Annual Report 2012

Statistical Table 12

Table 12. Operations in principal departments of the Federal Reserve Banks, 2009-2012
Operation 2012 2011 2010 2009
Millions of pieces
Currency processed 31,703 32,249 32,143 31,891
Currency destroyed 4,614 4,813 5,948 6,049
Coin received 58,669 59,550r 62,345 65,349
Checks handled
U.S. government checks 1 121 159 185 202
Postal money orders 108 113 121 131
Commercial 6,622 6,780 7,712 8,585
Securities transfers 2 18 19 20 21
Funds transfers 3 132 127 125 125
Automated clearinghouse transactions
Commercial 10,665 10,349 10,233 9,966
Government 1,382 1,305 1,222 1,195
Millions of dollars
Currency processed 581,382 576,442 569,249 561,013
Currency destroyed 105,464 81,943 120,049 92,708
Coin received 5,700 5,907r 6,014 6,288
Checks handled
U.S. government checks1 199,251 241,817 292,261 311,667
Postal money orders 21,927 22,220 23,210 23,675
Commercial 8,125,424 7,943,524r 8,811,010r 10,365,669r
Securities transfers2 284,401,670 291,823,993 320,123,901 295,741,666
Funds transfers3 599,200,625 663,837,575 608,325,851 631,127,108
Automated clearinghouse transactions
Commercial 19,293,857 17,801,549 16,941,077 15,418,718
Government 4,609,914 4,534,707 4,426,808 4,297,071

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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