"...Although the Federal Reserve was able to artificially bring CP rates down significantly since the shocking 615 basis point spread blowout (A2/P2 spread) of late 2008, they have apparently not been successful in preventing an overall contraction in the CP market.
The Federal Reserve calculates and published the total amount of CP outstanding every week and by mid-January commercial paper outstanding had fallen to a new series low (data tracked back as far as 2001) though in recent weeks the trend has moderated a bit dropping 11.27% on a year-over-year basis to $996.20 billion, a level that is still notably lower than even the worst periods of the last two recessions..."
at http://paper-money.blogspot.com/2011/02/outstanding-contraction-commercial.html
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