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L.223 Trade Credit
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011   Q1
2011   Q2
2011   Q3
2011   Q4
2012   Q1
2012   Q2
2012   Q3
LineAll sectors; trade payables; liability
	3398.0
	3228.0
	3204.9
	3383.3
	3429.9
	3495.3
	3545.4
	3603.6
	3660.6
	3709.0
	3734.4
	1Nonprofit organizations; trade payables; liability
	214.5
	236.7
	252.7
	274.1
	279.1
	282.6
	286.0
	288.2
	289.8
	290.5
	290.5
	2Nonfinancial corporate business; trade payables; liability
	1897.9
	1672.7
	1587.5
	1743.2
	1763.5
	1822.1
	1862.0
	1920.3
	1952.7
	1999.4
	2021.7
	3Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade payables; liability
	374.9
	380.7
	388.3
	368.9
	367.1
	368.0
	369.3
	367.4
	365.5
	363.0
	361.3
	4State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade payables; liability
	553.5
	592.7
	632.3
	672.3
	682.3
	692.4
	702.4
	712.5
	722.6
	732.7
	742.8
	5Federal government; trade payables; liability
	238.2
	260.8
	204.6
	210.8
	225.3
	231.4
	235.2
	231.9
	241.8
	245.9
	248.1
	6Rest of the world; trade payables; liability
	73.1
	63.2
	69.3
	95.9
	94.1
	79.5
	74.1
	69.1
	70.8
	64.0
	57.2
	7Security brokers and dealers; trade payables; liability
	45.8
	21.2
	70.1
	18.1
	18.5
	19.3
	16.4
	14.2
	17.3
	13.5
	12.8
	8All sectors; trade receivables; asset
	3189.2
	2991.9
	2865.9
	2930.4
	3018.1
	3119.8
	3168.7
	3123.0
	3246.7
	3328.0
	3324.4
	9Nonfinancial corporate business; trade receivables; asset
	2252.4
	2084.6
	2056.0
	2148.9
	2238.8
	2340.7
	2378.0
	2332.0
	2448.7
	2528.6
	2524.0
	10Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade receivables; asset
	525.6
	522.7
	496.3
	476.9
	475.6
	474.6
	473.9
	475.0
	475.6
	475.4
	475.4
	11State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade receivables; asset
	69.9
	47.6
	29.0
	9.7
	4.8
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	12Federal government; trade receivables; asset
	60.6
	64.7
	43.6
	42.9
	44.7
	47.0
	48.2
	47.7
	49.0
	50.6
	49.4
	13Rest of the world; trade receivables; asset
	83.6
	90.1
	96.7
	116.3
	116.2
	118.3
	132.3
	133.5
	136.9
	139.0
	139.7
	14Property-casualty insurance companies; trade receivables; asset
	85.4
	86.7
	83.0
	83.8
	84.4
	88.2
	88.7
	87.2
	91.1
	92.0
	94.5
	15Issuers of asset-backed securities; trade receivables; asset
	111.7
	95.5
	61.3
	51.8
	53.6
	51.1
	47.5
	47.6
	45.3
	42.4
	41.4
	16Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	208.8
	236.0
	339.0
	452.9
	411.9
	375.5
	376.7
	480.6
	413.9
	381.0
	410.0
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|Nonprofit organizations; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Nonfinancial corporate business; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Federal government; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Rest of the world; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Security brokers and dealers; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|All sectors; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Nonfinancial corporate business; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Federal government; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Rest of the world; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Property-casualty insurance companies; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Issuers of asset-backed securities; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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