POS weekly transactions fall to SAR 11.7B: SAMA

23/05/2024 Argaam Special

POS weekly transactions fall to SAR 11.7B: SAMA

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Point-of-sale (POS) transactions in Saudi Arabia totaled approximately SAR 11.65 billion in the week ended May 18, down from nearly SAR 12.52 billion in the previous week.
The number of POS transactions reached about 193.65 million last week, according to data issued by SAMA.
POS transactions represent consumer expenditures through debit and credit cards at major shopping centers, retail outlets, pharmacies, and others.

 

Weekly POS Transactions

Week

Number of Transactions

(,000)

Value of Transactions
(SAR mln)

Change in Value

May 7- May 13

171464

10890.2

(6%)

May 14- May 20

160857

10092.0

(7%)

May 21- May 27

163445

10705.0

+6%

May 28- June 3

188590

13815.2

+29%

June 4- June 10

173918

11686.9

(15%)

June 11- June 17

175694

11651.8

(0.3%)

June 18- June 24

171662

12295.7

+6%

June 25- July 1

177776

12123.1

(1%)

July 2 – July 8

166489

11189.6

(8%)

July 9 – July 15

171246

10919.2

(2%)

July 16 – July 22

159618

10120.9

(7%)

July 23 – July 29

173387

11917.3

+18%

July 30 – Aug. 5

183645

12664.7

+6%

Aug. 6 – Aug. 12

178956

11969.1

(5%)

Aug. 13 – Aug. 19

172775

12020.6

+0.4%

Aug. 20 – Aug. 26

166097

11367.7

(5%)

Aug. 27 – Sept. 2

195602

13836.3

+22%

Sept. 3 – Sept. 9

180155

11326.9

(18%)

Sept. 10 – Sept. 16

181876

11186.1

(1%)

Sept. 17 – Sept. 23

173910

10869.2

(3%)

Sept. 24 – Sept. 30

191142

13624.6

+25%

Oct. 1 – Oct. 7

189423

12145.5

(11%)

Sept. 8 – Oct. 14

183772

11146.7

(8%)

Oct. 15 – Oct. 21

169962

10056.6

(10%)

Oct. 22 – Oct. 28

186331

12301.9

+22%

Oct. 29 – Nov. 4

193290

12779.8

+4%

Nov. 5 – Nov. 11

185865

11500.1

(10%)

Nov. 12 – Nov. 18

180221

11271.4

(2%)

Nov. 19 – Nov. 25

171930

11247.8

(0.2%)

Nov. 26 – Dec. 2

204688

14874.1

+32%

Dec. 3 – Dec. 9

187765

12067.1

(19%)

Dec. 10 – Dec. 16

186657

11637.5

(4%)

Dec. 17 – Dec. 23

171770

10701.7

(8%)

Dec. 24 – Dec. 30

198191

13989.3

+31%

Dec. 31 -Jan. 6

198013

13393.8

(4%)

Jan. 7-Jan.13

191673

12347.1

(8%)

January 14-Jan. 20

172823

10607.7

(14%)

Jan. 21-Jan. 27

178011

11039.9

+4%

Jan. 28-Feb. 3

204897

14327.4

+30%

Feb. 4-Feb. 10

188307

11873.1

(17%)

Feb. 11-Feb. 17

191200

11965.4

+1%

Feb. 18-Feb. 24

186346

12137.9

+1%

Feb. 25-March 2

212770

16209.2

+34%

March 3-March 9

206227

14768.8

(9%)

March 10-March 16

168615

11688.2

(21%)

March 17-March 23

160246

11461.0

(2%)

March 24-March 30

174062

14028.5

+22%

March 31-April 6

203174

16537.9

+18%

April 7-April 13

179221

11351.3

(31%)

April 14-April 20

171037

10138.8

(11%)

April 21-April 27

181035

10851.6

+7%

April 28-May 4

214543

14473.5

+33%

May 4-May 11

204102

12522.3

(13%)

May 12-May 18

193645

11654.0

(7%)

 
 

Sales value declined across the board last week except for building materials and construction with an increase of 0.3%. Education led the declining sectors, down 23%. It was followed by the telecommunications sector with a 10% weekly decline, and the jewelry as well as food & beverages with 9% each.

 

Consumer spending was focused on the F&B sector, totaling SAR 1.77 billion during the week. The restaurants and cafes sector followed with total POS transactions worth SAR 1.73 billion, as follows: 

 

POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln)

Sector

Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 11

Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 18

Weekly Change

Education

198.3

152.3

(23%)

Telecommunications

105.6

95.0

(10%)

Jewelry

252.5

229.1

(9%)

Food & Beverages

1956.4

1774.0

(9%)

Miscellaneous Goods & Services

831.0

767.1

(8%)

Miscellaneous Goods & Services

1551.1

1440.8

(7%)

Clothes & Footwear

695.3

650.0

(7%)

Fuel Stations

889.5

842.9

(5%)

Public Utilities

82.2

77.8

(5%)

Restaurants and Cafes

1824.3

1725.9

(5%)

Recreation & Culture

249.7

240.5

(4%)

Furniture

277.7

266.2

(4%)

Hotels

264.6

254.9

(4%)

Electronics and Electric Appliances

226.5

219.5

(3%)

Transport

723.5

707.0

(2%)

Construction Materials

341.4

342.6

+0.3%

Others

2052.8

1868.3

(9%)

Total

12522.3

11654.0

(7%)

 
 

Riyadh led in terms of POS value during the week with approximately SAR 4.04 billion, representing 34.64% of the total. Jeddah came in second with SAR 1.65 billion, as follows:

 

POS Transactions by City (SAR mln)

City

Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 11

Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 18

Weekly Change

Riyad

4266.1

4036.8

(5%)

Jeddah

1762.9

1653.9

(6%)

Dammam

639.1

607.5

(5%)

Makkah

462.0

427.9

(7%)

Madinah

462.7

421.8

(9%)

Al Khobar

371.8

351.6

(5%)

Buraidah

286.5

267.7

(7%)

Tabuk

246.3

220.7

(10%)

Hail

196.5

175.9

(11%)

Abha

160.0

149.2

(7%)

Other cities

3668.2

3341.1

(9%)

Total

12522.3

11654.0

(7%)

 

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