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U.S. General Purpose Cards through 3Q 2019

Credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued with Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover brands in the U.S. generated $4.940 trillion in purchase volume of goods and services from January 1 through September 30, 2019, which was up 8.7% over the same period in 2018. Purchase volume on credit cards of $2.914 trillion grew 7.9%. Credit card market share of 58.99% of combined credit, debit, and prepaid card spending was down 43 basis points from 59.42% for the first nine months of 2018. Debit and prepaid card purchase volume of $2.026 trillion increased 9.9% and amounted to 41.01% of combined...

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