Saudi POS transactions rise 21% in May 2019

30/06/2019 Argaam Special

 

Point-of-sale (POS) transactions in Saudi Arabia saw a 21 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase to SAR 27.8 billion in May, figures from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

Data showed that 127 million transactions were processed through nearly 382,200 points-of-sales and automated teller machines (ATMs) in shopping malls, retail stores, and pharmacies among others.

 

POS Transactions (SAR bln)

Month

2018

2019

Variation

January

16.44

21.38

+30%

February

15.39

19.24

+ 25 %

March

19.54

23.43

+ 20 %

April

19.40

24.13

+ 24 %

May

23.06

27.82

+ 21 %

June

19.30

--

--

July

19.18

--

--

August

19.20

--

--

September

19.31

--

--

October

19.30

--

--

November

19.87

--

--

December

22.33

--

--

 

Cash withdrawals rose 6 percent YoY to SAR 72.25 billion through 189.5 million transactions processed across 18,800 ATMs in May.

 

ATM Withdrawals (SAR bln)

Month

2018

2019

Variation

January

62.22

63.22

+2%

February

56.34

54.98

(2%)

March

66.73

65.32

(2%)

April

63.30

62.63

(1%)

May

68.05

72.25

+6%

June

61.94

--

--

July

63.42

--

--

August

63.16

--

--

September

57.62

--

--

October

62.05

--

--

November

59.62

--

--

December

63.86

--

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