Canada's money supply .: FB12-7/6-2011E-PDF

"Some people ask why the Bank of Canada can’t directly increase or decrease the money supply at will, since it regulates the supply of paper currency in circulation. The answer is that the bank notes issued by the Bank represent only a small portion of all the money circulating in the economy at any one time. The bulk of the money supply consists of deposits that the public holds at financial institutions. The amount of money in circulation can be measured in a number of ways. Some of these different measures, which are called monetary aggregates, are described below"--p. [1].

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Publication information
Department/Agency Bank of Canada.
Title Canada's money supply .
Series title Backgrounders
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "October 2011."
Title from caption.
Issued also in French under title: L’offre de monnaie.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Bank of Canada, 2011, c2012.
Description [2] p.
Catalogue number
  • FB12-7/6-2011E-PDF
Subject terms Currency
Banks
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