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L.223 Trade Credit
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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2002
2003
2004
2005   Q1
2005   Q2
2005   Q3
2005   Q4
2006   Q1
2006   Q2
2006   Q3
2006   Q4
LineAll sectors trade debt liability
	2460.2
	2483.9
	2663.4
	2710.2
	2771.8
	2852.5
	2897.4
	2929.2
	2989.1
	3006.0
	3041.4
	1Households and nonprofit organizations trade debt liability
	152.0
	156.8
	158.8
	159.3
	159.8
	160.3
	160.8
	161.3
	161.8
	162.3
	162.8
	2Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade payables liability
	1457.4
	1402.7
	1499.9
	1529.5
	1566.0
	1614.6
	1642.6
	1658.6
	1679.5
	1686.4
	1702.2
	3Nonfarm noncorporate business trade debt liability
	281.0
	255.3
	277.4
	282.9
	291.3
	299.4
	308.2
	314.8
	319.8
	325.5
	332.0
	4Farm business trade debt liability
	21.9
	22.6
	23.5
	23.3
	23.1
	22.9
	22.8
	22.6
	22.4
	22.3
	22.1
	5State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade payables liability
	390.3
	419.5
	450.3
	458.3
	466.5
	474.9
	483.6
	492.4
	501.5
	510.6
	519.9
	6Federal government trade payables liability
	78.8
	151.4
	166.5
	172.4
	177.4
	182.0
	179.1
	183.6
	190.4
	192.1
	187.7
	7Rest of the world trade payables liability
	41.4
	47.5
	51.0
	49.6
	52.6
	53.1
	57.3
	59.9
	64.7
	63.5
	66.5
	8Security brokers and dealers trade debt liability
	37.4
	28.2
	36.0
	35.0
	35.0
	45.2
	43.1
	35.9
	48.9
	43.3
	48.3
	9All sectors trade credit asset
	2434.8
	2419.3
	2591.2
	2699.7
	2791.7
	2863.6
	2847.3
	2938.5
	3043.0
	3069.3
	3026.1
	10Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade credit (receivables) asset
	1719.6
	1702.4
	1831.3
	1921.6
	1984.0
	2030.3
	1988.5
	2059.2
	2140.4
	2147.6
	2077.1
	11Nonfarm noncorporate business trade credit asset
	362.8
	337.7
	364.3
	374.0
	388.9
	403.3
	418.9
	430.7
	439.4
	449.6
	461.1
	12State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade receivables asset
	118.4
	126.5
	133.4
	134.7
	135.2
	137.2
	138.7
	139.8
	141.3
	144.2
	145.7
	13Federal government trade receivables asset
	32.2
	51.3
	61.8
	62.5
	67.2
	69.3
	70.9
	69.3
	71.7
	70.5
	71.3
	14Rest of the world trade receivables asset
	44.2
	45.7
	44.6
	47.5
	50.7
	52.3
	52.4
	56.2
	60.2
	60.0
	63.6
	15Property-casualty insurance companies trade credit asset
	74.8
	79.3
	79.6
	82.2
	85.0
	84.9
	82.1
	84.1
	86.0
	85.2
	85.6
	16Issuers of asset-backed securities trade credit asset
	82.7
	76.5
	76.1
	77.3
	80.8
	86.4
	95.8
	99.1
	103.9
	112.2
	121.6
	17Instrument discrepancies trade credit asset
	25.3
	64.6
	72.2
	10.5
	-19.9
	-11.2
	50.1
	-9.3
	-53.9
	-63.3
	15.3
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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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