Monthly
Bil. of $
1959 - 2026
Jan 1, 1959 to Feb 1, 2026
FRED
4 weeks ago
RecentApr 28, 2026
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 in circulation differs from the currency component of the money stock (CURRENCY) (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CURRENCY), which excludes currency held in vaults of depository institutions. For questions on the data, please contact the data source (https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ContactUs/feedback.aspx?refurl=/releases/h6/%). For questions on FRED functionality, please contact us here (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/contactus/).</p>
As of February 1, 2026 • M data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 806 monthly observations, over 67 years, 2 months, updated monthly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
806
Coverage
67 years, 2 months
Updates
monthly
This dataset's metadata was updated on 4/30/2026. The current data may be outdated.