to weekly deposit data begin in 2016. Revisions to deposit data reported in the quarterly deposit reports and deposit data from Call Reports for banks and thrift institutions that are not weekly or quarterly deposit reporters start in 2017.[2] In addition, this benchmark incorporates data from Call Reports on the amount of small-denomination time deposits held in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Keogh accounts; the associated revisions to deposit data start in 2018. Likewise, it incorporates revisions to IRA and Keogh balances held at retail and institutional money market mutual funds; the associated revisions to data on money market mutual funds begin in 2007. In addition, this release incorporates the receipt of historical information from other sources of data.

The effects of both the revisions to seasonal factors and the new quarterly benchmark on the growth rates of M1 and M2 are outlined in appendix tables 6 and 7.

Historical data, updated each week, are available with the H.6 statistical release at www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/statisticsdata.htm.

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[1] Information on the seasonal adjustment program is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website at https://www.census.gov/srd/www/x13as.
[2] "Call Reports" refers to the commercial bank Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC 031, 041, and 051; OMB No. 7100-0036) and the credit union Statement of Financial Condition (NCUA 5300/5300SF; OMB No. 3133-0004).

As announced on December 13, 2018, the Board has discontinued publication of data on the outstanding amount of U.S. dollar-denominated traveler's checks of nonbank issuers. The date of the last reported value in the "Traveler's checks" column in tables 3 and 5 of the H.6 statistical release is December 31, 2018.

Historical data for traveler's checks of non-bank issuers remain available through the Data Download Program.

In January 2019, the Board will discontinue publication of data on the outstanding amount of U.S. dollar-denominated traveler's checks of nonbank issuers. Dollar-denominated traveler's checks serve as an alternative to demand deposits and currency as a means of payment and therefore are included in M1. Nonbank traveler's checks have fallen steadily for many years to a point at which they represent an immaterial share of the monetary aggregates. The insignificant amounts no longer justify the burden of collection and publication of these data.

The date of the last reported value in the "Traveler's checks" column in tables 3 and 5 of the H.6 statistical release will be December 31, 2018.

Historical data for traveler's checks of non-bank issuers will remain available through the Data Download Program.

The Federal Reserve revised its measures of the money stock and their components to incorporate updated seasonal factors and a new quarterly benchmark.

This release includes seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components produced with revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2017 and estimated using the Census Bureau's X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment program.[1] The updated seasonal factors resulted in minor revisions to the growth rates of seasonally adjusted M2 for individual months in 2017, and they slightly decreased the growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the first half of 2017 and slightly increased it in the second half of 2017.

The quarterly benchmark incorporates revisions from several sources. Revisions to weekly deposit data begin in 2003. Revisions to deposit data reported in the quarterly deposit reports and deposit data from Call Reports for banks and thrift institutions that are not weekly or quarterly deposit reporters start in 2016.[2] Revisions to money market mutual fund data begin in 2017. In addition, this benchmark incorporates data from Call Reports on the amount of small-denomination time deposits held in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Keogh accounts; the associated revisions to deposit data start in 2017. Likewise, it incorporates revisions to IRA and Keogh balances held at retail and institutional money market mutual funds; the associated revisions to data on money market mutual funds also begin in 2017. In addition, this release incorporates the receipt of historical information from other sources of data.

The effects of both the revisions to seasonal factors and the new quarterly benchmark on the growth rates of M1 and M2 are outlined in appendix tables 6 and 7.

Historical data, updated each week, are available with the H.6 statistical release at www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/statisticsdata.htm.

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[1] Information on the seasonal adjustment program is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website at https://www.census.gov/srd/www/x13as.
[2] "Call Reports" refers to the commercial bank Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC 031, 041, and 051; OMB No. 7100-0036) and the credit union Statement of Financial Condition (NCUA 5300/5300SF; OMB No. 3133-0004).

The Federal Reserve revised its measures of the money stock and their components to incorporate updated seasonal factors and a new quarterly benchmark.

This release includes seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components produced with revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2016 and estimated using the Census Bureau's X-13 ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment program.[1] The updated seasonal factors resulted in minor revisions to the growth rates of seasonally adjusted M2 for individual months in 2016, slightly pushing up the growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the first half of 2016 and pulling it down slightly in the second half of 2016.

This release also includes a new quarterly benchmark, which incorporates minor revisions to data reported in the quarterly deposit reports and takes account of deposit data from Call Reports for banks and thrift institutions that are not weekly or quarterly deposit reporters.[2] These revisions to deposit data start in 2015. In addition, this release incorporates data from Call Reports on the amount of small-denomination time deposits held in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Keogh accounts; related revisions to deposit data start in 2016. Likewise, the benchmark incorporates revisions to IRA and Keogh balances held at retail and institutional money market mutual funds; these revisions to data on money market mutual funds begin in 2007. This release also incorporates the receipt of historical information from other sources of data.

The effects of both the revisions to seasonal factors and the new quarterly benchmark on the growth rates of M1 and M2 are outlined in appendix tables 6 and 7.

Historical data, updated each week, are available with the H.6 statistical release at www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/statisticsdata.htm.

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[1] Information on the seasonal adjustment program is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website at https://www.census.gov/srd/www/x13as.
[2] "Call Reports" refers to the commercial bank Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC 031 and 041; OMB No. 7100-0036) and the credit union Statement of Financial Condition (NCUA 5300/5300SF; OMB No. 3133-0004).

The Federal Reserve revised its measures of the money stock and their components to incorporate updated seasonal factors and a new quarterly benchmark.

This release includes seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components produced with revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2015 and estimated using the X-12-ARIMA procedure.[1] While the updated seasonal factors resulted in revisions to the growth rates of seasonally adjusted M2 for individual months in 2015, the growth rates for seasonally adjusted M2 in the first and second half of 2015 were roughly unchanged.

This release also includes a new quarterly benchmark, which incorporates minor revisions to data reported in the quarterly deposit reports, and takes account of deposit data from Call Reports for banks and thrift institutions that are not weekly or quarterly deposit reporters.[2] These revisions to deposit data start in 2012. In addition, this release incorporates data from Call Reports on the amount of small-denomination time deposits held in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Keogh accounts; related revisions to deposit data start in 2015. Likewise, the benchmark incorporates revisions to IRA and Keogh balances held at retail and institutional money market mutual funds; these revisions to data on money market mutual funds begin in 2015. This release also incorporates the receipt of historical information from other sources of data.

The effects of both the revisions to seasonal factors and the new quarterly benchmark on the growth rates of M1 and M2 are outlined in appendix tables 6 and 7.

Historical data, updated each week, are available with the H.6 statistical release at www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/statisticsdata.htm.

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[1] Information on the seasonal adjustment procedure is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website at https://www.census.gov/srd/www/x13as.
[2] "Call Reports" refers to the commercial bank Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC 031 and 041; OMB No. 7100-0036) and the credit union Statement of Financial Condition (NCUA 5300/5300SF; OMB No. 3133-0004).

Effective January 1, 2016, the Federal Reserve Board's Statistical Release "Money Stock Measures" (the H.6) has been removed from the Office of Management and Budget's list of Principal Federal Economic Indicators. The release will not change in any other way; the removal of the Principal Federal Economic Indicator designation will not affect the contents of the release, or the manner of its publication. The H.6 will still be released every Thursday, unless that Thursday is a federal holiday, in which case the release will be issued the next business day.

Effective January 1, 2016, the Federal Reserve Board's Statistical Release "Money Stock Measures" (the H.6) will be removed from the Office of Management and Budget's list of Principal Federal Economic Indicators. The release will not change in any other way; the removal of the Principal Federal Economic Indicator designation will not affect the contents of the release, or the manner of its publication. The H.6 will still be released every Thursday, unless that Thursday is a federal holiday, in which case the release will be issued the next business day.

For release at
4:30 p.m. EST
January 22, 2015

The Federal Reserve revised its measures of the money stock and their components to incorporate updated seasonal factors and a new quarterly benchmark.

This release includes seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components produced with revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2014 and estimated using the X-12-ARIMA procedure.[1] The revisions to the seasonal factors resulted in a lower growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the first half of 2014 and a higher growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the second half.

This release also includes a new quarterly benchmark, which incorporates minor revisions to data reported in the quarterly deposit reports, and it takes account of deposit data from Call Reports for banks and thrift institutions that are not weekly or quarterly deposit reporters.[2] These revisions to deposit data start in 2013. In addition, this release incorporates data from Call Reports on the amount of small-denomination time deposits held in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Keogh accounts; related revisions to deposit data start in 2014. Likewise, the benchmark incorporates revisions to IRA and Keogh balances held at retail and institutional money market mutual funds; these revisions to data on money market mutual funds begin in 1996. This release also incorporates the receipt of historical information from other sources of data.

The effects of both the revisions to seasonal factors and the new quarterly benchmark on the growth rates of M1 and M2 are outlined in appendix tables 6 and 7.

Historical data, updated each week, are available with the H.6 statistical release at www.federalreserve.gov/releases.
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[1] Information on the X-12-ARIMA procedure is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website at www.census.gov/srd/www/x12a.

[2] "Call Reports" refers to the commercial bank Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC 031 and 041; OMB No. 7100-0036) and the credit union Statement of Financial Condition (NCUA 5300/5300SF; OMB No. 3133-0004).

The Federal Reserve has revised the measures of the money stock and its components to incorporate the results of the Federal Reserve's annual review of seasonal factors and a new quarterly benchmark. This release includes revised monthly and weekly seasonal factors as well as comparisons of the revised monetary aggregates with previously published data. The revisions to the seasonal factors resulted in a lower growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the first half of 2012 and a higher growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the second half.

The benchmark incorporates minor revisions to data reported in the quarterly deposit reports, and it takes account of deposit data from Call Reports for banks and thrift institutions that are not weekly or quarterly deposit reporters. These revisions to deposit data start in 2011. In addition, this release incorporates data from Call Reports on the amount of small-denomination time deposits held in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Keogh accounts; related revisions to deposit data start in 2011. The benchmark also incorporates revisions to IRA and Keogh balances held at retail and institutional money market mutual funds; these revisions to data on money market mutual funds begin in 2007. This release also incorporates the receipt of historical information from other sources of data.

Seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components incorporate revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2012. Monthly seasonal factors were estimated using the X-12-ARIMA procedure. The effects of both the new benchmark and the revisions to seasonal factors on the growth rates of M1 and M2 are outlined in appendix tables 6 and 7.

Historical data, updated each week, are available with the H.6 statistical release at www.federalreserve.gov/releases.

The Federal Reserve has revised the measures of the money stock and its components to incorporate the results of the Federal Reserve's annual review of seasonal factors and a new quarterly benchmark. This release includes revised monthly and weekly seasonal factors as well as comparisons of the revised monetary aggregates with previously published data. The revisions to the seasonal factors resulted in a higher growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the first half of 2011 and a lower growth rate for seasonally adjusted M2 in the second half.

The benchmark incorporates minor revisions to data reported in the weekly and quarterly deposit reports, and it takes account of deposit data from Call Reports for banks and thrift institutions that are not weekly or quarterly deposit reporters. These revisions to deposit data start in 2002. In addition, this release incorporates data from Call Reports on the amount of small-denomination time deposits held in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Keogh accounts; related revisions to deposit data start in 2006. The benchmark also incorporates revisions to IRA and Keogh balances held at retail and institutional money market mutual funds; these revisions to data on money market mutual funds begin in 1996. This release also incorporates the receipt of historical information from other sources of data.

Seasonally adjusted measures of the monetary aggregates and components incorporate revised seasonal factors, which were derived from data through December 2011. Monthly seasonal factors were estimated using the X-12-ARIMA procedure. The effects of both the new benchmark and the revisions to seasonal factors on the growth rates of M1 and M2 are outlined in appendix tables 6 and 7.

Historical data, updated each week, are available with the H.6 statistical release at www.federalreserve.gov/releases.

Users can now view plotted data as column charts, and add U.S. recession shading, while using the "View chart" function of the Data Download Program (DDP).

For release at
4:30 P.M. EDT
October 27, 2011

Data from the Federal Reserve Board's H.6 statistical release, "Money Stock Measures,"
are now available through the Data Download Program (DDP). The DDP provides interactive access to Federal Reserve statistical data in a variety of formats, including XML, and is available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/.

The H.6 statistical release is typically published on Thursday, generally at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Data from the release will be available from the DDP generally 15 to 30 minutes thereafter.