In figures for card spending in October, also released today, high street spending grew by 7 per cent, led by growth in sales in department stores and other mixed business retailers. Octobers high street spending on credit and debit cards is 4.5 per cent higher than the same period last year. Year on year growth in spending in the services sector was higher, at 16.5 per cent. Within these totals, debit cards account for much of the growth, with spending rising by 13.6 per cent year on year, to £10.4 billion. Growth in spending on credit cards was more measured, increasing 5.3 per cent to £9.3 billion.
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