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F.12 Instrument Discrepancies
   Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013   Q1
2013   Q2
2013   Q3
2013   Q4
2014   Q1
2014   Q2
LineInstrument discrepancies; total discrepancy
	405.9
	355.9
	545.9
	621.8
	146.0
	117.5
	-543.1
	1080.7
	-70.9
	67.9
	-373.7
	1Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)
	-4.4
	-1.1
	-0.7
	-0.6
	-1.1
	-0.9
	-0.7
	-2.1
	-0.6
	-1.0
	-0.9
	2Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits
	-55.1
	49.2
	-136.3
	-137.7
	-12.4
	87.1
	152.9
	-9.9
	-279.9
	-8.4
	-135.3
	3Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions
	14.5
	25.8
	3.5
	5.7
	56.8
	391.9
	-131.1
	-219.3
	185.7
	189.5
	-64.2
	4Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements
	207.1
	55.0
	68.7
	-9.6
	-167.0
	-472.3
	-137.3
	13.9
	-72.1
	-138.5
	-171.5
	5Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)
	-0.3
	-1.1
	0.8
	1.5
	-0.7
	-49.6
	98.4
	4.6
	-56.3
	-39.3
	97.7
	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
	0.7
	0.0
	-0.1
	0.6
	0.4
	-44.4
	96.2
	3.6
	-53.6
	-43.2
	97.6
	8Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float
	-1.0
	-1.1
	0.9
	0.9
	-1.2
	-5.2
	2.2
	1.0
	-2.8
	4.0
	0.1
	9Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	122.7
	-10.2
	-31.4
	33.8
	8.1
	-40.4
	-16.7
	24.2
	65.1
	-60.7
	18.1
	10Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable
	-33.5
	-8.6
	-7.0
	-18.7
	-19.5
	-16.9
	-108.5
	8.4
	39.0
	-23.7
	-71.4
	11Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets
	235.3
	301.0
	614.3
	542.8
	75.3
	-26.5
	-685.0
	1078.7
	-65.9
	-21.9
	-243.2
	12Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures
	-80.3
	-54.1
	33.9
	204.6
	206.5
	245.0
	284.8
	182.3
	114.1
	171.9
	196.9
	13Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)
	75.3
	49.2
	-38.3
	-209.2
	-211.9
	-250.3
	-290.2
	-187.6
	-119.5
	-177.5
	-202.5
	14Households and nonprofit organizations; adjustment to contributions for government social insurance paid for U.S. affiliated areas
	5.0
	4.9
	4.4
	4.6
	5.4
	5.3
	5.4
	5.4
	5.4
	5.6
	5.6
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|Instrument discrepancies; total discrepancy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Instrument discrepancies; state and local governments mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Instrument discrepancies; federal goverment mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Households and nonprofit organizations; adjustment to contributions for government social insurance paid for U.S. affiliated areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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