The point-of-sale (POS) transactions increased 20% to SAR 8.65 billion in the week ending Nov. 28, 2020, from SAR 7.23 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 76.6 million transactions were processed in the week ending Nov. 28.
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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% |
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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%) |
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June 14 - 20 |
46704 |
7261.2 |
(0.5%) |
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June 20 - 27 |
53786 |
9191.3 |
+27% |
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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% |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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Oct. 18-24 |
65150 |
6712.4 |
(3%) |
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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%) |
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Nov. 21-28 |
76623 |
8647.6 |
+20% |
All sectors witnessed a rise in POS sales during the week.
Clothes and Footwear sector topped the rising sectors, with 42% growth, through SAR 846 million sales. It was followed by Food and Beverages sector with 29% rise.
Consumer spending focused on Food and Beverages sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.42 billion, followed by Restaurants and Cafes sector with SAR 1.10 billion and the Clothes and Footwear sector with SAR 846 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 21 |
Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 28 |
Weekly variation |
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Clothes and footwear |
596.4 |
846 |
+ 42 % |
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Food & Beverages |
1098.9 |
1418.5 |
+ 29 % |
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Recreation & Culture |
219.5 |
278.1 |
+ 27 % |
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188.3 |
228.5 |
+ 21 % |
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Miscellaneous goods & services |
548.1 |
664 |
+ 21 % |
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Telecommunications |
66.3 |
78.8 |
+ 19 % |
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Furniture |
326 |
385.7 |
+ 18 % |
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Electronics and electric appliances |
314.2 |
360.9 |
+ 15 % |
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Healthcare |
580.1 |
661.1 |
+ 14 % |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
964.9 |
1098.2 |
+ 14 % |
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Fuel stations |
294.8 |
332.8 |
+ 13 % |
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Public Utilities |
62.5 |
68.7 |
+ 10 % |
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Education |
53.7 |
57.8 |
+ 8 % |
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Hotels |
134.8 |
145.7 |
+ 8 % |
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Transport |
412.3 |
444.7 |
+ 8 % |
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Construction materials |
374.8 |
385.6 |
+ 3 % |
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Other |
994 |
1192.5 |
+ 20 % |
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Total |
7229.5 |
8647.6 |
+ 20 % |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with SAR 2.76 billion, representing 32% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with over SAR 1.36 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities in Week (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 21 |
Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 28 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
2371.0 |
2763.0 |
+ 16.5% |
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Jeddah |
1162.5 |
1359.8 |
+ 17.0% |
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Dammam |
414.0 |
485.2 |
+ 17.2% |
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Al Khobar |
288.2 |
329.4 |
+ 14.3% |
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Madinah |
253.6 |
316.8 |
+ 24.9% |
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Makkah |
207.4 |
258.2 |
+ 24.5% |
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Buraydah |
194.1 |
216.8 |
+ 11.7% |
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Tabuk |
130.7 |
170.7 |
+ 30.6% |
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Hail |
121.6 |
154.6 |
+ 27.2% |
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Abha |
97.5 |
120.2 |
+ 23.3% |
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Other cities |
1988.7 |
2472.7 |
+ 24.3% |
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Total |
7229.5 |
8647.6 |
+ 19.6% |
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