Operating Statistics
OPERATIONS
| Number of Pieces Handled | Dollar Amount (thousands) | ||||
| 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | ||
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| Services to Depository Institutions: | |||||
| Check Services: | |||||
| U.S. Government | 27,997,000 | 28,400,000 | $ 23,136,000 | $ 23,062,000 | |
| Postal Money Orders | 205,751,000 | 203,120,000 | 25,831,000 | 24,835,000 | |
| Commercial | 772,722,000 | 660,618,000 | 424,065,000 | 358,319,000 | |
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| ACH Services: | |||||
| Commercial | 93,392,000 | * | 219,222,002 | * | |
| U.S. Government | 9,209,000 | * | 4,706,005 | * | |
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| U.S. Government Coupons Paid | 6,462 | 11,851 | 2,511 | 3,839 | |
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| Currency Received and Counted | 897,807,000 | 867,237,000 | 12,436,346 | 10,867,572 | |
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| Wire Transfer of Funds | 4,007,146 | 3,718,386 | 5,932,532,000 | 5,067,769,000 | |
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| Loans to Depository Institutions | 577 | 861 | 1,597,000 | 1,528,000 | |
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Services to U.S. Treasury: | |||||
| Transfer of Government Securities | 150,865 | 166,957 | $ 277,722,000 | $ 270,574,000 | |
| Food Stamps Redeemed | 268,116,000 | 263,970,000 | 1,341,898 | 1,362,173 | |
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* Prior-year comparison not meaningful because of change in method of data collection.
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