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.