Velocity of money, U.S. economy, 1869-1960, annual #FRIEDMAN AND SCHWARTZ DATA ON VELOCITY OF MONEY FOR THE AMERICAN #ECONOMY FROM 1869 TO 1960. 2.94 2.81 2.87 2.55 2.71 2.67 2.81 2.55 2.48 2.53 2.47 2.35 2.34 2.21 2.18 2.32 2.30 2.08 2.23 2.20 2.09 2.15 2.17 1.91 1.90 2.12 2.18 2.51 2.28 2.20 1.90 1.88 2.04 1.97 1.88 1.95 1.87 1.84 1.95 1.70 1.47 1.28 1.38 1.52 1.52 1.60 1.67 1.53 1.52 1.51 1.61 1.84 1.77 1.61 1.37 1.16 1.23 1.31 1.27 1.43 1.53 1.50 1.51 1.49 1.58 1.61 1.63 1.56 1.63 1.69