Federal Open Market Committee

Meeting calendars, statements, and minutes (2008-2013)

The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings during the year and other meetings as needed. Links to policy statements and minutes are in the calendars below. The minutes of regularly scheduled meetings are released three weeks after the date of the policy decision.

FOIA
The FOMC makes an annual report pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. The FOMC FOIA Service Center provides information about the status of FOIA requests and the FOIA process.

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2013 FOMC Meetings
January	29-30	Statement		Minutes: 294 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Feb 20, 2013)
March	19-20*
April/May	30-1
June	18-19*
July	30-31
September	17-18*
October	29-30
December	17-18*

* Meeting associated with a Summary of Economic Projections and a press conference by the Chairman.

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2012 FOMC Meetings
January	24-25*	Statement	Press Conference Projections Materials: PDF | Accessible Figures	Minutes: 434 KB PDF |  HTML (Released February 15, 2012)
			Longer-Run Goals and Policy Strategy
March	13	Statement		Minutes: 251 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Apr 3, 2012)
April	24-25*	Statement	Press Conference Projections Materials: PDF | Accessible Figures	Minutes: 419 KB PDF |  HTML (Released May 16, 2012)
June	19-20*	Statement	Press Conference Projections Materials: PDF | Accessible Figures	Minutes: 383 KB PDF |  HTML (Released July 11, 2012)
July/August	31-1	Statement		Minutes: 295 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Aug 22, 2012)
September	12-13*	Statement	Press Conference Projections Materials: PDF | Accessible Figures	Minutes: 391 KB PDF |  HTML (Released October 4, 2012)
			Related Current FAQs
October	23-24	Statement		Minutes: 262 KB PDF |  HTML (Released November 14, 2012)
December	11-12*	Statement	Press Conference Projections Materials: PDF | Accessible Figures	Minutes: 388 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Jan 3, 2013)

* Meeting associated with a Summary of Economic Projections and a press conference by the Chairman.

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2011 FOMC Meetings
January	25-26	Statement		Minutes: 378 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Feb 16, 2011)
March	15	Statement		Minutes: 255 KB PDF |  HTML (Released April 5, 2011)
April	26-27	Statement	Press Conference Projections Materials (65 KB PDF)	Minutes: 441 KB PDF |  HTML (Released May 18, 2011)
June	21-22	Statement	Press Conference Projections Materials (80 KB PDF)	Minutes: 357 KB PDF |  HTML (Released July 12, 2011)
August	1 (unscheduled)		Minutes: See end of minutes of August 9 meeting
August	9	Statement		Minutes: 256 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Aug 30, 2011)
September	20-21	Statement		Minutes: 267 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Oct 12, 2011)
November	1-2	Statement	Press Conference Projections Materials (86 KB PDF)	Minutes: 354 KB PDF |  HTML (Released November 22, 2011)
November	28 (unscheduled)		Minutes: See end of minutes of December 13 meeting
December	13	Statement		Minutes: 267 KB PDF |  HTML (Released January 3, 2012)

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2010 FOMC Meetings
January	26-27	Statement	Minutes: 253 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Feb 17, 2010)
March	16	Statement	Minutes: 254 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Apr 6, 2010)
April	27-28	Statement	Minutes: 318 KB PDF |  HTML (Released May 19, 2010)
May	9 (unscheduled)	Statement Statement	Minutes: See end of minutes of June 22/23 meeting
June	22-23	Statement	Minutes: 338 KB PDF |  HTML (Released July 14, 2010)
August	10	Statement	Minutes: 256 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Aug 31, 2010)
September	21	Statement	Minutes: 276 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Oct 12, 2010)
October	15 (unscheduled)		Minutes: See end of minutes of November 2/3 meeting
November	2-3	Statement	Minutes: 340 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Nov 23, 2010)
December	14	Statement	Minutes: 256 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Jan 4, 2011)

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2009 FOMC Meetings
January	16 (Unscheduled)		Minutes: See end of minutes of January 27/28 meeting
January	27-28	Statement	Minutes: 493 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Feb 18, 2009)
February	7 (Unscheduled)		Minutes: See end of minutes of March 17/18 meeting
March	17-18	Statement	Minutes: 265 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Apr 8, 2009)
April	28-29	Statement	Minutes: 344 KB PDF |  HTML (Released May 20, 2009)
June	3 (Unscheduled)		Minutes: See end of minutes of June 23/24 meeting
June	23-24	Statement	Minutes: 347 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Jul 15, 2009)
August	11-12	Statement	Minutes: 260 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Sep 2, 2009)
September	22-23	Statement	Minutes: 263 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Oct 14, 2009)
November	3-4	Statement	Minutes: 337 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Nov 24, 2009)
December	15-16	Statement	Minutes: 318 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Jan 6, 2010)

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2008 FOMC Meetings
January	9 (Unscheduled)		Minutes: See end of minutes of January 29/30 meeting
January	21 (Unscheduled)	Statement	Minutes: See end of minutes of January 29/30 meeting
January	29-30	Statement	Minutes: 364 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Feb 20, 2008)
March	10 (Unscheduled)	Statement	Minutes: See end of minutes of March 18 meeting
March	18	Statement	Minutes: 256 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Apr 8, 2008)
April	29-30	Statement	Minutes: 338 KB PDF |  HTML (Released May 21, 2008)
June	24-25	Statement	Minutes: 310 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Jul 16, 2008)
July	24 (Unscheduled)		Minutes: See end of minutes of August 5 meeting
August	5	Statement	Minutes: 252 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Aug 26, 2008)
September	16	Statement	Minutes: 237 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Oct 7, 2008)
September	29 (Unscheduled)		Minutes: See end of minutes of October 28/29 meeting
October	7 (Unscheduled)	Statement	Minutes: See end of minutes of October 28/29 meeting
October	28-29	Statement	Minutes: 141 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Nov 19, 2008)
December	15-16	Statement	Minutes: 264 KB PDF |  HTML (Released Jan 6, 2009)

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Note: A two-day meeting is scheduled for January 28-29, 2014. Each meeting date is tentative until confirmed at the meeting immediately preceding it.

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