Point-of-sale (POS) transactions in Saudi Arabia saw a 21 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase to SAR 27.8 billion in May, figures from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that 127 million transactions were processed through nearly 382,200 points-of-sales and automated teller machines (ATMs) in shopping malls, retail stores, and pharmacies among others.
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POS Transactions (SAR bln) |
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Month |
2018 |
2019 |
Variation |
|
January |
16.44 |
21.38 |
+30% |
|
February |
15.39 |
19.24 |
+ 25 % |
|
March |
19.54 |
23.43 |
+ 20 % |
|
April |
19.40 |
24.13 |
+ 24 % |
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May |
23.06 |
27.82 |
+ 21 % |
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June |
19.30 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
19.18 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
19.20 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
19.31 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
19.30 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
19.87 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
22.33 |
-- |
-- |
Cash withdrawals rose 6 percent YoY to SAR 72.25 billion through 189.5 million transactions processed across 18,800 ATMs in May.
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ATM Withdrawals (SAR bln) |
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|
Month |
2018 |
2019 |
Variation |
|
January |
62.22 |
63.22 |
+2% |
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February |
56.34 |
54.98 |
(2%) |
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March |
66.73 |
65.32 |
(2%) |
|
April |
63.30 |
62.63 |
(1%) |
|
May |
68.05 |
72.25 |
+6% |
|
June |
61.94 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
63.42 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
63.16 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
57.62 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
62.05 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
59.62 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
63.86 |
-- |
-- |
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