Monetary Base: Currency in Circulation

Financial Conditions · FRED/Treasury · MBCURRCIR

LOW

What this measures. H.6 Technical Q&As (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h6/h6_technical_qa.htm) posted on August 20, 2020. Currency in circulation includes Federal Reserve notes and coin outside the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Banks. The total includes Treasury estimates of coins outstanding and Treasury paper currency outstanding. This definition of currency…Billions of Dollars · Monthly · Not Seasonally Adjusted

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The latest reading sits at LOW relative to this series' own history (796 observations) — a statement of where it is in its range, not a forecast. Hover the chart for values; the marked point is the most recent observation.

As of 2026-04-01 · source: FRED / U.S. Treasury · series MBCURRCIR