POS device
The point-of-sale POS transactions reached nearly SAR 12.15 billion in the week ended Oct. 7, compared to almost SAR 13.62 billion in the week before, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank SAMA showed.
The data showed that about 189.42 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 development in 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 |
|
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 |
88% |
|
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 2023 |
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% |
|
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% |
|
Aug. 20 – 26 |
166097 |
11367.7 |
5% |
|
Aug. 27 – Sept. 2 |
195602 |
13836.3 |
+22% |
|
Sept. 3 – 9 |
180155 |
11326.9 |
18% |
|
Sept. 10 – 16 |
181876 |
11186.1 |
1% |
|
Sept. 17 – 23 |
173910 |
10869.2 |
33% |
|
Sept. 24 – 30 |
191142 |
13624.6 |
+25% |
|
Oct. 1 - 7 |
189423 |
12145.5 |
11% |
Education and Jewellery were the sole gainers in terms of the value of POS transactions, by 11% and 30%, respectively.
Meanwhile, Furniture led decliners, with 29%, followed by Electronics & Electric Appliances (26%) and Healthcare sector (15%).
During the week, consumer spending was focused on Food and Beverages (F&B) with nearly SAR 2 billion, followed by Restaurants and Cafes (SAR 1.75 billion).
|
POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended Sept. 30 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended Oct. 7 |
Weekly Change |
|
Furniture |
407.6 |
290.5 |
29% |
|
Electronic & Electric Devices |
314.6 |
233.2 |
26% |
|
Health |
976.9 |
830.5 |
15% |
|
Clothing & Footwear |
769.0 |
659.4 |
14% |
|
Construction & Building Materials |
410.0 |
354.3 |
14% |
|
Beverage & Food |
2285.8 |
2004.2 |
12% |
|
Transportation |
787.4 |
692.4 |
12% |
|
Telecommunications |
126.1 |
112.2 |
11% |
|
Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1566.2 |
1423.7 |
9% |
|
Recreation & Culture |
327.4 |
307.1 |
6% |
|
Gas Stations |
831.6 |
791.3 |
5% |
|
Restaurants & Cafe |
1807.2 |
1751.1 |
3% |
|
Public Utilities |
128.5 |
124.7 |
3% |
|
Hotels |
261.5 |
257.5 |
2% |
|
Education |
145.6 |
161.8 |
+11% |
|
Jewelry |
260.4 |
338.7 |
+30% |
|
Other |
2218.8 |
1813.0 |
18% |
|
Total |
13624.6 |
12145.5 |
11% |
By city, Riyadh topped in terms of POS transaction value with almost SAR 4.04 billion, or 33% of total sales. Jeddah came in second with SAR 1.72 billion, as indicated below:
|
POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
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City |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended Sept. 30 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended Oct. 7 |
Weekly Change |
|
Riyadh |
4442.4 |
4035.9 |
9% |
|
Jeddah |
1866.7 |
1719.0 |
8% |
|
Dammam |
689.2 |
631.6 |
8% |
|
Makkah |
518.5 |
468.5 |
10% |
|
Madinah |
527.3 |
460.2 |
13% |
|
Al Khobar |
399.2 |
350.9 |
12% |
|
Buraidah |
327.9 |
285.7 |
13% |
|
Tabuk |
275.8 |
237.0 |
14% |
|
Hail |
228.9 |
197.3 |
14% |
|
Abha |
183.3 |
154.6 |
16% |
|
Other cities |
4165.4 |
3604.9 |
13% |
|
Total |
13624.6 |
12145.5 |
11% |
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