First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, released its First Data SpendTrend® analysis for August 1-30, 2013 compared to August 1-30, 2012. SpendTrend tracks same-store consumer spending by credit, signature debit, PIN debit, EBT, closed-loop prepaid cards and checks at U.S. merchant locations. August’s dollar volume growth was 7.3%, a