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p Preliminary. |
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0 Transactions are possible, but are zero for a given period. |
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(*) Transactions are less than $500,000(±). |
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D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of individual companies. |
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n.a. Transactions are possible, but data are not available. |
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..... Not applicable, or for data periods 1960-1997, transactions that are 0, “not available,” or “not applicable.” |
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Quarterly estimates are not annualized and are expressed at quarterly rates. |
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1 Includes central governments and their agencies and corporations; state, provincial, and local governments and their agencies and corporations; and international and regional organizations.
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2 U.S.-owned banks are mainly U.S.-chartered banks, Edge Act subsidiaries, and U.S. bank and financial holding companies. Foreign-owned banks include U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks and majority-owned bank subsidiaries in the United States. Brokers and dealers are identified separately beginning in the first quarter of 1997; prior to 1997, they are commingled with U.S.-owned banks' accounts.
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3 Commercial paper issued in the U.S. market by foreign incorporated entities; excludes commercial paper issued through foreign direct investment affiliates in the United States.
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4 Negotiable and readily transferable instruments other than commercial paper, payable in dollars; consists largely of negotiable certificates of deposit.
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5 Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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6 Bahamas, British West Indies (Cayman Islands), Netherlands Antilles, and Panama.
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7 Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, and other Asian and African oil-exporting countries. Excludes Ecuador beginning in January 1993.
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8 Includes Eastern Europe and international and regional organizations.
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9 Estimates first available for the second quarter of 2001.
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