Economy · Money and the Fed

M2 Money Velocity (since 1959)

YearAverageYear close
19591.7791.779
19601.7831.737
19611.7311.742
19621.7251.701
19631.6791.672
19641.6731.652
19651.6771.693
19661.7251.744
19671.7081.691
19681.7251.722
19691.7581.773
19701.7851.752

Source: FRED M2V (Velocity of M2 Money Stock). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).

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