The third-quarter average of 895,446 transfers a day compares with 917,152 in the second quarter of 2026. Average daily value on the Fedwire Funds Service was $4,829,937 million in the third quarter of 2026, within $140 million a day of the second-quarter figure.
The third quarter contained 65 business days against 63 in the second, which appears to account for the full decline in the daily average: quarterly transfers originated rose 0.7 percent to 58,203,990 over the same period. Fourth-quarter statistics will complete the 2026 series.