POS weekly transactions down to SAR 10.1 bln: SAMA
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The point-of-sale (POS) transactions reached nearly SAR 10.12 billion in the week ended July 22, compared to SAR 10.92 billion in the week before, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that about 159.62 million transactions were processed during the week.
POS transactions represent what consumers spend using ATMs and credit cards in shopping malls, retail stores, pharmacies, etc.
The following table shows the weekly POS transactions:
Weekly POS Transactions |
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Week |
Number of Transactions (’000) |
Value of Transactions (SAR mln) |
Weekly Change |
July 10 – 16 |
122999 |
8067.2 |
(33%) |
July 17 – 23 |
125027 |
8947.0 |
+11% |
July 24 – 30 |
147102 |
11422.3 |
+28% |
July 31 – Aug. 6 |
145051 |
10803.1 |
(5%) |
Aug. 7 - 13 |
143471 |
10302.2 |
(5%) |
Aug. 14 - 20 |
138608 |
10191.1 |
(1%) |
Aug. 21 - 27 |
142718 |
11586.2 |
+14% |
Aug. 28 – Sept. 3 |
162486 |
13502.0 |
+17% |
Sept. 4 – 10 |
147651 |
10588.1 |
(22%) |
Sept. 11 – 17 |
147526 |
10243.8 |
(3%) |
Sept. 18 – 24 |
142432 |
10425.5 |
+1% |
Sept. 25 – Oct. 1 |
160613 |
12844.9 |
+23% |
Sept. 2 – Oct. 8 |
154383 |
10819.8 |
(16%) |
Sept. 9 – Oct. 15 |
151340 |
10265.2 |
(5%) |
Sept. 16 – Oct. 22 |
138928 |
9513.2 |
(7%) |
Sept. 23 – Oct. 29 |
156360 |
11687.2 |
+23% |
Oct. 30 – Nov. 05 |
160288 |
11750.0 |
+1% |
Nov. 06 – 12 |
154213 |
10601.1 |
(10%) |
Nov. 13 – 19 |
145626 |
9799.2 |
(8%) |
Nov. 20 – 26 |
142629 |
10022.1 |
+2% |
Nov. 27 – Dec. 03 |
171207 |
13681.5 |
+37% |
Dec. 04 – 10 |
153088 |
11050.4 |
(19%) |
Dec. 11 – 17 |
155366 |
10739.3 |
(3%) |
Dec. 18 – 24 |
142409 |
9742.2 |
(9.3%) |
Dec. 25 – 31 |
168373 |
13456.6 |
+38% |
Jan. 1- 7 |
157175 |
11173.8 |
(17%) |
Jan. 8- 14 |
155827 |
10673.8 |
(4%) |
Jan. 15- 21 |
144764 |
9713.0 |
(9%) |
Jan. 22- 28 |
141095 |
10105.4 |
+4% |
Jan. 29- Feb. 4 |
167916 |
12020.5 |
+19% |
Feb. 5- 11 |
160761 |
10912.3 |
(9%) |
Feb. 12- 18 |
152195 |
10347.3 |
(5%) |
Feb. 19- 25 |
147813 |
10399.4 |
+1% |
Feb. 26- March 4 |
182044 |
14574.1 |
+40% |
March 5- 11 |
174654 |
13209.3 |
(9%) |
March 12- 18 |
163255 |
11999.2 |
(9%) |
March 19- 25 |
146312 |
11040.4 |
(8%) |
March 26- April 1 |
150207 |
12704.2 |
+15% |
April 2- 8 |
153826 |
12580.8 |
(1%) |
April 9- 15 |
156734 |
13039.3 |
+4% |
April 16- 22 |
153692 |
12004.0 |
(8%) |
April 23- 29 |
155411 |
10377.6 |
(14%) |
April 30- May 6 |
172577 |
11592.9 |
+12% |
May 7- 13 |
171464 |
10890.2 |
(6%) |
May 14- 20 |
160857 |
10092.0 |
(7%) |
May 21- 27 |
163445 |
10705.0 |
+6% |
May 28- June 3 |
188590 |
13815.2 |
+29% |
June 4- 10 |
173918 |
11686.9 |
(15%) |
May 28- June 3 |
188590 |
13815.2 |
+29% |
June 4- 10 |
173918 |
11686.9 |
(15%) |
June 11- 17 |
175694 |
11651.8 |
(0.3%) |
June 18- 24 |
171662 |
12295.7 |
+6% |
June 25- July 1 |
177776 |
12123.1 |
(1%) |
July 2 – 8 |
166489 |
11189.6 |
(8%) |
July 9 – 15 |
171246 |
10919.2 |
(2%) |
July 16 – 22 |
159618 |
10120.9 |
(7%) |
All sectors witnessed a decline in POS transactions during the week, except for the hotels sector that rose 9%.
Jewelry reported the highest decline, falling by 11%, followed by education and telecommunications (-10% each). Recreation & culture and clothes and footwear declined 9% each.
Consumer spending focused on the restaurants and cafes in the week, with nearly SAR 1.58 billion, followed by the food and beverages with SAR 1.52 billion.
POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Segment |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended July 15 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended July 22 |
Weekly Change |
Jewelry |
197.4 |
176.6 |
(11%) |
Education |
91.3 |
81.7 |
(10%) |
Telecommunications |
82.9 |
74.5 |
(10%) |
Recreation & Culture |
244.2 |
221.5 |
(9%) |
Clothes & Footwear |
613.9 |
561.1 |
(9%) |
Healthcare |
732.8 |
672.3 |
(8%) |
Food & Beverages |
1654.1 |
1518.0 |
(8%) |
Restaurants and Cafes |
1721.0 |
1579.8 |
(8%) |
Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1215.5 |
1121.7 |
(8%) |
Fuel Stations |
720.1 |
665.9 |
(8%) |
Transport |
701.2 |
655.3 |
(7%) |
Furniture |
259.3 |
243.4 |
(6%) |
Public Utilities |
105.8 |
99.4 |
(6%) |
Electronics and Electric Appliances |
217.6 |
208.5 |
(4%) |
Construction Materials |
327.5 |
321.6 |
(2%) |
Hotels |
233.4 |
254.9 |
+9% |
Other |
1801.3 |
1664.6 |
(8%) |
Total |
10919.2 |
10120.9 |
(7%) |
Riyadh topped in POS transaction value, with nearly SAR 3.24 billion, or 32% of total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.4 billion, as indicated below:
POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
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City |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended July 15 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended July 22 |
Weekly Change |
Riyad |
3392.1 |
3237.8 |
(5%) |
Jeddah |
1561.3 |
1477.0 |
(5%) |
Dammam |
517.2 |
481.1 |
(7%) |
Madinah |
424.1 |
383.3 |
(10%) |
Makkah |
396.3 |
382.2 |
(4%) |
Al Khobar |
297.7 |
278.7 |
(6%) |
Buraidah |
262.6 |
241.2 |
(8%) |
Abha |
216.7 |
206.7 |
(5%) |
Tabuk |
188.9 |
167.8 |
(11%) |
Hail |
186.7 |
163.7 |
(12%) |
Other cities |
3475.6 |
3101.3 |
(11%) |
Total |
10919.2 |
10120.9 |
(7%) |
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