We instead want the goods and services that money can be exchanged for. In working for money, we individuals who comprise the economy are working for what money can be exchanged for. Which brings us to the “velocity of money,” a measure that pretentious economists like to contemplate. Back to reality, money “velocity” is merely an effect of production. With trade always being about products for products, velocity is high where production is high.

Source: Forbes June 03, 2018 13:02 UTC