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POS weekly transactions hit SAR 8.8 bln: SAMA
The point-of-sale (POS) transactions reached SAR 8.81 billion in the week ended May 21, from SAR 9.32 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that 124.2 million transactions were processed in the week.
POS transactions represent what is spent by consumers using ATM and credit cards in shopping malls, retail stores, pharmacies, etc.
The following table shows the weekly development of POS transactions:
|
Weekly POS Transactions |
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|
Week |
Number of Transactions (’000) |
Value of Transactions |
Change in Value |
|
May 16- 22, 2021 |
82211 |
7054.1 |
(18%) |
|
May 23- 29 |
96535 |
9168.3 |
+30% |
|
May 30- June 5 |
102397 |
9499.1 |
+4% |
|
June 6- 12 |
100417 |
8876.8 |
(7%) |
|
June 13- 19 |
94783 |
8289.6 |
(7%) |
|
June 20- 26 |
94112 |
8357.9 |
+1% |
|
June 27- July 3 |
111340 |
10749.8 |
+29% |
|
July 4 – 10 |
104460 |
9352.1 |
(13%) |
|
July 11 – 17 |
106481 |
9528.0 |
+2% |
|
July 18 – 24 |
84706 |
6123.8 |
(36%) |
|
July 25 – 31 |
106791 |
9713.3 |
+59% |
|
Aug. 1- 7 |
105714 |
9020.7 |
(7%) |
|
Aug. 8-14 |
104697 |
8714.5 |
(3%) |
|
Aug. 15-21 |
96937 |
8002.2 |
(8%) |
|
Aug. 22-28 |
110497 |
10539.9 |
+32% |
|
Aug. 29- Sept. 4 |
112375 |
10196.7 |
(3%) |
|
Sept. 5-11 |
110220 |
9021.1 |
(12%) |
|
Sept. 12-18 |
104519 |
8373.1 |
(7%) |
|
Sept. 19-25 |
103627 |
8852.0 |
+6% |
|
Sept. 26- Oct. 2 |
119137 |
11027.4 |
+25% |
|
Oct. 3-9 |
113012 |
9157.7 |
(17%) |
|
Oct. 10-16 |
111255 |
8679.0 |
(5%) |
|
Oct. 17-23 |
102766 |
8021.9 |
(8%) |
|
Oct. 24-30 |
118497 |
10345.0 |
+29% |
|
Oct. 31- Nov. 6 |
118141 |
10003.1 |
(3%) |
|
Nov. 7-13 |
115481 |
9173.8 |
(8%) |
|
Nov. 14-20 |
107843 |
8459.4 |
(8%) |
|
Nov. 21-27 |
112231 |
9418.4 |
+11% |
|
Nov. 28- Dec. 4 |
129984 |
12059.1 |
+28% |
|
Dec. 5-11 |
120149 |
10010.9 |
(17%) |
|
Dec. 12-18 |
113088 |
9048.2 |
(10%) |
|
Dec. 19- 25 |
107557 |
8646.2 |
(4%) |
|
Dec. 26- Jan. 1, 2022 |
132018 |
11839.9 |
+37% |
|
Jan. 2- Jan. 8 |
122898 |
10226.8 |
(14%) |
|
Jan. 9-15 |
120676 |
9505.0 |
(7%) |
|
Jan. 16-22 |
111506 |
8774.0 |
(8%) |
|
Jan. 23-29 |
125208 |
10448.9 |
+19% |
|
Jan. 30- Feb. 5 |
129020 |
10548.4 |
+1% |
|
Feb. 6-12 |
122877 |
9326.1 |
(12%) |
|
Feb. 13-19 |
118885 |
8819.1 |
(5%) |
|
Feb. 20-26 |
120587 |
9407.8 |
+7% |
|
Feb. 27-March 5 |
139521 |
12018.0 |
+28% |
|
March 6-12 |
135386 |
10807.9 |
(10%) |
|
March 13-19 |
128050 |
10735.3 |
(0.6%) |
|
March 20-26 |
128246 |
10667.8 |
(0.6%) |
|
March 27- April 2 |
153351 |
14051.5 |
+32% |
|
April 3-9 |
110387 |
9640.0 |
(31%) |
|
April 10-16 |
114444 |
9990.8 |
+4% |
|
April 17-23 |
112462 |
10424.4 |
+4% |
|
April 24-30 |
153055 |
15971.6 |
+53% |
|
May 1-7 |
120147 |
8402.9 |
(47%) |
|
May 8-14 |
128325 |
9318.6 |
+11% |
|
May 15-21 |
124158 |
8810.7 |
(5%) |
All sectors witnessed a decline in POS transactions during the week, except for furniture, and, construction & building materials sectors, which rose by 2% and 1%, respectively.
Education sector saw the steepest decline by 19%, followed by clothing & footwear, and, telecommunications sectors by 9% and 8%, respectively.
Consumer spending focused on the restaurants & cafes sector in the week, with nearly SAR 1.32 billion, representing 15% of total sales, followed by the food & beverage sector with SAR 1.31 billion.
Below table highlights consumer spending in each sector:
|
POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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|
Sector |
Transaction Value Week Ended May 14 |
Transaction Value Week Ended May 21 |
Weekly Change |
|
Education |
130.5 |
106.0 |
(19%) |
|
Food & Beverages |
1434.6 |
1305.9 |
(9%) |
|
Telecommunications |
77.4 |
71.6 |
(8%) |
|
Jewelry |
224.7 |
209.8 |
(7%) |
|
Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1013.9 |
944.9 |
(7%) |
|
Recreation & Culture |
221.2 |
207.2 |
(6%) |
|
Restaurants & Cafes |
1403.5 |
1323.5 |
(6%) |
|
Gas Stations |
643.0 |
610.1 |
(5%) |
|
482.6 |
465.6 |
(4%) |
|
|
Electronic & Electric Appliances |
221.2 |
214.1 |
(3%) |
|
Health |
689.3 |
670.1 |
(3%) |
|
Transportation |
577.0 |
558.8 |
(3%) |
|
Public Utilities |
79.6 |
76.9 |
(3%) |
|
Hotels |
185.6 |
183.3 |
(1%) |
|
Construction & Building Materials |
352.4 |
355.0 |
+1% |
|
Furniture |
239.1 |
244.3 |
+2% |
|
Other |
1,342.8 |
1,263.6 |
(6%) |
|
Total |
9,318.6 |
8,810.7 |
(5%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value, with nearly SAR 2.81 billion, representing 32% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.40 billion.
|
POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
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|
City |
Transaction Value Week Ending May 14 |
Transaction Value Week Ending May 21 |
Weekly Change |
|
Riyadh |
2,860.9 |
2,811.6 |
(2%) |
|
Jeddah |
1,485.1 |
1,404.9 |
(5%) |
|
Dammam |
515.6 |
497.5 |
(4%) |
|
Madinah |
344.6 |
314.7 |
(9%) |
|
Makkah |
318.6 |
299.4 |
(6%) |
|
Al Khobar |
299.6 |
290.4 |
(3%) |
|
Buraydah |
235.2 |
221.2 |
(6%) |
|
Tabuk |
172.9 |
156.2 |
(10%) |
|
Hail |
156.6 |
140.6 |
(10%) |
|
Abha |
134.5 |
125.1 |
(7%) |
|
Other Cities |
2,794.9 |
2,549.0 |
(9%) |
|
Total |
9,318.6 |
8,810.7 |
(5%) |
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