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Commercial paper issuance rose to $148.445 billion on October 8

The Board posted commercial paper volume statistics today, data as of October 8. Total market issuance was 148,445 million dollars, or $148.445 billion, up from 141,808 million dollars on October 7 and 142,097 million dollars on October 6. The October month-to-date daily average is 144,387 million dollars, against a September average of 147,796 million dollars. Amounts are the Board table's daily totals, in millions of dollars. Thin standing-YES Board print, posted October 9.

Commercial paper issuance, total market
$148.445B 2026-10-08 · prior $141.808B (2026-10-07)
Commercial paper issuance, total market
$142.097B 2026-10-06
Commercial paper issuance, total market, monthly average
$144.387B 2026-10 · prior $147.796B (2026-09)
Commercial paper issuance, total market$ billions$0B$50B$100B$150BOct 2Oct 5Oct 6Oct 7Oct 8Board of Governors, volume statistics, October 2 to October 8, 2026. Table amounts are in millions of dollars.
Commercial paper issuance, total market. Board of Governors, volume statistics, October 2 to October 8, 2026. Table amounts are in millions of dollars.. Share card.

Source: Volume Statistics for Commercial Paper Issuance, data as of October 8, 2026 — Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

pinned: confirmed previously, no dated source — figures confirmed on 2026-10-10; 3 of 3 not re-printed by the source now (Commercial paper issuance, total market; Commercial paper issuance, total market; Commercial paper issuance, total market, monthly average)
  • not found Commercial paper issuance, total market = $148.445B — not printed at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • not found Commercial paper issuance, total market = $142.097B — not printed at Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • not found Commercial paper issuance, total market, monthly average = $144.387B — not printed 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 9, 2026, updated Oct 21, 2026.

This page is one print. The daily brief for October 9, 2026 is the editor's cut of what mattered that day. Figures are as the named sources printed them. The methodology says how this page is made and what is checked.