Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on July 18, 2007, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act
| Period | Net
interest payments of nonfinancial corporations as a percent of cash flow |
|---|---|
| 1979:Q1 | 11.3582 |
| 1979:Q2 | 11.9146 |
| 1979:Q3 | 12.558 |
| 1979:Q4 | 13.5905 |
| 1980:Q1 | 14.7332 |
| 1980:Q2 | 15.762 |
| 1980:Q3 | 15.1523 |
| 1980:Q4 | 15.3284 |
| 1981:Q1 | 14.6709 |
| 1981:Q2 | 15.465 |
| 1981:Q3 | 16.0116 |
| 1981:Q4 | 16.8087 |
| 1982:Q1 | 17.812 |
| 1982:Q2 | 17.6627 |
| 1982:Q3 | 17.2702 |
| 1982:Q4 | 17.5771 |
| 1983:Q1 | 16.8265 |
| 1983:Q2 | 15.6111 |
| 1983:Q3 | 15.3915 |
| 1983:Q4 | 15.4429 |
| 1984:Q1 | 14.5532 |
| 1984:Q2 | 14.9079 |
| 1984:Q3 | 15.6914 |
| 1984:Q4 | 15.7134 |
| 1985:Q1 | 15.9101 |
| 1985:Q2 | 15.899 |
| 1985:Q3 | 14.9486 |
| 1985:Q4 | 15.8074 |
| 1986:Q1 | 16.5564 |
| 1986:Q2 | 16.7697 |
| 1986:Q3 | 16.7009 |
| 1986:Q4 | 16.3867 |
| 1987:Q1 | 15.9969 |
| 1987:Q2 | 15.4225 |
| 1987:Q3 | 15.0933 |
| 1987:Q4 | 15.4799 |
| 1988:Q1 | 15.1779 |
| 1988:Q2 | 15.3289 |
| 1988:Q3 | 15.9784 |
| 1988:Q4 | 16.413 |
| 1989:Q1 | 18.6821 |
| 1989:Q2 | 19.5375 |
| 1989:Q3 | 19.8354 |
| 1989:Q4 | 20.131 |
| 1990:Q1 | 19.8822 |
| 1990:Q2 | 19.4174 |
| 1990:Q3 | 19.9267 |
| 1990:Q4 | 19.8486 |
| 1991:Q1 | 19.2772 |
| 1991:Q2 | 18.7431 |
| 1991:Q3 | 18.2485 |
| 1991:Q4 | 17.2842 |
| 1992:Q1 | 16.0683 |
| 1992:Q2 | 15.0033 |
| 1992:Q3 | 14.4017 |
| 1992:Q4 | 13.6087 |
| 1993:Q1 | 13.9571 |
| 1993:Q2 | 12.9186 |
| 1993:Q3 | 12.3744 |
| 1993:Q4 | 11.5916 |
| 1994:Q1 | 10.9706 |
| 1994:Q2 | 10.9088 |
| 1994:Q3 | 11.1828 |
| 1994:Q4 | 11.3693 |
| 1995:Q1 | 12.0695 |
| 1995:Q2 | 12.0417 |
| 1995:Q3 | 11.5061 |
| 1995:Q4 | 11.3108 |
| 1996:Q1 | 10.4504 |
| 1996:Q2 | 10.4061 |
| 1996:Q3 | 10.4188 |
| 1996:Q4 | 10.4879 |
| 1997:Q1 | 10.6701 |
| 1997:Q2 | 10.5994 |
| 1997:Q3 | 10.4937 |
| 1997:Q4 | 10.824 |
| 1998:Q1 | 11.7535 |
| 1998:Q2 | 12.2329 |
| 1998:Q3 | 12.3097 |
| 1998:Q4 | 12.6337 |
| 1999:Q1 | 12.4546 |
| 1999:Q2 | 12.6953 |
| 1999:Q3 | 13.3514 |
| 1999:Q4 | 13.9454 |
| 2000:Q1 | 14.9045 |
| 2000:Q2 | 15.072 |
| 2000:Q3 | 15.756 |
| 2000:Q4 | 16.3252 |
| 2001:Q1 | 16.7931 |
| 2001:Q2 | 16.9326 |
| 2001:Q3 | 16.7212 |
| 2001:Q4 | 17.116 |
| 2002:Q1 | 15.5059 |
| 2002:Q2 | 13.7532 |
| 2002:Q3 | 12.862 |
| 2002:Q4 | 12.0027 |
| 2003:Q1 | 13.1431 |
| 2003:Q2 | 12.1375 |
| 2003:Q3 | 11.1963 |
| 2003:Q4 | 10.4899 |
| 2004:Q1 | 9.6248 |
| 2004:Q2 | 9.4276 |
| 2004:Q3 | 9.0059 |
| 2004:Q4 | 9.2855 |
| 2005:Q1 | 9.4712 |
| 2005:Q2 | 9.2647 |
| 2005:Q3 | 9.3127 |
| 2005:Q4 | 9.6628 |
| 2006:Q1 | 9.6752 |
| 2006:Q2 | 10.0395 |
| 2006:Q3 | 9.4911 |
| 2006:Q4 | 9.9473 |
| 2007:Q1 | 9.8119 |
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Note: The data are quarterly and extend through 2007:Q1. Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. |