MNB: the number and value of credit card purchases increased in the first half of the year

In the first half of 2013, 146 million purchases occurred with domestically issued payment cards, the number of transactions were 14 percent higher, than in the same period of the last year.

The value of purchases amounted to 1063 billion HUF, 12 percent more than in the first half of last year – the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) announced. The average value of purchases decreased by 160 HUF to 7299 HUF.

According to the informations published on the website of the central bank on Monday, in the first half of 2013, no different processes occurred in the domestic financial market, compared to the previous trends. (MTI)