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F.12 Instrument Discrepancies
   Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2010   Q1
2010   Q2
2010   Q3
2010   Q4
2011   Q1
2011   Q2
2011   Q3
LineInstrument discrepancies; total discrepancy
	-96.4
	977.4
	19.9
	228.9
	334.0
	541.4
	1.5
	38.8
	33.1
	-292.0
	767.0
	1Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)
	-1.2
	-0.8
	-4.4
	-1.1
	-0.2
	-1.8
	-1.9
	-0.5
	-1.0
	-0.7
	-0.5
	2Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits
	196.5
	-347.1
	-74.4
	18.1
	-5.4
	98.7
	-56.8
	36.0
	136.5
	-69.9
	64.1
	3Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions
	1.8
	30.6
	34.4
	-20.2
	-98.4
	-180.0
	61.0
	136.6
	54.0
	-241.2
	176.0
	4Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements
	-231.4
	-604.9
	466.5
	-85.4
	231.9
	-219.6
	-392.8
	39.0
	-400.4
	-220.3
	-229.9
	5Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)
	1.0
	-5.2
	-0.3
	-1.1
	-54.1
	46.7
	2.4
	0.7
	-61.4
	62.7
	-2.8
	6Instrument discrepancies; state and local governments mail float
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	7Instrument discrepancies; federal goverment mail float
	1.2
	-3.3
	0.7
	0.0
	-51.6
	46.9
	1.1
	3.7
	-62.7
	62.6
	-5.7
	8Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float
	-0.1
	-2.0
	-1.0
	-1.1
	-2.4
	-0.2
	1.4
	-3.0
	1.3
	0.2
	2.9
	9Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	-53.0
	12.8
	77.4
	68.1
	314.6
	-130.0
	136.4
	-48.8
	133.8
	20.4
	119.5
	10Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable
	-36.5
	-64.0
	-41.6
	-57.8
	-73.1
	-52.1
	-44.4
	-61.6
	-24.9
	-73.9
	-135.7
	11Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets
	12.9
	1953.5
	-350.4
	314.0
	16.3
	977.9
	295.0
	-33.2
	148.9
	225.4
	832.2
	12Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures
	13.5
	2.6
	-87.3
	-5.7
	2.3
	1.7
	2.5
	-29.3
	47.6
	5.5
	-55.9
	13Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)
	-12.0
	-2.4
	77.4
	0.8
	-7.2
	-6.6
	-7.4
	24.5
	-52.0
	-10.0
	51.4
	14Private domestic sectors; wage accruals less disbursements
	-6.3
	-5.0
	5.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	15Households and nonprofit organizations; adjustment to contributions for government social insurance paid for U.S. affiliated areas
	4.7
	4.8
	4.9
	4.9
	4.8
	4.9
	4.9
	4.9
	4.4
	4.4
	4.5
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|Instrument discrepancies; total discrepancy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Instrument discrepancies; state and local governments mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Instrument discrepancies; federal goverment mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private domestic sectors; wage accruals less disbursements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Households and nonprofit organizations; adjustment to contributions for government social insurance paid for U.S. affiliated areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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