* Figures beginning from March 2021 were comparisons on the corresponding month in 2019.
Data is based on Barclaycard credit card and Barclaycard debit card transactions. The source adds that "Barclaycard sees nearly half of the nation's credit and debit card transactions."
Data for March 2017, May 2019, and June 2019 were not provided by the source.
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Monthly growth in consumer card spending in the UK 2015-2022
Consumers' card spending in the United Kingdom (UK) slowed down considerably following , due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. According to the most recently reported data, consumer card spending in the UK picked up pace again, growing by **** percent as of compared to the pre-pandemic levels in the same month of 2019. In this statistic, in order to give a more accurate comparison, data from onwards were provided as comparisons to 2019.
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Barclaycard. (April 12, 2022). Monthly year-on-year percentage change in consumer card expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) from November 2015 to March 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1085593/monthly-growth-in-spending-in-the-uk/
Barclaycard. "Monthly year-on-year percentage change in consumer card expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) from November 2015 to March 2022." Chart. April 12, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1085593/monthly-growth-in-spending-in-the-uk/
Barclaycard. (2022). Monthly year-on-year percentage change in consumer card expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) from November 2015 to March 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1085593/monthly-growth-in-spending-in-the-uk/
Barclaycard. "Monthly Year-on-year Percentage Change in Consumer Card Expenditure in The United Kingdom (Uk) from November 2015 to March 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Apr 2022, /statistics/1085593/monthly-growth-in-spending-in-the-uk/
Barclaycard, Monthly year-on-year percentage change in consumer card expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) from November 2015 to March 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1085593/monthly-growth-in-spending-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Monthly year-on-year percentage change in consumer card expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) from November 2015 to March 2022 [Graph], Barclaycard, April 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1085593/monthly-growth-in-spending-in-the-uk/
