Economy · Money and the Fed

U.S. Monetary Base (since 1959)

YearAverageYear close
1959$0.05T$0.05T
1960$0.05T$0.05T
1961$0.05T$0.05T
1962$0.05T$0.05T
1963$0.05T$0.05T
1964$0.06T$0.06T
1965$0.06T$0.06T
1966$0.06T$0.06T
1967$0.06T$0.07T
1968$0.07T$0.07T
1969$0.07T$0.08T
1970$0.08T$0.08T

Source: FRED BOGMBASE (Monetary Base: Total). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).

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