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F.8 Instrument Discrepancies
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2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2015   Q1
2015   Q2
2015   Q3
2015   Q4
2016   Q1
LineInstrument discrepancies; total discrepancy
	402.9
	182.5
	677.6
	-396.0
	424.8
	-213.3
	-643.6
	-415.1
	285.9
	-80.4
	-110.5
	1Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)
	-1.1
	-0.7
	-0.6
	-1.1
	-1.1
	-1.3
	-1.5
	-1.3
	-1.3
	-1.0
	-0.6
	2Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits
	49.0
	-135.1
	-140.4
	-7.8
	-89.3
	-184.4
	-1.0
	-287.2
	-176.5
	-272.7
	-272.6
	3Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions
	25.8
	3.5
	5.7
	56.8
	-47.1
	-9.4
	288.4
	-170.4
	-100.6
	-55.0
	258.2
	4Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements
	41.8
	33.3
	37.1
	-50.1
	-100.1
	82.9
	173.5
	-19.1
	25.8
	151.3
	-168.1
	5Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)
	-1.1
	0.8
	1.5
	-0.7
	0.9
	-0.3
	-41.2
	98.9
	0.7
	-59.5
	-41.2
	6Instrument discrepancies; federal goverment mail float
	0.0
	-0.1
	0.6
	0.4
	1.1
	-0.0
	-41.7
	99.1
	2.3
	-59.8
	-40.5
	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
	-1.1
	0.9
	0.9
	-1.2
	-0.3
	-0.2
	0.6
	-0.1
	-1.7
	0.3
	-0.7
	9Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	-1.4
	-42.5
	59.7
	-130.1
	60.3
	26.9
	21.1
	92.2
	-28.8
	23.1
	-36.7
	10Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable
	-8.6
	-8.0
	-14.7
	-19.6
	35.1
	-29.6
	-23.3
	-48.6
	-7.4
	-39.1
	-45.5
	11Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets
	352.6
	297.3
	530.6
	-415.9
	359.1
	-299.9
	-1306.8
	-254.7
	394.9
	-33.0
	-73.3
	12Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures
	-54.1
	33.9
	198.6
	172.5
	206.9
	201.7
	247.1
	175.2
	179.1
	205.5
	269.3
	13Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)
	49.2
	-38.3
	-203.3
	-177.6
	-212.0
	-207.0
	-252.3
	-180.4
	-184.4
	-210.8
	-274.7
	14Households and nonprofit organizations; adjustment to contributions for government social insurance paid for U.S. affiliated areas
	4.9
	4.4
	4.6
	5.2
	5.1
	5.3
	5.2
	5.2
	5.3
	5.3
	5.4
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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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