February cash deposits flat month-on-month during lockdown, while personal cash withdrawals up 4.6%
Latest data from the Post Office’s February Cash Tracker
Latest data from the Post Office’s February Cash Tracker
Latest data from the Post Office’s January Cash Tracker shows the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on small businesses and the self-employed with business cash deposits down over 40% compared to January 2020. In contrast, personal cash deposits were up 4.6%.
Over £1.6 billion was withdrawn and deposited by personal customers at Post Office’s 11,500 branches in December. Over 5% (£91 million) more compared with November Personal cash withdrawals in December totalled £640.7 million, up 14% on November when much of the UK was in lockdown. Personal cash deposits totalled £978.6 million, up 1.3% on November Post Offices are open long hours throughout the
Personal cash deposits remained relatively stable at Post Offices in November compared with the previous month, however business cash deposits fell 22%, largely as a result of national restrictions across England, according to the latest Post Office Cash Tracker.
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Cash deposits by business and personal customers at Post Office branches in October totalled £1.91 billion in October, dipping 4.6% (£92 million) compared with September (£2 billion).
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Cash deposits by business and personal customers at Post Office branches in September were up 7.7% on same month last year. Branches saw the highest amount of deposits in a single month (£2 billion) and this was the first time since February, before lockdown, that cash deposits exceeded the equivalent month in 2019.
Business cash deposits up 3.1% on July and up 165.6% (£831 million) on April lows, when lockdown measures were in place across the UK and business cash deposits totalled £313 million. Personal cash deposits were up 16.3% year-on-year in August, markedly exceeding levels seen pre-pandemic. Total cash deposits for business and personal customers reached £1.8 billion for the month, while total c
Cash deposits and withdrawals at Post Office counters amounted to £2.4 billion in July. This is around £450 million higher (+24%) compared with June (£1.94 billion)