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12) Operations in Principal Departments of the Federal Reserve Banks, 2002-2005
Operation 2005 2004 2003 2002
Millions of pieces (except as noted)  
Currency processed 36,463 36,242 34,832 34,208
Currency destroyed 6,551 6,748 7,375 8,363
Coin received 1 56,080 55,655 48,138 43,445
Checks handled
U.S. government checks 215 234 267 289
Postal money orders 176 187 198 216
Other 12,195 13,904 15,806 16,587
Government securities transfers 22 20 20 17
Transfer of funds 132 125 123 115
Automated clearinghouse transactions
Commercial 7,339 6,486 5,588 4,986
Government 964 941 914 883
Food stamps redeemed 1 48 287 500
 
Millions of dollars  
Currency processed 639,832 625,127 584,915 565,302
Currency destroyed 83,187 90,943 101,338 92,511
Coin received 1 5,412 5,403 4,879 4,579
Checks handled
U.S. government checks 250,865 277,649 308,055 307,627
Postal money orders 28,395 29,045 29,197 30,161
Other 14,379,874 14,287,740 15,431,625 15,033,298
Government securities transfers 368,896,819 313,425,252 267,644,194 228,907,121
Transfer of funds 518,546,592 469,898,863 436,706,269 405,761,750
Automated clearinghouse transactions
Commercial 12,801,914 12,543,907 13,951,600 13,135,350
Government 3,156,556 2,913,189 2,810,283 2,711,384
Food stamps redeemed 2 239 1,510 2,543

1. Amounts in bold are restatements due to the inclusion of coin activity at Federal Reserve off-site coin terminals.   Return to table

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