greenbooks · March 30, 1987
Greenbook/Tealbook
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CONFIDENTIAL (FR)
CLASS III - FOMC
March 27,
1987
SUPPLEMENT
CURRENT ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
Prepared for the
Federal Open Market Committee
By the Staff
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
THE DOMESTIC NONFINANCIAL ECONOMY
Consumer prices
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1
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Table
Recent changes in consumer prices. .
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2
THE FINANCIAL ECONOMY
Tables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . ..
Monetary aggregates
Commercial bank credit and short- and intermediateterm business credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Selected financial market quotations . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
4
5
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES
THE DOMESTIC NONFINANCIAL ECONOMY
Consumer prices
The consumer price index rose 0.4 percent in February, after a
sharper 0.7 percent increase a month earlier.
Prices of gasoline and fuel
oil posted further sizable increases last month-about in line with the
expected passthrough of higher crude petroleum costs to the retail level.
Other energy prices were again little changed.
Food prices, which were up
0.3 percent, continued to rise at about the same pace that has prevailed
since last September.
Prices of fresh vegetables-a particularly volatile
category-jumped again last month, but this was offset by lower prices for
meats, eggs, and coffee.
Excluding energy and food, consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in
February, down a bit from the 0.5 percent rise posted in January.
One
factor was the introduction of price and financing incentives for motor
vehicles.
But, price increases for other consumer goods and services also
averaged somewhat less in February than in January, despite further large
markups for apparel and tobacco.
RECENT CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES
(Percentage change; based on seasonally adjusted data)l
Relative
Importance
Dec. 1986
1986
1985
1986
Q3
04
-Annual rateAll items 2
Food
Energy
All items less food
and energy
Commodities
Services
Memorandum:
CPI-W 3
1987
Jan.
Feb.
-Monthly rate-
100.0
16.2
7.4
3.8
2.7
1.8
1.1
3.8
-19.7
2.0
8.4
-21.0
2.5
4.1
-9.9
.7
.4
3.0
.4
.3
1.9
76.4
4.4
3.8
3.7
3.7
.5
.3
26.1
50.3
2.1
5.7
1.4
5.2
2.6
4.3
1.4
5.1
.6
.5
.0
.4
100.0
3.6
.7
1.7
2.2
.7
.4
1. Changes are from final month of preceding period to final month of period
indicated.
2. Official index for all urban consumers.
3. Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers.
(Based
MONETARY AGGREGATES
on seasonally adjusted data unless otherwise noted)
1985:04
to
1986:04
-----
1.
2.
3.
Ml
M2
M3
15.3
8.9
8.8
1986
I
2
Jan.
1987
Feb.
1
March 27,
Mar.P
e
1987
Growth frao
04 1986 to
e
Mar. 1 9 8 7 P
Percentage change at annual rates ----
12.3
7.4
8.3
17.1
10.0
8.9
11.7
9.5
9.1
-0.7
-0.3
1.3
6
3
3
11
5-1/4
5-1/2
Levels in billions
of dollars
Feb. 1987
Selected components
4.
Currency
5.
6.
7.5
7.0
7.7
Demand deposits
11.6
9.7
12.9
Other checkable deposits
28.6
21.7
32.0
6.9
5.9
7. M2 minus M 2
8.
9.
Overnight RPs and Eurodollars, NSA
General purpose and broker/dealer money
market mutual fund shares, NSA
Commercial banks
Savings deposits, SA,
plus MMDAs, NSA 3
Small time deposits
Thrift institutions
Savings deposits, SA,
plus MNDAs, NSA3
Small time deposits
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
13 minus M24
.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
Large time deposits
At comercial banks, net 5
At thrift institutions
Institution-only money market
mutual fund shares, NSA
Term Ps, NSA
Tern urodollars, USA
16.3
5
187.2
-17.3
-4
300.7
39.8
13.5
1
242.7
7.6
8.8
-0.2
1.5
27.4
99.4
-55.9
17.3
6.8
19.7
6.6
13.6
6.7
8.1
10.6
10.3
-1.1
7
2
210.8
905.4
16.0
-4.2
4.3
11.6
0.7
4.4
19.3
-9.0
4.2
18.0
0.0
4.6
2.9
-7.2
5.1
9
-7
6
542.8
362.5
899.8
12.0
-1.2
6.8
2.6
16.5
-4.9
16.0
-4.7
16.7
-4.7
15
-2
415.1
8.3
11.7
4.6
7.8
7.4
5
698.1
-1.2
-0.6
-2.3
7.0
16.0
-10.1
-4.8
0.0
-14.0
24.5
20.1
-2.5
-1.4
-19.0
46.2
10.0
38.6
56.9
30.3
28.6
2.3
32.1
33.7
7.2
-12.5
7.7
1
-29
2084.1
79.8
484.7
447.8
295.8
152.0
6
-10
31
84.7
83.5
90.5
-- Average monthly change in billions of dollars -ME MORANDA:
23. Managed liabilities at commercial
banks (24+25)
Large time deposits, gross
24.
Nondepoait funds
25.
Net due to related foreign
26.
institutions, USA
6
Other
27.
0.6
0.9
0.4
0.7
0.8
1.0
13.8
4.5
9.3
4.9
0.9
4.0
n.a.
3
n.a.
509.3
351.1
158.2
4.0
5.2
3.1
0.9
n.a.
n.a.
-11.9
170.1
U.S. government deposits at csmmercial
7
banks
0.4
0.2
0.6
0.1
1.9
-5
1. Semi-annual growth rates are computed on a quarterly average basis. Dollar mounts shown under memovanda are
calculated on an end-month-of-quarter basis.
2. Nontransactions M2 is seasonally adjusted as a whole.
3. Growth rates are for savings deposits, seasonally adjusted, plus money market deposit accounts (MIDAs), not seaCommercial bank savings deposits excluding MHDAs increased during February and March 1987 at rates
sonally adjusted.
of 34.5 percent and 27 percent, respectively.
At thrift institutions, savings deposits excluding MMDAs increased
during February and March 1987 at rates of 33.2 percent and 26 percent, respectively.
4. The non-M2 component of M3 is seasonally adjusted as a whole.
t of large-denomination time deposits held by money market mutual funds and thrift institutions.
sists of borrowings from other than commercial banks in the form of federal funds purchased, securities sold
agreements to repurchase, and other liabilities for borrowed money (including borrowings from the Federal
rve and unaffiliated foreign banks, loan RPs and other minor items).
Data are partially estimated.
7. Consists of Treasury demand deposits and note balances at commercial banks.
pe--preliminary estimate
n.a.--not available
28.
COMMERCIAL BANK CREDIT AND SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT
1
(Percentage changes at annual rates, based on seasonally adjusted data)
1986
02
03
1987
04
Dec.
-------------------------
1.
2.
Total loans and securities
at banks
Securities
Jan.
Feb.
March 27,
Levels in
bil. of dollars
February
Commercial Bank Credit -------------------
3.9
13.5
;.5
17.4
18.4
2.2
2114.5
4.9
31,,9
6.0
7.0
0.1
7.2
505.6
20.1
16.9
18.6
8.8
316.2
-29.2
4.5
189.4
3.
U.S. government securities
7.9
28.4
4.
Other securities
0.7
37.3
3.6
7.8
10.6
20.7
24.2
0.7
1608.9
19.4
38.5
32.0
-1.7
550.4
38.6
34.3
39.6
24.7
24.2
12.8
501.5
7.3
5.0
0.4
314.4
30.7
-27.7
203.0
5.
Total loans
-14.5
6.
Business loans
2.0
2.8
7.
Security loans
-62.7
18.8
-64.7
8.
Real estate loans
13.6
17.1
9.
Consumer loans
10.
13.3
Other loans
12.
Business loans net of bankers
acceptances
Loans at foreign branches
Sum of lines 11 & 12
Commercial paper issued by
3
nonfinancial firms
15.
Sums of lines 13 & 14
16.
Bankers acceptances:
related4,5
17.
U.S.
-R3.8
5.6
5.4
-1.6
9.2
-1.6
Short-
1.0
2
-8.6
6.7
--------
11.
1987
7.1
and Intermediate-Term Business Credit ---
19.8
39.4
-61.4
31.8
-1.3
545.5
70.1
16.3
-21.5
-28.9
0.2
18.1
36.0
28.0
-12.7
-19.1
-39.3
3.0
-42.1
77.1
-4.7
638.9
-93.4
0.6
---
561.8
-1.6
3.5
13.0
25.9
24.8
17.6
3.6
-27.4
-37.2
-11.5
n.a.
30.9 (Jan)
-0.6
3.5
10.9
22.8
22.9
n.a.
672.3 (Jan)
11.4
3.4
10.5
8.4
6.3
n.a.
172.6 (Jan)
1.9
3.4
10.9
20.0
19.5
n.a.
844.9 (Jan)
trade
Line 15 plus bankers acceptances:
U.S. trade related
18.
Finance company loans to business
19.
Total short- and intermediateterm business credit (sum of
lines 17 & 18)
4
U.a.--ot available.
p-prel iinary
1. Average of Wednesdays for dometically chartered banks and awerage of current and preceding ends of months for
foreign-related institutions.
2. Loans at foreign branches are loans made to U.S. finma by foreign branches of dmestically chartered banks.
3. Average of ednesdays.
4. Based on average of current and preceding ends of month.
5. Consists of acceptances that finance U.S. imports, U.S. exports and domestic shipment and storage of goods.
SELECTED FINANCIAL MARKET QUOTATIONS 1/
(percent)
1984
1985
1985
1987
Qage frun:
March
June
11.63
8.58
6.90
6.18
6.11
-0.79
-0.07
10.67
10.77
6.52
11.13
8.80
9.13
9.25
6.57
6.62
5.86
5.84
5.77
5.57 -0.95
5.60 -0.97
5.70 -0.92
-0.29
-0.2
-0.07
11.42
8.94
6.
629
6.31
11.35
6.81
6.18
-. 56
9.12
6.23 -0.58
0.02
0.05
Lare negotiable CD's 3/
1-conth
11.52
3-nth
11.79
6-ath
12.30
8.89
9.29
9.92
6.88
6.91
6.97
6.18
6.17
6.17
6.25 -0.63
6.22 0.69
6.22 -0.75
0.07
0.05
0.05
Eurodollar deposits 4/
1-month
11.89
12.20
3-onth
8.89
9.58
7.01
7.01
6.21
6.24
6.38 -0.63
6.36 -0.65
0.17
0.12
10.50
8.50
7.50
7.50 -1.00
U.S. Treasury (costant aturity)
11.22
13.49
-year
12.02
1year
30-5ear
11.97
7.86
8.39
7.93
6.74
7.37
7.64
6.61 -1.25
7.24 -1.15
7.56 -0.37
-0.13
-0.13
-0.08
Mnicipal revenue 5/
(Bond Buer index)
11.44
10.25
8.57
6.98
7.11 -1.16
0.13
Cbrpoate-A utility
Rently offered
15.30
13.23
9.70
8.94
8.87 -0.83
-0.07
14.68
12.31
13.2
10.76
8.65
9.11
7.58
.08 -1.68
7.55 -1.10
-0.03
-0.03
198
1919
Highs
highs
FPC
highs Feb 11
June
'ar 26 highs
FMC
Feb 11
Short-term rates
Federal fris 2/
revasury bills 3/
Cmercpial paper
1-nth
3-onth
Bnk price rate
13.00
Interediate- and lag-tean rates
1:0
Hne mtgage rates 6/
S&L fix rate
S&L AM, 1-yr.
1984
Lws
11.14
1985
1987 Percent dange rwm:
1986
PC
Feb 11 Mar 26 igbs
arcabhIMgbs
lows
FOC
Feb 11
Stock prices
w-Jaoes Industrial
NYSE Ccposite
AM Cmposlite
NASDAQ (MTC)
108.57
5.13
187.16
225.30
1217.35
102.
222.28
276.18
1955.57
145.75
281.19
411.16
2171.
2372.59 21.32
158.
170.
17.17
314.45
.41 1.66
'408.25 438.71 6.70
1/ One-day quotes except as noted.
2/ Averages fbr two-week reserve maintenance period
closest to date shown. Last observation is the average
for the maintenanoe period endirg March 25, 1987.
3/ Seoonary arket.
9.24
7.7
7.2
7.46
4/ Averages for statement week
closest to date ahown.
5/ 'ursday quotes.
/Friday quotes.
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Federal Reserve (1987, March 30). Greenbook/Tealbook. Greenbooks, Federal Reserve. https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/greenbook_19870331_part2
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@misc{wtfs_greenbook_19870331_part2,
author = {Federal Reserve},
title = {Greenbook/Tealbook},
year = {1987},
month = {Mar},
howpublished = {Greenbooks, Federal Reserve},
url = {https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/greenbook_19870331_part2},
note = {Retrieved via When the Fed Speaks corpus}
}