From-Whom-to-Whom Relationships in the Financial Accounts of the United States: A New Methodology and Some Early Results

Abstract

The Financial Accounts of the United States (the Accounts or FAUS) provide data on the financial assets and liabilities of major sectors of the United States economy, disaggregated by financial instrument. The Accounts can thus serve many purposes, such as sizing sectors and instruments, analyzing changes in credit flows, and assessing the net worth of households.