UK card spending jumped last week to 99% of pre-COVID level: ONS

September 9, 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on payment cards in Britain rose sharply last week to 99% of its pre-pandemic level, up from 93% in the previous week, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday.

Job adverts listed by online portal Adzuna rose to 128% of their February 2020 level as of Sept. 3, up 2% from the previous week, the ONS said.

(Reporting by Andy Bruce; Editing by William Schomberg)

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