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    M2V

    Velocity of M2 Money Stock — Current Value & Historical Data

    RatioQuarterlySeasonally Adjusted
    FRED
    Current Value
    1.41
    Ratio
    As of January 1, 2026
    -0.07%period change
    Jul 61Jan 66Jul 70Jan 75Jul 79Apr 84Jan 89Jul 93Apr 98Jan 03Jul 07Jan 12Jul 16Jan 21Jan 2600.551.11.652.2Ratio

    Gray bands: NBER recessions·Dashed lines: key policy events

    What is Velocity of M2 Money Stock?

    Calculated as the ratio of quarterly nominal GDP to the quarterly average of M2 money stock.

    Current Velocity of M2 Money Stock Value

    As of January 1, 2026, the current velocity of m2 money stock is 1.41 Ratio. This is the most recent observation available for this series, updated quarterly.

    Historical Trend

    Velocity of M2 Money Stock fell 0.07% quarter-over-quarter. Over the past year, velocity of m2 money stock rose 1.37% from January 2025. In the series' tracked history, the highest recorded value was 2.19 (July 1997), and the lowest was 1.13 (April 2020).

    Methodology & Source

    Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)

    Frequency: Quarterly

    Units: Ratio

    Notes:

    Calculated as the ratio of quarterly nominal GDP (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDP) to the quarterly average of M2 money stock (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL). The velocity of money is the frequency at which one unit of currency is used to purchase domestically- produced goods and...

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