Federal Reserve Bulletin, Volume 93, 2007 Current Bulletin

Recent Payment Trends in the United States

3. Electronic payments in the United States, selected years
Billions of payments
Year Electronic
benefits
transfer
ACH Debit card Credit card
2000 .5 6.2 8.3 15.6
2003 .8 8.8 15.6 19.0
2006 1.1 14.6 25.3 21.7

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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