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The point-of-sale (POS) transactions fell by 8% to SAR 7.51 billion in the week ending Jan. 23, 2021, from SAR 8.18 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 72.5 million transactions were processed in the week ending Jan. 23, 2021.
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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 |
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. 22-28 |
76623 |
8647.6 |
+20% |
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Nov. 29- Dec. 5 |
80816 |
9004.8 |
+4% |
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Dec. 6-12 |
76453 |
7976.9 |
(11%) |
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Dec. 13-19 |
73145 |
7484.8 |
(6%) |
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Dec. 20- 26 |
72225 |
7602.0 |
+2% |
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Dec. 27- Jan. 2, 2021 |
90695 |
10738.1 |
+41% |
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Jan. 3- 9 |
81579 |
8516.5 |
(21%) |
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Jan. 10- 16 |
81146 |
8184.2 |
(4%) |
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Jan. 17- 23 |
72492 |
7509.7 |
(8%) |
All sectors witnessed a decline in POS sales during the week except for the Education sector, which rose by 190% to SAR 406.1 million.
Hotels sector fell the most by 34% to SAR 154.6 million. It was followed by Clothes & Footwear sector which dropped by 22%.
Consumer spending focused on the Food & Beverages sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.09 billion, followed by the Restaurants & Cafes sector with SAR 982.6 million and the Miscellaneous Goods & Services sector with SAR 596.02 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending |
Transactions’ value |
Weekly variation |
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Education |
140.0 |
406.1 |
+190% |
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Construction materials |
381.0 |
375.0 |
(2%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
292.1 |
287.3 |
(2%) |
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Electronics & Electric Appliances |
271.0 |
263.6 |
(3%) |
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Telecommunications |
68.6 |
66.7 |
(3%) |
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Healthcare |
623.0 |
577.7 |
(7%) |
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Public Utilities |
67.4 |
62.7 |
(7%) |
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Miscellaneous goods & services |
650.7 |
596.0 |
(8%) |
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Transport |
428.3 |
394.8 |
(8%) |
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Furniture |
314.7 |
281.7 |
(10%) |
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Food & Beverages |
1207.7 |
1089.4 |
(10%) |
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Fuel stations |
382.4 |
327.8 |
(14%) |
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Jewelry |
239.5 |
203.6 |
(15%) |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1192.9 |
982.6 |
(18%) |
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Clothes & Footwear |
641.9 |
499.6 |
(22%) |
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Hotels |
233.7 |
154.6 |
(34%) |
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Other |
1049.3 |
940.4 |
(10%) |
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Total |
8184.2 |
7509.7 |
(8%) |
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POS Transactions by Cities in Week (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Week ending |
Transactions’ value |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
2587.7 |
2475.0 |
(4%) |
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Jeddah |
1437.5 |
1281.2 |
(11%) |
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Dammam |
459.7 |
439.7 |
(4%) |
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Al Khobar |
318.0 |
284.2 |
(11%) |
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Madinah |
314.2 |
277.0 |
(12%) |
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Makkah |
259.7 |
227.9 |
(12%) |
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Buraydah |
210.0 |
195.8 |
(7%) |
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Tabuk |
124.8 |
119.3 |
(4%) |
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Hail |
132.2 |
115.7 |
(12%) |
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Abha |
88.7 |
91.6 |
+3% |
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Other cities |
2251.6 |
2002.4 |
(11%) |
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Total |
8184.2 |
7509.7 |
(8%) |
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