POS transactions rise 4% to SAR 9 bln in week ending Dec. 5

The point-of-sale (POS) transactions increased 4% to SAR 9 billion in the week ending Dec. 5, 2020, from SAR 8.65 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

Data showed that a total of 80.8 million transactions were processed in the week ending Dec. 5

Weekly POS Transactions
Week	No. of transactions (‘000)	Transactions’ value (SAR mln)	Variation in Value
June 20 - 27	53786	9191.3	+27%
June 28 - July 4	62811	10467.1	+14%
July 5-11	58929	6704.6	(36%)
July 12-18	57092	6529.7	(3%)
July 19-25	57513	6803.0	+4%
July 26 – Aug. 1	68315	8196.8	+20%
Aug. 2 - 8	57243	6038.2	(26%)
Aug. 9 - 15	61057	6738.2	+12%
Aug. 16 - 22	58543	6598.1	(2%)
Aug. 23 - 29	65156	8548.8	+30%
Aug. 30 - Sept. 5	69654	8452.8	(1%)
Sept. 6 - 12	67353	7331.6	(13%)
Sept. 12-19	64385	6878.9	(6%)
Sept. 20-26	67003	7677.2	+12%
Sept. 27- Oct. 3	75427	9029.5	+18%
Oct. 4-10	69849	7394.4	(18%)
Oct. 11-17	68564	6923.8	(6%)
Oct. 18-24	65150	6712.4	(3%)
Oct. 25-31	77718	9149.1	+36%
Nov. 1-7	74869	8077.5	(12%)
Nov. 8-14	73330	7520.7	(7%)
Nov. 15-21	70091	7229.5	(4%)
Nov. 22-28	76623	8647.6	+20%
Nov. 29 – Dec. 5	80816	9004.8	+4%

All sectors witnessed a rise in POS sales during the week, except for food and beverages and electronics and electric appliances.

Education sector topped the rising sectors, with 51% growth, through SAR 87 million sales. It was followed by miscellaneous goods and services sector with 15% rise.

Consumer spending focused on food and beverages sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.39 billion, followed by restaurants and cafes sector with SAR 1.16 billion and the clothes and footwear sector with SAR 866.3 million.

POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln)
Sector	Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 28	Transactions’ value Week ending Dec. 5	Weekly variation
Education	57.8	87.0	+ 51%
Miscellaneous Goods and Services	664.0	763.9	+ 15%
Recreation & Culture	278.1	312.2	+ 12%
Jewelry	228.5	251.9	+ 10%
Telecommunications	78.8	84.8	+ 8%
Hotels	145.7	155.8	+ 7%
Restaurants & Cafes	1098.2	1163.6	+ 6%
Public Utilities	68.7	72.2	+ 5%
Fuel Stations	332.8	348.6	+ 5%
Transport	444.7	464.8	+ 5%
Construction Materials	385.6	397.5	+ 3%
Healthcare	661.1	681.3	+ 3%
Furniture	385.7	397.0	+ 3%
Clothes and footwear	846.0	866.3	+ 2%
Food & Beverages	1418.5	1388.1	(2%)
Electronics and electric appliances	360.9	333.3	(8%)
Other	1192.5	1236.6	+ 4%
Total	8647.6	9004.77	+ 4%

Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with SAR 2.94 billion, representing 33% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.46 billion.

POS Transactions by Cities in Week (SAR mln)
City	Transactions’ value Week ending Nov. 28	Transactions’ value Week ending Dec. 5	Weekly variation
Riyadh	2763.0	2938.5	+ 6%
Jeddah	1359.8	1460.7	+ 7%
Dammam	485.2	499.9	+ 3%
Al Khobar	329.4	341.0	+ 4%
Madinah	316.8	327.3	+ 3%
Makkah	258.2	269.6	+ 4%
Buraydah	216.8	232.1	+ 7%
Tabuk	170.7	165.9	(3%)
Hail	154.6	150.2	(3%)
Abha	120.2	122.1	+ 2%
Other cities	2472.7	2497.5	+ 1%
Total	8647.6	9004.8	+ 4%

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