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The point-of-sale (POS) transactions declined by 7% to SAR 8.37 billion in the week ending Sept. 18, from SAR 9.02 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 104.5 million transactions were processed in the week ending Sept. 18.
POS transactions represent what is spent by consumers using ATM cards and credit cards in shopping malls, retail stores, pharmacies, etc.
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Weekly POS Transactions |
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Week |
Number of Transactions (’000) |
Transactions’ Value |
Variation in Value |
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Jan. 3- 9 |
81579 |
8516.5 |
(21%) |
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Jan. 10- 16 |
81146 |
8184.2 |
(4%) |
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Jan. 17- 23 |
72492 |
7509.7 |
(8%) |
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Jan. 24- 30 |
85085 |
9302.2 |
+24% |
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Jan. 31- Feb. 6 |
83184 |
8555.9 |
(8%) |
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Feb. 7-13 |
78653 |
7631.0 |
(11%) |
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Feb. 14- 20 |
75594 |
7188.2 |
(6%) |
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Feb. 21- 27 |
74531 |
7341.8 |
+ 2% |
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Feb. 28- March 6 |
91204 |
9879.4 |
+ 35% |
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March 7- 13 |
87814 |
8548.6 |
(13%) |
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March 14- 20 |
86005 |
8458.2 |
(1%) |
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March 21- 27 |
86553 |
8820.9 |
+4% |
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March 28- April 3 |
101622 |
11375.0 |
+29% |
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April 4- 10 |
96104 |
10043.1 |
(12%) |
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April 11- 17 |
81624 |
8196.8 |
(18%) |
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April 18- 24 |
72190 |
7315.1 |
(11%) |
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April 25- May 1 |
91781 |
10731.1 |
+47% |
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May 2- 8 |
94300 |
10877.5 |
+1% |
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May 9- 15 |
90900 |
8621.7 |
(21%) |
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May 16- 22 |
82211 |
7054.1 |
(18%) |
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May 23- 29 |
96535 |
9168.3 |
+30% |
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May 30- June 5 |
102397 |
9499.1 |
+4% |
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June 6- 12 |
100417 |
8876.8 |
(7%) |
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June 13- 19 |
94783 |
8289.6 |
(7%) |
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June 20- 26 |
94112 |
8357.9 |
+1% |
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June 27- July 3 |
111340 |
10749.8 |
+29% |
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July 4 – 10 |
104460 |
9352.1 |
(13%) |
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July 11 – 17 |
106481 |
9528.0 |
+2% |
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July 18 – 24 |
84706 |
6123.8 |
(36%) |
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July 25 – 31 |
106791 |
9713.3 |
+59% |
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Aug. 1- 7 |
105714 |
9020.7 |
(7%) |
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Aug. 8-14 |
104697 |
8714.5 |
(3%) |
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Aug. 15-21 |
96937 |
8002.2 |
(8%) |
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Aug. 22-28 |
110497 |
10539.9 |
+32% |
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Aug. 29- Sept. 4 |
112375 |
10196.7 |
(3%) |
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Sept. 5-11 |
110220 |
9021.1 |
(12%) |
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Sept. 12-18 |
104519 |
8373.1 |
(7%) |
Most sectors witnessed a decline in POS during the week ending Sept. 18, led by the education sector, which fell by 47%. The telecommunications and recreation & culture sectors came second with a decline of 18% each.
Consumer spending focused on the food and beverages sector in the week, with nearly SAR 1.25 billion, representing 15% of POS transactions, followed by restaurants and cafes sector with SAR 1.15 billion.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Segment |
Transactions’ Value Week Ending Sept. 11 |
Transactions’ Value Week Ending Sept. 18 |
Weekly Variation |
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Education |
246.8 |
129.8 |
(47%) |
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Telecommunications |
96.0 |
78.8 |
(18%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
275.4 |
226.8 |
(18%) |
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Food & Beverages |
1386.3 |
1246.7 |
(10%) |
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Public Utilities |
86.9 |
78.3 |
(10%) |
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Fuel Stations |
607.4 |
559.3 |
(8%) |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1243.7 |
1149.1 |
(8%) |
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Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
865.5 |
806.3 |
(7%) |
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Electronics & Electric Appliances |
263.8 |
246.6 |
(7%) |
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Transport |
519.2 |
489.4 |
(6%) |
|
Hotels |
140.5 |
132.8 |
(5%) |
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Healthcare |
682.9 |
661.3 |
(3%) |
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Clothes & Footwear |
558.2 |
540.6 |
(3%) |
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Construction Materials |
336.1 |
338.5 |
+1% |
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Jewelry |
185.4 |
188.4 |
+2% |
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Furniture |
306.8 |
336.6 |
+10% |
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Other |
1220.1 |
1163.9 |
(5%) |
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Total |
9021.1 |
8373.1 |
(7%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with nearly SAR 2.68 billion, representing 32% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.34 billion.
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POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ Value Week Ending Sept. 11 |
Transactions’ Value Week Ending Sept. 18 |
Weekly Variation |
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Riyadh |
2849.1 |
2684.9 |
(6%) |
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Jeddah |
1406.8 |
1335.6 |
(5%) |
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Dammam |
478.2 |
450.9 |
(6%) |
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Madinah |
327.6 |
296.6 |
(9%) |
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Al Khobar |
297.4 |
283.6 |
(5%) |
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Makkah |
291.8 |
270.4 |
(7%) |
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Buraydah |
228.2 |
211.4 |
(7%) |
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Tabuk |
169.4 |
152.5 |
(10%) |
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Hail |
150.3 |
133.6 |
(11%) |
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Abha |
136.0 |
124.2 |
(9%) |
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Other Cities |
2686.3 |
2429.4 |
(10%) |
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Total |
9021.1 |
8373.1 |
(7%) |
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