POS device
The point-of-sale (POS) transactions declined by 13% to SAR 9.35 billion in the week ending July 10, 2021, from SAR 10.75 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 104.46 million transactions were processed during the week.
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Weekly POS Transactions |
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Week |
Number of Transactions ('000) |
Transactions’ value |
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%) |
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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 |
(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% |
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June 27- July 3 |
111340 |
10749.8 |
+29% |
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July 4-10 |
104460 |
9352.1 |
(13%) |
The POS of all sectors fell during the week ending July10, led by the education and food & beverages sectors, which dropped by 22% each, followed by the telecommunications sector, which moved down 18%.
Consumer spending focused on food & beverages sector during the same week, valued at nearly SAR 1.33 billion, followed by restaurants & cafes sector with SAR 1.27 billion and the miscellaneous goods & services sector with SAR 894.6 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector in Week Ending July 10 (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Ending July 3 |
Transactions’ value Ending July 10 |
Weekly variation |
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Education |
59.5 |
46.3 |
(22%) |
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Food & Beverages |
1696.2 |
1327.8 |
(22%) |
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Telecommunications |
132.5 |
109.2 |
(18%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
284.2 |
238.0 |
(16%) |
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Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1050.4 |
894.6 |
(15%) |
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Healthcare |
856.1 |
735.7 |
(14%) |
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Jewelry |
297.1 |
255.6 |
(14%) |
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Hotels |
222.9 |
191.9 |
(14%) |
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Transport |
628.2 |
555.2 |
(12%) |
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Public Utilities |
97.6 |
86.6 |
(11%) |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1405.1 |
1267.3 |
(10%) |
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Furniture |
366.5 |
333.0 |
(9%) |
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Fuel Stations |
625.4 |
572.3 |
(9%) |
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Electronics & Electric Appliances |
309.8 |
288.3 |
(7%) |
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Construction Materials |
392.9 |
364.7 |
(7%) |
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Clothes & Footwear |
872.6 |
820.7 |
(6%) |
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Other |
1453.0 |
1265.0 |
(13%) |
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Total |
10749.8 |
9352.1 |
(13%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with nearly SAR 2.9 billion, representing 31% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with over SAR 1.53 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities in Week Ending July 10 (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value week ending July 3 |
Transactions’ value week ending July 10 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
3208.8 |
2900.5 |
(10%) |
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Jeddah |
1699.4 |
1527.4 |
(10%) |
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Dammam |
551.3 |
487.1 |
(12%) |
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Madinah |
393.3 |
332.5 |
(16%) |
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Al Khobar |
353.1 |
317.9 |
(10%) |
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Makkah |
338.8 |
274.6 |
(19%) |
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Buraydah |
260.5 |
229.7 |
(12%) |
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Abha |
211.5 |
187.0 |
(12%) |
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Tabuk |
207.2 |
162.6 |
(22%) |
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Hail |
190.6 |
154.1 |
(19%) |
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Other cities |
3335.3 |
2778.6 |
(17%) |
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Total |
10749.8 |
9352.1 |
(13%)
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