Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics reported a 1.3% increase in credit card purchases by private consumers from January-March 2026.
Jerusalem, 4 May, 2026 (TPS-IL) — > 🇮🇱🇦🇷”>Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reported that there was a 1.3% increase in total credit card purchases by private consumers January-March 2026.
Trend data in annual calculation (at constant prices) January – March 2026:
A 2.4% decrease in purchases of other products and services
A 0.4% decrease in food and beverage purchases (including food services)
0.7% increase in purchases of industrial products
0.8% increase in service purchases
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