POS device
Point-of-sale (POS) transactions reached nearly SAR 11.19 billion in the week ended Sept. 16, compared to SAR 11.33 billion in the week before, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that about 181.9 million transactions were processed during the week.
POS transactions represent consumer spending using ATMs and credit cards in shopping malls, retail stores, pharmacies, etc.
The following table shows the weekly POS transactions:
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Weekly POS Transactions |
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|
Week |
Transactions (’000) |
Value (SAR mln) |
Weekly Change |
|
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%) |
|
April 9- 15 |
156734 |
13039.3 |
+4% |
|
April 16- 22 |
153692 |
12004.0 |
(8%) |
|
April 23- 29 |
155411 |
10377.6 |
(14%) |
|
April 30- May 6 |
172577 |
11592.9 |
+12% |
|
May 7- 13 |
171464 |
10890.2 |
(6%) |
|
May 14- 20 |
160857 |
10092.0 |
(7%) |
|
May 21- 27 |
163445 |
10705.0 |
+6% |
|
May 28- June 3 |
188590 |
13815.2 |
+29% |
|
June 4- 10 |
173918 |
11686.9 |
(15%) |
|
May 28- June 3 |
188590 |
13815.2 |
+29% |
|
June 4- 10 |
173918 |
11686.9 |
(15%) |
|
June 11- 17 |
175694 |
11651.8 |
(0.3%) |
|
June 18- 24 |
171662 |
12295.7 |
+6% |
|
June 25- July 1 |
177776 |
12123.1 |
(1%) |
|
July 2 – 8 |
166489 |
11189.6 |
(8%) |
|
July 9 – 15 |
171246 |
10919.2 |
(2%) |
|
July 16 – 22 |
159618 |
10120.9 |
(7%) |
|
July 23- 29 |
173387 |
11917.3 |
+18% |
|
July 20- Aug. 5 |
183645 |
12664.7 |
+6% |
|
Aug. 6 – 12 |
178956 |
11969.1 |
(5%) |
|
Aug. 13-19 |
172775 |
12020.6 |
+0.4% |
|
Aug. 20-26 |
166097 |
11367.7 |
(5%) |
|
Aug. 27- Sept.2 |
195602 |
13836.3 |
+22% |
|
Sept. 3- 9 |
180155 |
11326.9 |
(18%) |
|
Sept. 10- 16 |
181876 |
11326.9 |
(1%) |
The education sector led the decliners with a 43% drop, followed by recreation and culture at 11% and miscellaneous goods and services and clothing and footwear at 2% each.
Conversely, furniture led the best performers at 7%, followed by transport (6%).
Consumer spending focused on the food and beverage sector in the week, with nearly SAR 1.77 billion, followed by restaurants and cafes with SAR 1.64 billion.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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|
Segment |
Transactions Value in Week Ended Sept. 9 |
Transactions Value in Week Ended Sept. 16 |
Weekly Change |
|
Education |
274.8 |
155.3 |
(43%) |
|
Recreation & Culture |
280.3 |
250.5 |
(11%) |
|
Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1274.2 |
1243.6 |
(2%) |
|
Clothes & Footwear |
601.9 |
590.7 |
(2%) |
|
Telecommunication |
83.4 |
82.2 |
(1%) |
|
Restaurants and Cafes
|
1655.9 |
1636.2 |
(1%) |
|
Jewelry |
185.1 |
184.3 |
(0.4%) |
|
Food & Beverages |
1779.3 |
1772.5 |
(0.4%) |
|
Public Utilities |
114.3 |
114.2 |
(0.1%) |
|
Healthcare |
775.9 |
778.5 |
+0.3% |
|
Electronics and Electric Appliances |
221.1 |
222.8 |
+1% |
|
Fuel Stations |
775.0 |
781.4 |
+1% |
|
Hotels |
237.9 |
243.2 |
+2% |
|
Construction Materials |
322.5 |
331.8 |
+3% |
|
Transport |
642.4 |
680.6 |
+6% |
|
Furniture |
279.8 |
300.4 |
+7% |
|
Other |
1822.9 |
1817.8 |
(0.3%) |
|
Total |
11326.9 |
11186.1 |
(1%) |
Riyadh led in POS transaction value, accounting for nearly SAR 3.76 billion, or 34% of total sales. Jeddah came in second with SAR 1.6 billion, as shown below:
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POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
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|
City |
Transactions Value in Week Ended Sept. 9 |
Transactions Value in Week Ended Sept. 16 |
Weekly Change |
|
Riyadh |
3833.1 |
3761.2 |
(2%) |
|
Jeddah |
1649.6 |
1601.0 |
(3%) |
|
Dammam |
581.3 |
568.5 |
(2%) |
|
Makkah |
434.9 |
425.8 |
(2%) |
|
Madinah |
420.3 |
422.4 |
+1% |
|
Al Khobar |
329.5 |
323.5 |
(2%) |
|
Buraidah |
267.7 |
263.2 |
(2%) |
|
Tabuk |
212.1 |
218.6 |
+3% |
|
Hail |
173.8 |
174.3 |
0.3% |
|
Abha |
156.2 |
148.9 |
(5%) |
|
Other cities |
3268.4 |
3278.8 |
0.3% |
|
Total |
11326.9 |
11186.1 |
(1%) |
Details and Historical Data of Consumer Spending
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