The point-of-sale (POS) transactions dropped 12% to reach SAR 8.08 billion in the week ending Nov. 7, 2020, from SAR 9.15 billion in the previous week, according to the data issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA).
Data showed that a total of 74.9 million transactions were processed in the week ending Nov. 7.
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Weekly POS Transactions |
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Week |
No. of transactions (‘000) |
Transactions’ value |
Variation in value |
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May 10 - 16 |
38132 |
6002.6 |
-- |
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May 17 - 23 |
41324 |
6491.3 |
+8% |
|
May 24 - 30 |
29082 |
3253.2 |
(50%) |
|
May 31 – June 6 |
50281 |
7854.4 |
+141% |
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June 7 - 13 |
48209 |
7295.8 |
(7%) |
|
June 14 - 20 |
46704 |
7261.2 |
(0.5%) |
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June 20 - 27 |
53786 |
9191.3 |
+27% |
|
June 28 – July 4 |
62811 |
10467.1 |
+14% |
|
July 5 – July 11 |
58929 |
6704.6 |
(36%) |
|
July 12 – July 18 |
57092 |
6529.7 |
(3%) |
|
July 19 – July 25 |
57513 |
6803.0 |
+4% |
|
July 26 – August 1 |
68315 |
8196.8 |
+20% |
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Aug. 2 – Aug. 8 |
57243 |
6038.2 |
(26%) |
|
Aug. 9 – Aug. 15 |
61057 |
6738.2 |
+12% |
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Aug. 16 – Aug. 22 |
58543 |
6598.1 |
(2%) |
|
Aug. 23 – Aug. 29 |
65156 |
8548.8 |
+30% |
|
Aug. 30 – Sept. 5 |
69654 |
8452.8 |
(1%) |
|
Sept. 6 – Sept. 12 |
67353 |
7331.6 |
(13%) |
|
Sept. 12 – Sept. 19 |
64385 |
6878.9 |
(6%) |
|
Sept. 20 – Sept. 26 |
67003 |
7677.2 |
+12% |
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Sept. 27 – Oct. 3 |
75427 |
9029.5 |
+18% |
|
Oct. 4 – Oct. 10 |
69849 |
7394.4 |
(18%) |
|
Oct. 11 – Oct. 17 |
68564 |
6923.8 |
(6%) |
|
Oct. 18 - Oct. 24 |
65150 |
6712.4 |
(3%) |
|
Oct. 25 – Oct. 31 |
77718 |
9149.1 |
+36% |
|
Nov. 1 – Nov. 7 |
74869 |
8077.5 |
(12%) |
The Transport sector topped worst performers, with a slide of 20%, through SAR 428.3 million sales. It was followed by the Food & Beverages sector (-19%) and the Education sector with -17%.
Consumer spending focused on the Food & Beverages sector during the same week, with nearly SAR 1.26 billion, followed by Restaurants & Cafes sector with SAR 1.06 billion and the Clothes and Footwear sector with SAR 697.5 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector in Week (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value |
Transactions’ value |
Weekly variation |
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Transport |
536.2 |
428.3 |
(20%) |
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Food & Beverages & Services |
1553.3 |
1258.1 |
(19%) |
|
Education |
83.1 |
69.0 |
(17%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
296.6 |
253.9 |
(14%) |
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Telecommunications |
73.2 |
63.6 |
(13%) |
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Clothes and footwear |
791.3 |
697.5 |
(12%) |
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Healthcare |
737.2 |
651.6 |
(12%) |
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Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
723.3 |
655.5 |
(9%) |
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Furniture |
357.3 |
328.6 |
(8%) |
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Fuel Stations |
336.5 |
313.9 |
(7%) |
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Public Utilities |
73.9 |
68.7 |
(7%) |
|
Restaurants & Cafes |
1129.0 |
1060.8 |
(6%) |
|
Jewelry |
225.6 |
212.2 |
(6%) |
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Hotels |
153.0 |
145.7 |
(5%) |
|
Electronics and Electric Appliances |
400.5 |
384.7 |
(4%) |
|
Construction materials |
384.7 |
378.6 |
(2%) |
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Other |
1294.7 |
1106.8 |
(15%) |
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Total |
9149.1 |
8077.5 |
(12%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with SAR 2.60 billion, representing 32% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.31 billion.
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POS Transactions by City in Week (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ Value Oct. 31 |
Transactions’ Value Week Ending Nov. 7 |
Weekly Variation |
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Riyadh |
2907.9 |
2604.0 |
(10%) |
|
Jeddah |
1412.7 |
1310.0 |
(7%) |
|
Dammam |
516.1 |
473.1 |
(8%) |
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Al Khobar |
343.9 |
319.3 |
(7%) |
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Al-Madinah |
332.3 |
285.3 |
(14%) |
|
Makkah |
268.0 |
233.9 |
(13%) |
|
Buraydah |
239.0 |
209.9 |
(12%) |
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Tabuk |
179.8 |
144.2 |
(20%) |
|
Hail |
160.6 |
129.3 |
(19%) |
|
Abha |
132.3 |
114.8 |
(13%) |
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Other cities |
2656.5 |
2253.5 |
(15%) |
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Total |
9149.1 |
8077.5 |
(12%) |
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