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L.223 Trade Credit
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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2003
2004
2005
2006
2007   Q1
2007   Q2
2007   Q3
2007   Q4
2008   Q1
2008   Q2
2008   Q3
LineAll sectors trade debt liability
	2465.4
	2659.8
	3000.2
	3217.3
	3289.9
	3379.7
	3447.9
	3535.3
	3614.1
	3735.5
	3667.3
	1Households and nonprofit organizations trade debt liability
	156.8
	173.3
	186.3
	199.9
	203.5
	207.1
	210.8
	214.5
	218.4
	222.2
	226.2
	2Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade payables liability
	1402.7
	1499.9
	1699.4
	1837.3
	1871.8
	1907.3
	1937.7
	2026.0
	2080.9
	2182.2
	2107.8
	3Nonfarm noncorporate business trade debt liability
	255.3
	277.4
	329.4
	349.4
	358.8
	369.5
	383.8
	395.8
	403.8
	408.5
	410.8
	4Farm business trade debt liability
	7.1
	8.9
	6.4
	-1.3
	0.9
	-0.3
	-0.8
	-2.4
	-4.8
	-13.0
	-9.7
	5State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade payables liability
	419.5
	449.9
	482.4
	517.3
	526.5
	535.9
	545.5
	555.4
	565.4
	575.8
	586.4
	6Federal government trade payables liability
	151.2
	166.3
	198.8
	205.7
	213.7
	226.0
	230.9
	228.4
	237.7
	252.9
	248.0
	7Rest of the world trade payables liability
	44.7
	48.2
	54.5
	60.7
	63.1
	68.7
	77.8
	71.9
	69.3
	67.7
	63.4
	8Security brokers and dealers trade debt liability
	28.2
	36.0
	43.1
	48.3
	51.7
	65.5
	62.1
	45.8
	43.5
	39.1
	34.3
	9All sectors trade credit asset
	2439.5
	2622.8
	2993.9
	3063.7
	3179.8
	3309.9
	3382.7
	3380.8
	3505.8
	3657.4
	3571.7
	10Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade credit (receivables) asset
	1702.4
	1831.3
	2109.0
	2105.5
	2198.2
	2294.0
	2340.4
	2309.2
	2402.6
	2553.9
	2474.1
	11Nonfarm noncorporate business trade credit asset
	337.7
	364.3
	430.9
	470.9
	487.1
	505.8
	530.6
	551.3
	565.2
	573.4
	577.4
	12State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade receivables asset
	126.5
	134.4
	144.7
	158.5
	160.7
	164.0
	166.5
	168.4
	167.9
	166.2
	166.7
	13Federal government trade receivables asset
	51.3
	61.8
	70.9
	71.3
	70.5
	71.7
	71.1
	71.5
	71.1
	71.7
	71.4
	14Rest of the world trade receivables asset
	50.1
	49.0
	56.9
	62.8
	65.3
	76.4
	81.3
	83.5
	94.3
	99.9
	100.3
	15Property-casualty insurance companies trade credit asset
	79.3
	79.6
	82.1
	87.0
	87.0
	89.6
	88.7
	85.4
	86.3
	87.1
	87.3
	16Issuers of asset-backed securities trade credit asset
	92.2
	102.3
	99.5
	107.9
	111.1
	108.5
	104.2
	111.4
	118.3
	105.1
	94.6
	17Instrument discrepancies trade credit asset
	25.9
	37.1
	6.3
	153.6
	110.0
	69.7
	65.2
	154.5
	108.4
	78.1
	95.6
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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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Property-casualty insurance companies trade credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Issuers of asset-backed securities trade credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Instrument discrepancies trade credit asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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