Table : TABLE 19-2 Interest Rates and the Opportunity Cost of Holding Money
June 2007 June 2008
Federal funds rate 5.25% 2.00%
One-month certificates of deposit (CDs) 5.30% 2.50%
Interest-bearing demand deposits 2.30% 1.24%
Currency 0 0
CDs minus interest-bearing demand deposits (percentage points) 3.00 1.26
CDs minus currency (percentage points) 5.30 2.50

Data from: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.