The point-of-sale (POS) transactions fell by 18% to SAR 8.2 billion in the week ending April 17, 2021, from SAR 10 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 81.6 million transactions were processed in the week ending April 17.
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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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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% |
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Nov. 29-Dec. 5 |
80816 |
9004.8 |
+4% |
|
Dec. 6-12 |
76453 |
7976.9 |
(11%) |
|
Dec. 13-19 |
73145 |
7484.8 |
(6%) |
|
Dec. 20-26 |
72225 |
7602.0 |
+2% |
|
Dec. 27-Jan. 2, 2021 |
90695 |
10738.1 |
+41% |
|
Jan. 3-9 |
81579 |
8516.5 |
(21%) |
|
Jan. 10-16 |
81146 |
8184.2 |
(4%) |
|
Jan. 17-23 |
72492 |
7509.7 |
(8%) |
|
Jan. 24-30 |
85085 |
9302.2 |
+24% |
|
Jan. 31-Feb. 6 |
83184 |
8555.9 |
(8%) |
|
Feb. 7-13 |
78653 |
7631.0 |
(11%) |
|
Feb. 14-20 |
75594 |
7188.2 |
(6%) |
|
Feb. 21-27 |
74531 |
7341.8 |
+2% |
|
Feb. 28-March 6 |
91204 |
9879.4 |
+35% |
|
March 7-13 |
87814 |
8548.6 |
(13%) |
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March 14-20 |
86005 |
8458.2 |
(1%) |
|
March 21-27 |
86553 |
8820.9 |
+4% |
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March 28-April 3 |
101622 |
11375.0 |
+29% |
|
April 4–10 |
96104 |
10043.1 |
(12%) |
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April 11–17 |
81624 |
8196.8 |
(18%) |
All sectors witnessed a decline in POS during the week ending April 17, led by hotels, which fell by 48% through sales amounting to SAR 84.4 million. It was followed by restaurants and cafes that fell by 37%.
Consumer spending focused on food and beverages sector during the week, valued at nearly SAR 1.69 billion, followed by restaurants and cafes with sales of SAR 757.2 million and clothes and footwear with SAR 692.6 million.
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transactions’ value Week ending April 10 |
Transactions’ value Week ending April 17 |
Weekly variation |
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Hotels |
160.9 |
84.4 |
(48%) |
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Restaurants & Cafes |
1203.1 |
757.2 |
(37%) |
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Jewelry |
288.5 |
203.9 |
(29%) |
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Clothes & footwear |
933.0 |
692.6 |
(26%) |
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Furniture |
450.6 |
341.3 |
(24%) |
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Construction materials |
424.6 |
325.0 |
(24%) |
|
Education |
100.3 |
76.5 |
(24%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
267.6 |
214.1 |
(20%) |
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Electronics & electric appliances |
342.4 |
277.6 |
(19%) |
|
Miscellaneous goods & services |
838.5 |
691.6 |
(18%) |
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Healthcare |
675.5 |
572.8 |
(15%) |
|
Transport |
472.4 |
410.9 |
(13%) |
|
Public Utilities |
86.3 |
75.5 |
(13%) |
|
Fuel stations |
470.7 |
419.0 |
(11%) |
|
Food & Beverages |
1743.0 |
1689.6 |
(3%) |
|
Telecommunications |
102.3 |
101.2 |
(1%) |
|
Other |
1483.4 |
1263.8 |
(15%) |
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Total |
10043.1 |
8196.8 |
(18%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with nearly SAR 2.53 billion, representing 31% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with over SAR 1.31 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transactions’ value Week ending April 10 |
Transactions’ value Week ending April 17 |
Weekly variation |
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Riyadh |
3136.2 |
2532.1 |
(19%) |
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Jeddah |
1695.9 |
1307.3 |
(23%) |
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Dammam |
556.6 |
456.8 |
(18%) |
|
Al Madinah |
363.5 |
297.9 |
(18%) |
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Makkah |
330.5 |
297.1 |
(10%) |
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Al Khobar |
354.2 |
258.4 |
(27%) |
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Buraydah |
256.2 |
211.8 |
(17%) |
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Tabuk |
173.1 |
145.6 |
(16%) |
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Hail |
162.0 |
138.1 |
(15%) |
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Abha |
139.4 |
107.0 |
(23%) |
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Other cities |
2875.6 |
2444.7 |
(15%) |
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Total |
10043.1 |
8196.8 |
(18%) |
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