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Point-of-sale (POS) transactions in Saudi Arabia saw a 33% (YoY) increase to SAR 28.5 billion in Jan. 2020, figures from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that 186 million transactions were processed through nearly 452,300 points-of-sales in shopping malls, retail stores, and pharmacies.
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POS Transactions (SAR bln) |
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|
Month |
2019 |
2020 |
Variation |
|
January |
21.38 |
28.53 |
+ 33 % |
|
February |
19.24 |
-- |
-- |
|
March |
23.43 |
-- |
-- |
|
April |
24.13 |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
27.82 |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
20.73 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
22.77 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
22.56 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
24.37 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
25.12 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
25.85 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
27.93 |
-- |
-- |
Cash withdrawals slightly dropped to SAR 62.94 billion, as 178.1 million transactions were processed across 18,910 ATMs in January.
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ATM Withdrawals (SAR bln) |
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|
Month |
2019 |
2020 |
Variation |
|
January |
63.22 |
62.94 |
(0.4 %) |
|
February |
54.98 |
-- |
-- |
|
March |
65.32 |
-- |
-- |
|
April |
62.63 |
-- |
-- |
|
May |
72.25 |
-- |
-- |
|
June |
54.39 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
63.15 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
59.65 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
59.22 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
62.61 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
59.56 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
63.66 |
-- |
-- |
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Number of ATMs |
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Month |
Number of ATMs |
Variation |
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January 2019 |
18674 |
(11) |
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February |
18706 |
+32 |
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March |
18742 |
+36 |
|
April |
18764 |
+22 |
|
May |
18790 |
+26 |
|
June |
18820 |
+30 |
|
July |
18836 |
+16 |
|
August |
18797 |
(39) |
|
September |
18832 |
+35 |
|
October |
18839 |
+7 |
|
November |
18839 |
-- |
|
December |
18882 |
+43 |
|
January 2020 |
18908 |
+26 |
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