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The point-of-sale (POS) transactions fell by 21% to SAR 8.62 billion in the week ending May 15, 2021, from SAR 10.88 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 90.9 million transactions were processed in the week ending May 15.
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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. 13-19 |
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%) |
|
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%) |
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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%) |
|
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%) |
|
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%) |
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March 14-20 |
86005 |
8458.2 |
(1%) |
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March 21-27 |
86553 |
8820.9 |
+4% |
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March 28-April 3 |
101622 |
11375.0 |
+29% |
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April 4–10 |
96104 |
10043.1 |
(12%) |
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April 11–17 |
81624 |
8196.8 |
(18%) |
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April 18–24 |
72190 |
7315.1 |
(11%) |
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April 25– May 1 |
91781 |
10731.1 |
+47% |
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May 2–8 |
94300 |
10877.5 |
+1% |
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May 9–15 |
90900 |
8621.7 |
(21%) |
All sectors witnessed a decline in POS during the week ending May 15, except for hotels, fuel stations, and restaurants & cafes sectors.
The education sector led the decline with a fall of about 83%, followed by construction and building materials sector that dropped 54%.
Consumer spending focused on restaurants & cafes sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.34 billion, followed by food and beverages with sales of SAR 1.30 million and clothes & footwear with SAR 1.17 billion.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending May 8 |
Transactions’ value Week ending May 15 |
Weekly variation |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
993.1 |
1337.9 |
+35% |
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Fuel stations |
464.2 |
487.7 |
+5% |
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Hotels |
196.9 |
199.3 |
+1% |
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Food & Beverages |
1342.3 |
1302.0 |
(3%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
368.1 |
316.3 |
(14%) |
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Jewelry |
581.1 |
482.5 |
(17%) |
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Public Utilities |
79.8 |
60.1 |
(25%) |
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Miscellaneous goods & services |
968.5 |
683.2 |
(29%) |
|
Telecommunications |
141.2 |
96.2 |
(32%) |
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Healthcare |
739.9 |
504.7 |
(32%) |
|
Clothes & footwear |
1848.3 |
1172.3 |
(37%) |
|
Electronics & electric appliances |
275.5 |
160.2 |
(42%) |
|
Furniture |
396.8 |
228.5 |
(42%) |
|
Transport |
524.7 |
275.1 |
(48%) |
|
Construction materials |
303.0 |
140.1 |
(54%) |
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Education |
99.1 |
16.9 |
(83%) |
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Other |
1554.8 |
1158.8 |
(25%) |
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Total |
10877.5 |
8621.7 |
(21%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with nearly SAR 2.39 billion, representing 28% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with over SAR 1.41 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Week ending May 8 |
Transactions’ value Week ending May 15 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
3213.7 |
2387.7 |
(26%) |
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Jeddah |
1882.2 |
1413.6 |
(25%) |
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Dammam |
566.6 |
424.4 |
(25%) |
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Makkah |
534.3 |
391.2 |
(27%) |
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Al Madinah |
447.4 |
375.2 |
(16%) |
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Al Khobar |
344.1 |
297.3 |
(14%) |
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Buraydah |
267.7 |
213.3 |
(20%) |
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Hail |
178.3 |
148.5 |
(17%) |
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Tabuk |
189.3 |
136.7 |
(28%) |
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Abha |
155.3 |
125.5 |
(19%) |
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Other cities |
3098.6 |
2708.4 |
(13%) |
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Total |
10877.5 |
8621.7 |
(21%) |
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