Annual Report 2015

Table 12. Operations in principal departments of the Federal Reserve Banks, 2012-15
Operation 2015 2014 2013 2012
Millions of pieces
Currency processed 32,596 33,372 33,219 31,703
Currency destroyed 5,212 5,622 5,564 4,614
Coin received 55,921 55,401 56,806 58,669
Checks handled
U.S. government checks 1 60 63 83 121
Postal money orders 92 95 101 108
Commercial 5,452 5,741 5,987 6,622
Securities transfers 2 17 17 19 18
Funds transfers 3 143 135 134 132
Automated clearinghouse transactions
Commercial 12,298 11,620 11,143 10,665
Government 1,558 1,516 1,467 1,382
Millions of dollars
Currency processed 604,391 638,245 638,237 581,382
Currency destroyed 139,833 198,525 206,998 105,464
Coin received 5,394 5,363 5,481 5,700
Checks handled
U.S. government checks1 143,764 141,396 154,584 199,251
Postal money orders 20,761 20,902 22,262 21,927
Commercial 8,109,457 8,108,895r 7,960,028 8,125,424
Securities transfers2 295,755,612 287,104,205 295,186,170 284,401,670
Funds transfers3 832,630,440 884,551,876 713,310,354 599,200,625
Automated clearinghouse transactions
Commercial 20,564,724 19,891,274 19,689,431 19,293,857
Government 5,054,219 4,872,536 4,714,428 4,609,914

1. Includes government checks handled electronically (electronic checks). Return to table

2. Data on securities transfers do not include reversals. Return to table

3. Data on funds transfers do not include non-value transfers. Return to table

r Revised. Return to table

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Last update: July 20, 2016