Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Previous Studies

 

The Federal Reserve Payments Study: 2020 and 2021 Annual Supplements

• Developments in Noncash Payments for 2019 and 2020 (HTML)

The 2019 Federal Reserve Payments Study

• Detailed Data Release
  • Detailed Data (Excel)
  • Notes on the Detailed Data (HTML)
• Initial Data Release
  • Key Findings and Overview of Noncash Payments (HTML)
  • Data Tables (Excel)

The Federal Reserve Payments Study: 2018 Annual Supplement

• Full Report (includes figures and data tables) (HTML)
• Data Tables (Excel)
• Accessible Version of Data Tables (PDF)

Changes in U.S. Payments Fraud from 2012 to 2016: Evidence from the Federal Reserve Payments Study

• Full Report (includes figures and data tables) (PDF)
• Data Tables (Excel)
• Accessible Version of Data Tables (PDF)

The Federal Reserve Payments Study: 2017 Annual Supplement

• Full Report (includes figures and data tables) (HTML | PDF)
• Data Tables (Excel)
• Accessible Version of Data Tables (PDF)

The 2016 Federal Reserve Payments Study

Detailed Data Release

• Recent Developments in Consumer and Business Payment Choices (HTML | PDF)
• Data Tables (Excel)
• Accessible version of Data Tables (PDF)

Initial Data Release

• The Federal Reserve Payments Study 2016 (HTML | PDF)
• Initial Data Table (Excel | CSV)

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The 2013 Federal Reserve Payments Study
Recent and Long-Term Trends in the United States: 2000-2012

• Summary Report and Initial Data Release (PDF)
• Detailed Report and Updated Data Release (PDF)

The 2010 Federal Reserve Payments Study
Noncash Payment Trends in the United States: 2006-2009

• Summary Report (PDF)
• Detailed Report (PDF)

The 2007 Federal Reserve Payments Study
Noncash Payment Trends in the United States: 2003-2006

• Summary Report (PDF)
• Depository Institutions Payments Study - Detailed Report (PDF)
• Electronic Payments Study - Detailed Report (PDF)
• Check Sample Study - Detailed Report (PDF)

The 2004 Federal Reserve Payments Study
Analysis of Noncash Payments Trends in the United States: 2000-2003

• Summary Report (PDF)
• Depository Institutions Payments Study - Detailed Report (PDF)
• Electronic Payments Study - Detailed Report (PDF)

The 2001 Federal Reserve Payments Study (Retail Payments Research Project)

• A Snapshot of the U.S. Payments Landscape (PDF)