M1 slipped $800 million in early December.
The Federal Reserve Board said the nation’s basic money supply, known as M1, fell to a seasonally adjusted $720.7 billion in the week ended Dec. 8 from a revised $721.5 billion the week before, originally reported at $721.4 billion. M1 includes cash in circulation, deposits in checking accounts and non-bank travelers checks.
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