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L.127 Finance Companies1
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1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005   Q1
2005   Q2
2005   Q3
2005   Q4
2006   Q1
LineFinance companies total financial assets asset
	1003.5
	1140.1
	1158.9
	1192.6
	1384.8
	1456.3
	1415.1
	1420.1
	1294.0
	1325.4
	1299.5
	1Finance companies checkable deposits and currency asset
	25.3
	27.9
	30.8
	33.8
	37.1
	40.6
	41.5
	42.4
	43.3
	44.2
	45.2
	2Finance companies credit and equity market instruments asset
	742.6
	851.2
	846.4
	867.6
	951.8
	1081.4
	1076.8
	1085.4
	1101.1
	1151.6
	1148.1
	3Finance companies loans to business (other loans and advances) asset
	395.1
	458.4
	447.0
	455.3
	457.5
	471.7
	469.2
	478.1
	474.6
	503.9
	507.2
	4Finance companies total mortgages asset
	145.8
	172.3
	161.3
	174.5
	198.9
	242.9
	246.7
	251.7
	264.6
	284.6
	294.5
	5Finance companies consumer credit asset
	201.6
	220.5
	238.1
	237.8
	295.4
	366.8
	360.9
	355.6
	362.0
	363.1
	346.5
	6Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims asset
	235.7
	261.0
	281.8
	291.3
	395.9
	334.3
	296.8
	292.3
	149.6
	129.6
	106.2
	7Finance companies total financial liabilities liability
	995.3
	1161.4
	1182.7
	1246.9
	1469.5
	1599.5
	1575.4
	1584.4
	1517.2
	1535.8
	1529.5
	8Finance companies credit and equity market instruments liability
	696.1
	778.0
	779.2
	821.4
	939.6
	1057.4
	1067.7
	1068.3
	974.2
	1034.5
	1029.9
	9Finance companies commercial paper liability
	230.4
	238.8
	158.6
	141.5
	136.3
	163.9
	149.2
	136.2
	132.8
	146.1
	139.8
	10Finance companies corporate and foreign bonds liability
	430.3
	503.2
	569.9
	631.9
	747.1
	828.3
	855.5
	872.1
	771.0
	819.9
	823.5
	11Finance companies bank loans not elsewhere classified liability
	35.4
	35.9
	50.8
	48.0
	56.2
	65.2
	63.1
	60.0
	70.5
	68.5
	66.7
	12Finance companies taxes payable liability
	8.1
	9.1
	10.2
	11.6
	13.2
	15.0
	15.5
	16.0
	16.5
	17.1
	17.6
	13Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims liability
	291.1
	374.3
	393.2
	413.9
	516.7
	527.1
	492.1
	500.1
	526.4
	484.3
	482.0
	14Finance companies foreign direct investment in US
	48.6
	63.2
	68.6
	57.8
	71.3
	69.9
	71.5
	72.0
	72.7
	73.1
	73.3
	15Finance companies equity investment in subsidiaries liability
	87.8
	102.5
	99.2
	88.2
	99.9
	118.2
	114.7
	116.8
	123.0
	151.6
	153.8
	16Finance companies unidentified miscellaneous financial claims liability
	154.6
	208.5
	225.4
	267.9
	345.5
	339.0
	306.0
	311.3
	330.7
	259.6
	254.8
	17Finance companies consumer leases
	102.9
	108.2
	103.5
	83.3
	70.0
	62.5
	63.7
	67.3
	68.8
	71.2
	76.1
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|Finance companies total financial assets asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Finance companies checkable deposits and currency asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Finance companies credit and equity market instruments asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Finance companies loans to business (other loans and advances) asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Finance companies total mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Finance companies consumer credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Finance companies total financial liabilities liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Finance companies credit and equity market instruments liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Finance companies commercial paper liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Finance companies corporate and foreign bonds liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Finance companies bank loans not elsewhere classified liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Finance companies taxes payable liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Finance companies total miscellaneous financial claims liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Finance companies foreign direct investment in US                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Finance companies equity investment in subsidiaries liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Finance companies unidentified miscellaneous financial claims liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Finance companies consumer leases                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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