The point-of-sale (POS) transactions declined by 4% to SAR 8.18 billion in the week ending Jan. 16, 2021, from SAR 8.52 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
A total of 81.1 million transactions were processed during the period.
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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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June 20 – 27, 2020 |
53786 |
9191.3 |
+27% |
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June 28 - July 4 |
62811 |
10467.1 |
+14% |
|
July 5 – 11 |
58929 |
6704.6 |
(36%) |
|
July 12 – 18 |
57092 |
6529.7 |
(3%) |
|
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%) |
|
Aug. 9 - 15 |
61057 |
6738.2 |
+12% |
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Aug. 16 – 22 |
58543 |
6598.1 |
(2%) |
|
Aug. 23 - 29 |
65156 |
8548.8 |
+30% |
|
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%) |
|
Sept. 20 -26 |
67003 |
7677.2 |
+12% |
|
Sept. 27 – Oct. 3 |
75427 |
9029.5 |
+18% |
|
Oct. 4 – 10 |
69849 |
7394.4 |
(18%) |
|
Oct. 11 – 17 |
68564 |
6923.8 |
(6%) |
|
Oct. 18 - 24 |
65150 |
6712.4 |
(3%) |
|
Oct. 25 – 31 |
77718 |
9149.1 |
+36% |
|
Nov. 1 – 7 |
74869 |
8077.5 |
(12%) |
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Nov. 8 - 14 |
73330 |
7520.7 |
(7%) |
|
Nov. 15 - 21 |
70091 |
7229.5 |
(4%) |
|
Nov. 22 - 28 |
76623 |
8647.6 |
+20% |
|
Nov. 29- Dec. 5 |
80816 |
9004.8 |
+ 4% |
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Dec. 6 - 12 |
76453 |
7976.9 |
(11%) |
|
Dec. 13 - 19 |
73145 |
7484.8 |
(6%) |
|
Dec. 20 - 26 |
72225 |
7602.0 |
+2% |
|
Dec. 27 – Jan. 2, 2021 |
90695 |
10738.1 |
+41% |
|
Jan. 3 -9 |
81579 |
8516.5 |
(21%) |
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Jan. 10-16 |
81146 |
8184.2 |
(4%) |
Most sectors witnessed a decline in POS sales during the week, led by Hotels that dropped by 16% with sales of SAR 233.7 million, followed by Clothes and Footwear down 15%.
Education sector surged by 126% during the week to SAR 140 million, in coincidence with preparation for the second semester.
Consumer spending focused on Food & Beverages sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.21 billion, followed by Restaurants & Cafes (SAR 1.19 billion) and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (SAR 650.7 million).
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending Jan. 9 |
Transactions’ value Week ending Jan. 16 |
Weekly variation |
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Education |
62.1 |
140.0 |
+125% |
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Fuel Stations |
354.5 |
382.4 |
+8% |
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Construction Materials |
378.6 |
381.0 |
+1% |
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Food & Beverages |
1206.1 |
1207.7 |
+0.1% |
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Public Utilities |
67.8 |
67.4 |
(1%) |
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Electronics and Electric Appliances |
272.5 |
271.0 |
(1%) |
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Transport |
443.5 |
428.3 |
(3%) |
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Healthcare |
644.3 |
623.0 |
(3%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
305.8 |
292.1 |
(4%) |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1250.2 |
1192.9 |
(5%) |
|
Furniture |
339.5 |
314.7 |
(7%) |
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Telecommunications |
74.3 |
68.6 |
(8%) |
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Jewelry |
263.5 |
239.5 |
(9%) |
|
Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
724.9 |
650.7 |
(10%) |
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Clothes and footwear |
752.5 |
641.9 |
(15%) |
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Hotels |
276.7 |
233.7 |
(16%) |
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Other |
1099.8 |
1049.3 |
(5%) |
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Total |
8516.5 |
8184.2 |
(4%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with SAR 2.59 billion, representing 31% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with over SAR 1.44 billion.
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POS Transactions by City in Week (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Jan. 9, 2021 |
Transactions’ value Week ending Jan. 16, 2021 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
2673.9 |
2587.7 |
(3%) |
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Jeddah |
1542.6 |
1437.5 |
(7%) |
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Dammam |
475.3 |
459.7 |
(3%) |
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Al Khobar |
343.0 |
318.0 |
(7%) |
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Madinah |
328.0 |
314.2 |
(4%) |
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Makkah |
267.4 |
259.7 |
(3%) |
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Buraydah |
216.7 |
210.0 |
(3%) |
|
Hail |
135.5 |
132.2 |
(2%) |
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Tabuk |
127.8 |
124.8 |
(2%) |
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Abha |
94.4 |
88.7 |
(6%) |
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Other cities |
2311.9 |
2251.6 |
(3%) |
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Total |
8516.5 |
8184.2 |
(4%) |
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