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The Bureau of Printing and Engraving has 2,169 employees. This numbered was collected in a count of the facility in 2006.
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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing uses approximately 80 tons of paper each day, which amounts to around 20,000 tons of paper annually.
Zero. The U.S. mint makes coins, while currency is produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing does not publicly disclose the exact number of $100 bills produced each year. However, the production of $100 bills can vary widely depending on factors such as demand and the state of the economy. In recent years, the annual production has typically ranged between 600 million to over a billion notes. For the most accurate and up-to-date figures, it’s best to consult official reports from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The BEP prints US currency as well as some other high-security government documents. They also advise other departments on printing matters where security is needed. Until recently, the BEP also printed postage stamps for the USPS, but it has been contracted out to private companies. Note that the BEP doesn't make coins; the US Mint does that. Many people get the two agencies confused but they're in fact completely separate branches of the Treasury.
On average, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing prints around 38 million notes a day with a face value of approximately $541 million. This number can vary depending on economic conditions and demand for currency.
There are many different features that the average person can use to make at least a first pass at determining whether a particular bill is fake. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing website has an extensive section on detecting counterfeits - please see the Related Link, below.
The amount actually spent throughout the world is difficult to calculate. What isn't difficult is the amount of currency in circulation: $700 billion as of April 2004. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar
For obvious reasons the Bureau of Engraving and Printing doesn't give out many details on the inks used to print US currency. The inks are very high quality oil-based products, but beyond that there isn't much public information available because of concerns about counterfeiting.
It varies by country, but some central banks print billions of banknotes each year to ensure there is enough currency in circulation to meet demand. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing typically prints around 7-9 billion banknotes annually.
500 books can be produced by one man and a printing press within 5 months, while a copyist can only produce one in the same amount of time.