The point-of-sale (POS) transactions fell by 18% to SAR 7.05 billion in the week ending May 22, 2021, from SAR 8.62 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 82.2 million transactions were processed in the week ending May 22.
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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%) |
|
Sept. 13-19 |
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%) |
|
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% |
|
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%) |
|
Jan. 10-16 |
81146 |
8184.2 |
(4%) |
|
Jan. 17-23 |
72492 |
7509.7 |
(8%) |
|
Jan. 24-30 |
85085 |
9302.2 |
+24% |
|
Jan. 31-Feb. 6 |
83184 |
8555.9 |
(8%) |
|
Feb. 7-13 |
78653 |
7631.0 |
(11%) |
|
Feb. 14-20 |
75594 |
7188.2 |
(6%) |
|
Feb. 21-27 |
74531 |
7341.8 |
+2% |
|
Feb. 28-March 6 |
91204 |
9879.4 |
+35% |
|
March 7-13 |
87814 |
8548.6 |
(13%) |
|
March 14-20 |
86005 |
8458.2 |
(1%) |
|
March 21-27 |
86553 |
8820.9 |
+4% |
|
March 28-April 3 |
101622 |
11375.0 |
+29% |
|
April 4–10 |
96104 |
10043.1 |
(12%) |
|
April 11–17 |
81624 |
8196.8 |
(18%) |
|
April 18–24 |
72190 |
7315.1 |
(11%) |
|
April 25– May 1 |
91781 |
10731.1 |
+47% |
|
May 2–8 |
94300 |
10877.5 |
+1% |
|
May 9–15 |
90900 |
8621.7 |
(21%) |
|
May 16-22 |
82211 |
7054.1 |
(18%) |
Most sectors witnessed a decline in POS during the week ending May 22, led by clothes & footwear (-64%) with SAR 417.4 million in sales, and jewelry (-59%).
Consumer spending focused on restaurants & cafes sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.12 billion, followed by food and beverages with sales of SAR 1.09 billion and miscellaneous goods & services with SAR 593.7 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending May 15 |
Transactions’ value Week ending May 22 |
Weekly variation |
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Clothes & Footwear |
1172.3 |
417.4 |
(64%) |
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Jewelry |
482.5 |
199.0 |
(59%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
316.3 |
205.9 |
(35%) |
|
Telecommunications |
96.2 |
73.0 |
(24%) |
|
Food & Beverages |
1302.0 |
1085.2 |
(17%) |
|
Restaurants & Cafes |
1337.9 |
1122.7 |
(16%) |
|
Miscellaneous goods & services |
683.2 |
593.7 |
(13%) |
|
Hotels |
199.3 |
176.8 |
(11%) |
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Fuel Stations |
487.7 |
463.3 |
(5%) |
|
Furniture |
228.5 |
221.4 |
(3%) |
|
Healthcare |
504.7 |
517.3 |
+2% |
|
Public Utilities |
60.1 |
64.3 |
+7% |
|
Transport |
275.1 |
393.0 |
+43% |
|
Electric Appliances |
160.2 |
236.7 |
+48% |
|
Construction materials |
140.1 |
322.2 |
+130% |
|
Education |
16.9 |
47.4 |
+180% |
|
Other |
1158.8 |
914.7 |
(21%) |
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Total |
8621.7 |
7054.1 |
(18%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with nearly SAR 2.11 billion, representing 30% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.15 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Week ending May 15 |
Transactions’ value Week ending May 22 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
2387.7 |
2109.7 |
(12%) |
|
Jeddah |
1413.6 |
1147.8 |
(19%) |
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Dammam |
424.4 |
373.9 |
(12%) |
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Al Khobar |
297.3 |
270.6 |
(9%) |
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Al Madinah |
375.2 |
254.9 |
(32%) |
|
Makkah |
391.2 |
206.6 |
(47%) |
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Buraydah |
213.3 |
190.3 |
(11%) |
|
Hail |
148.5 |
119.3 |
(20%) |
|
Tabuk |
136.7 |
117.0 |
(14%) |
|
Abha |
125.5 |
114.7 |
(9%) |
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Other cities |
2708.4 |
2149.3 |
(21%) |
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Total |
8621.7 |
7054.1 |
(18%) |
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