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L.223 Trade Credit
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008   Q1
2008   Q2
2008   Q3
2008   Q4
2009   Q1
2009   Q2
LineAll sectors trade debt liability
	2465.6
	2660.0
	2999.7
	3191.5
	3428.9
	3433.3
	3426.8
	3391.2
	3290.1
	3251.3
	3230.3
	1Households and nonprofit organizations trade debt liability
	156.8
	173.3
	186.3
	199.9
	214.5
	218.4
	222.2
	226.2
	230.2
	231.8
	233.8
	2Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade payables liability
	1402.7
	1499.9
	1699.4
	1813.0
	1918.3
	1897.3
	1869.6
	1821.4
	1749.7
	1680.5
	1641.7
	3Nonfarm noncorporate business trade debt liability
	255.3
	277.4
	329.4
	349.4
	394.7
	402.6
	407.3
	412.0
	412.6
	407.7
	402.4
	4Farm business trade debt liability
	7.1
	9.1
	6.3
	-0.7
	-4.8
	-5.2
	-11.5
	-6.2
	-4.8
	-2.4
	-6.4
	5State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade payables liability
	419.7
	449.9
	482.0
	516.4
	553.7
	563.5
	573.6
	583.9
	593.7
	603.2
	612.9
	6Federal government trade payables liability
	151.2
	166.3
	198.8
	204.5
	233.5
	242.8
	257.3
	252.0
	224.3
	221.7
	226.0
	7Rest of the world trade payables liability
	44.7
	48.2
	54.5
	60.7
	73.1
	70.5
	69.3
	67.6
	63.2
	60.8
	65.3
	8Security brokers and dealers trade debt liability
	28.2
	36.0
	43.1
	48.3
	45.8
	43.5
	39.1
	34.4
	21.2
	47.9
	54.5
	9All sectors trade credit asset
	2439.5
	2623.1
	2994.2
	3049.5
	3333.0
	3403.6
	3440.3
	3409.6
	3244.8
	3194.6
	3216.5
	10Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business trade credit (receivables) asset
	1702.3
	1831.3
	2109.0
	2090.9
	2263.0
	2302.5
	2338.7
	2308.3
	2156.9
	2125.4
	2152.6
	11Nonfarm noncorporate business trade credit asset
	337.7
	364.3
	430.9
	470.9
	549.5
	563.2
	571.2
	579.4
	580.4
	572.0
	562.8
	12State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds trade receivables asset
	126.5
	134.4
	144.7
	158.5
	168.4
	167.9
	166.2
	166.7
	164.0
	165.1
	169.6
	13Federal government trade receivables asset
	51.3
	61.8
	70.9
	71.3
	71.5
	71.1
	71.7
	71.4
	71.6
	71.4
	71.7
	14Rest of the world trade receivables asset
	50.1
	49.0
	56.9
	62.8
	83.5
	94.3
	100.1
	102.0
	89.6
	87.2
	92.8
	15Property-casualty insurance companies trade credit asset
	79.3
	79.6
	82.1
	87.0
	85.4
	86.3
	87.1
	87.1
	86.7
	87.4
	89.3
	16Issuers of asset-backed securities trade credit asset
	92.3
	102.6
	99.8
	108.3
	111.7
	118.4
	105.2
	94.7
	95.5
	86.1
	77.7
	17Instrument discrepancies trade credit asset
	26.1
	36.9
	5.5
	142.0
	95.9
	29.6
	-13.4
	-18.4
	45.4
	56.7
	13.9
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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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