U.S. Card Spending at Merchants — 2014

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U.S. Card Spending at Merchants — 2014

General purpose-type consumer and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in the United States generated $4.910 trillion in purchase volume at merchants in 2014, up 8.4% over 2013. Credit cards carrying the Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover brands generated a combined $2.631 trillion in 2014, up 9.7% over 2013. Debit and prepaid cards carrying those brands as well as the brands of EFT networks such as Accel, Interlink, Nyce, Pulse, and Star generated a combined $2.279 trillion, up 6.9% over 2013. Credit cards increased market share in purchase volume over debit a...

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