Commercial Checks Collected through the Federal Reserve--Annual Data

The daily average volume and average daily value of items are based on the number of business days in each year.

Year	Volume (millions of items)	Volume percent change	Value (billions of dollars)1	Value percent change1	Average daily volume (millions of items)	Average daily value (billions of dollars)1	Average value per check (dollars)1
2012	6,622	-2.3	8,125	2.3	26.4	32.4	1,227
2011	6,780	-12.1	7,944	-9.8	27.0	31.6	1,172
2010	7,712	-10.2	8,811	-15.0	30.6	35.0	1,143
2009	8,585	-10.1	10,366	-24.7	34.1	41.1	1,207
2008	9,545	-4.6	13,760	-13.5	37.9	54.6	1,442
2007	10,001	-9.8	15,899	-3.3	39.8	63.3	1,590
2006	11,083	-9.4	16,443	4.8	44.2	65.5	1,484
2005	12,228	-12.1	15,685	9.8	48.7	62.5	1,283
2004	13,904	-12.0	14,286	-7.4	55.0	56.0	1,028
2003	15,806	-4.7	15,431	2.7	63.0	61.0	976
2002	16,587	-1.9	15,033	1.2	66.0	60.0	906
2001	16,905	-0.5	14,853	7.2	67.0	59.0	879
2000	16,994	-0.5	13,849	0.4	67.0	55.0	815
1999	17,075	3.0	13,788	5.4	68.0	55.0	807
1998	16,573	3.9	13,076	7.2	66.0	52.0	789
1997	15,949	3.0	12,196	5.3	64.0	48.0	763
1996	15,487	0.1	11,584	0.1	61.0	46.0	748
1995	15,465	-6.2	11,568	-4.2	62.0	46.0	748
1994	16,479	-13.3	12,079	-14.1	66.0	48.0	733
1993	19,009	-0.2	14,067	6.2	75.0	56.0	740
1992	19,053	1.7	13,242	8.9	75.0	52.0	695
1991	18,743	0.8	12,164	-2.8	75.0	48.0	649
1990	18,595	3.2	12,514	1.6	74.0	50.0	673
1989	18,014	2.3	12,322	4.5	72.0	49.0	679

1. Data were revised for 2007 through 2011 to correct for an overestimation in the calculation of value for
checks handled by the Reserve Banks. Aggegate values may be subject to minor changes based on
adjustments of underlying data.. Return to table.

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