UK Payments Data Q1 from APACS

UK Payments Data Q1 from APACS

Posted by John B. Frank Friday, May 16, 2008

APACS has published its latest quarterly Statistical Release

covering the first quarter of 2008.

"In the first quarter of 2008 there were 1.8 billion plastic card purchases made in the UK totalling £91.1 billion. The number of purchases was 8.9% higher than in the first quarter of 2007, and spending was 8.9% higher. Debit cards accounted for 72.8% of all plastic card purchases compared with 71.1% in the first quarter of 2007."

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