The spike followed a plea from the Government last week “to continue the spirit” of Spend Local, and for islanders to continue supporting local businesses once the scheme had ended.

Pictured: The Spend Local scheme has seen money put into over 2,000 businesses.
Chief Minister John Le Fondré said: “I am delighted that islanders have really got behind the scheme and helped to distribute the money across such a large number of businesses.
“This method of stimulating the economy adds another string to our bow and puts Jersey on the international stage as other jurisdictions look to us to see how we delivered this world-first scheme.
“Islanders choosing to shop at their favourite local businesses have provided a much-needed boost to our economy while at the same time increasing consumer confidence overall.
“We will of course be going over the final data very carefully to see the full extent and effect of the entire scheme and publishing more information later this month.
“And once again I would like to encourage Islanders to continue the spirit of the scheme, spending locally with their favourite businesses and playing their part to help support and stimulate our local economy – doing their bit to Spend Local.”