1. Go to the BIS Web site at www.bis.org and find the most recent data on the volume and value of payment system transactions in the United States

(Table 16–2) using the following steps. Click on “Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems.” Under “Publications by year,” click on the most recent years. Click on the most recent release of “Statistics on Payment Systems in Selected Countries.” Click on “Full Publication.” Under Bookmarks, click on

“United States.” This will bring the file onto your computer that contains the relevant data. How have these numbers changed since 2004 as reported in Table 16–2?