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Credit and debit card spending both showed strong gains for the week ending Sept. 6, boosted by Labor Day falling within the period this year, according to a PSCU report released Monday.

The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based payments CUSO's Transaction Trends Update showed spending by credit cards was 9.9% greater than a year earlier, while debit card spending rose 23.6%.

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