PrivatBank shared another survey of consumer sentiments — statistics in November confirm the expected growth in purchases of electronics and household appliances. It is about non-cash payments in the network of PrivatBank trading terminals.

Thus, in November, Ukrainians spent 15% more on gadgets and household appliances than in October. In general, this category “grew up” in monetary terms to UAH 3.8 billion. And mainly the revival of consumer demand for appliances was facilitated by the traditional period of sales on the occasion of “Black Friday”. The most popular products of the month became – and there is nothing unexpected here either – power banks and other equipment for autonomous energy supply.

Also last month, Ukrainians spent more on fuel — card payments at gas stations increased by 7.6% to UAH 2.7 billion compared to October. At the same time, there was a decline in other main categories — food (-9.6%, UAH 22.1 billion), medicine (-4%, UAH 3.1 billion) and cafes and restaurants (-12.4%, UAH 3.1 billion ).

In the conditions of constant interruptions in the supply of electricity, the service of withdrawing cash at the cash register is gaining popularity – in November, through the trading terminals of “PrivatBank”, Ukrainians withdrew cash at the cash registers of retail outlets in the amount of UAH 2.3 billion, which is 43% higher than the figure. Over the past month, almost 1.5 million Ukrainians have used this service, and the average amount of such transactions is slightly more than UAH 1.5 thousand.

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In general, the volume of card purchases in November was 5.1% less than in October — UAH 51 billion. At PrivatBank, the decline was explained by emergency power outages.

Earlier, monobank said that according to the results of Black Friday, Ukrainians stocked up on UAH 8.4 billion – against UAH 6.5 billion in 2021. At the same time, the chairman of ALLO’s board of directors, Dmytro Derevytskyi, reported that Ukrainian retail had not received 30% of its income before Black Friday due to Russian attacks and forced blackouts.