The point-of-sale (POS) transactions fell by 4% to SAR 7.23 billion in the week ending Nov. 21, 2020, from SAR 7.52 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 70.1 million transactions were processed in the week ending Nov. 21.
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Weekly POS Transactions |
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Week |
No. of transactions (‘000) |
Transactions’ value (SAR mln) |
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%) |
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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% |
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July 5-11 |
58929 |
6704.6 |
(36%) |
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July 12-18 |
57092 |
6529.7 |
(3%) |
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July 19-25 |
57513 |
6803.0 |
+4% |
|
July 26 – Aug. 1 |
68315 |
8196.8 |
+20% |
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Aug. 2 - 8 |
57243 |
6038.2 |
(26%) |
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Aug. 9 - 15 |
61057 |
6738.2 |
+12% |
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Aug. 16 - 22 |
58543 |
6598.1 |
(2%) |
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Aug. 23 - 29 |
65156 |
8548.8 |
+30% |
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Aug. 30 - Sept. 5 |
69654 |
8452.8 |
(1%) |
|
Sept. 6 - 12 |
67353 |
7331.6 |
(13%) |
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Sept. 12-19 |
64385 |
6878.9 |
(6%) |
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Sept. 20-26 |
67003 |
7677.2 |
+12% |
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Sept. 27- Oct. 3 |
75427 |
9029.5 |
+18% |
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Oct. 4-10 |
69849 |
7394.4 |
(18%) |
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Oct. 11-17 |
68564 |
6923.8 |
(6%) |
|
Oct. 18-24 |
65150 |
6712.4 |
(3%) |
|
Oct. 25-31 |
77718 |
9149.1 |
+36% |
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Nov. 1-7 |
74869 |
8077.5 |
(12%) |
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Nov. 8-14 |
73330 |
7520.7 |
(7%) |
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Nov. 15-21 |
70091 |
7229.5 |
(4%) |
All sectors witnessed a decline in POS sales during the week except for the Construction materials, Furniture, Recreation & Culture, and Transport sectors.
Jewelry sector fell the most by 12% through sales of SAR 188.3 million, it was followed by the Fuel stations sector and Miscellaneous goods & services by 6% each.
Consumer spending focused on Food & Beverages sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.10 billion, followed by Restaurants & Cafes sector with SAR 964.9 million and the Clothes And Footwear sector with SAR 596.4 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 14 |
Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 21 |
Weekly variation |
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214.4 |
188.3 |
(12%) |
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Fuel stations |
313.9 |
294.8 |
(6%) |
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Miscellaneous goods & services |
580.2 |
548.1 |
(6%) |
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Electronics and electric appliances |
330.9 |
314.2 |
(5%) |
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Healthcare |
609.8 |
580.1 |
(5%) |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1012.3 |
964.9 |
(5%) |
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Food & Beverages |
1159.8 |
1098.9 |
(5%) |
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Hotels |
139.9 |
134.8 |
(4%) |
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Clothes and footwear |
616.2 |
596.4 |
(3%) |
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Public Utilities |
64.2 |
62.5 |
(3%) |
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Telecommunications |
67.2 |
66.3 |
(1%) |
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Education |
53.9 |
53.7 |
(1%) |
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Construction materials |
371.1 |
374.8 |
+1% |
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Recreation & Culture |
216.9 |
219.5 |
+1% |
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Transport |
408.8 |
412.3 |
+1% |
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Furniture |
319.8 |
326 |
+2% |
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Other |
1041.5 |
994.0 |
(5%) |
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Total |
7520.7 |
7229.5 |
(4%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with SAR 2.37 billion, representing 33% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with over SAR 1.16 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities in Week (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 14 |
Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 21 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
2439.0 |
2371.0 |
(3%) |
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Jeddah |
1221.0 |
1162.5 |
(5%) |
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Dammam |
434.7 |
414.0 |
(5%) |
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Al Khobar |
299.0 |
288.2 |
(4%) |
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Madinah |
266.9 |
253.6 |
(5%) |
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Makkah |
219.5 |
207.4 |
(6%) |
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Buraydah |
197.6 |
194.1 |
(2%) |
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Tabuk |
133.5 |
130.7 |
(2%) |
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Hail |
124.9 |
121.6 |
(3%) |
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Abha |
103.2 |
97.5 |
(6%) |
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Other cities |
2081.5 |
1988.7 |
(4%) |
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Total |
7520.7 |
7229.5 |
(4%) |
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