Saudi PoS transactions rise 7% in June 2019

Point-of-sale (PoS) transactions in Saudi Arabia grew 7% in June 2019 to SAR 20.73 billion compared to SAR 19.3 billion in June 2018, according to Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA).

Data showed that a total of 113.8 million transactions were processed through nearly 388,000 points-of-sales in shopping malls, retail stores and pharmacies.

POS Transactions (SAR bln)
Month	2018	2019	Variation
January	16.44	21.38	+30%
February	15.39	19.24	+ 25 %
March	19.54	23.43	+ 20 %
April	19.40	24.13	+ 24 %
May	23.06	27.82	+ 21 %
June	19.30	20.73	+ 7 %
July	19.18	--	--
August	19.20	--	--
September	19.31	--	--
October	19.30	--	--
November	19.87	--	--
December	22.33	--	--

Meanwhile, cash withdrawals through ATMs declined 12% in June to SAR 54.4 billion compared to SAR 61.94 billion during the same period 2017.

The cash withdrawals were made through 160.1 million transactions using the 18,800 ATMs in Saudi Arabia.

ATM Withdrawals (SAR bln)
Month	2018	2019	Variation
January	62.22	63.22	+2%
February	56.34	54.98	(2%)
March	66.73	65.32	(2%)
April	63.30	62.63	(1%)
May	68.05	72.25	+6%
June	61.94	54.40	(12%)
July	63.42	--	--
August	63.16	--	--
September	57.62	--	--
October	62.05	--	--
November	59.62	--	--
December	63.86	--	--

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