The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says point of sale transactions surged last year, jumping 28% to 84 million transactions valued at $1.1 trillion.
That represents a 13.5% increase in the total value of transactions.
But the economic and social survey shows a dip in the number of Jamaican dollar transactions at automated banking machines.
The volume fell by 9% to 49 million but the value increased by 7.4%, reaching $829.5 billion.
When it comes to US dollar transactions, the PIOJ says there was a significant decline at point of sale terminals, with volume down by 27%, to 3.1 million transactions, and the value falling 32% to $590.6 million.
On the other hand, US dollar transactions at ABMs increased, up 9% in volume to 1.1 million and 1.7% in value, totalling $343.3 million.
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