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L.223 Trade Credit
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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2010
2011
2012
2013
2013   Q1
2013   Q2
2013   Q3
2013   Q4
2014   Q1
2014   Q2
2014   Q3
LineAll sectors; trade payables; liability
	3370.8
	3452.5
	3574.2
	3742.4
	3617.9
	3684.1
	3714.9
	3742.4
	3762.8
	3831.1
	3867.6
	1Nonprofit organizations; trade payables; liability
	248.8
	250.0
	254.0
	255.0
	254.3
	254.5
	254.8
	255.0
	256.0
	256.9
	257.4
	2Nonfinancial corporate business; trade payables; liability
	1746.4
	1771.6
	1837.8
	1951.5
	1858.4
	1899.8
	1932.3
	1951.5
	1955.9
	1995.6
	2013.1
	3Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade payables; liability
	427.8
	435.7
	434.5
	442.0
	438.9
	440.6
	442.5
	442.0
	444.7
	448.4
	450.5
	4State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade payables; liability
	669.0
	707.4
	746.2
	785.8
	755.9
	765.8
	775.8
	785.8
	795.8
	806.0
	816.2
	5Federal government; trade payables; liability
	209.7
	218.5
	231.9
	248.4
	240.1
	248.7
	252.2
	248.4
	257.1
	266.6
	269.9
	6Rest of the world; trade credit and advances; liability
	51.1
	55.1
	55.7
	45.3
	54.9
	59.1
	44.0
	45.3
	38.6
	39.9
	40.6
	7Security brokers and dealers; trade payables; liability
	18.1
	14.3
	14.2
	14.5
	15.4
	15.6
	13.3
	14.5
	14.8
	17.8
	19.9
	8All sectors; trade receivables; asset
	3132.4
	3245.3
	3321.9
	3482.1
	3435.0
	3535.3
	3552.6
	3482.1
	3577.0
	3673.4
	3692.7
	9Nonfinancial corporate business; trade receivables; asset
	2156.5
	2240.3
	2292.1
	2432.1
	2399.9
	2486.7
	2507.5
	2432.1
	2502.3
	2582.8
	2598.5
	10Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade receivables; asset
	533.4
	539.2
	546.7
	558.3
	547.7
	551.2
	554.6
	558.3
	561.5
	567.5
	572.1
	11State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade receivables; asset
	152.2
	154.5
	159.1
	167.5
	160.8
	163.8
	166.2
	167.5
	168.0
	171.2
	173.5
	12Federal government; trade receivables; asset
	42.9
	47.7
	50.3
	48.8
	48.7
	52.0
	50.6
	48.8
	50.6
	50.8
	50.8
	13Rest of the world; trade receivables; asset
	111.8
	128.8
	140.5
	144.4
	143.8
	148.8
	140.7
	144.4
	160.3
	163.4
	163.5
	14Property-casualty insurance companies; trade receivables; asset
	83.8
	87.2
	92.0
	95.2
	94.0
	96.6
	98.3
	95.2
	100.1
	103.9
	103.4
	15Issuers of asset-backed securities; trade receivables; asset
	51.8
	47.6
	41.2
	35.7
	40.1
	36.2
	34.6
	35.7
	34.3
	33.9
	31.0
	16Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	238.5
	207.2
	252.4
	260.3
	182.9
	148.8
	162.3
	260.3
	185.9
	157.7
	174.9
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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 credit and advances; 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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