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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2011
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02/2012
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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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5'501'600
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5'527'100
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Number of affiliated merchants
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284'243
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330'542
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376'166
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379'414
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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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8'558'700
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8'576'400
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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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6'669
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6'638
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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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2011
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02/2012
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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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143'285
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12'613
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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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22'271
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1'874
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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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396'397
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31'931
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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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30'605
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2'384
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Source: Swiss National Bank, www.snb.ch