This statistic shows the average value of retail transactions made using a credit or charge card in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, the average retail transaction made using a credit card in the UK was 32.72 British pounds.
Average value of retail transactions made by credit and charge card in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016
(in GBP)
*The source circulated a questionnaire to all members and responses were received
from members who account for an annual sales turnover of circa £175 billion,
which is nearly 50 percent of total UK retail sales (2016: approx. 351 billion). Most of these retails sales arose from around 20,000 shops of all types, in addition to those made via the internet, mobile or mail order channels.
Data for the years 2009 to 2015 has been taken from previous annual payment surveys by the source.
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British Retail Consortium. (July 12, 2017). Average value of retail transactions made by credit and charge card in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/310640/average-credit-card-retail-transaction-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Average value of retail transactions made by credit and charge card in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 (in GBP)." Chart. July 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310640/average-credit-card-retail-transaction-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. (2017). Average value of retail transactions made by credit and charge card in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310640/average-credit-card-retail-transaction-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium. "Average Value of Retail Transactions Made by Credit and Charge Card in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2016 (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310640/average-credit-card-retail-transaction-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
British Retail Consortium, Average value of retail transactions made by credit and charge card in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310640/average-credit-card-retail-transaction-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Average value of retail transactions made by credit and charge card in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 (in GBP) [Graph], British Retail Consortium, July 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/310640/average-credit-card-retail-transaction-value-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/