diff --git a/src/engine/Makefile.am b/src/engine/Makefile.am
index ce85503782..ff749377ae 100644
--- a/src/engine/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/engine/Makefile.am
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
   README.gnc-numeric \
   design.txt \
   extensions.txt \
+  io-gncxml-version1.dtd \
   kvp_doc.txt
 
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ ${GLIB_CFLAGS} ${GNOME_XML_CFLAGS}
diff --git a/src/engine/io-gncxml-r.c b/src/engine/io-gncxml-r.c
index a10e19f99b..ee9a897a3a 100644
--- a/src/engine/io-gncxml-r.c
+++ b/src/engine/io-gncxml-r.c
@@ -1206,6 +1206,56 @@ double_kvp_value_parser_new() {
   return(simple_kvp_value_parser_new(double_kvp_value_end_handler));
 }
 
+/* <numeric> - gnc_numeric kvp_value parser.
+
+   input: NA
+   returns: numeric kvp_value
+
+   start: NA
+   chars: generic_accumulate_chars.
+   end: convert chars to numeric kvp_value* if possible and return.
+
+   cleanup-result: kvp_value_delete.
+   cleanup-chars: g_free (for chars)
+   fail: NA
+   result-fail: kvp_value_delete
+   chars-fail: g_free (for chars)
+
+ */
+
+static gboolean
+numeric_kvp_value_end_handler(gpointer data_for_children,
+                              GSList* data_from_children,
+                              GSList* sibling_data,
+                              gpointer parent_data,
+                              gpointer global_data,
+                              gpointer *result,
+                              const gchar *tag) {
+  gchar *txt = NULL;
+  gnc_numeric val;
+  kvp_value *kvpv;
+  gboolean ok;
+
+  txt = concatenate_child_result_chars(data_from_children);
+  if(!txt) return(FALSE);
+
+  ok = string_to_gnc_numeric(txt, &val) != NULL;
+  g_free(txt);
+
+  if(!ok) return(FALSE);
+
+  kvpv = kvp_value_new_numeric(val);
+  if(!kvpv) return(FALSE);
+
+  *result = kvpv;
+  return(TRUE);
+}
+
+static sixtp*
+numeric_kvp_value_parser_new() {
+  return(simple_kvp_value_parser_new(numeric_kvp_value_end_handler));
+}
+
 /* <string> - string kvp_value parser.
 
    input: NA
@@ -1520,6 +1570,10 @@ add_all_kvp_value_parsers_as_sub_nodes(sixtp *p,
   if(!child_pr) return(FALSE);
   sixtp_add_sub_parser(p, "double", child_pr);
 
+  child_pr = numeric_kvp_value_parser_new();
+  if(!child_pr) return(FALSE);
+  sixtp_add_sub_parser(p, "numeric", child_pr);
+
   child_pr = string_kvp_value_parser_new();
   if(!child_pr) return(FALSE);
   sixtp_add_sub_parser(p, "string", child_pr);
diff --git a/src/engine/io-gncxml-w.c b/src/engine/io-gncxml-w.c
index 9605a21425..f9980d24e0 100644
--- a/src/engine/io-gncxml-w.c
+++ b/src/engine/io-gncxml-w.c
@@ -447,6 +447,9 @@ xml_add_kvp_value(xmlNodePtr p, kvp_value *val) {
   case KVP_TYPE_DOUBLE:
     return(xml_add_double(p, "double", kvp_value_get_double(val)));
     break;
+  case KVP_TYPE_NUMERIC:
+    return(xml_add_gnc_numeric(p, "numeric", kvp_value_get_numeric(val)));
+    break;
   case KVP_TYPE_STRING:
     return(xml_add_str(p, "string", kvp_value_get_string(val), TRUE));
     break;
diff --git a/src/engine/kvp_frame.c b/src/engine/kvp_frame.c
index 728d834769..8e6ec9946a 100644
--- a/src/engine/kvp_frame.c
+++ b/src/engine/kvp_frame.c
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@
  *                                                                  *
  ********************************************************************/
 
-#include "kvp_frame.h"
-#include "guid.h"
-#include "gnc-engine.h"
+#include "config.h"
 
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <glib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "gnc-engine.h"
+#include "gnc-numeric.h"
+#include "guid.h"
+#include "kvp_frame.h"
+
 
  /* Note that we keep the keys for this hash table in a GCache
   * (gnc_string_cache), as it is likely we will see the same keys
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ struct _kvp_value {
   union {
     gint64 int64;
     double dbl;
+    gnc_numeric numeric;
     gchar *str;
     GUID *guid;
     kvp_value_binary_data binary;
@@ -266,7 +271,15 @@ kvp_value_new_double(double value) {
   retval->type        = KVP_TYPE_DOUBLE;
   retval->value.dbl   = value;
   return retval;
-}  
+}
+
+kvp_value *
+kvp_value_new_numeric(gnc_numeric value) {
+  kvp_value * retval    = g_new0(kvp_value, 1);
+  retval->type          = KVP_TYPE_NUMERIC;
+  retval->value.numeric = value;
+  return retval;
+}
 
 kvp_value *
 kvp_value_new_string(const char * value) {
@@ -351,6 +364,7 @@ kvp_value_delete(kvp_value * value) {
     
   case KVP_TYPE_GINT64:    
   case KVP_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+  case KVP_TYPE_NUMERIC:
   default:
     break;
   }
@@ -382,6 +396,16 @@ kvp_value_get_double(const kvp_value * value) {
   }
 }
 
+gnc_numeric 
+kvp_value_get_numeric(const kvp_value * value) {
+  if(value->type == KVP_TYPE_NUMERIC) {
+    return value->value.numeric;
+  }
+  else {
+    return gnc_numeric_zero ();
+  }
+}
+
 char *
 kvp_value_get_string(const kvp_value * value) {
   if(value->type == KVP_TYPE_STRING) {
@@ -467,6 +491,9 @@ kvp_value_copy(const kvp_value * value) {
   case KVP_TYPE_DOUBLE:
     return kvp_value_new_double(value->value.dbl);
     break;
+  case KVP_TYPE_NUMERIC:
+    return kvp_value_new_numeric(value->value.numeric);
+    break;
   case KVP_TYPE_STRING:
     return kvp_value_new_string(value->value.str);
     break;
@@ -515,9 +542,12 @@ kvp_value_compare(const kvp_value * kva, const kvp_value * kvb) {
   case KVP_TYPE_GINT64:
   case KVP_TYPE_DOUBLE:
     if(kva->value.int64 < kvb->value.int64) return -1;
-    if(kva->value.int64 > kvb->value.int64) return -1;
+    if(kva->value.int64 > kvb->value.int64) return 1;
     return 0;
     break;
+  case KVP_TYPE_NUMERIC:
+    return gnc_numeric_compare (kva->value.numeric, kvb->value.numeric);
+    break;
   case KVP_TYPE_STRING:
     return strcmp(kva->value.str, kvb->value.str);
     break;
diff --git a/src/engine/kvp_frame.h b/src/engine/kvp_frame.h
index 0d3344b847..1569a1bcb2 100644
--- a/src/engine/kvp_frame.h
+++ b/src/engine/kvp_frame.h
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 #ifndef __KVP_FRAME_H__
 #define __KVP_FRAME_H__
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <guid.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 
+#include "gnc-numeric.h"
+#include "guid.h"
+
+
 /* a kvp_frame is a set of associations between character strings
  * (keys) and kvp_value structures.  A kvp_value is a union with
  * possible types enumerated in the kvp_value_t enum.
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
 typedef enum {
   KVP_TYPE_GINT64,
   KVP_TYPE_DOUBLE,
+  KVP_TYPE_NUMERIC,
   KVP_TYPE_STRING,
   KVP_TYPE_GUID,
   KVP_TYPE_BINARY, 
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ void        kvp_glist_delete(GList * list);
 /* value constructors (copying for pointer args) */
 kvp_value   * kvp_value_new_gint64(gint64 value);
 kvp_value   * kvp_value_new_double(double value);
+kvp_value   * kvp_value_new_numeric(gnc_numeric value);
 kvp_value   * kvp_value_new_string(const char * value);
 kvp_value   * kvp_value_new_guid(const GUID * guid);
 kvp_value   * kvp_value_new_binary(const void * data, guint64 datasize);
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ kvp_value_t kvp_value_get_type(const kvp_value * value);
 
 gint64      kvp_value_get_gint64(const kvp_value * value);
 double      kvp_value_get_double(const kvp_value * value);
+gnc_numeric kvp_value_get_numeric(const kvp_value * value);
 char        * kvp_value_get_string(const kvp_value * value);
 GUID        * kvp_value_get_guid(const kvp_value * value);
 void        * kvp_value_get_binary(const kvp_value * value,