DATA for the September/October 1996 REVIEW article by William R. Emmons, pages 49-68. Data for Figure 1 DATA SOURCE: Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics PCU : CPI-U: All Items (SA, 1982-84=100) DATA SOURCE: Federal Reserve Board's G.13 Release FTBS3 : 3-Month Treasury Bills, Secondary Market (% p.a.) PCU FTBS3 1960 29.6 2.88 1961 29.9 2.35 1962 30.3 2.77 1963 30.6 3.16 1964 31.0 3.55 1965 31.6 3.95 1966 32.5 4.86 1967 33.4 4.31 1968 34.8 5.34 1969 36.7 6.67 1970 38.8 6.39 1971 40.5 4.33 1972 41.8 4.07 1973 44.4 7.03 1974 49.3 7.83 1975 53.8 5.78 1976 56.9 4.97 1977 60.6 5.27 1978 65.2 7.19 1979 72.6 10.07 1980 82.4 11.43 1981 90.9 14.03 1982 96.5 10.61 1983 99.6 8.61 1984 103.9 9.52 1985 107.6 7.48 1986 109.7 5.98 1987 113.7 5.78 1988 118.4 6.67 1989 124.0 8.11 1990 130.8 7.49 1991 136.3 5.38 1992 140.4 3.43 1993 144.6 3 1994 148.3 4.25 1995 152.5 5.49 Data for Figure 2 DATA SOURCE: 1988 data from p. 472 of 1993 BIS Publication "Payment Systems in The Group of Ten Countries" 1994 data from p. 110 of 1995 BIS Publication "Statistics on Payment Systems in The Group of Ten Countries" Checks : Volume of U.S. Check Transactions Debit : Volume of Debit Card Transactions Credit : Volume of Credit Card Transactions ACH : Volume of Federal Reserve ACH (Paperless Credit Transfers and Direct Debits) Transactions Total : Volume of various cashless payment transactions (including instruments not shown) 1988 1994 Checks 50990 61670 Debit 172 1046 Credit 8813 13681.6 ACH 1010 2372.7 Total 61075.6 78887.9