Barnet Wagman wrote: >Is there any document or book that fully defines the items in >the Fed's "Flow of Funds" data? The data itself is available >on the Fed's web page but I haven't found anything that >specifies how they define things. The Fed sells a guide to the flow of funds, with complete definitions and sources. I don't think it's on their website; you have to order & pay for it the old fashioned way, and wait for it to be delivered by mail. Doug