THE FLOW OF FUNDS THROUGH THE CAPITAL MARKET, 1953-55: A PROGRESS REPORT.

The article focuses on the flow of funds through the capital market. This progress report spans from 1953 to 1955. Particular attention is given to the quarterly flow of funds through the market. The first part of this study discusses the nature and some of the problems of measuring quarterly flows. The second part examines some of the developments in the capital market suggested by the data on these flows. The article explains how this set of accounts differs from the Federal Reserve Board's flow-of-funds accounts.