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L.225 Trade Credit
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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2014   Q4
2015   Q1
2015   Q2
2015   Q3
2015   Q4
LineAll sectors; trade payables; liability
	3370.8
	3499.4
	3631.8
	3822.8
	3980.5
	4068.3
	3980.5
	3992.7
	4051.8
	4049.0
	4068.3
	1Nonprofit organizations; trade payables; liability
	248.8
	250.0
	254.0
	255.0
	258.1
	259.4
	258.1
	258.5
	258.9
	259.2
	259.4
	2Nonfinancial corporate business; trade payables; liability
	1746.4
	1771.6
	1837.0
	1938.3
	2004.5
	1969.4
	2004.5
	1990.7
	2010.4
	1982.5
	1969.4
	3Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade payables; liability
	427.8
	482.7
	493.5
	527.5
	563.5
	616.6
	563.5
	579.0
	592.3
	601.0
	616.6
	4Federal government; trade payables; liability
	209.7
	218.5
	231.9
	250.6
	268.0
	288.0
	268.0
	269.5
	280.4
	285.4
	288.0
	5State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade payables; liability
	669.0
	707.4
	745.5
	783.4
	822.2
	861.1
	822.2
	831.7
	841.5
	851.4
	861.1
	6Security brokers and dealers; trade payables; liability
	18.1
	14.3
	14.2
	14.5
	17.9
	26.3
	17.9
	19.2
	23.6
	24.2
	26.3
	7Rest of the world; trade credit and advances; liability
	51.1
	55.1
	55.7
	53.4
	46.2
	47.5
	46.2
	44.0
	44.7
	45.4
	47.5
	8All sectors; trade receivables; asset
	3132.9
	3304.3
	3378.9
	3707.8
	3863.5
	3919.2
	3863.5
	3919.6
	3994.7
	3993.8
	3919.2
	9Nonfinancial corporate business; trade receivables; asset
	2157.1
	2240.8
	2292.8
	2554.0
	2663.8
	2646.7
	2663.8
	2702.3
	2751.7
	2734.6
	2646.7
	10Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade receivables; asset
	533.4
	594.4
	598.9
	647.8
	679.4
	729.8
	679.4
	689.9
	703.8
	713.3
	729.8
	11Federal government; trade receivables; asset
	42.9
	47.7
	50.3
	53.6
	45.5
	45.8
	45.5
	45.0
	45.7
	46.1
	45.8
	12State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade receivables; asset
	152.2
	157.8
	163.1
	172.6
	179.8
	180.5
	179.8
	179.9
	182.2
	180.8
	180.5
	13Property-casualty insurance companies; trade receivables; asset
	83.8
	87.2
	92.0
	95.2
	100.8
	107.6
	100.8
	106.1
	109.3
	110.7
	107.6
	14Issuers of asset-backed securities; trade receivables; asset
	51.8
	47.6
	41.2
	35.7
	31.3
	34.1
	31.3
	31.5
	32.2
	31.7
	34.1
	15Rest of the world; trade receivables; asset
	111.8
	128.8
	140.5
	148.8
	162.9
	174.6
	162.9
	164.9
	169.8
	176.5
	174.6
	16Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	237.9
	195.1
	252.9
	115.0
	116.9
	149.1
	116.9
	73.1
	57.1
	55.2
	149.1
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|Nonprofit organizations; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Nonfinancial corporate business; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Federal government; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Security brokers and dealers; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Rest of the world; trade credit and advances; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|All sectors; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Nonfinancial corporate business; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Federal government; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Property-casualty insurance companies; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|Rest of the world; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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