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Commercial paper outstanding fell to $1,406.7 billion

The Federal Reserve Board's commercial paper release, posted October 1, put seasonally adjusted outstanding at $1,406.7 billion for the week ending September 30, down from $1,461.9 billion on September 23. Nonfinancial paper was $324.2 billion and financial paper was $260.9 billion. Asset-backed paper was $63.2 billion.

Commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted
$1,406.7B 2026-09-30 · prior $1,461.9B (2026-09-23)
Nonfinancial commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted
$324.2B 2026-09-30 · prior $343.9B (2026-09-23)
Financial commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted
$260.9B 2026-09-30 · prior $277.4B (2026-09-23)
Asset-backed commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted
$63.2B 2026-09-30 · prior $66.5B (2026-09-23)
Commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted$ billions$0B$500B$1,000B$1,500BSep 2Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30Federal Reserve Board Commercial Paper, weeks ending September 2–30, 2026
Commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted. Federal Reserve Board Commercial Paper, weeks ending September 2–30, 2026. Share card.

Source: Commercial Paper Rates and Outstanding Summary, week ending September 30, 2026, posted October 1, 2026 — Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

all 4 figures found at the source
  • found Commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted = $1,406.7B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Nonfinancial commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted = $324.2B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Financial commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted = $260.9B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • found Asset-backed commercial paper outstanding, seasonally adjusted = $63.2B — at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Oct 1, 2026.

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