Mastercard SpendingPulse Expands Across Europe with Insights Pointing to Solid Retail Sales Growth

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Jun 08, 2022

Consumer spending has evolved rapidly over the past two years, from how people pay to where they shop, making economic insights more important than ever. With these new preferences and behaviors, businesses and governments are looking for regular insights to help guide their planning and decision making. To support these needs, Mastercard+SpendingPulse%3Csup%3ETM%3C%2Fsup%3E has been extended across Europe to the U.K., France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, The Netherlands and Poland. Measuring in-store and online sales across all forms of payments, Mastercard SpendingPulse shows that Spain, the U.K., and France led year-over-year growth in May among the countries measured, not adjusted for inflation.