The point-of-sale (POS) transactions rose by 1% to SAR 8.36 billion in the week ending June 26, from SAR 8.29 billion in the previous week, reaching its highest level in nine weeks, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 94.1 million transactions were processed in the week ending June 26.
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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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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%) |
|
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%) |
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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%) |
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May 16-22 |
82211 |
7054.1 |
(18%) |
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May 23-29 |
96535 |
9168.3 |
+30% |
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May 30- June 5 |
102397 |
9499.1 |
+4% |
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June 6-12 |
100417 |
8876.8 |
(7%) |
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June 13-19 |
94783 |
8289.6 |
(7%) |
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June 20-26 |
94112 |
8357.9 |
+1% |
POS transactions in jewelry and clothes & footwear sectors rose the most during the week, with increases of 8% and 6%, respectively. They were followed by food & beverages sector, with a 3% increase.
Consumer spending focused on food & beverages sector during the same week, valued at nearly SAR 1.27 billion, followed by restaurants & cafes sector with SAR 1.16 billion and the miscellaneous goods & services sector with SAR 777.2 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Ending June 20 |
Transactions’ value Ending June 26 |
Weekly variation |
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Jewelry |
232.4 |
250.7 |
+8% |
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Clothes & Footwear |
566.5 |
598.0 |
+6% |
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Food & Beverages |
1230.0 |
1266.4 |
+3% |
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Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
760.7 |
777.2 |
+2% |
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Telecommunications |
85.0 |
86.0 |
+1% |
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Furniture |
296.4 |
298.7 |
+1% |
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Public Utilities |
78.2 |
78.8 |
+1% |
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Fuel Stations |
507.8 |
509.5 |
+0.3% |
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Hotels |
187.7 |
186.8 |
(1%) |
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Construction Materials |
364.8 |
362.7 |
(1%) |
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Electronics & Electric Appliances |
258.7 |
256.5 |
(1%) |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1167.3 |
1157.2 |
(1%) |
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Healthcare |
681.5 |
673.5 |
(1%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
219.1 |
215.4 |
(2%) |
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Transport |
505.1 |
494.0 |
(2%) |
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Education |
51.3 |
42.3 |
(18%) |
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Other |
1097.1 |
1104.1 |
+1% |
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Total |
8289.6 |
8357.9 |
+1% |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with nearly SAR 2.6 billion, representing 31% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with over SAR 1.36 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value week ending June 20 |
Transactions’ value week ending June 26 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
2581.0 |
2602.9 |
+1% |
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Jeddah |
1355.0 |
1356.1 |
+0.1% |
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Dammam |
434.8 |
441.1 |
+1% |
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Al Khobar |
285.7 |
292.2 |
+2% |
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Madinah |
292.5 |
291.3 |
(0.4%) |
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Makkah |
253.2 |
249.2 |
(2%) |
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Buraydah |
209.4 |
210.5 |
+1% |
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Abha |
163.3 |
163.0 |
(0.2%) |
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Tabuk |
141.0 |
142.3 |
+1% |
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Hail |
135.5 |
136.2 |
+1% |
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Other cities |
2438.3 |
2473.0 |
+1% |
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Total |
8289.7 |
8357.9 |
+1% |
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