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For money to be a suitable means of exchange, it should have these key characteristics: Scarcity: Money should be scarce enough to have some value but not so scarce as to be unavailable. ... Durability: Any item used as money must be durable. ... Portability: Money must be easily moved around. More items...
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Learn More »As of mid-July 2017, there was more than $1.56 trillion in U.S. currency in circulation, with $40 billion in coins. 95% of the notes printed each year are used to replace notes already in circulation. The largest note ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was the $100,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1934. During fiscal year 2017, it cost approximately 5.4 cents per note to produce nearly 40 billion U.S. paper currency notes. A stack of currency one mile high would contain over 14 million notes. If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke. The U.S. Money Supply The U.S. money supply is composed of currency, demand deposits, and time deposits. Currency is cash held in the form of coins and paper money. Other forms of currency include travelers’ checks, cashier’s checks, and money orders. The amount of currency in circulation depends on public demand. Domestic demand is influenced primarily by prices for goods and services, income levels, and the availability of alternative payment methods such as credit cards. Until the mid-1980s, nearly all U.S. currency circulated only domestically. Today domestic circulation totals only a small fraction of the total amount of U.S. currency in circulation. Over the past decade, the amount of U.S. currency has doubled to more than $1.56 trillion and is held both inside and outside the country. Foreign demand is influenced by the political and economic uncertainties associated with some foreign currencies, and recent estimates suggest that between one-half and two-thirds of the value of currency in circulation is held abroad. Some residents of foreign countries hold dollars as a store of value, whereas others use it as a medium of exchange. Federal Reserve notes make up more than 99 percent of all U.S. currency in circulation. Each year the Federal Reserve Board determines new currency demand and submits a print order to the Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The order represents the Federal Reserve System’s estimate of the amount of currency the public will need in the upcoming year and reflects estimated changes in currency usage and destruction rates of unfit currency. (Figure) shows how long we can expect our money to last on average. Table 15.2 Source: “How Long Is the Lifespan of U.S. Paper Money?” https://www.federalreserve.gov, accessed September 7, 2017. How Long Will Your Money Last? Have you ever wondered how quickly money wears out from being handled or damaged? Not surprisingly, smaller denominations have a shorter life span. $1 bill 5.8 years $5 bill 5.5 years $10 bill 4.5 years $20 bill 7.9 years $50 bill 8.5 years $100 bill 15.0 years Demand deposits consist of money kept in checking accounts that can be withdrawn by depositors on demand. Demand deposits include regular checking accounts as well as interest-bearing and other special types of checking accounts. Time deposits are deposits at a bank or other financial institution that pay interest but cannot be withdrawn on demand. Examples are certain savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit. Economists use two terms to report on and discuss trends in the U.S. monetary system: M1 and M2. M1 (the M stands for money) is used to describe the total amount of readily available money in the system and includes currency and demand deposits. As of August 2017, the M1 monetary supply was $3.5 trillion. M2 includes all M1 monies plus time deposits and other money that is not immediately accessible. In August 2017, the M2 monetary supply was $13.6 trillion. Credit cards, sometimes referred to as “plastic money,” are routinely used as a substitute for cash and checks. Credit cards are not money; they are a form of borrowing. When a bank issues a credit card to a consumer, it gives a short-term loan to the consumer by directly paying the seller for the consumer’s purchases. The consumer pays the credit card company after receiving the monthly statement. Credit cards do not replace money; they simply defer payment. Key Takeaways What is money, and what are its characteristics? What are the main functions of money? What are the three main components of the U.S. money supply? How do they relate to M1 and M2? Summary of Learning Outcomes What is money, what are its characteristics and functions, and what are the three parts of the U.S. money supply? Money is anything accepted as payment for goods and services. For money to be a suitable means of exchange, it should be scarce, durable, portable, and divisible. Money functions as a medium of exchange, a standard of value, and a store of value. The U.S. money supply consists of currency (coins and paper money), demand deposits (checking accounts), and time deposits (interest-bearing deposits that cannot be withdrawn on demand).
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