All figures and insights presented are based solely on transaction data available to Barclays and Barclaycard for the selected industry, region and period. It’s important to note that our data is only a sample of all transaction data for the selected industry, region and period.

When someone spends at a business using a Barclays debit card or Barclaycard credit card, we have access to information about:

• The transaction – date and amount

• The Barclays and Barclaycard customer – demographic data (anonymised)

• The business – business type and location (anonymised)

If someone spends at a business using a non-Barclays debit or Barclaycard credit card, or by cash, cheque or bank transfer, we have no access to information about the transaction.

No information is used to personally identify any individual or business. Barclays is bound by strict data protection regulations and all banking data is anonymised before it’s used.