Spend

Anonymised and aggregated data from Mastercard. Can be used to gain insights on consumer spending patterns, including spending amounts, transaction counts, and retail categories. Spend is reported as an index value, not £ amount.
Useful for analysing consumer behaviour, economic trends, and informing business strategies and policy decisions.

Please note the terms of our current tenders with our data providers only allow us to share the below private data with London borough and Business Improvement District (BID) officers who are subscribed to the High Streets Data Service. A list of subscribed organisations is available here. 

Weekly/Weekend Retail Insights What’s inside: Weekly spend amount index (credit/debit) transaction count index and adjusted spend amount index. Separated by retail category (apparel, eating places, and total retail). Aggregated to weekday vs weekend split. Time Period available: January 2019 – Present Update frequency: Monthly, 2-3 weeks after end of the reporting period Geographical level: High streets, town centres, business improvement districts, boroughs, MSOAs, the central activity zone (CAZ), inner London, outer London, London, or bespoke areas. Download a sample

3-Hourly Spend Insights What’s inside: Daily spend amount index (credit/debit) over 3-hour time blocks (6-9am, 9-12pm, 12-3pm) No retail sub classification Not inflation adjusted Time period available: March 2022 – Present Update frequency: Monthly, 2-3 weeks after end of the reporting period Geographical level: 100m grids, high streets, town centres, business improvement districts, or bespoke areas. Download a sample