The point-of-sale (POS) transactions rose by 29% to SAR 11.4 billion in the week ending April 3, 2021, from SAR 8.82 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 101.6 million transactions were processed in the week ending April 3.
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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%) |
|
Oct. 11-17 |
68564 |
6923.8 |
(6%) |
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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%) |
|
Nov. 8-14 |
73330 |
7520.7 |
(7%) |
|
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%) |
|
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 |
(1%) |
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March 14-20 |
86005 |
8458.2 |
(13%) |
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March 21-27 |
86553 |
8820.9 |
+4% |
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March 28-April 3 |
101622 |
11375.0 |
+29% |
Most of the sectors witnessed a rise in POS during the week ending April 3, led by education, which leapt by 110% through sales of SAR 130.1 million. It was followed by telecommunications and clothes & footwear sectors, with 44% and 11% increase, respectively.
Consumer spending focused on food & beverages sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.93 billion, followed by restaurants and cafes sector with sales of SAR 1.32 billion and clothes & footwear sector with SAR 1.08 billion in sales.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending March 27 |
Transactions’ value Week ending April 3 |
Weekly variation |
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Education |
61.8 |
130.1 |
+110% |
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Telecommunications |
85.3 |
122.6 |
+44% |
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Clothes & footwear |
764.5 |
1077.2 |
+41% |
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Food & Beverages |
1398.1 |
1928.6 |
+38% |
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Hotels |
129.4 |
177.0 |
+37% |
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Miscellaneous goods & services |
731.4 |
995.4 |
+36% |
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Healthcare |
629.6 |
802.1 |
+27% |
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Recreation & Culture |
253.4 |
319.3 |
+26% |
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Transport |
442.6 |
548.6 |
+24% |
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Public Utilities |
78.4 |
96.7 |
+23% |
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Furniture |
400.1 |
487.4 |
+22% |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1091.6 |
1324.6 |
+21% |
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Fuel stations |
426.2 |
512.1 |
+20% |
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Electronics and electric appliances |
327.4 |
381.7 |
+17% |
|
Construction materials |
436.1 |
467.4 |
+7% |
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Jewelry |
316.2 |
333.0 |
+5% |
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Other |
1248.7 |
1671.3 |
+34% |
|
Total |
8820.9 |
11375.0 |
+29% |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with nearly SAR 3.46 billion, representing 30% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with over SAR 1.86 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Week ending March 27 |
Transactions’ value Week ending April 3 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
2825.9 |
3459.4 |
+22% |
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Jeddah |
1438.3 |
1858.8 |
+29% |
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Dammam |
489.7 |
613.0 |
+25% |
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Al Madinah |
322.2 |
427.3 |
+33% |
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Al Khobar |
311.3 |
393.9 |
+27% |
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Makkah |
276.6 |
377.8 |
+37% |
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Buraydah |
234.7 |
287.6 |
+23% |
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Tabuk |
150.0 |
217.8 |
+45% |
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Hail |
145.8 |
201.0 |
+38% |
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Abha |
118.9 |
160.4 |
+35% |
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Other cities |
2507.6 |
3377.8 |
+35% |
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Total |
8820.9 |
11375.0 |
+29% |
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