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United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Production

Below you will find annual production numbers (1980-2010) for United States Currency as distributed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). For Fiscal Year 2011:

  • The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced approximately 23.5 million notes a day with a face value of approximately $453 million
  • The Bureau of Engraving and Printing delivered approximately 5.8 billion notes at an average cost of 9.1 cents per note
  • 95% of the notes printed each year are used to replace notes already in, or taken out of circulation
  • Between the Fort Worth, Texas and the Washington, DC Facilities approximately 8.5 tons of ink per day were used

The figures shown represent the number of notes printed, not the value of the printed notes.

Year $1 $2 $5 $10 $20 $50 $100
1980
1,939,840,000   427,520,000 495,360,000 634,880,000 56,960,000 100,480,000
1981
1,954,560,000   519,680,000 536,320,000 812,800,000 67,200,000 118,400,000
1982
2,040,320,000   614,400,000 540,160,000 683,520,000 94,720,000 108,800,000
1983
2,229,760,000   583,680,000 592,640,000 994,560,000 115,200,000 85,760,000
1984
2,771,200,000   716,800,000 812,800,000 1,292,800,000 128,000,000 137,600,000
1985
2,851,200,000   777,600,000 784,000,000 1,449,600,000 137,600,000 160,000,000
1986
3,123,200,000   844,800,000 678,000,000 1,475,200,000 182,400,000 176,000,000
1987
3,232,000,000   780,800,000 697,600,000 1,472,000,000 195,200,000 217,600,000
1988
2,960,000,000   745,600,000 652,800,000 1,350,400,000 144,400,000 160,000,000
1989
2,860,800,000   835,200,000 771,200,000 1,526,400,000 134,400,000 201,600,000
1990
3,148,800,000   912,000,000 771,200,000 1,801,600,000 128,000,000 240,000,000
1991
3,212,800,000   979,200,000 812,800,000 1,926,400,000 128,000,000 956,800,000
1992
4,089,600,000   787,200,000 1,036,800,000 1,760,000,000 556,800,000 217,600,000
1993
3,513,600,000   1,126,400,000 640,800,000 2,169,600,000 259,200,000 323,200,000
1994
4,563,200,000   1,004,800,000 793,600,000 2,252,800,000 115,200,000 604,800,000
1995
4,428,800,000   992,000,000 672,000,000 2,476,800,000 147,200,000 595,200,000
1996
4,166,400,000 51,200,000 1,158,400,000 1,011,200,000 1,363,200,000 441,600,000 1,251,200,000
1997
4,646,400,000 102,400,000 896,000,000 998,400,000 1,881,600,000 406,400,000 649,600,000
1998
3,814,400,000   857,600,000 761,600,000 2,278,400,000 723,200,000 764,800,000
1999
3,539,200,000   832,000,000 614,400,000 4,134,400,000 694,400,000 1,542,400,000
2000
5,190,400,000   640,000,000 492,800,000 2,707,200,000    
2001
5,145,600,000   979,200,000 652,800,000 1,017,600,000   201,600,000
2002
2,880,000,000   1,350,400,000 1,100,800,000 1,068,800,000   604,800,000
2003
3,699,200,000   550,400,000 249,600,000 2,700,800,000 102,400,000 854,400,000
2004
4,147,200,000 121,600,000 627,200,000 403,200,000 2,707,200,000 211,200,000 515,200,000
2005
3,475,200,000   576,000,000 512,000,000 3,059,200,000 345,600,000 668,800,000
2006
4,512,000,000 230,400,000 800,000,000 851,200,000 889,600,000   950,400,000
2007
4,147,200,000   1,401,600,000 83,200,000 1,971,200,000 428,800,000 1,088,000,000
2008
3,577,600,000   1,203,200,000 1,094,400,000 633,600,000   1,209,600,000
2009
2,636,800,000   384,000,000 345,600,000 716,800,000 371,200,000 1,785,600,000
2010
1,856,000,000   352,000,000   2,265,600,000   1,907,200,000

Figures couresy the Bureau of Engraving and Printing


 


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