The period from the 1950s to the late 1970s saw an almost uniform decline of cash-to-GDP ratios in industrial countries … incomes. Rising wages increased the burden of weekly wage payments in cash, and rising incomes made the average earner more … than revolutionary, however. So, even though the cash-to-GDP ratio declined in this period, absolute amounts of real cash …

representative snapshot of Canadian payment choices, with a focus on cash usage. Overall, cash usage at the point of sale has … cash transaction is about $9. Respondents' perceptions and demographic factors are used to interpret survey data: cash is … often perceived as substitutes for cash. …