All U.S. Payment Cards Projected — 2016

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All U.S. Payment Cards Projected — 2016

General purpose and private label consumer and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid cards generated $6.192 trillion in purchase volume in 2016, up 6.6% over 2015. Credit card spending accounted for 53.84% of the total, compared to 53.44% one year before. Debit card spending accounted for the remaining 46.16%, down from 46.56% in 2015. Debit includes prepaid. In 2021, purchase volume is projected to reach $8.526 trillion. Credit cards are expected to account for 58.59%. When comparing purchase volume for all credit and debit products, Visa credit cards had the highest market share in 2016 w...

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Nilson Report

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November 2017

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Payment Cards in the U.S.

U.S. Credit and Debit Card Purchase Volume Projected

U.S. Credit and Debit Card Purchase Transactions Projected

U.S. Credit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares

Outstandings on U.S. Credit Cards

U.S. Debit Card Purchase Volume Market Shares

U.S. Credit and Debit Cardholders

U.S. Credit and Debit Number of Cards

U.S. Credit and Debit Number of Accounts

U.S. Credit and Debit Total Volume

U.S. Credit and Debit Total Transactions

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All U.S. Payment Cards Projected — 2016

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