Money flows in a continuous loop between households, businesses, government, and financial institutions. Click nodes or use the steps below to explore each flow.
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Households
$155T net worth
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Businesses
8M establishments
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Government
$10T spending
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Financial System
$130T assets
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Foreign
$3.5T imports
Consumer Spending
Wages & Profits
Taxes
Transfers
Savings
Loans
Exports
Imports
The Economy as a Circuit
Money flows continuously through the economy like electricity through a circuit. Households earn income from businesses, spend it on goods and services, pay taxes to government, and save through financial institutions. Each flow creates another flow, keeping the circuit running.
Source: Federal Reserve Flow of Funds (Z.1), BEA National Income Accounts