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  "hub": "Payments",
  "topic": "UPI network",
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  "url": "https://data.indiadispatch.com/payments/cash-and-upi",
  "period": "18 September 2026",
  "periodKey": "2026-09-18",
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    "formattedValue": "₹42.56 trillion · $442 billion",
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    "url": "https://www.rbi.org.in/"
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    "The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.",
    "Currency in circulation is a stock. UPI transaction value is a flow of money moved and is not consumer spending. These measures have separate observation dates.",
    "Dollar equivalents use the site’s reference rate of $1 = ₹96.32 on 2 October 2026, not historical exchange rates."
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    "scope": "India Dispatch's original compiled tables and editorial text"
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  "sourceRights": "Underlying source publishers retain their own rights. This license does not grant rights to publisher documents, branding or other third-party material.",
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            "₹29.03 trillion · $301 billion"
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          "cells": [
            "May 2026",
            "₹29.9 trillion · $310 billion"
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          "id": "2026-06",
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            "June 2026",
            "₹28.92 trillion · $300 billion"
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          "id": "2026-07",
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            "July 2026",
            "₹29.88 trillion · $310 billion"
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          "id": "2026-08",
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            "August 2026",
            "₹29.82 trillion · $310 billion"
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          "id": "2026-09",
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            "September 2026",
            "₹29.37 trillion · $305 billion"
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        "url": "https://www.npci.org.in/product/upi/product-statistics"
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