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Currency in Circulation: Volume

(in billions of notes, as of December 31 of each year)

 

Year $1 $2 $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 $500 to
$10,000
Total
2011 10.0 0.9 2.4 1.7 7.1 1.4 7.8 0.0005 31.3
2010 9.7 0.9 2.3 1.7 6.5 1.3 7.0 0.0005 29.5
2009 9.6 0.9 2.2 1.6 6.4 1.3 6.6 0.0005 28.5
2008 9.5 0.8 2.2 1.6 6.3 1.3 6.3 0.0005 27.9
2007 9.3 0.8 2.2 1.6 6.1 1.3 5.7 0.0005 26.9
2006 9.0 0.8 2.1 1.6 6.0 1.3 5.6 0.0005 26.4
2005 8.8 0.7 2.1 1.6 5.8 1.2 5.4 0.0005 25.6
2004 8.3 0.7 2.0 1.5 5.4 1.2 5.2 0.0005 24.2
2003 8.2 0.7 1.9 1.5 5.4 1.2 4.9 0.0005 23.8
2002 8.0 0.7 1.9 1.5 5.2 1.2 4.6 0.0005 22.9
2001 7.8 0.6 1.8 1.5 5.0 1.1 4.2 0.0005 22.1
2000 7.7 0.6 1.8 1.5 4.9 1.1 3.8 0.0005 21.3
1999 7.5 0.6 1.8 1.6 5.8 1.3 3.9 0.0005 22.5
1998 7.0 0.6 1.6 1.4 4.5 1.0 3.2 0.0005 19.3
1997 6.7 0.6 1.6 1.4 4.4 1.0 2.9 0.0005 18.6
1996 6.6 0.5 1.6 1.4 4.4 1.0 2.6 0.0005 18.0
1995 6.3 0.5 1.5 1.4 4.2 0.9 2.4 0.0005 17.3
1994 6.1 0.5 1.5 1.4 4.0 0.9 2.3 0.0005 16.6
1993 5.7 0.5 1.4 1.3 3.7 0.8 2.0 0.0005 15.5
1992 5.5 0.5 1.3 1.3 3.7 0.8 1.8 0.0005 14.8
1991 5.3 0.4 1.3 1.3 3.5 0.7 1.6 0.0005 14.1
1990 5.1 0.4 1.3 1.3 3.5 0.7 1.4 0.0005 13.5

Includes Federal Reserve notes, U.S. notes, and currency no longer issued.

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Last update: August 10, 2012