POS device
The point-of-sale (POS) transactions reached around SAR 9.42 billion in the week ended June 25, compared to around SAR 9.93 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that 126.681 million transactions were processed last week.
POS transactions represent consumer spending through 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 |
Number of Transactions (’000) |
Value of Transactions |
Change in Value |
|
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. 30- 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%) |
|
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%) |
Majority of sectors saw declines during the week, except for education and telecommunication sectors, which rose 30% and 3%, respectively.
On the other hand, hotels sector saw the steepest decline by 19%, followed by restaurants & cafes sector (-10%), and gas stations (-8%).
Consumer spending was focused on both sectors of restaurants and cafe and food and beverages in the week, with nearly SAR 1.32 billion each.
The below table highlights consumer spending by sector:
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POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
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Sector |
Transaction Value Week Ended June 18 |
Transaction Value Week Ended June 25 |
Weekly Change |
|
Hotels |
189.6 |
153.8 |
(19%) |
|
Restaurants & Cafe |
1469.7 |
1323.1 |
(10%) |
|
Gas Stations |
645.1 |
592.2 |
(8%) |
|
Public Utilities |
87.9 |
81.4 |
(7%) |
|
Health |
733.7 |
688.1 |
(6%) |
|
Furniture |
290.5 |
275.9 |
(5%) |
|
Jewelry |
236.4 |
225.5 |
(5%) |
|
Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1073.5 |
1018.8 |
(5%) |
|
Beverages & Food |
1382.4 |
1319.7 |
(5%) |
|
Transportation |
608.1 |
587.5 |
(3%) |
|
Construction & Building Materials |
383.3 |
372.3 |
(3%) |
|
Clothing & Footwear |
667.0 |
656.1 |
(2%) |
|
Electronic & Electric Devices |
244.3 |
240.4 |
(2%) |
|
Recreation & Culture |
245.5 |
243.3 |
(1%) |
|
Telecommunication |
86.1 |
88.7 |
+3% |
|
Education |
106.9 |
138.7 |
+30% |
|
Other |
1479.0 |
1416.1 |
(4%) |
|
Total |
9928.9 |
9421.8 |
(5%) |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions in terms of value, with nearly SAR 3.04 billion, representing 32% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.5 billion.
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POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
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|
City |
Transaction Value Week Ended June 18 |
Transaction Value Week Ended June 25 |
Weekly Change |
|
Riyadh |
3159.9 |
3044.3 |
(4%) |
|
Jeddah |
1600.4 |
1527.1 |
(5%) |
|
Dammam |
555.7 |
536.5 |
(4%) |
|
Madinah |
349.4 |
323.5 |
(7%) |
|
Al Khobar |
321.8 |
304.9 |
(5%) |
|
Buraydah |
251.1 |
238.9 |
(5%) |
|
Makkah |
320.8 |
291.1 |
(9%) |
|
Abha |
150.1 |
137.9 |
(8%) |
|
Hail |
159.5 |
144.7 |
(9%) |
|
Tabuk |
182.3 |
168.4 |
(8%) |
|
Other Cities |
2877.8 |
2704.3 |
(6%) |
|
Total |
9928.9 |
9421.8 |
(5%) |
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