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The point-of-sale (POS) transactions dropped 13% to SAR 8.55 billion in the week ending March 13, 2021, from SAR 9.88 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
A total of 87.8 million transactions were processed in the week ending March 13.
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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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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%) |
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Jan. 24-30 |
85085 |
9302.2 |
+24% |
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Jan. 31- Feb. 6 |
83184 |
8555.9 |
(8%) |
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Feb. 7-13 |
78653 |
7631.0 |
(11%) |
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Feb. 14-20 |
75594 |
7188.2 |
(6%) |
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Feb. 21-27 |
74531 |
7341.8 |
+2% |
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Feb. 28 – March 6 |
91204 |
9879.4 |
+35% |
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March 7-13 |
87814 |
8548.6 |
(13%) |
All sectors declined, except for Restaurants & Cafes, which rose by 5%.
Education led the decliners with a 40% drop, followed by Food & Beverages and Recreation & Culture, which fell by 25% and 19%, respectively.
Consumer spending focused on Food & Beverages sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.3 billion, followed by Restaurants & Cafes with SAR 1.1 billion, and Miscellaneous Goods & Services with SAR 752.3 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending March 6 |
Transactions’ value Week ending March 13 |
Weekly Variation |
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Education |
134.6 |
81.4 |
(40%) |
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Food & Beverages |
1727.7 |
1301.2 |
(25%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
323.6 |
261.5 |
(19%) |
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Telecommunications |
109.4 |
90.4 |
(17%) |
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Transport |
539.7 |
446.6 |
(17%) |
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Healthcare |
789.3 |
661.8 |
(16%) |
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Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
884.8 |
752.3 |
(15%) |
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Furniture |
425.9 |
366.3 |
(14%) |
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Jewelry |
316.7 |
274.0 |
(13%) |
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Electronics & Electric Appliances |
345.4 |
307.4 |
(11%) |
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Public Utilities |
88.9 |
79.8 |
(10%) |
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Clothes & Footwear |
703.8 |
640.3 |
(9%) |
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Hotels |
136.0 |
125.3 |
(8 %) |
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Construction Materials |
448.1 |
424.7 |
(5%) |
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Fuel Stations |
473.5 |
450.4 |
(5%) |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1052.6 |
1103.6 |
+5% |
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Other |
1379.2 |
1181.4 |
(14%) |
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Total |
9879.4 |
8548.6 |
(13%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with SAR 2.68 billion, representing 31% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.42 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities in Week (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Week ending March 6 |
Transactions’ value Week ending March 13 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
2998.9 |
2678.4 |
(11%) |
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Jeddah |
1556.1 |
1424.0 |
(8%) |
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Dammam |
543.2 |
463.6 |
(15%) |
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Madinah |
377.5 |
323.9 |
(14%) |
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Al Khobar |
315.5 |
294.3 |
(7%) |
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Makkah |
334.8 |
280.7 |
(16%) |
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Buraydah |
255.3 |
225.4 |
(12%) |
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Tabuk |
196.7 |
153.2 |
(22%) |
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Hail |
178.8 |
148.0 |
(17%) |
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Abha |
131.1 |
115.4 |
(12%) |
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Other cities |
2991.4 |
2441.6 |
(18%) |
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Total |
9879.4 |
8548.6 |
(13%) |
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