POS device
The point-of-sale (POS) transactions fell by 6% to SAR 7.48 billion in the week ending Dec. 19, 2020, from SAR 7.98 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 73.1 million transactions were processed in the week ending Dec. 19.
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Weekly POS Transactions |
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Week |
No. of transactions (‘000) |
Transactions’ value (SAR mln) |
Variation in Value |
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June 20 - 27 |
53786 |
9191.3 |
+27% |
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June 28 - July 4 |
62811 |
10467.1 |
+14% |
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July 5 – 11 |
58929 |
6704.6 |
(36%) |
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July 12 – 18 |
57092 |
6529.7 |
(3%) |
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July 19 – 25 |
57513 |
6803.0 |
+4% |
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July 26 – Aug. 1 |
68315 |
8196.8 |
+20% |
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Aug. 2 – 8 |
57243 |
6038.2 |
(26%) |
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Aug. 9 - 15 |
61057 |
6738.2 |
+12% |
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Aug. 16 – 22 |
58543 |
6598.1 |
(2%) |
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Aug. 23 - 29 |
65156 |
8548.8 |
+30% |
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Aug. 30 - Sept. 5 |
69654 |
8452.8 |
(1%) |
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Sept. 6 – 12 |
67353 |
7331.6 |
(13%) |
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Sept. 12 –19 |
64385 |
6878.9 |
(6%) |
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Sept. 20 -26 |
67003 |
7677.2 |
+12% |
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Sept. 27 – Oct. 3 |
75427 |
9029.5 |
+18% |
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Oct. 4 – 10 |
69849 |
7394.4 |
(18%) |
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Oct. 11 – 17 |
68564 |
6923.8 |
(6%) |
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Oct. 18 - 24 |
65150 |
6712.4 |
(3%) |
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Oct. 25 – 31 |
77718 |
9149.1 |
+36% |
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Nov. 1 – 7 |
74869 |
8077.5 |
(12%) |
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Nov. 8 - 14 |
73330 |
7520.7 |
(7%) |
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Nov. 15 - 21 |
70091 |
7229.5 |
(4%) |
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Nov. 22 - 28 |
76623 |
8647.6 |
+20% |
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Nov. 29- Dec. 5 |
80816 |
9004.8 |
+4% |
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Dec. 6 - 12 |
76453 |
7976.9 |
(11%) |
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Dec. 13 - 19 |
73145 |
7484.8 |
(6%) |
All sectors witnessed a decline in POS sales during the week, except for Construction Materials, which rose slightly during the week ending Dec. 19, 2020.
The Education sector led the decline with a fall of about 15%, with SAR 65.8 million sales. It was followed by the Recreation & Culture sector that eased nearly 14%.
Consumer spending focused on Food & Beverages sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.13 billion, followed by Restaurants & Cafes sector with SAR 994.6 million and Miscellaneous Goods & Services sector with SAR 626.5 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending Dec. 12 |
Transactions’ value Week ending Dec. 19 |
Weekly variation |
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Clothes and footwear |
723.2 |
626.4 |
(13%) |
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Construction materials |
397.1 |
398.8 |
+ 0.4 % |
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Education |
77.0 |
65.8 |
(15%) |
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Electronics and electric appliances |
280.9 |
275.8 |
(2%) |
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Fuel stations |
319.6 |
298.3 |
(7%) |
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Healthcare |
623.0 |
588.7 |
(6%) |
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Furniture |
349.3 |
342.3 |
(2%) |
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Hotels |
139.0 |
133.6 |
(4%) |
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Public Utilities |
67.3 |
63.3 |
(6%) |
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Jewelry |
218.7 |
211.7 |
(3%) |
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Miscellaneous goods & services |
662.6 |
626.5 |
(5%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
286.5 |
247.8 |
(14%) |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1054.4 |
994.6 |
(6%) |
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Food & Beverages |
1192.2 |
1133.2 |
(5%) |
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Telecommunications |
75.4 |
68.0 |
(10%) |
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Transport |
425.7 |
410.8 |
(4%) |
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Other |
1085.1 |
999.4 |
(8%) |
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Total |
7976.9 |
7484.8 |
(6%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with SAR 2.46 billion, representing 33% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with over SAR 1.23 billion.
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POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Dec. 12 |
Transactions’ value Week ending Dec. 19 |
Weekly variation |
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Tabuk |
136.6 |
124.5 |
(9%) |
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Hail |
129.5 |
120.8 |
(7%) |
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Abha |
103.1 |
96.9 |
(6%) |
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Makkah |
236.1 |
223.5 |
(5%) |
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Buraydah |
213.0 |
195.2 |
(8%) |
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Al Khobar |
299.3 |
282.1 |
(6%) |
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Madinah |
285.0 |
266.2 |
(7%) |
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Dammam |
462.7 |
426.4 |
(8%) |
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Jeddah |
1299.9 |
1230.7 |
(5%) |
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Riyadh |
2611.6 |
2464.7 |
(6%) |
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Other cities |
2200 |
2053.8 |
(7%) |
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Total |
7976.9 |
7484.8 |
(6%) |
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