"Figure 3: The aggregate CHAPS-based indicator of debit and credit card purchases decreased by 3 percentage points from the previous week to 80% of its February 2020 average in the week to 11 March 2021","" "Index February 2020 = 100, a backward looking seven-day rolling average,13 January 2020 to 11 March 2021, non-seasonally adjusted, nominal prices ","" "","" "Notes","1. Users should note the daily payment data is the sum of card transactions processed up to the previous working day, so there is slight time lag when compared with real-life events on the chart. 2. The vertical lines indicate key events. In order, the events are: PM COVID-19 announcement; Lockdown begins; Some non-essential shops allowed to reopen; Local COVID-19 alert levels; National restrictions begin in England; Christmas Eve; Lockdown begins in England and Scotland. 3. Percentage point difference is derived from current week and previous week index before rounding. " "Unit","Index February 2020 = 100" "","" "","Aggregate","Delayable","Social","Staple","Work Related" "13/01/2020","93.91","97.08","88.65","95.79","91.24" "14/01/2020","92.73","94.55","89.26","94.28","90.90" "15/01/2020","92.59","93.91","90.61","93.12","91.72" "16/01/2020","92.94","93.19","92.11","93.54","92.39" "17/01/2020","93.04","92.13","93.24","93.82","93.35" "20/01/2020","94.71","93.66","95.06","95.19","96.36" "21/01/2020","95.10","93.67","95.70","95.74","97.02" "22/01/2020","95.65","94.51","95.68","96.47","97.62" "23/01/2020","95.61","94.65","95.51","96.21","98.26" "24/01/2020","95.26","94.87","93.77","96.39","98.45" "27/01/2020","98.06","99.28","96.70","97.72","99.07" "28/01/2020","98.30","99.31","96.25","98.87","99.16" "29/01/2020","98.98","100.10","96.43","100.07","98.91" "30/01/2020","98.66","100.16","94.87","100.40","99.00" "31/01/2020","100.65","101.89","98.80","101.22","99.40" "03/02/2020","101.78","101.81","99.41","104.16","100.62" "04/02/2020","102.08","102.51","100.24","103.54","100.93" "05/02/2020","101.79","102.04","100.37","103.02","100.82" "06/02/2020","101.99","101.02","102.36","103.03","100.61" "07/02/2020","101.44","101.27","100.69","102.48","100.75" "10/02/2020","96.99","96.47","96.70","97.26","99.59" "11/02/2020","96.74","96.81","96.41","96.77","97.57" "12/02/2020","96.60","96.54","96.31","96.62","98.02" "13/02/2020","97.75","99.22","96.35","97.23","98.47" "14/02/2020","98.55","99.71","96.21","99.43","98.47" "17/02/2020","98.48","97.45","95.80","102.12","98.38" "18/02/2020","100.64","98.84","101.02","102.54","99.52" "19/02/2020","101.63","100.91","102.61","102.02","99.37" "20/02/2020","101.74","100.92","104.29","100.84","99.34" "21/02/2020","101.40","100.65","106.22","98.32","99.11" "24/02/2020","102.96","104.21","108.46","97.14","100.04" "25/02/2020","100.54","101.60","102.83","97.13","101.08" "26/02/2020","99.46","99.70","100.15","98.11","101.57" "27/02/2020","98.65","99.09","97.78","98.14","102.40" "28/02/2020","98.79","99.21","95.79","100.09","103.34" "02/03/2020","103.73","104.89","98.01","106.84","107.72" "03/03/2020","104.83","106.72","98.43","107.61","109.46" "04/03/2020","105.81","107.27","98.97","109.51","110.11" "05/03/2020","106.67","108.74","98.65","111.02","109.90" "06/03/2020","107.12","109.89","98.77","111.18","109.54" "09/03/2020","104.37","107.68","95.60","108.29","106.41" "10/03/2020","103.98","107.30","94.49","108.85","104.66" "11/03/2020","103.52","107.17","94.43","107.79","103.59" "12/03/2020","103.07","106.20","93.94","108.04","102.74" "13/03/2020","102.57","106.02","91.01","109.61","101.32" "16/03/2020","100.47","103.52","80.76","115.72","97.85" "17/03/2020","100.18","103.21","76.50","119.41","96.18" "18/03/2020","99.89","102.30","72.38","123.52","95.02" "19/03/2020","98.62","100.52","66.14","127.38","93.70" "20/03/2020","97.14","99.05","61.07","129.11","92.60" "23/03/2020","81.25","80.93","39.33","118.92","86.73" "24/03/2020","76.88","76.06","36.41","113.70","82.75" "25/03/2020","70.51","69.34","30.94","106.52","78.12" "26/03/2020","65.39","63.73","28.17","100.30","70.71" "27/03/2020","60.15","57.43","25.58","94.11","63.94" "30/03/2020","49.89","44.14","17.26","87.20","45.65" "31/03/2020","50.05","44.51","19.02","86.74","40.81" "01/04/2020","51.47","46.72","19.23","89.54","36.92" "02/04/2020","52.73","48.20","19.51","91.84","36.36" "03/04/2020","53.53","49.30","19.77","93.14","35.55" "06/04/2020","55.64","51.77","23.68","93.80","34.85" "07/04/2020","54.92","51.23","21.16","94.29","35.24" "08/04/2020","54.61","51.87","20.53","93.13","35.27" "09/04/2020","55.13","53.09","20.61","93.41","35.20" "14/04/2020","52.04","53.38","19.99","83.71","34.72" "15/04/2020","53.32","53.31","20.58","87.54","34.06" "16/04/2020","52.73","52.71","20.58","86.25","34.30" "17/04/2020","53.91","54.01","20.30","88.79","34.80" "20/04/2020","54.19","54.41","21.88","87.70","35.27" "21/04/2020","57.56","56.40","20.86","97.43","35.04" "22/04/2020","56.81","56.79","20.92","94.23","36.23" "23/04/2020","57.26","57.04","21.42","94.94","36.28" "24/04/2020","57.55","57.17","21.64","95.36","37.13" "27/04/2020","60.00","59.87","22.80","98.63","39.94" "28/04/2020","60.61","60.68","23.09","99.35","40.46" "29/04/2020","61.48","61.88","23.62","100.30","40.65" "30/04/2020","61.94","62.33","23.70","101.16","40.94" "01/05/2020","63.50","64.02","24.42","103.71","40.81" "04/05/2020","64.13","64.92","25.45","103.69","41.31" "05/05/2020","65.41","65.89","25.75","106.44","41.58" "06/05/2020","65.42","65.95","25.59","106.36","42.38" "07/05/2020","65.96","66.98","25.77","106.59","43.33" "11/05/2020","64.13","65.53","26.82","101.02","44.72" "12/05/2020","63.76","64.92","27.07","100.22","44.87" "13/05/2020","63.50","65.38","27.54","98.41","44.97" "14/05/2020","63.22","65.27","27.71","97.39","45.40" "15/05/2020","64.12","66.30","27.47","99.27","46.02" "18/05/2020","66.20","68.01","29.92","101.29","48.59" "19/05/2020","65.87","68.60","30.08","99.14","49.83" "20/05/2020","66.62","69.35","30.02","100.61","50.68" "21/05/2020","67.27","70.50","30.34","100.99","51.42" "22/05/2020","68.18","71.95","30.97","101.55","52.38" "26/05/2020","69.29","73.56","33.63","100.44","54.62" "27/05/2020","70.37","73.04","35.00","103.18","55.06" "28/05/2020","70.35","72.67","35.43","102.98","55.80" "29/05/2020","70.93","72.57","35.77","104.39","56.97" "01/06/2020","72.04","73.13","38.52","104.17","60.10" "02/06/2020","76.04","77.09","37.14","113.29","63.53" "03/06/2020","75.46","76.94","37.17","111.26","64.79" "04/06/2020","75.90","76.75","38.17","111.91","65.17" "05/06/2020","75.63","77.29","38.79","110.04","64.41" "08/06/2020","77.16","83.55","41.08","106.55","61.38" "09/06/2020","76.08","83.12","41.07","103.72","60.60" "10/06/2020","76.03","84.63","41.11","101.89","60.22" "11/06/2020","76.62","87.03","41.38","100.92","60.08" "12/06/2020","76.43","86.80","41.20","100.69","60.19" "15/06/2020","75.44","84.23","41.48","99.64","62.26" "16/06/2020","76.48","85.93","42.16","100.29","63.33" "17/06/2020","77.29","87.22","42.87","100.72","63.78" "18/06/2020","77.56","87.19","43.28","101.12","64.38" "19/06/2020","78.33","88.45","43.82","101.60","64.97" "22/06/2020","82.49","96.39","44.76","104.90","67.20" "23/06/2020","82.37","96.41","44.76","104.43","67.53" "24/06/2020","82.60","97.10","44.50","104.41","68.67" "25/06/2020","81.10","95.34","41.51","104.34","68.19" "26/06/2020","83.69","98.67","45.48","104.71","71.32" "29/06/2020","85.79","100.23","48.43","106.15","75.56" "30/06/2020","86.60","100.92","49.73","106.74","76.02" "01/07/2020","87.53","100.76","50.81","108.91","76.15" "02/07/2020","89.50","103.34","52.36","110.65","77.90" "03/07/2020","88.17","102.92","48.40","110.73","76.44" "06/07/2020","87.38","102.20","49.73","108.07","75.01" "07/07/2020","87.43","101.60","50.21","108.28","75.91" "08/07/2020","87.01","102.50","50.74","105.30","76.34" "09/07/2020","86.96","101.65","53.35","103.69","76.39" "10/07/2020","86.04","99.38","54.16","102.43","76.60" "13/07/2020","84.57","94.06","55.86","101.37","79.75" "14/07/2020","84.40","94.17","55.90","100.56","80.22" "15/07/2020","84.15","93.12","56.09","100.67","80.58" "16/07/2020","84.11","93.58","55.88","100.07","81.20" "17/07/2020","84.04","92.38","56.78","100.18","82.02" "20/07/2020","83.23","91.14","55.45","100.00","82.83" "21/07/2020","82.42","89.90","54.11","99.81","83.65" "22/07/2020","81.08","89.65","51.82","97.68","84.27" "23/07/2020","79.35","87.27","49.06","97.14","84.82" "24/07/2020","80.40","88.67","50.68","97.40","85.28" "27/07/2020","81.73","90.50","51.82","98.74","84.79" "28/07/2020","83.06","92.33","52.96","100.08","84.31" "29/07/2020","84.92","92.43","55.61","103.59","84.25" "30/07/2020","87.06","94.98","59.18","104.34","84.66" "31/07/2020","87.45","95.52","58.88","105.06","85.60" "03/08/2020","90.41","98.18","59.57","110.00","90.64" "04/08/2020","90.63","99.79","59.99","108.22","92.07" "05/08/2020","90.21","99.20","60.47","107.01","92.41" "06/08/2020","90.34","98.98","60.61","107.53","92.49" "07/08/2020","90.19","99.36","60.60","106.68","92.24" "10/08/2020","87.37","95.98","59.53","102.51","91.08" "11/08/2020","86.76","94.72","59.84","101.60","91.36" "12/08/2020","86.60","94.28","60.02","101.26","92.06" "13/08/2020","85.61","92.83","59.97","99.60","92.53" "14/08/2020","85.42","92.17","60.21","99.51","92.38" "17/08/2020","86.54","95.11","60.92","99.70","90.31" "18/08/2020","86.58","95.84","61.00","99.08","89.63" "19/08/2020","86.94","97.27","60.98","98.70","89.36" "20/08/2020","87.26","98.11","61.70","98.23","89.06" "21/08/2020","86.80","97.82","60.73","97.82","89.58" "24/08/2020","88.05","99.46","63.04","97.70","90.69" "25/08/2020","88.48","100.53","62.96","97.87","91.28" "26/08/2020","87.58","99.19","60.61","98.60","91.20" "27/08/2020","89.79","102.63","62.36","100.14","92.04" "28/08/2020","91.33","104.60","64.11","101.27","92.31" "01/09/2020","95.45","108.94","68.42","105.06","96.09" "02/09/2020","99.15","113.85","71.18","108.80","97.39" "03/09/2020","98.03","112.13","69.75","108.45","97.10" "04/09/2020","97.07","110.20","69.44","107.84","96.79" "07/09/2020","94.15","102.79","70.92","105.27","96.64" "08/09/2020","93.74","105.37","66.33","105.81","94.21" "09/09/2020","90.60","100.41","66.34","101.35","93.27" "10/09/2020","89.40","97.71","65.94","100.77","93.48" "11/09/2020","88.72","96.83","65.43","100.00","93.60" "14/09/2020","90.03","101.77","65.11","98.86","94.39" "15/09/2020","87.60","95.06","64.65","98.74","95.05" "16/09/2020","87.34","94.33","64.58","98.67","95.52" "17/09/2020","87.79","95.31","65.20","98.56","95.15" "18/09/2020","86.62","94.03","62.84","98.38","94.95" "21/09/2020","88.49","97.26","64.97","99.23","93.41" "22/09/2020","87.73","95.89","64.49","98.93","92.46" "23/09/2020","88.11","96.99","63.86","99.72","91.41" "24/09/2020","87.56","96.25","62.62","100.12","90.50" "25/09/2020","88.79","97.89","64.51","100.70","89.75" "28/09/2020","89.48","98.06","62.51","104.72","89.28" "29/09/2020","90.12","98.34","62.54","106.49","89.11" "30/09/2020","90.40","98.62","62.71","106.92","89.13" "01/10/2020","92.01","100.82","63.25","109.04","89.81" "02/10/2020","92.88","101.67","63.57","110.54","90.29" "05/10/2020","93.56","105.51","64.27","108.58","86.76" "06/10/2020","92.97","106.66","64.47","105.31","86.17" "07/10/2020","93.38","106.91","64.20","106.71","85.78" "08/10/2020","92.19","106.25","63.52","104.27","85.34" "09/10/2020","90.08","105.32","59.74","102.11","84.60" "12/10/2020","89.43","103.47","61.33","100.35","85.69" "13/10/2020","89.59","103.08","60.82","101.81","85.53" "14/10/2020","88.30","101.68","60.72","99.30","85.41" "15/10/2020","88.32","101.72","60.46","99.61","85.18" "16/10/2020","89.45","101.77","63.84","100.07","85.40" "19/10/2020","87.96","100.39","60.17","100.38","84.37" "20/10/2020","88.03","100.48","60.19","100.53","84.12" "21/10/2020","87.94","100.02","60.16","100.94","83.35" "22/10/2020","87.70","99.10","60.44","101.00","82.97" "23/10/2020","88.05","100.18","60.48","101.05","82.37" "26/10/2020","88.58","99.81","61.10","102.74","81.64" "27/10/2020","89.61","101.78","61.65","103.39","81.72" "28/10/2020","90.90","104.14","62.29","104.25","82.15" "29/10/2020","92.09","105.99","62.70","105.63","82.48" "30/10/2020","92.80","106.22","63.54","106.88","82.62" "02/11/2020","98.48","114.13","66.01","113.86","84.24" "03/11/2020","101.15","118.70","66.32","116.99","85.13" "04/11/2020","103.31","123.63","65.29","119.17","86.34" "05/11/2020","105.16","128.64","64.97","119.63","87.55" "06/11/2020","101.91","122.85","62.81","117.75","86.50" "09/11/2020","87.07","95.77","53.85","110.19","76.30" "10/11/2020","81.80","85.18","52.44","106.79","73.35" "11/11/2020","77.38","76.07","51.30","104.33","70.29" "12/11/2020","73.20","66.52","50.89","102.57","66.69" "13/11/2020","74.17","68.28","51.56","103.38","65.51" "16/11/2020","76.78","73.08","53.99","104.38","64.96" "17/11/2020","77.38","74.88","53.49","104.78","65.06" "18/11/2020","77.90","76.17","53.56","104.92","65.16" "19/11/2020","77.95","77.08","52.23","105.25","65.33" "20/11/2020","78.43","78.53","51.60","105.75","65.53" "23/11/2020","81.10","83.96","52.00","107.73","66.82" "24/11/2020","82.33","86.62","52.19","107.99","69.53" "25/11/2020","83.08","87.87","52.38","108.86","69.49" "26/11/2020","84.54","89.97","53.20","110.47","69.61" "27/11/2020","86.17","92.73","53.85","112.00","70.06" "30/11/2020","93.07","106.27","55.15","117.63","72.27" "01/12/2020","95.71","111.20","55.45","120.78","70.65" "02/12/2020","97.09","111.56","56.38","123.65","72.25" "03/12/2020","101.16","121.96","56.81","124.49","74.11" "04/12/2020","103.30","126.83","57.62","124.92","75.60" "07/12/2020","109.50","143.66","59.90","123.00","81.15" "08/12/2020","110.59","147.42","60.41","121.62","82.35" "09/12/2020","113.12","155.01","60.82","120.79","83.15" "10/12/2020","111.80","150.70","61.22","120.88","83.48" "11/12/2020","111.97","151.04","61.13","121.08","83.70" "14/12/2020","110.72","148.07","61.56","120.11","82.94" "15/12/2020","111.15","148.40","61.65","121.13","82.57" "16/12/2020","111.54","148.80","61.82","121.81","82.51" "17/12/2020","111.68","149.12","61.10","122.67","82.13" "18/12/2020","112.05","149.38","60.75","123.90","82.19" "21/12/2020","112.21","145.15","58.54","131.20","82.03" "22/12/2020","114.28","143.55","57.63","140.63","81.61" "23/12/2020","115.96","140.47","56.81","150.41","81.01" "24/12/2020","118.02","137.48","56.38","160.82","81.23" "29/12/2020","72.50","75.37","39.58","102.01","61.01" "30/12/2020","67.30","69.56","39.50","92.40","57.61" "31/12/2020","62.18","64.60","39.33","82.14","54.32" "04/01/2021","61.55","58.58","43.79","82.95","53.35" "05/01/2021","69.81","60.91","47.71","103.46","53.97" 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