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The table below shows the number of new cards joining the MultiLink network
for the first time on an annual basis. Most new users first appear on the ABM
service however a rapidly growing number are making their first MultiLink
transaction from POS terminals.
Data up to February 2001 records over 591,000 cards having tried MultiLink
since June 1, 1997.
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MultiLink New Customers |
Year |
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NETWORK |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
Grand Total |
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ABM |
73,038 |
98,310 |
132,551 |
136,401 |
78,176 |
518,476 |
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POS |
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124 |
18,421 |
32,361 |
21,904 |
72,810 |
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Grand Total |
73,038 |
98,434 |
150,972 |
168,762 |
100,080 |
591,286 |
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Months Online
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6
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12 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
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Growth Rate - ABM |
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34.60% |
34.83% |
2.90% |
-1.75% |
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Growth Rate - POS |
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0.00% |
14755.65% |
75.67% |
16.03% |
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Growth Rate - Total |
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34.77% |
53.37% |
11.78% |
1.66% |
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