The U.S. government printed more banknotes in August than in July, marking a third straight monthly increase, and the value of those notes topped the $30 billion level for the first time since May.
589.12 million in $1s, $5s and $100’s were printed for a total value of $32 billion, according to figures released Tuesday by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), the agency responsible for manufacturing U.S. currency.
In month-over-month comparisons, the quantity of banknotes increased 12.3% while the total dollar value jumped 25.4%. The types of bills produced in August matched those of July. The big difference for the month came from the 64.32 million more $100s. Matching opposites, the quantity of $5s grew by 12.8 million from July whereas the number of $1s shrank by 12.8 million.
Here are reports from the BEP showing the type of banknotes printed during the month:
August 2013 BEP Money Production
Facility at Washington, DC
Facility at Fort Worth, TX
The BEP produced millions of $100 star notes. Those are referenced by the "*" designator in the above money production charts. Star notes are replacements for misprinted notes or certain serial numbers, like 000 000 000. Money collectors generally find them more desirable since they are harder to find.
The following table lists the type, the amount and the total value of notes printed by the BEP in August.
Banknotes by Denomination: Total Printed and Values
August 2013
| Banknote Denomination | Total Printed | Total Value ($) |
| $1.00 | 192,000,000 | 192,000,000 |
| $5.00 | 83,200,000 | 416,000,000 |
| $10.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $100.00 | 313,920,000 | 31,392,000,000 |
| Totals August 2013 | 589,120,000 | $32,000,000,000 |
For comparison, tables of the previous three monthly money production totals are below:
July 2013
| Banknote Denomination | Total Printed | Total Value ($) |
| $1.00 | 204,800,000 | 204,800,000 |
| $5.00 | 70,400,000 | 352,000,000 |
| $10.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $100.00 | 249,600,000 | 24,960,000,000 |
| Totals for July 2013 | 524,800,000 | $25,516,800,000 |
June 2013
| Banknote Denomination | Total Printed | Total Value ($) |
| $1.00 | 64,000,000 | 64,000,000 |
| $5.00 | 71,360,000 | 356,800,000 |
| $10.00 | 76,800,000 | 768,000,000 |
| $20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $100.00 | 250,240,000 | 25,024,000,000 |
| Totals for June 2013 | 462,400,000 | $26,212,800,000 |
May 2013
| Banknote Denomination | Total Printed | Total Value ($) |
| $1.00 | 134,400,000 | 134,400,000 |
| $5.00 | 44,800,000 | 224,000,000 |
| $10.00 | 70,400,000 | 704,000,000 |
| $20.00 | 44,800,000 | 896,000,000 |
| $50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $100.00 | 375,392,000 | 37,539,200,000 |
| Totals for May 2013 | 669,792,000 | $39,497,600,000 |
