Cash in figures
You can read current figures for payment by card in Switzerland as compiled by the Swiss National Bank here.
Payment by card
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1998
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2005
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2012
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03/2013
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Credit cards
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Number of cards
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2'654'000
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3'452'600
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5'766'100
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5'866'100
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Number of affiliated merchants
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284'243
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330'542
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416'655
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416'904
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Debit cards
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Number of cards
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4'671'000
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6'283'200
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8'865'000
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8'893'800
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Automatic teller machines
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Number of machines
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4'579
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5'552
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6'759
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6'718
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Transactions and turnover with credit and debit cards (domestic)
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1998
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2005
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2012
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YTD 03/2013
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Credit cards
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Transactions (in thousands)
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58'812
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84'280
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162'020
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41'723
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Amount (in millions of CHF)
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11'187
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15'841
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23'010
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5'988
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Debit cards
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Transactions (in thousands)
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117'170
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259'806
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424'982
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103'309
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Amount (in millions of CHF)
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9'828
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21'695
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31'908
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7'593
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Source: Swiss National Bank, www.snb.ch