Postal Money Orders Processed by the Federal Reserve The daily average volume and average daily value of items are based on the number of business days in each quarter.1 Average Average Average value per daily daily postal Volume Volume Value Value volume value money (millions percent (billions percent (thousands (millions order Quarter of items) change of dollars change of items) of dollars) (dollars) 2023:Q4 14 -4.6 4.7 -3.5 232 75 323 2023:Q3 15 -6.1 4.8 -4.5 240 77 319 2023:Q2 16 -1.9 5.0 1.0 255 80 314 2023:Q1 16 7.5 5.0 7.2 264 81 305 2022:Q4 15 -4.6 4.7 -3.5 250 76 306 2022:Q3 16 -5.7 4.8 -4.8 249 76 303 2022:Q2 17 2.1 5.1 3.9 269 81 300 2022:Q1 17 1.6 4.9 3.2 267 79 295 2021:Q4 16 -4.8 4.7 -3.9 259 75 290 2021:Q3 17 -7.7 4.9 -8.2 268 77 288 2021:Q2 19 2.5 5.4 4.5 290 84 289 2021:Q12 18 4.9 5.1 5.6 297 84 284 2020:Q4 17 -7.5 4.9 -10.7 261 74 282 2020:Q3 19 1.5 5.4 9.9 291 85 292 2020:Q2 18 -5.7 5.0 -6.4 287 77 270 2020:Q1 19 1.3 5.3 1.5 314 85 272 2019:Q4 19 -2.9 5.2 -1.9 310 84 271 2019:Q3 20 -4.8 5.3 -3.4 310 83 269 2019:Q2 21 1.1 5.5 2.6 325 86 265 2019:Q1 21 4.3 5.4 4.7 337 88 261 2018:Q4 20 -2.3 5.1 -1.2 318 83 260 2018:Q3 20 -5.8 5.2 -3.9 321 82 257 2018:Q2 21 0.2 5.4 1.7 335 84 252 2018:Q1 21 6.5 5.3 7.5 345 86 248 2017:Q4 20 -2.6 4.9 -2.7 330 81 246 2017:Q3 21 -8.0 5.1 -1.2 328 81 246 2017:Q2 22 2.2 5.1 -6.8 351 80 229 2017:Q1 22 4.2 5.5 10.9 354 89 251 2016:Q4 21 -1.7 5.0 -2.0 345 82 236 2016:Q3 21 -5.9 5.1 -4.8 335 79 237 2016:Q2 23 -0.1 5.3 0.8 356 83 234 2016:Q1 23 3.7 5.3 5.4 368 85 232 2015:Q4 22 -3.4 5.0 -1.7 355 81 228 2015:Q3 23 -3.3 5.1 -4.1 356 80 224 2015:Q2 24 0.5 5.3 0.2 368 83 226 2015:Q1 23 2.4 5.3 4.8 384 87 227 2014:Q4 23 -1.7 5.1 -1.5 369 82 222 2014:Q3 23 -5.1 5.1 -4.6 364 80 221 2014:Q2 25 1.6 5.4 1.9 383 84 220 2014:Q1 24 0.4 5.3 -10.9 396 87 219 2013:Q4 24 -2.5 5.9 13.1 388 96 247 2013:Q3 25 -6.0 5.3 -5.3 385 82 213 2013:Q2 26 -0.1 5.5 0.5 410 87 211 2013:Q1 26 1.4 5.5 3.0 431 90 210 2012:Q4 26 -0.2 5.4 2.0 418 86 207 2012:Q3 26 -5.7 5.3 -5.8 412 83 203 2012:Q2 28 -2.6 5.6 -2.5 430 87 203 2012:Q1 28 4.9 5.7 7.9 455 92 203 2011:Q4 27 -2.2 5.3 -2.6 441 87 197 2011:Q3 28 -5.3 5.4 -4.5 430 85 198 2011:Q2 29 -1.7 5.7 -1.0 454 89 196 2011:Q1 30 2.5 5.8 6.9 477 93 195 2010:Q4 29 -3.1 5.4 -14.2 457 86 187 2010:Q3 30 -3.7 6.3 9.4 464 98 211 2010:Q2 31 -2.5 5.7 -0.7 482 90 186 2010:Q1 32 1.3 5.8 2.4 519 95 183 2009:Q4 31 -3.3 5.7 -6.7 504 91 181 2009:Q3 32 -4.7 6.1 -0.5 497 93 188 2009:Q2 34 0.1 6.1 3.5 529 95 180 2009:Q1 34 -2.5 5.9 -5.0 555 96 174 2008:Q4 35 -0.6 6.2 -6.1 560 100 178 2008:Q3 35 -6.6 6.6 10.8 545 103 189 2008:Q2 37 -4.0 6.0 -12.6 584 93 159 2008:Q1 39 -1.3 6.8 1.8 628 110 175 2007:Q4 39 2.6 6.7 -9.0 636 108 169 2007:Q3 38 -7.5 7.3 -14.0 610 117 191 2007:Q2 42 -6.2 8.5 -5.6 649 134 206 2007:Q1 44 6.7 9.0 35.2 715 146 204 2006:Q4 42 2.0 6.7 -1.6 669 108 161 2006:Q3 41 -6.5 6.8 -5.2 646 108 167 2006:Q2 44 -3.9 7.2 -2.9 702 116 165 2006:Q1 45 6.3 7.4 7.4 730 119 163 2005:Q4 43 -3.4 6.9 -3.6 698 113 162 2005:Q3 44 -0.3 7.1 -0.8 689 112 162 2005:Q2 44 -2.8 7.2 0.2 691 112 163 2005:Q1 46 -1.0 7.2 0.6 735 116 158 2004:Q4 46 1.8 7.1 0.9 730 113 155 2004:Q3 45 -4.0 7.1 -4.6 706 111 157 2004:Q2 47 -3.9 7.4 0.0 736 116 158 2004:Q1 49 1.8 7.4 3.6 790 120 151 2003:Q4 48 0.0 7.2 -0.6 776 115 149 2003:Q3 48 -4.7 7.2 -3.0 752 113 150 2003:Q2 50 -2.2 7.4 0.2 789 116 147 2003:Q1 52 -0.8 7.4 2.1 846 121 144 2002:Q4 52 -1.5 7.3 -1.6 839 117 140 2002:Q3 53 -4.2 7.4 -6.7 825 115 140 2002:Q2 55 -2.5 7.9 3.9 861 124 144 2002:Q1 57 0.2 7.6 1.9 926 125 135 2001:Q4 56 3.9 7.5 1.8 910 120 132 2001:Q3 54 -7.0 7.3 -6.1 862 116 135 2001:Q2 58 -3.4 7.8 -0.3 911 122 134 2001:Q1 60 8.5 7.8 8.7 974 126 130 2000:Q4 56 -3.5 7.2 -5.8 898 116 129 2000:Q3 58 0.4 7.7 1.5 916 121 133 2000:Q2 58 -2.9 7.5 -1.2 899 118 131 2000:Q1 59 2.4 7.6 2.4 940 121 129 1999:Q4 58 2.3 7.5 1.8 917 118 129 1999:Q3 57 1.0 7.3 0.9 883 114 129 1999:Q2 56 0.7 7.3 2.3 874 113 130 1999:Q1 56 5.2 7.1 3.3 911 116 128 1998:Q4 53 1.5 6.9 1.0 852 111 130 1998:Q3 52 -1.5 6.8 -1.5 801 105 131 1998:Q2 53 -3.8 6.9 -12.8 826 108 131 1998:Q1 55 12.1 7.9 23.9 901 130 144 1997:Q4 49 -2.8 6.4 -3.1 790 103 130 1997:Q3 50 -3.5 6.6 -4.8 788 103 131 1997:Q2 52 0.3 6.9 5.4 816 108 133 1997:Q1 52 2.4 6.6 2.2 853 108 126 1996:Q4 51 -0.8 6.4 -2.7 820 104 126 1996:Q3 51 -1.2 6.6 0.7 800 103 129 1996:Q2 52 0.0 6.6 5.0 810 102 126 1996:Q1 52 4.9 6.2 2.3 836 101 120 1995:Q4 49 -0.2 6.1 -1.8 797 98 123 1995:Q3 50 -4.1 6.2 -2.0 786 99 126 1995:Q2 52 -1.8 6.3 2.9 807 99 123 1995:Q1 53 5.3 6.2 2.6 848 99 117 1994:Q4 50 -1.0 6.0 -1.2 818 99 120 1994:Q3 50 -0.2 6.1 1.5 787 95 121 1994:Q2 51 2.5 6.0 5.7 789 94 119 1994:Q1 49 0.5 5.7 -1.1 795 91 115 1993:Q4 49 2.9 5.7 2.1 778 91 117 1993:Q3 48 -0.9 5.6 0.7 744 88 118 1993:Q2 48 1.8 5.6 5.7 751 87 116 1993:Q1 47 3.7 5.3 2.0 774 87 112 1992:Q4 46 1.8 5.2 1.7 735 83 114 1992:Q3 45 -1.8 5.1 -0.2 688 78 114 1992:Q2 46 1.0 5.1 5.5 711 80 112 1992:Q1 45 4.7 4.8 6.9 727 78 107 1991:Q4 43 4.3 4.5 -0.6 684 72 105 1991:Q3 41 0.5 4.5 0.8 645 71 110 1991:Q2 41 1.3 4.5 8.7 653 72 110 1991:Q1 41 3.2 4.1 0.2 665 68 102 1990:Q4 39 1.4 4.1 3.1 634 67 105 1990:Q3 39 -4.2 4.0 -2.4 615 64 104 1990:Q2 40 -6.6 4.1 -2.5 632 64 102 1990:Q1 43 25.2 4.2 22 699 68 97 1989:Q4 35 -4.8 3.5 -4.3 558 56 100 1989:Q3 36 -4.6 3.6 -2.0 576 57 100 1989:Q2 38 -0.7 3.7 4.6 595 58 97 1989:Q1 38 5.6 3.5 n.a. 619 57 92 1Data are updated quarterly. Values are subject to minor changes based on revisions to underlying data. 2Prior to Q1 2021 reported "Average daily volumes" and "Average daily value" in the above data are based on the Federal Board of Governors’ holiday schedule. Beginning in Q1 2021, reported "Average daily volumes" and "Average daily value" are based on Federal Reserve Financial Services holiday schedule. n.a. Not available.