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L.223 Trade Credit
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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2006
2007
2008
2009   Q1
2009   Q2
2009   Q3
2009   Q4
2010   Q1
2010   Q2
2010   Q3
2010   Q4
LineAll sectors; trade payables; liability
	3195.9
	3398.0
	3223.9
	3169.5
	3175.0
	3194.9
	3228.8
	3299.8
	3366.3
	3416.7
	3445.9
	1Nonprofit organizations; trade payables; liability
	199.9
	214.5
	230.2
	231.8
	233.8
	237.9
	241.2
	246.3
	251.3
	254.9
	259.3
	2Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business; trade payables; liability
	1813.0
	1898.9
	1669.0
	1589.9
	1576.9
	1574.6
	1611.9
	1647.9
	1699.3
	1737.7
	1794.8
	3Nonfarm nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade payables; liability
	349.4
	378.7
	366.8
	360.0
	351.5
	342.0
	333.3
	327.4
	321.6
	316.5
	313.8
	4Farm business; trade payables; liability
	-0.7
	-4.8
	19.8
	23.1
	22.9
	24.8
	24.5
	27.8
	26.4
	21.0
	15.5
	5State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade payables; liability
	516.4
	553.5
	593.0
	602.5
	612.1
	621.8
	631.4
	641.1
	650.8
	660.6
	670.5
	6Federal government; trade payables; liability
	208.9
	238.2
	260.7
	254.8
	257.0
	258.1
	255.3
	270.5
	281.9
	281.8
	279.2
	7Rest of the world; trade payables; liability
	60.7
	73.1
	63.2
	59.5
	66.4
	68.9
	61.2
	76.6
	83.0
	89.2
	94.7
	8Security brokers and dealers; trade payables; liability
	48.3
	45.8
	21.2
	47.8
	54.5
	66.9
	70.1
	62.2
	52.0
	55.1
	18.1
	9All sectors; trade receivables; asset
	3036.7
	3285.2
	3103.1
	3064.3
	3094.6
	3022.6
	2899.8
	2983.5
	3042.3
	3040.9
	2991.5
	10Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business; trade receivables; asset
	2090.0
	2253.0
	2081.1
	2060.0
	2100.2
	2063.7
	1963.0
	2041.7
	2092.8
	2105.6
	2056.4
	11Nonfarm nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade receivables; asset
	470.9
	525.6
	522.7
	514.5
	504.3
	492.9
	482.5
	475.4
	468.4
	462.3
	459.1
	12State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds; trade receivables; asset
	158.5
	165.3
	162.5
	162.8
	165.5
	169.3
	171.5
	175.1
	173.7
	177.9
	183.5
	13Federal government; trade receivables; asset
	59.4
	60.6
	64.7
	65.0
	68.2
	45.7
	43.6
	45.0
	42.0
	42.6
	43.1
	14Rest of the world; trade receivables; asset
	62.8
	83.6
	89.9
	88.4
	91.5
	97.9
	95.0
	106.4
	124.7
	111.2
	113.9
	15Property-casualty insurance companies; trade receivables; asset
	87.0
	85.4
	86.7
	87.4
	87.3
	85.4
	83.0
	84.8
	86.7
	87.1
	83.8
	16Issuers of asset-backed securities; trade receivables; asset
	108.3
	111.7
	95.5
	86.1
	77.7
	67.8
	61.3
	55.1
	54.1
	54.2
	51.8
	17Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	159.2
	112.8
	120.7
	105.2
	80.4
	172.3
	329.1
	316.3
	323.9
	375.9
	454.4
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|Nonprofit organizations; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Nonfarm nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Farm business; trade payables; 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 payables; liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|All sectors; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Nonfarm nonfinancial corporate business; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Nonfarm nonfinancial noncorporate business; trade receivables; 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 receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Issuers of asset-backed securities; trade receivables; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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