In the 2nd quarter of 2015

Withdrawals together with the purchases through automatic payment terminals registered a year-on-year increase of 4.9%

Data provided by the Interbank Services Society (SIBS) for the second quarter of 2015 show that the cash withdrawals together with  the purchases through automatic payment terminals (APT) increased by 4.9% compared with the same period of the previous year (below the 5.3% increase registered in Portugal). In the aforementioned period, the cash withdrawals grew by 0.9% while the purchases through ATP rose by 8.9%. In turn, the amount spent on payments had a 0.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase.

International cards were used to withdraw 17.2 million Euros  (5.6% y-o-y increase), while the amount of withdrawals using national cards totaled 146.1 million Euros, up by 4.8% when compared with the corresponding period of 2014.

At the country level, international withdrawals rose by 7.9% while the national withdrawals increased by 1.0%. The y-o-y average growth in withdrawals was 1.5%.

Concerning purchases through automatic payment terminals, the year-on-year change rate for the second quarter 2015 was higher in Madeira (+8.9%) than in Portugal (+8.8%).

Between January and June 2015, the cash withdrawals together with  the purchases through ATP grew by 2.8% in Madeira and 5.3% in Portugal, vis-a-vis the same period of 2014.

Back

• Prev
• Next