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F.8 Instrument Discrepancies
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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2014   Q2
2014   Q3
2014   Q4
2015   Q1
2015   Q2
LineInstrument discrepancies; total discrepancy
	449.5
	331.5
	317.4
	485.7
	-382.1
	242.4
	-12.1
	826.1
	-115.7
	234.1
	207.2
	1Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)
	-4.4
	-1.1
	-0.7
	-0.6
	-1.1
	-1.1
	-0.9
	-1.8
	-0.5
	-1.5
	-1.1
	2Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits
	-55.1
	49.2
	-136.3
	-140.5
	-8.7
	-91.6
	-137.2
	191.4
	-428.7
	-34.9
	-310.8
	3Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions
	14.5
	25.8
	3.5
	5.7
	56.8
	-47.1
	-155.6
	14.9
	-222.5
	288.4
	-167.1
	4Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements
	208.0
	54.8
	77.7
	-12.5
	-126.2
	-129.1
	-289.6
	-53.1
	-141.4
	188.8
	10.5
	5Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)
	-0.3
	-1.1
	0.8
	1.5
	-0.7
	0.9
	98.0
	0.5
	-55.4
	-41.2
	98.9
	6Instrument discrepancies; federal goverment mail float
	0.7
	0.0
	-0.1
	0.6
	0.4
	1.1
	97.7
	4.3
	-54.6
	-41.7
	99.1
	7Instrument 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
	8Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float
	-1.0
	-1.1
	0.9
	0.9
	-1.2
	-0.3
	0.3
	-3.7
	-0.8
	0.6
	-0.2
	9Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	121.0
	-1.4
	-42.8
	60.0
	-121.4
	13.4
	35.9
	60.0
	23.6
	-43.3
	-25.3
	10Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable
	-33.5
	-8.6
	-7.8
	-13.6
	-18.6
	35.9
	2.3
	51.4
	44.8
	-17.2
	-70.8
	11Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets
	279.6
	268.1
	389.1
	387.0
	-334.8
	254.1
	253.1
	343.9
	407.7
	-352.2
	557.2
	12Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures
	-80.3
	-54.1
	33.9
	198.6
	172.5
	206.9
	181.9
	218.9
	256.7
	247.1
	115.7
	13Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)
	75.3
	49.2
	-38.3
	-203.3
	-177.6
	-212.0
	-187.0
	-224.0
	-261.8
	-252.3
	-120.9
	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
	5.2
	5.1
	5.1
	5.1
	5.1
	5.2
	5.2
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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; federal goverment mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Instrument discrepancies; state and local governments 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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