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Abbreviations

Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on February 26, 2013, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

ABCP asset-backed commercial paper
AFE advanced foreign economy
BHC bank holding company
CDS credit default swaps
C&I commerical and industrial
CMBS commercial mortgage-backed securities
CP commercial paper
CRE commercial real estate
DPI disposable personal income
ECB European Central Bank
EME emerging market economy
E&S equipment and sortware
FOMC Federal Open Market Committee; also, the Committee
GDP gross domestic product
MEP maturity extension program
MMF money market fund
NIPA national income and product account
OMT Outright Monetary Transactions
PCE personal consumption expenditures
REIT real estate investment trust
repo repurchase agreement
SEP Summary of Economic Projections
SLOOS Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices
S&P Standard and Poor's
TALF Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility

Last update: February 26, 2013