Federal Reserve Bulletin, Volume 93, 2007 Current Bulletin

Recent Payment Trends in the United States

4. Value of low-denomination currency in circulation per capita, 1960-2007
Constant 2006 dollars
Year Value
1960 646.7
1961 650.2
1962 653.9
1963 671.8
1964 677.8
1965 687.1
1966 696.3
1967 700.8
1968 710.3
1969 701.5
1970 688.6
1971 680.5
1972 696.1
1973 699.9
1974 679.4
1975 651.9
1976 640.5
1977 649.5
1978 640.3
1979 617.1
1980 583.3
1981 545.0
1982 529.6
1983 539.1
1984 539.1
1985 541.3
1986 547.0
1987 555.3
1988 559.5
1989 550.0
1990 537.0
1991 521.4
1992 525.5
1993 520.3
1994 539.4
1995 545.1
1996 546.9
1997 537.7
1998 542.4
1999 655.2
2000 540.7
2001 534.3
2002 533.6
2003 536.4
2004 516.7
2005 527.9
2006 523.1
2007 515.5

Note: Includes $1, $2, $5, $10, and $20 notes.

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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