2009 Worldwide Credit Card Issuing Industry Report

Barnes Reports, July 2009, Pages: 104

The Worldwide Credit Card Issuing Industry report, published annually, contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2009 current and 2010 forecast estimates on the size of the industry (sales, establishments, employment) for the 47 largest world countries, including United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, China, Japan, India, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa. The report also includes industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry sales, establishments and employment, a breakdown of establishments, sales and employment by employee size of establishment (9 categories), and estimates on up to 10 sub-industries, including national and state commercial banks.

Industry Definition

NAICS 52221: Credit Card Issuing. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing credit by issuing credit cards. Credit card issuance provides the funds required to purchase goods and services in return for payment of the full balance or payments on an instalment basis. Credit card banks are included in this industry.

Related Industries
- Commercial Banking
- Savings Banking
- Credit Unions

U.S. Census Categories

NAICS 52221 - Credit Card Issuing is:
3% comparable to SIC 6021 - National Commercial Banks
8% comparable to SIC 6022 - State Commercial Banks
1% comparable to SIC 6141 - Personal Credit Institutions

Sub-Industries
- National commercial banks
- State commercial banks
- Personal credit institutions

Please note, this report offers statistical information only and does not include an analysis of the figures.

This report looks at this industry in the following countries:

- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Czech Rep
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Venezuela

Appendix: Definitions & Terms

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