Half-freed from lockdown, Spaniards rush to shops, card payments show

MADRID (Reuters) - The easing of Spain's coronavirus lockdown led Spaniards to spend with gusto in May after halting buying for a month and a half, bank-card transaction data from Spain's second-largest bank BBVA showed on Friday.Spending rose 8% in May in provinces which reached Phase 2,a more advanced stage of Spain's four-part de-escalation plan. In some provinces, spending rose 16%. By comparison, total bank-card transactions in shops fell 60% in April year-on-year. Spending on food,..