The source adds the following information: "There was a step change in 2011 due to a change in reporting population.
Data are seasonally adjusted and depict the underlying trend."
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Credit and debit card purchases in household retail sales in the UK 2010-2016
This statistic presents the total annual number of credit and debit card purchase transactions of household goods in the retail sales sector in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. The number of transactions increased over this time period, reaching a total of *** million transactions as of 2016.
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UK Finance, & British Bankers’ Association. (March 1, 2018). Total number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in household retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2016 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/488248/united-kingdom-credit-and-debit-card-household-retail-transactions/
UK Finance, und British Bankers’ Association. "Total number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in household retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2016 (in millions)." Chart. March 1, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/488248/united-kingdom-credit-and-debit-card-household-retail-transactions/
UK Finance, British Bankers’ Association. (2018). Total number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in household retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2016 (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/488248/united-kingdom-credit-and-debit-card-household-retail-transactions/
UK Finance, and British Bankers’ Association. "Total Number of Credit and Debit Card Purchase Transactions in Household Retail Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2016 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Mar 2018, /statistics/488248/united-kingdom-credit-and-debit-card-household-retail-transactions/
UK Finance & British Bankers’ Association, Total number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in household retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2016 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/488248/united-kingdom-credit-and-debit-card-household-retail-transactions/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Total number of credit and debit card purchase transactions in household retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2016 (in millions) [Graph], UK Finance, & British Bankers’ Association, March 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/488248/united-kingdom-credit-and-debit-card-household-retail-transactions/