POS device
The point-of-sale (POS) transactions reached nearly SAR 12.02 billion in the week ended Aug. 19, compared to SAR 11.97 billion in the week before, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
The data showed that about 172.78 million transactions were processed during the week.
POS transactions represent what consumers spend using ATMs and credit cards in shopping malls, retail stores, pharmacies, etc.
The following table shows the weekly POS transactions:
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Weekly POS Transactions |
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|
Week |
Number of Transactions (’000) |
Value of Transactions (SAR mln) |
Weekly Change |
|
Aug. 7 - 13 |
143471 |
10302.2 |
(5%) |
|
Aug. 14 - 20 |
138608 |
10191.1 |
(1%) |
|
Aug. 21 - 27 |
142718 |
11586.2 |
+14% |
|
Aug. 28 – Sept. 3 |
162486 |
13502.0 |
+17% |
|
Sept. 4 – 10 |
147651 |
10588.1 |
(22%) |
|
Sept. 11 – 17 |
147526 |
10243.8 |
(3%) |
|
Sept. 18 – 24 |
142432 |
10425.5 |
+1% |
|
Sept. 25 – Oct. 1 |
160613 |
12844.9 |
+23% |
|
Sept. 2 – Oct. 8 |
154383 |
10819.8 |
(16%) |
|
Sept. 9 – Oct. 15 |
151340 |
10265.2 |
(5%) |
|
Sept. 16 – Oct. 22 |
138928 |
9513.2 |
(7%) |
|
Sept. 23 – Oct. 29 |
156360 |
11687.2 |
+23% |
|
Oct. 30 – Nov. 05 |
160288 |
11750.0 |
+1% |
|
Nov. 06 – 12 |
154213 |
10601.1 |
(10%) |
|
Nov. 13 – 19 |
145626 |
9799.2 |
(8%) |
|
Nov. 20 – 26 |
142629 |
10022.1 |
+2% |
|
Nov. 27 – Dec. 03 |
171207 |
13681.5 |
+37% |
|
Dec. 04 – 10 |
153088 |
11050.4 |
(19%) |
|
Dec. 11 – 17 |
155366 |
10739.3 |
(3%) |
|
Dec. 18 – 24 |
142409 |
9742.2 |
(9.3%) |
|
Dec. 25 – 31 |
168373 |
13456.6 |
+38% |
|
Jan. 1- 7 |
157175 |
11173.8 |
(17%) |
|
Jan. 8- 14 |
155827 |
10673.8 |
(4%) |
|
Jan. 15- 21 |
144764 |
9713.0 |
(9%) |
|
Jan. 22- 28 |
141095 |
10105.4 |
+4% |
|
Jan. 29- Feb. 4 |
167916 |
12020.5 |
+19% |
|
Feb. 5- 11 |
160761 |
10912.3 |
(9%) |
|
Feb. 12- 18 |
152195 |
10347.3 |
(5%) |
|
Feb. 19- 25 |
147813 |
10399.4 |
+1% |
|
Feb. 26- March 4 |
182044 |
14574.1 |
+40% |
|
March 5- 11 |
174654 |
13209.3 |
(9%) |
|
March 12- 18 |
163255 |
11999.2 |
(9%) |
|
March 19- 25 |
146312 |
11040.4 |
(8%) |
|
March 26- April 1 |
150207 |
12704.2 |
+15% |
|
April 2- 8 |
153826 |
12580.8 |
(1%) |
|
April 9- 15 |
156734 |
13039.3 |
+4% |
|
April 16- 22 |
153692 |
12004.0 |
(8%) |
|
April 23- 29 |
155411 |
10377.6 |
(14%) |
|
April 30- May 6 |
172577 |
11592.9 |
+12% |
|
May 7- 13 |
171464 |
10890.2 |
(6%) |
|
May 14- 20 |
160857 |
10092.0 |
(7%) |
|
May 21- 27 |
163445 |
10705.0 |
+6% |
|
May 28- June 3 |
188590 |
13815.2 |
+29% |
|
June 4- 10 |
173918 |
11686.9 |
(15%) |
|
May 28- June 3 |
188590 |
13815.2 |
+29% |
|
June 4- 10 |
173918 |
11686.9 |
(15%) |
|
June 11- 17 |
175694 |
11651.8 |
(0.3%) |
|
June 18- 24 |
171662 |
12295.7 |
+6% |
|
June 25- July 1 |
177776 |
12123.1 |
(1%) |
|
July 2 – 8 |
166489 |
11189.6 |
(8%) |
|
July 9 – 15 |
171246 |
10919.2 |
(2%) |
|
July 16 – 22 |
159618 |
10120.9 |
(7%) |
|
July 23- 29 |
173387 |
11917.3 |
+18 % |
|
July 30- Aug. 5 |
183645 |
12664.7 |
+ 6 % |
|
Aug. 6-12 |
178956 |
11969.1 |
(5%) |
|
Aug. 13-19 |
172775 |
12020.6 |
+ 0.4 % |
The increase was driven by a 196% surge in the education sector, in addition to a rise in POS transactions in the recreation and culture sector as well as the clothes and footwear sector by 9% and 3%, respectively.
On the other hand, all remaining sectors witnessed a decline in POS transactions during the week, led by the hotel sector, which fell 19%. It was followed by the restaurants and cafes and the telecommunications sectors, which saw a 10% drop each.
Consumer spending focused on food and beverages in the week, with nearly SAR 1.68 billion, followed by restaurants and cafes with SAR 1.64 billion.
|
POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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|
Segment |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended Aug. 12 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended Aug. 19 |
Weekly Change |
|
Hotels |
335.9 |
272.3 |
(19%) |
|
Restaurants and Cafes |
1813.7 |
1638.7 |
(10%) |
|
Telecommunications |
94.3 |
84.7 |
(10%) |
|
Healthcare |
743.6 |
683.8 |
(8%) |
|
Jewelry |
197.5 |
185.7 |
(6%) |
|
Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1301.9 |
1235.8 |
(5%) |
|
Construction & Building Materials |
328.3 |
315.0 |
(4%) |
|
Fuel Stations |
762.2 |
729.2 |
(4%) |
|
Public Utilities |
109.3 |
105.3 |
(4%) |
|
Food & Beverage |
1739.8 |
1678.8 |
(4%) |
|
Transportation |
703.4 |
685.4 |
(3%) |
|
Furniture |
272.0 |
263.8 |
(3%) |
|
Electronics and Electric Appliances |
223.1 |
219.6 |
(2%) |
|
Clothing & Footwear |
822.6 |
850.8 |
+3% |
|
Recreation & Culture |
279.2 |
305.5 |
+9% |
|
Education |
295.9 |
875.4 |
+196% |
|
Other |
1946.3 |
1890.8 |
(3%) |
|
Total |
11,969.1 |
12,020.6 |
(0.4%) |
Riyadh topped in POS transaction value, with nearly SAR 4.01 billion, or 33% of total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.72 billion, as indicated below:
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POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
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|
City |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended Aug. 12 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended Aug. 19 |
Weekly Change |
|
Riyadh |
3752.3 |
4010.3 |
+7% |
|
Jeddah |
1746.2 |
1715.7 |
(2%) |
|
Dammam |
568.2 |
605.2 |
+7% |
|
Makkah |
511.9 |
490.4 |
(4%) |
|
Madinah |
480.7 |
480.9 |
+0.1% |
|
Al Khobar |
320.7 |
342.1 |
+7% |
|
Buraidah |
272.6 |
277.1 |
+2% |
|
Tabuk |
210.8 |
212.0 |
+1% |
|
Abha |
246.8 |
205.1 |
(17%) |
|
Hail |
191.7 |
178.2 |
(7%) |
|
Other cities |
3667.1 |
3503.6 |
(5%) |
|
Total |
11,969.1 |
12,020.6 |
(0.4%) |
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