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Mastercard Advisors

Subscription Details

Annual, quarterly, paid quarter trials

Price

Full data suite > $100K but lower levels available. Price could vary based on customer asset size

Mastercard provides macro and sector-level insights from over 2.5B global cards, representing the largest and most representative dataset available to investors. Our SpendingPulse dataset is modeled to provide monthly total spend estimates for total retail, broad and sub-sectors, gasoline demand with online, geographic and demographic splits. Our Sector Insights dataset provides more granular weekly insights into sales, transaction volume, and average ticket for 30 micro-sectors comprised of the major players only. This dataset provides keen insight into the inflection points in sales by sector that are reported each quarter.

Collection Methodology

Transaction data from over 2.5B cards processed in our network

Regional Coverage

Available in the US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and South Africa. In the US, also provide forecasting, demographic and geographic splits.

History

Spending Pulse: 12+ years of history. Sector Insights: At least 7 years by sector.

Cadence

Weekly and Monthly.

Themes Covered

Broad and Sub-sectors, E-Commerce

Known Biases

None

Granularity of Data

Spending Pulse mapped to NAIC codes and designed to more macro in nature. Sector Insights is comprised of the major players, both public and private with no less than 5 companies in each aggregation.
US Sector Insight Sectors: 2019
Apparel: Teen Multi-Gender, Apparel: Women’s (18-35), Apparel: Women’s (30-45), Apparel: Women’s (45+), Apparel: Women’s Athletic, Auto Parts, Building Materials (includes Home Improvement), Department Stores: Moderate, Department Stores: High-end, Department Stores: Off-Price, Discount, Variety (Dollar Stores), Electronics, General Merchandise, Grocery: Traditional (Ex-Gas), Grocery: Natural & Organic, Handbags & Accessories, Health and Beauty, Home Furnishings, Jewelry, Luxury Apparel & Accessories, On-line Travel: Global, Rental Cars, Restaurants: Quick Service, Restaurants: Fast Casual, Restaurants: Casual Dining, Sporting Goods, and Women’s Shoe Retailers
 UK Sector Insights: Total Retail, Grocery, and Department Stores

Corporate Card Sector Insights: 
Travel: Airlines, Lodging, Gasoline, Rental Cars
Restaurants: Casual Dining, Fast Casual, Quick Service
Building Services (including Home Improvement)

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