POS weekly transactions log SAR 12.6 bln: SAMA

12/04/2023 Argaam Special

POS weekly transactions log SAR 12.6 bln: SAMA

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The point-of-sale (POS) transactions reached nearly SAR 12.58 billion in the week ended April 8, compared to almost SAR 12.70 billion in the week before, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

Data showed that about 153.83 million transactions were processed during the week.

 

POS transactions represent what consumers spend using ATMs and credit cards in shopping malls, retail stores, pharmacies, etc.

 

The following table shows the weekly development in POS transactions:

 

Weekly POS Transactions

Week

Number of Transactions (000)

Value of Transactions (SAR mln)

Weekly Change

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%)

May 22- 28

139381

10971.0

+25%

May 29- June 4

144698

11168.0

+2%

June 5- 11

142458

10344.7

(7%)

June 12- 18

135206

9928.9

(4%)

June 19- 25

126682

9421.8

(5%)

June 26- July 2

159518

13434.0

+43%

July 3 – 9

151178

12090.5

(10%)

July 10 – 16

122999

8067.2

(33%)

July 17 – 23

125027

8947.0

+11%

July 24 – 30

147102

11422.3

+28%

July 31 – Aug. 6

145051

10803.1

(5%)

Aug. 7 - 13

143471

10302.2

(5%)

Aug. 14 - 20

138608

10191.1

(1%)

Aug. 21 - 27

142718

11586.2

+14%

Aug. 28 – Sept. 3

162486

13502.0

+17%

Sept. 4 – 10

147651

10588.1

(22%)

Sept. 11 – 17

147526

10243.8

(3%)

Sept. 18 – 24

142432

10425.5

+1%

Sept. 25 – Oct. 1

160613

12844.9

+23%

Sept. 2 – Oct. 8

154383

10819.8

(16%)

Sept. 9 – Oct. 15

151340

10265.2

(5%)

Sept. 16 – Oct. 22

138928

9513.2

(7%)

Sept. 23 – Oct. 29

156360

11687.2

+23%

Oct. 30 – Nov. 05

160288

11750.0

+1%

Nov. 06 – 12

154213

10601.1

(10%)

Nov. 13 – 19

145626

9799.2

(8%)

Nov. 20 – 26

142629

10022.1

+2%

Nov. 27 – Dec. 03

171207

13681.5

+37%

Dec. 04 – 10

153088

11050.4

(19%)

Dec. 11 – 17

155366

10739.3

(3%)

Dec. 18 – 24

142409

9742.2

(9.3%)

Dec. 25 – 31

168373

13456.6

+38%

Jan. 1- 7

157175

11173.8

(17%)

Jan. 8- 14

155827

10673.8

(4%)

Jan. 15- 21

144764

9713.0

(9%)

Jan. 22- 28

141095

10105.4

+4%

Jan. 29- Feb. 4

167916

12020.5

+19%

Feb. 5- 11

160761

10912.3

(9%)

Feb. 12- 18

152195

10347.3

(5%)

Feb. 19- 25

147813

10399.4

+1%

Feb. 26 - March 4

182044

14574.1

+40%

March 5- 11

174654

13209.3

(9%)

March 12- 18

163255

11999.2

(9%)

March 19- 25

146312

11040.4

(8%)

March 26- April 1

150207

12704.2

+15%

April 2 - 8

153826

12580.8

(1%)

 

 

Education led retreating sectors in terms of the value of POS transactions, at 22%, followed by the food and beverage (F&B) (14%), then electronics and electric appliances sector (11%).

 

Meanwhile, jewelry led the rising sectors, increasing by 34% week-on-week (WoW), followed by clothes and footwear (15%).

 

During the week, consumer spending focused on F&B at nearly SAR 1.83 billion, followed by clothes and footwear at SAR 1.64 billion.

 

POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln)

Sector

Value of Transactions in Week Ended April 1

Value of Transactions in Week Ended April 8

Weekly Change

Education

152.6

119.3

(22%)

F&B

2113.1

1826.9

(14%)

Electronics & Electric Appliances

256.4

227.7

(11%)

Public Utilities

117.2

106.5

(9%)

Telecommunications

126.4

116.5

(8%)

Transport

764.4

712.4

(7%)

Fuel Stations

730.3

697.5

(4%)

Construction Materials

317.1

307.3

(3%)

Healthcare

844.3

823.0

(3%)

Miscellaneous Goods & Services

1317.5

1287.4

(2%)

Recreation & Culture

295.4

292.7

(1%)

Furniture

348.3

349.4

+0.3%

Hotels

322.0

340.5

+6%

Restaurants & Cafes

1236.7

1338.0

+8%

Clothes & Footwear

1422.0

1640.4

+15%

Jewelry

252.0

337.7

+34%

Other

2088.6

2057.6

(1%)

Total

12704.2

12580.8

(1%)

 
 

Among the Kingdom’s cities, Riyadh topped the POS transactions in terms of value with almost SAR 3.96 billion, or 31% of total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.87 billion, as indicated below:

 

POS Transactions by City (SAR mln)

City

Value of Transactions in Week Ended April 1

Value of Transactions in Week Ended April 8

Weekly Change

Riyadh

3985.3

3962.6

(1%)

Jeddah

1797.1

1872.7

+4%

Makkah

727.6

738.1

+1%

Dammam

645.6

642.1

(1%)

Madinah

511.1

523.0

+2%

Al Khobar

343.2

339.8

(1%)

Buraidah

296.9

291.8

(2%)

Tabuk

247.6

230.7

(7%)

Hail

211.0

203.7

(3%)

Abha

153.7

148.2

(4%)

Other cities

3785.2

3628.0

(4%)

Total

12704.2

12580.8

(1%)

 
 
 

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