Israelis Spend Over $300 Million on Election Day, Up 41% From 2022
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israelis spent over 1.141 billion shekels on election day, a 41.2% increase from 2022, according to Shva. The peak spending hour saw 3.61 million shekels transacted in a single minute. This data reflects a significant rise in public spending via payment cards on election day.
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- Israelis spent over 1.141 billion shekels on election day, up 41.2% from 2022.
- Spending data comes from Shva, the national payment system operator.
- In 2022, election day spending was 808.51 million shekels.
- Peak spending occurred at 12:40 PM with 3.61 million shekels in one minute.
- The figures show a significant rise in public spending via payment cards.
Israelis spent more than 1.141 billion shekels (approximately $308 million) on election day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, marking a significant 41.2% increase compared to the previous elections in 2022. These figures come from Shva, the company that manages and develops the national payment system. In 2022, spending on election day reached 808.51 million shekels.
The peak spending hour occurred at 12:40 PM, with transactions totaling 3.61 million shekels and over 15,500 individual purchases recorded during that minute. The data indicates a substantial rise in the volume of spending by the Israeli public using debit and credit cards on election day.
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