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Debit cards will capture 26% of retail sales volume on payment cards between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day this year, compared to 23% last year, as credit cards continue to sputter in the USA. The busiest full week is expected to be between December 11th and 17th when Americans are expected to rack-up more than $34 billion on credit, debit and store payment cards. During the 31-day shopping period, Americans are expected to charge $85.6 billion on general-purpose credit/charge cards, $35.3 billion on signature debit cards and $13.9 billion on limited-purpose store credit cards. The figures exclude groceries, gasoline, and travel related charges. The "Black Friday" weekend (Nov 24-26) should produce carded retail sales of $13.9 billion on VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards, $5.6 billion on VISA and MasterCard debit cards and $2.2 billion on store credit cards.