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Americans now use cash for a smaller share of payments

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GroupSeriesxValueSourceConf.
2015Credit or charge card2015~18%Estimate0.80
2015Debit card2015~30%Estimate0.80
2015Other2015~23%Estimate0.80
2015Cash2015~30%Estimate0.30
2016Credit or charge card2016~18%Estimate0.30
2016Debit card2016~28%Estimate0.80
2016Other2016~25%Estimate0.80
2016Cash2016~28%Estimate0.30
2017Credit or charge card2017~22.5%Estimate0.65
2017Debit card2017~27%Estimate0.80

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2017Other2017~24.5%Estimate0.65
2017Cash2017~27%Estimate0.30
2018Credit or charge card2018~23%Estimate0.30
2018Debit card2018~28%Estimate0.30
2018Other2018~24%Estimate0.30
2018Cash2018~26%Estimate0.80
2019Credit or charge card2019~25%Estimate0.30
2019Debit card2019~30%Estimate0.30
2019Other2019~22%Estimate0.30
2019Cash2019~26%Estimate0.80
2020Credit or charge card2020~27%Estimate0.30
2020Debit card2020~27.5%Estimate0.65
2020Other2020~25%Estimate0.30
2020Cash2020~18.5%Estimate0.65
2021Credit or charge card2021~28%Estimate0.30
2021Debit card2021~28%Estimate0.80
2021Other2021~21.5%Estimate0.65
2021Cash2021~18%Estimate0.80
2022Credit or charge card2022~30%Estimate0.30
2022Debit card2022~28.5%Estimate0.65
2022Other2022~21.5%Estimate0.65
2022Cash2022~16%Estimate0.80
2023Credit or charge card2023~32%Estimate0.30
2023Debit card2023~28.5%Estimate0.65
2023Other2023~21.5%Estimate0.65
2023Cash2023~14%Estimate0.80
2024Credit or charge card2024~32%Estimate0.30
2024Debit card2024~28%Estimate0.30
2024Other2024~22%Estimate0.30
2024Cash2024~12%Estimate0.80
2025Credit or charge card2025~32%Estimate0.30
2025Debit card2025~28%Estimate0.30
2025Other2025~22%Estimate0.30
2025Cash2025~12%Estimate0.80
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