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F.12 Instrument Discrepancies
   Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2009   Q3
2009   Q4
2010   Q1
2010   Q2
2010   Q3
2010   Q4
LineInstrument discrepancies; total discrepancy
	132.2
	-136.2
	964.1
	443.5
	227.4
	979.1
	-225.8
	479.4
	806.1
	193.0
	-647.4
	1Instrument discrepancies; Treasury currency (seigniorage)
	-1.1
	-1.2
	-0.8
	-4.4
	-1.1
	-1.5
	-0.9
	-0.2
	-1.8
	-1.9
	-0.6
	2Instrument discrepancies; private foreign deposits
	106.8
	197.5
	-354.4
	-138.1
	34.1
	-164.2
	-89.1
	23.2
	112.6
	-110.5
	111.1
	3Instrument discrepancies; net interbank transactions
	-1.9
	1.8
	30.6
	34.4
	-20.0
	-2.9
	255.5
	-227.1
	-132.9
	112.6
	167.5
	4Instrument discrepancies; federal funds and security repurchase agreements
	304.5
	-225.0
	-587.1
	404.9
	-101.8
	232.2
	543.0
	257.8
	-226.5
	-435.6
	-3.0
	5Instrument discrepancies; checkable deposits and currency (total mail float)
	-3.0
	1.0
	-5.2
	-0.3
	-1.1
	-11.2
	-10.9
	16.6
	-1.5
	-9.0
	-10.4
	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
	-3.0
	1.2
	-3.3
	0.7
	-0.0
	-9.0
	-10.9
	20.2
	-1.5
	-10.9
	-7.8
	8Instrument discrepancies; private domestic mail float
	-0.0
	-0.1
	-2.0
	-1.0
	-1.1
	-2.3
	-0.1
	-3.7
	-0.0
	1.9
	-2.5
	9Instrument discrepancies; trade receivables
	145.9
	-46.4
	8.0
	208.3
	134.0
	377.5
	278.7
	180.1
	151.2
	239.4
	-34.7
	10Instrument discrepancies; taxes receivable
	17.3
	-34.6
	-58.8
	-8.4
	-36.8
	95.1
	-62.5
	-8.1
	-63.6
	-23.5
	-52.0
	11Instrument discrepancies; total miscellaneous assets
	-651.2
	-9.7
	2068.5
	135.9
	382.5
	687.8
	-959.6
	406.5
	1104.8
	607.7
	-667.8
	12Instrument discrepancies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid less capital expenditures
	214.7
	-19.6
	-136.4
	-188.9
	-162.3
	-233.6
	-180.0
	-169.3
	-136.2
	-186.2
	-157.5
	13Gross domestic product (GDP); statistical discrepancy (calculated from components)
	-220.6
	21.1
	136.6
	179.1
	157.1
	228.9
	175.2
	164.2
	131.1
	181.0
	152.3
	14Private domestic sectors; wage accruals less disbursements
	1.3
	-6.3
	-5.0
	5.0
	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
	4.6
	4.7
	4.9
	4.8
	5.2
	4.7
	4.8
	5.1
	5.2
	5.2
	5.2
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|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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