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L.223 Trade Credit
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004   Q1
2004   Q2
2004   Q3
2004   Q4
2005   Q1
2005   Q2
2005   Q3
LineAll sectors trade debt liability
	2747.7
	2667.3
	2738.1
	2840.5
	2897.6
	2942.9
	3003.9
	3075.7
	3103.7
	3170.0
	3248.6
	1Households and nonprofit organizations trade debt liability
	134.7
	132.9
	139.8
	147.7
	149.9
	152.1
	154.4
	156.7
	159.1
	160.3
	161.7
	2Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade payables liability
	1541.4
	1437.7
	1457.4
	1403.2
	1422.1
	1440.2
	1471.6
	1509.8
	1506.7
	1539.0
	1577.1
	3Nonfarm noncorporate business trade debt liability
	259.9
	255.0
	281.0
	325.2
	338.4
	352.7
	367.2
	383.3
	399.7
	414.9
	431.0
	4Farm business trade debt liability
	20.9
	21.3
	21.9
	22.6
	22.8
	23.0
	23.3
	23.5
	23.7
	24.0
	24.2
	5State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade payables liability
	635.9
	661.1
	689.8
	720.2
	727.9
	735.7
	743.5
	751.6
	759.8
	768.2
	776.9
	6Federal government trade payables liability
	69.0
	72.3
	73.2
	145.8
	155.1
	161.4
	166.0
	164.1
	169.6
	175.7
	178.6
	7Rest of the world trade payables liability
	49.9
	47.8
	37.6
	47.5
	46.8
	45.7
	43.7
	50.8
	50.0
	52.9
	55.8
	8Security brokers and dealers trade debt liability
	35.9
	39.2
	37.4
	28.2
	34.6
	32.1
	34.2
	36.0
	35.0
	35.0
	43.2
	9All sectors trade credit asset
	2612.7
	2521.4
	2442.2
	2506.0
	2583.5
	2688.1
	2723.0
	2715.8
	2788.8
	2905.2
	2959.4
	10Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade credit (receivables) asset
	1937.1
	1815.4
	1716.8
	1698.7
	1752.7
	1837.4
	1858.4
	1827.6
	1872.6
	1959.7
	1989.7
	11Nonfarm noncorporate business trade credit asset
	342.1
	343.9
	362.8
	418.4
	433.3
	449.1
	465.1
	482.2
	499.6
	517.8
	536.6
	12State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade receivables asset
	110.5
	116.4
	119.0
	126.3
	128.3
	128.4
	130.1
	132.8
	134.4
	133.9
	136.0
	13Federal government trade receivables asset
	28.1
	35.5
	32.2
	51.3
	57.6
	61.0
	59.8
	61.8
	62.5
	65.3
	62.6
	14Rest of the world trade receivables asset
	47.0
	43.9
	47.0
	48.8
	49.0
	50.7
	48.7
	48.3
	51.6
	52.6
	52.8
	15Other (that is, property-casualty) insurance companies trade credit asset
	64.6
	69.9
	74.8
	79.3
	82.4
	85.3
	86.4
	79.6
	82.2
	85.0
	85.9
	16Issuers of asset-backed securities trade credit asset
	83.3
	96.5
	89.6
	83.2
	80.2
	76.1
	74.4
	83.4
	85.9
	90.9
	95.9
	17Instrument discrepancies trade credit asset
	135.0
	145.9
	295.9
	334.5
	314.1
	254.9
	280.9
	359.9
	314.9
	264.8
	289.2
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|All sectors trade debt liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Households and nonprofit organizations trade debt liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade payables liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Nonfarm noncorporate business trade debt liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Farm business trade debt liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade payables liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Federal government trade payables liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Rest of the world trade payables liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Security brokers and dealers trade debt liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|All sectors trade credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade credit (receivables) asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Nonfarm noncorporate business trade credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade receivables asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Federal government trade receivables asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Rest of the world trade receivables asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Other (that is, property-casualty) insurance companies trade credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Issuers of asset-backed securities trade credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Instrument discrepancies trade credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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