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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   Q1
2006   Q2
2006   Q3
2006   Q4
2007   Q1
2007   Q2
2007   Q3
2007   Q4
LineAll sectors trade debt liability
	2465.3
	2659.7
	2996.3
	3013.4
	3096.0
	3114.6
	3166.0
	3203.4
	3268.5
	3318.5
	3341.1
	1Households and nonprofit organizations trade debt liability
	156.8
	173.3
	182.3
	184.5
	186.8
	189.0
	191.3
	193.5
	195.8
	198.0
	200.3
	2Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade payables liability
	1402.7
	1499.9
	1699.4
	1698.0
	1738.5
	1743.7
	1775.4
	1782.9
	1802.9
	1822.0
	1848.1
	3Nonfarm noncorporate business trade debt liability
	255.3
	277.4
	329.4
	338.5
	344.5
	352.4
	359.5
	366.8
	375.3
	385.8
	395.3
	4Farm business trade debt liability
	7.0
	8.7
	6.3
	4.8
	4.0
	4.1
	2.0
	0.2
	0.6
	0.6
	1.0
	5State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade payables liability
	419.5
	449.9
	482.6
	491.2
	500.1
	509.1
	518.1
	527.4
	537.0
	546.8
	556.9
	6Federal government trade payables liability
	151.2
	166.3
	198.8
	202.9
	211.0
	212.4
	210.8
	217.9
	222.8
	225.1
	221.2
	7Rest of the world trade payables liability
	44.7
	48.2
	54.5
	57.5
	62.2
	60.6
	60.7
	63.1
	68.7
	78.1
	72.7
	8Security brokers and dealers trade debt liability
	28.2
	36.0
	43.1
	35.9
	48.9
	43.3
	48.3
	51.7
	65.5
	62.1
	45.7
	9All sectors trade credit asset
	2439.5
	2622.8
	2992.0
	3108.5
	3211.0
	3224.1
	3220.1
	3281.6
	3371.1
	3394.7
	3352.4
	10Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade credit (receivables) asset
	1702.4
	1831.3
	2109.0
	2186.6
	2275.6
	2279.2
	2215.3
	2296.6
	2355.2
	2371.4
	2321.1
	11Nonfarm noncorporate business trade credit asset
	337.7
	364.3
	430.9
	447.4
	458.5
	472.8
	485.7
	499.0
	514.5
	533.7
	551.0
	12State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade receivables asset
	126.5
	134.4
	142.7
	145.3
	147.5
	150.3
	153.1
	154.6
	157.5
	159.6
	160.6
	13Federal government trade receivables asset
	51.3
	61.8
	70.9
	69.3
	71.7
	70.5
	71.3
	70.5
	71.7
	71.1
	71.5
	14Rest of the world trade receivables asset
	50.1
	49.0
	56.9
	60.9
	65.5
	64.7
	63.1
	65.9
	77.0
	81.8
	79.9
	15Property-casualty insurance companies trade credit asset
	79.3
	79.6
	82.1
	84.1
	86.0
	85.2
	87.0
	87.0
	89.6
	88.7
	90.5
	16Issuers of asset-backed securities trade credit asset
	92.1
	102.3
	99.5
	115.0
	106.1
	101.5
	144.7
	108.1
	105.6
	88.3
	77.9
	17Instrument discrepancies trade credit asset
	25.8
	36.9
	4.3
	-95.2
	-115.0
	-109.5
	-54.1
	-78.2
	-102.6
	-76.2
	-11.3
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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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