Retail Payments October 2023

The tables below present a summary of the latest retail payments statistics.

Value of Retail Payments
  Value
($ billion)
Growth
(Per cent)
    Monthly Year-ended
  Oct 2023 Sep 2023 Oct 2023 Oct 2022 Oct 2023
ATM withdrawals 8.8 1.3 0.2 7.9 −1.3
Total card purchases on Australian-issued cards 82.6 1.0 0.0 23.1 6.1
of which: Credit and charge cards 34.2 1.2 −1.0 25.3 3.2
of which: Debit cards 48.4 0.8 0.8 21.6 8.3
Total balances outstanding on credit and charge cards 40.8 0.8 −0.4 9.6 3.7
of which: Balances accruing interest 18.7 0.7 0.4 −1.4 2.7
New Payments Platform transactions 140.0 −0.6 1.7 21.6 21.1
Cheque payments 20.4 −1.4 −1.5 −8.2 −22.7
Source: RBA
Number of Retail Payments
  Number
(Million)
Growth
(Per cent)
    Monthly Year-ended
  Oct 2023 Sep 2023 Oct 2023 Oct 2022 Oct 2023
ATM withdrawals 29.2 1.1 −0.5 7.5 −4.6
Total card purchases on Australian-issued cards 1256.0 1.3 0.8 20.3 6.3
of which: Credit and charge cards 303.8 1.8 −1.3 19.9 2.5
of which: Debit cards 952.1 1.1 1.5 20.5 7.6
Cards on issue 63.4 0.1 0.3 2.4 3.8
of which: Credit and charge cards 17.6 0.0 −0.2 −0.9 0.6
of which: Debit cards 45.8 0.2 0.4 3.9 5.0
New Payments Platform transactions 120.1 0.7 −0.6 18.4 18.9
Cheque payments 1.7 −3.8 −1.5 −12.3 −22.6
Source: RBA
Total Average Merchant Fees for Debit, Credit and Charge Cards
September quarter 2023
  Domestic cards -
device present
(Per cent)
Domestic cards -
device not present
(Per cent)
International cards
(Per cent)
Total
(Per cent)
Debit
eftpos 0.28 0.34
Mastercard 0.51 0.45 0.51
Visa 0.47 0.43 0.51
Credit
American Express 1.38 1.30 1.58 1.34
Diners Club 2.11 1.60 2.04 1.71
Mastercard 0.84 0.80 2.30 0.89
Visa 0.84 0.77 2.27 0.91
Source: RBA

All levels and growth rates are seasonally adjusted, except for those relating to the New Payments Platform and cards on issue. The data are not adjusted for the effects of breaks in the series. Historical levels and growth rates for the retail payments statistics may be revised due to the resubmission of data by some reporting institutions and the re-estimation of seasonal factors.

For further information about the Retail Payments Statistics collection, including links to relevant statistical tables, refer to Payments Data.