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F.12 Instrument Discrepancies
   Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013   Q1
2013   Q2
2013   Q3
2013   Q4
2014   Q1
LineInstrument discrepancies; total discrepancy
	741.4
	38.5
	83.3
	337.3
	442.6
	-153.8
	-119.4
	-751.5
	554.5
	-298.8
	97.7
	1Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)
	-0.8
	-4.4
	-1.1
	-0.7
	-0.6
	-1.1
	-0.9
	-0.7
	-2.1
	-0.6
	-1.0
	2Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits
	-330.4
	-122.5
	-26.6
	25.2
	-29.7
	17.4
	22.4
	286.4
	-28.6
	-210.8
	-19.1
	3Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions
	44.8
	14.5
	25.8
	3.5
	5.7
	56.8
	294.7
	-15.3
	-202.1
	149.9
	73.1
	4Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements
	-285.8
	164.7
	65.8
	13.5
	-18.6
	-186.6
	-344.2
	-97.2
	-150.9
	-154.1
	-44.6
	5Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)
	-5.2
	-0.3
	-1.1
	0.8
	1.5
	-0.7
	-50.0
	99.1
	5.4
	-57.4
	-39.9
	6Instrument discrepancies; state and local governments mail float
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	7Instrument discrepancies; federal goverment mail float
	-3.3
	0.7
	0.0
	-0.1
	0.6
	0.4
	-44.8
	96.6
	3.5
	-53.6
	-43.8
	8Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float
	-2.0
	-1.0
	-1.1
	0.9
	0.9
	-1.2
	-5.3
	2.4
	1.9
	-3.8
	3.9
	9Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	21.5
	128.0
	9.5
	-67.4
	39.7
	11.3
	-10.1
	-29.4
	36.7
	48.0
	-13.6
	10Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable
	-67.0
	-33.5
	-8.8
	-2.3
	-2.7
	25.6
	31.0
	-38.9
	24.0
	86.4
	32.9
	11Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets
	1468.1
	-30.9
	67.7
	315.5
	435.0
	-202.6
	-212.6
	-1137.0
	785.8
	-246.6
	79.3
	12Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures
	-103.8
	-77.2
	-48.0
	49.2
	12.4
	126.1
	150.3
	181.4
	86.3
	86.4
	30.5
	13Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)
	99.0
	72.2
	43.1
	-53.6
	-17.0
	-131.4
	-155.6
	-186.8
	-91.7
	-91.8
	-36.0
	14Households and nonprofit organizations; adjustment to contributions for government social insurance paid for U.S. affiliated areas
	4.8
	5.0
	4.9
	4.4
	4.6
	5.3
	5.3
	5.3
	5.3
	5.4
	5.5
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|Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Instrument discrepancies; state and local governments mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Instrument discrepancies; federal goverment mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Households and nonprofit organizations; adjustment to contributions for government social insurance paid for U.S. affiliated areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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