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The point-of-sale (POS) transactions soared by 72% to SAR 40.27 billion in May 2021, from SAR 23.45 billion in the same month last year, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 407.2 million transactions were processed through 837,300 points-of-sale in the month.
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POS Transactions (SAR bln) |
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|
Month |
2020 |
2021 |
Variation |
|
January |
28.53 |
37.27 |
+ 31 % |
|
February |
25.93 |
31.05 |
+ 20 % |
|
March |
24.79 |
40.84 |
+65 % |
|
April |
16.18 |
39.17 |
+142 % |
|
May |
23.45 |
40.27 |
+ 72 % |
|
June |
37.02 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
31.51 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
31.15 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
33.21 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
33.64 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
34.26 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
37.62 |
-- |
-- |
Cash withdrawals increased by 11% to SAR 49.5 billion in May 2021, from SAR 44.5 billion last year.
The withdrawals were processed through 17,100 ATMs and through 136.8 million transactions.
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ATM Withdrawals (SAR bln) |
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|
Month |
2020 |
2021 |
Variation |
|
January |
62.94 |
51.96 |
(17%) |
|
February |
56.39 |
45.01 |
(20%) |
|
March |
56.90 |
54.66 |
(4%) |
|
April |
40.55 |
51.35 |
+27% |
|
May |
44.49 |
49.52 |
+11% |
|
June |
49.38 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
57.66 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
48.06 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
53.03 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
52.89 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
51.53 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
55.06 |
-- |
-- |
The number of ATMs fell by 19 machines to 17,071 during May, compared to the previous month.
The following table illustrates the number of points-of-sale since the beginning of 2020:
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Number of ATMs |
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|
Month |
ATMs |
Monthly Variation |
|
January 2020 |
18888 |
+6 |
|
February |
18890 |
+2 |
|
March |
18876 |
(14) |
|
April |
18855 |
(21) |
|
May |
18836 |
(19) |
|
June |
18559 |
(277) |
|
July |
18427 |
(132) |
|
August |
18498 |
+71 |
|
September |
18456 |
(42) |
|
October |
18410 |
(46) |
|
November |
18346 |
(64) |
|
December |
18299 |
(47) |
|
January 2021 |
17376 |
(923) |
|
February |
17276 |
(100) |
|
March |
17277 |
+1 |
|
April |
17090 |
(187) |
|
May |
17071 |
(19) |
Saudi Arabia’s consumer spending leapt by 32% to about SAR 89.8 billion in May 2021, from SAR 67.9 billion during the same period last year.
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Consumer Spending (SAR bln) |
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Month |
2020 |
2021 |
Variation |
|
January |
91.47 |
89.24 |
(2%) |
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February |
82.33 |
76.06 |
(8%) |
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March |
81.69 |
95.50 |
+17% |
|
April |
56.73 |
90.52 |
+60% |
|
May |
67.94 |
89.79 |
+32% |
|
June |
86.40 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
89.17 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
79.21 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
86.24 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
86.53 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
85.79 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
92.68 |
-- |
-- |
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