The question was formulated by the source as follows: "For your everyday purchases in small shops (bakery, pastry shop, newsagents...), tell me what is the means of payment you use most often? First? Second? ".
The source specifies the following information: "Bank transfer, direct debit from my bank account and an application on my smartphone that allows me to pay directly with my phone are all under 1 percent.»
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Preferred payment methods for purchases in small shops in France 2015
This statistic illustrates the preferred means of payment of French people for purchases in small shops in April 2015. At that time, around ** percent of French people surveyed mentioned cash as their preferred means of payment.
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Consumer Science & Analytics, & Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances, & Ministère des Finances et des Comptes publics. (May 1, 2015). French people's preferred means of payment for shopping in small shops in April 2015 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1099338/preferred-means-payment-in-small-shops-france/
Consumer Science & Analytics, und Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances, und Ministère des Finances et des Comptes publics. "French people's preferred means of payment for shopping in small shops in April 2015." Chart. May 1, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1099338/preferred-means-payment-in-small-shops-france/
Consumer Science & Analytics, Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances, Ministère des Finances et des Comptes publics. (2015). French people's preferred means of payment for shopping in small shops in April 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1099338/preferred-means-payment-in-small-shops-france/
Consumer Science & Analytics, and Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances, and Ministère des Finances et des Comptes publics. "French People's Preferred Means of Payment for Shopping in Small Shops in April 2015." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2015, /statistics/1099338/preferred-means-payment-in-small-shops-france/
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French people's preferred means of payment for shopping in small shops in April 2015 [Graph], Consumer Science & Analytics, & Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances, & Ministère des Finances et des Comptes publics, May 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1099338/preferred-means-payment-in-small-shops-france/
