In the 2^nd quarter of 2019

Aggregate of withdrawals and purchases through automatic payment terminals registered a year-on-year increase of 7.1%

Data provided by the Interbank Services Society (SIBS) for the second quarter of 2019 show that the aggregate of withdrawals and purchases through automatic payment terminals (APT) rose by 7.1% compared with the same period of the previous year. In the country, there was a 6.9% increase on this variable. In the aforementioned period, the purchases through APT in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose by 10.9% and the cash withdrawals increased by 2.1%. The same applies to the amount spent on payments, which had a 4.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth.

International cards were used to withdraw 13.3 million Euros (2.9% y-o-y decrease), while the amount of withdrawals using national cards totaled 159.5 million Euros, up by 2.5% when compared with the corresponding period of 2018.

At the country level, international withdrawals decreased by 2.9% and the national withdrawals increased by 3.0%. The y-o-y average growth in withdrawals was 2.6%.

Concerning purchases through automatic payment terminals, the year-on-year change rate for the second quarter 2019 was lower in Portugal (+9.9%) than in Madeira (+10.9%). In the Region, the purchases through APT using national cards increased by 10.6% and those made using international cards rose by 11.8%.

Between January and June 2019, the aggregate of withdrawals and purchases through ATP grew by 7.2% in Madeira and by 6.5% in Portugal, vis-a-vis the same period of 2018.

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