Federal Reserve Economic Data

Annual

L.132 Funding Corporations


The Financial Accounts (formerly known as the Flow of Funds accounts) are a set of financial accounts used to track the sources and uses of funds by sector. They are a component of a system of macroeconomic accounts including the National Income and Product accounts (NIPA) and balance of payments accounts, all of which serve as a comprehensive set of information on the economy’s performance.(1) Some important inferences that can be drawn from the Financial accounts are the financial strength of a given sector, new economic trends, changes in the composition of wealth, and development of new financial instruments over time.(1)
Sectors are compiled into three categories: households, nonfinancial businesses, and banks. The sources of funds for a sector are its internal funds (savings from income after consumption) and external funds (loans from banks and other financial intermediaries). (1) Funds for a given sector are used for its investments in physical and financial assets. Dividing sources and uses of funds into two categories helps the staff of the Federal Reserve System pay particular attention to external sources of funds and financial uses of funds.(2) One example is whether households are borrowing more from banks—or in other words, whether household debt is rising. Another example might be whether banks are using more of their funds to provide loans to consumers. Transactions within a sector are not shown in the accounts; however, transactions between sectors are.(2) Monitoring the external flows of funds provides insights into a sector’s health and the performance of the economy as a whole.
Data for the Financial accounts are compiled from a large number of reports and publications, including regulatory reports such as those submitted by banks, tax filings, and surveys conducted by the Federal Reserve System.(2) The Financial accounts are published quarterly as a set of tables in the Federal Reserve’s Z.1 statistical release.
(1) Teplin, Albert M. “The U.S. Flow of Funds Accounts and Their Uses.” Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 2001; http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/2001/0701lead.pdf.
(2) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. “Guide to the Flow of Funds Accounts.” 2000, http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/fof/.

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    1945    
 
 
    2024
Millions of Dollars
Line Name 2024 Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
line 1
Total financial assets
1,190,870 1,136,259 1,136,259
line 2
Money market fund shares
511,030 446,394 446,394
line 3
Security repurchase agreements
2 2 2
line 4
Debt securities
310,452 306,600 306,600
line 5
Open market paper
266,534 223,791 223,791
line 6
Corporate and foreign bonds
74,496 69,977 69,977
line 7
Loans (other loans and advances)
14,467 10,300 10,300
line 8
Corporate equities
0 0 0
line 9
Miscellaneous assets
99,144 115,618 115,618
line 10
Investment in foreign banking offices
99,144 115,618 115,618
line 11
Investment in brokers and dealers
0 0 0
line 12
Total liabilities
1,187,409 1,128,859 1,128,859
line 13
Debt securities
127,607 128,210 128,210
line 14
Open market paper
127,607 128,210 128,210
line 15
Corporate bonds
0 0 0
line 16
Loans
250,507 229,479 229,479
line 17
Depository institution loans n.e.c.
3,583 7,434 7,434
line 18
Other loans and advances
2,352 2,352 2,352
line 19
Foreign direct investment in U.S.
0 0 0
line 20
Miscellaneous liabilities
809,295 771,170 771,170
line 21
Securities loaned (net)
721,443 676,252 676,252
line 22
Equity interest under PPIP
0 0 0
line 23
Other (net)
87,852 94,918 94,918
   

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