POS weekly transactions fall to SAR 11.2B: SAMA
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Point-of-sale (POS) transactions in Saudi Arabia totaled approximately SAR 11.21 billion in the week ended May 25, down from nearly SAR 11.65 billion in the previous week.
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The number of POS transactions reached about 184.46 million last week, according to data issued by SAMA.
POS transactions represent consumer expenditures through debit and credit cards at major shopping centers, retail outlets, pharmacies, and others.
Weekly POS Transactions |
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Week |
Number of Transactions (,000) |
Value of Transactions |
Change in Value |
May 7- May 13 |
171464 |
10890.2 |
(6%) |
May 14- May 20 |
160857 |
10092.0 |
(7%) |
May 21- May 27 |
163445 |
10705.0 |
+6% |
May 28- June 3 |
188590 |
13815.2 |
+29% |
June 4- June 10 |
173918 |
11686.9 |
(15%) |
June 11- June 17 |
175694 |
11651.8 |
(0.3%) |
June 18- June 24 |
171662 |
12295.7 |
+6% |
June 25- July 1 |
177776 |
12123.1 |
(1%) |
July 2 – July 8 |
166489 |
11189.6 |
(8%) |
July 9 – July 15 |
171246 |
10919.2 |
(2%) |
July 16 – July 22 |
159618 |
10120.9 |
(7%) |
July 23 – July 29 |
173387 |
11917.3 |
+18% |
July 30 – Aug. 5 |
183645 |
12664.7 |
+6% |
Aug. 6 – Aug. 12 |
178956 |
11969.1 |
(5%) |
Aug. 13 – Aug. 19 |
172775 |
12020.6 |
+0.4% |
Aug. 20 – Aug. 26 |
166097 |
11367.7 |
(5%) |
Aug. 27 – Sept. 2 |
195602 |
13836.3 |
+22% |
Sept. 3 – Sept. 9 |
180155 |
11326.9 |
(18%) |
Sept. 10 – Sept. 16 |
181876 |
11186.1 |
(1%) |
Sept. 17 – Sept. 23 |
173910 |
10869.2 |
(3%) |
Sept. 24 – Sept. 30 |
191142 |
13624.6 |
+25% |
Oct. 1 – Oct. 7 |
189423 |
12145.5 |
(11%) |
Sept. 8 – Oct. 14 |
183772 |
11146.7 |
(8%) |
Oct. 15 – Oct. 21 |
169962 |
10056.6 |
(10%) |
Oct. 22 – Oct. 28 |
186331 |
12301.9 |
+22% |
Oct. 29 – Nov. 4 |
193290 |
12779.8 |
+4% |
Nov. 5 – Nov. 11 |
185865 |
11500.1 |
(10%) |
Nov. 12 – Nov. 18 |
180221 |
11271.4 |
(2%) |
Nov. 19 – Nov. 25 |
171930 |
11247.8 |
(0.2%) |
Nov. 26 – Dec. 2 |
204688 |
14874.1 |
+32% |
Dec. 3 – Dec. 9 |
187765 |
12067.1 |
(19%) |
Dec. 10 – Dec. 16 |
186657 |
11637.5 |
(4%) |
Dec. 17 – Dec. 23 |
171770 |
10701.7 |
(8%) |
Dec. 24 – Dec. 30 |
198191 |
13989.3 |
+31% |
Dec. 31 -Jan. 6 |
198013 |
13393.8 |
(4%) |
Jan. 7-Jan.13 |
191673 |
12347.1 |
(8%) |
January 14-Jan. 20 |
172823 |
10607.7 |
(14%) |
Jan. 21-Jan. 27 |
178011 |
11039.9 |
+4% |
Jan. 28-Feb. 3 |
204897 |
14327.4 |
+30% |
Feb. 4-Feb. 10 |
188307 |
11873.1 |
(17%) |
Feb. 11-Feb. 17 |
191200 |
11965.4 |
+1% |
Feb. 18-Feb. 24 |
186346 |
12137.9 |
+1% |
Feb. 25-March 2 |
212770 |
16209.2 |
+34% |
March 3-March 9 |
206227 |
14768.8 |
(9%) |
March 10-March 16 |
168615 |
11688.2 |
(21%) |
March 17-March 23 |
160246 |
11461.0 |
(2%) |
March 24-March 30 |
174062 |
14028.5 |
+22% |
March 31-April 6 |
203174 |
16537.9 |
+18% |
April 7-April 13 |
179221 |
11351.3 |
(31%) |
April 14-April 20 |
171037 |
10138.8 |
(11%) |
April 21-April 27 |
181035 |
10851.6 |
+7% |
April 28-May 4 |
214543 |
14473.5 |
+33% |
May 4-May 11 |
204102 |
12522.3 |
(13%) |
May 12-May 18 |
193645 |
11654.0 |
(7%) |
May 19-May 25 |
184464 |
11206.5 |
(4%) |
Consumer spending was focused on the F&B sector, totaling SAR 1.67 billion during the week. The restaurants and cafes sector followed with total POS transactions worth SAR 1.64 billion, as follows:
POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 18 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 25 |
Weekly Change |
Hotels |
254.9 |
227.1 |
(11%) |
Public Utilities |
77.8 |
72.8 |
(7%) |
Fuel Stations |
842.9 |
793.1 |
(6%) |
Healthcare |
767.1 |
720.5 |
(6%) |
Food & Beverages |
1774.0 |
1669.7 |
(6%) |
Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1440.8 |
1367.3 |
(5%) |
Restaurants and Cafes |
1725.9 |
1643.2 |
(5%) |
Furniture |
266.2 |
257.1 |
(3%) |
Recreation & Culture |
240.5 |
233.0 |
(3%) |
Construction Materials |
342.6 |
333.1 |
(3%) |
Clothes & Footwear |
650.0 |
637.0 |
(2%) |
Jewelry |
229.1 |
224.7 |
(2%) |
Transport |
707.0 |
699.1 |
(1%) |
Telecommunications |
95.0 |
95.0 |
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Education |
152.3 |
152.5 |
+0.1% |
Electronics and Electric Appliances |
219.5 |
240.4 |
+10% |
Others |
1868.3 |
1841.0 |
(1%) |
Total |
11654.0 |
11206.5 |
(4%) |
Riyadh led in terms of POS value during the week with approximately SAR 3.97 billion, representing 35.44% of the total. Jeddah came in second with SAR 1.6 billion, as follows:
POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
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City |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 18 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 25 |
Weekly Change |
Riyad |
4036.8 |
3971.7 |
(2%) |
Jeddah |
1653.9 |
1602.5 |
(3%) |
Dammam |
607.5 |
585.1 |
(4%) |
Madinah |
421.8 |
393.3 |
(7%) |
Makkah |
427.9 |
381.0 |
(11%) |
Al Khobar |
351.6 |
347.5 |
(1%) |
Buraidah |
267.7 |
257.0 |
(4%) |
Tabuk |
220.7 |
212.6 |
(4%) |
Hail |
175.9 |
166.6 |
(5%) |
Abha |
149.2 |
143.1 |
(4%) |
Other cities |
3341.1 |
3146.3 |
(6%) |
Total |
11654.0 |
11206.5 |
(4%) |
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