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F.223 Trade Credit
   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
2012   Q3
LineAll sectors; trade payables; liability
	-170.0
	-23.1
	178.4
	220.3
	226.1
	186.4
	226.4
	242.3
	270.8
	113.0
	137.4
	1Nonprofit organizations; trade payables; liability
	22.2
	16.0
	21.4
	14.0
	20.0
	14.0
	13.6
	8.5
	6.6
	2.8
	-0.0
	2Nonfinancial corporate business; trade payables; liability
	-225.2
	-85.3
	155.7
	178.3
	144.4
	190.2
	183.6
	195.2
	189.0
	140.3
	105.4
	3Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade payables; liability
	5.7
	7.7
	-19.4
	-2.7
	-14.7
	0.7
	3.3
	0.0
	-2.6
	-10.4
	-1.6
	4State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade payables; liability
	39.2
	39.6
	40.0
	40.2
	40.0
	40.1
	40.3
	40.4
	40.4
	40.3
	40.4
	5Federal government; trade payables; liability
	22.6
	-56.2
	6.2
	21.1
	42.1
	-3.9
	19.4
	26.7
	18.0
	-17.5
	23.1
	6Rest of the world; trade payables; liability
	-9.9
	6.1
	26.6
	-26.8
	-7.4
	-58.1
	-21.7
	-20.0
	7.0
	-27.2
	-27.2
	7Security brokers and dealers; trade payables; liability
	-24.7
	48.9
	-52.0
	-3.9
	1.6
	3.4
	-11.9
	-8.5
	12.4
	-15.3
	-2.6
	8All sectors; trade receivables; asset
	-197.2
	-126.0
	68.2
	192.6
	100.8
	214.9
	277.7
	176.9
	235.3
	125.3
	79.8
	9Nonfinancial corporate business; trade receivables; asset
	-167.7
	-28.6
	96.7
	183.0
	113.3
	213.2
	235.6
	170.0
	216.0
	123.3
	70.1
	10Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade receivables; asset
	-3.0
	-26.3
	-19.4
	-1.9
	-5.5
	-3.9
	-2.6
	4.2
	2.4
	-0.8
	-0.1
	11State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade receivables; asset
	-22.3
	-18.6
	-19.3
	-9.7
	-19.5
	-19.2
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	12Federal government; trade receivables; asset
	4.2
	-21.1
	-0.7
	4.8
	-3.1
	9.1
	6.2
	6.8
	-5.2
	6.9
	-2.4
	13Rest of the world; trade receivables; asset
	6.5
	6.6
	19.6
	17.2
	5.9
	10.4
	50.8
	1.7
	15.5
	3.9
	6.3
	14Property-casualty insurance companies; trade receivables; asset
	1.3
	-3.7
	0.8
	3.4
	2.5
	15.2
	2.0
	-6.1
	15.8
	3.6
	9.8
	15Issuers of asset-backed securities; trade receivables; asset
	-16.1
	-34.3
	-9.5
	-4.2
	7.1
	-9.8
	-14.4
	0.3
	-9.1
	-11.6
	-3.9
	16Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	27.2
	103.0
	110.2
	27.7
	125.3
	-28.5
	-51.2
	65.4
	35.4
	-12.4
	57.7
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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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