Spendingpulse™

Accurate Industry Sales Data,
Earlier Than Other Sources

Spendingpulse™

MasterCard SpendingPulse™ provides granular, industry-specific sales figures across all payment modes with remarkable accuracy and unmatched timeliness.

A macro-economic indicator, MasterCard SpendingPulse™ is an information service that reports on national retail sales and is based on aggregate sales activity in the MasterCard payments network, coupled with survey based estimates for certain other payment forms, such as cash and check. SpendingPulse™ delivers critical macro-economic reporting with sector analysis insights – all within days, weeks or months ahead of other organizations. Used by merchants, banks and governments, decision makers gain a competitive advantage by leveraging SpendingPulse™ insights to capitalize on opportunities identified by changes in consumer spending behavior faster than ever before.

Find out more about how SpendingPulse™ provides the sound business insights you need to capitalize on
consumer spending patterns.

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Reports

Available in the US, UK and Canada, SpendingPulse™ produces monthly and weekly reports. Track current and historical trends in:

US (total retail sales and industry reports)

UK (total retail sales)

Canada (total retail sales and industry reports)

  • U.S. Total Retail Sales
  • Airlines
  • Apparel
  • Auto Parts & Services
  • Department Stores
  • E-Commerce
  • Electronics & Appliances
  • Furniture & Furnishings
  • Gasoline*
  • Grocery
  • Hardware
  • Hotels & Lodging
  • Jewelry
  • Luxury Sales
  • Restaurants

  • UK Total Retail Sales

  • Canada Total Retail Sales
  • Gasoline
  • Grocery
  • E-Commerce

MasterCard SpendingPulse™ reports and content, including estimated forecasts of spending trends, do not in any way contain, reflect or relate to actual MasterCard operational or financial performance, or specific payment-card-issuer data.

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