October Credit Data and Shopping IL Days

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Public spending on credit cards totaled NIS 51.593 billion in October 2026, according to data from the Shva company. This is a rise of 12.5% compared with October last year, when spending stood at NIS 45.867 billion. Average daily spending fell 6.2% compared with September, to NIS 1.664 billion, and this is the first time in four consecutive months that the average has dropped below NIS 1.7 billion.

Over the two days of the Shopping IL promotions, almost NIS 3.5 billion was spent on credit cards, an increase of more than 3% compared with last year. Spending at restaurants and cafes jumped by about 18%, and hotels and guesthouses recorded a 14% increase. Purchases from Israeli websites within Israel rose by only 1.4%.