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F.12 Instrument Discrepancies
   Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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2009
2010
2011
2011   Q1
2011   Q2
2011   Q3
2011   Q4
2012   Q1
2012   Q2
LineInstrument discrepancies; total discrepancy
	-102.8
	960.6
	82.7
	448.3
	-155.1
	-46.0
	-658.5
	-78.2
	162.2
	-134.8
	-814.0
	1Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)
	-1.2
	-0.8
	-4.4
	-1.1
	-0.7
	-1.0
	-0.7
	-0.5
	-0.5
	-0.8
	-0.6
	2Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits
	196.5
	-347.1
	-74.3
	6.0
	23.9
	149.4
	10.6
	129.9
	-194.0
	-26.6
	-1.9
	3Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions
	3.8
	60.7
	29.0
	-19.4
	30.1
	139.1
	-136.8
	86.4
	31.9
	38.1
	-260.9
	4Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements
	-224.8
	-600.6
	475.6
	-71.3
	-113.3
	-394.5
	-172.6
	-44.2
	158.2
	343.2
	-303.0
	5Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)
	1.0
	-5.2
	-0.3
	-1.1
	0.8
	-51.6
	96.6
	3.8
	-45.8
	-47.4
	100.0
	6Instrument discrepancies; state and local governments mail float
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	7Instrument discrepancies; federal goverment mail float
	1.2
	-3.3
	0.7
	0.0
	-0.1
	-52.6
	96.7
	2.2
	-46.8
	-46.2
	100.3
	8Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float
	-0.1
	-2.0
	-1.0
	-1.1
	0.9
	1.0
	-0.1
	1.6
	1.0
	-1.1
	-0.3
	9Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	-26.0
	26.1
	102.8
	82.4
	26.3
	114.8
	-29.5
	-51.8
	71.8
	149.0
	-53.3
	10Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable
	-36.5
	-64.0
	-32.6
	-10.5
	-21.2
	-1.7
	-48.9
	-70.9
	36.6
	-62.4
	-7.5
	11Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets
	-29.2
	1888.9
	-284.9
	491.5
	-64.8
	-46.4
	-347.7
	-43.8
	178.8
	-522.3
	-236.2
	12Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures
	13.5
	2.6
	-128.2
	-28.3
	-36.3
	46.0
	-29.5
	-87.0
	-74.8
	-5.7
	-50.7
	13Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)
	-12.0
	-2.4
	118.3
	23.3
	31.9
	-50.4
	25.1
	82.5
	70.3
	1.1
	46.1
	14Private domestic sectors; wage accruals less disbursements
	-6.3
	-5.0
	5.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	15Households and nonprofit organizations; adjustment to contributions for government social insurance paid for U.S. affiliated areas
	4.7
	4.8
	5.0
	4.9
	4.4
	4.4
	4.4
	4.5
	4.5
	4.6
	4.6
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|Instrument discrepancies; total discrepancy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Instrument discrepancies; state and local governments mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Instrument discrepancies; federal goverment mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private domestic sectors; wage accruals less disbursements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Households and nonprofit organizations; adjustment to contributions for government social insurance paid for U.S. affiliated areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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