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The point-of-sale (POS) transactions reached SAR 10.23 billion in the week ending Jan. 8, from SAR 11.84 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.  

   

Data showed that 122.9 million transactions were processed in the week.  

 

POS transactions represent what is spent by consumers using ATM cards and credit cards in shopping malls, retail stores, pharmacies, etc.  

   

The following table shows the weekly development of POS transactions: 

 

Weekly POS Transactions  

Week  

Number of Transactions (’000)  

Value of Transactions
(SAR mln)  

Variation in Value  

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%)

March 14- 20  

86005

8458.2

(1%)

March 21- 27  

86553

8820.9

+4%

March 28- April 3  

101622

11375.0

+29%

April 4- 10  

96104

10043.1

(12%)

April 11- 17  

81624

8196.8

(18%)

April 18- 24  

72190

7315.1

(11%)

April 25- May 1  

91781

10731.1

+47%

May 2- 8  

94300

10877.5

+1%

May 9- 15  

90900

8621.7

(21%)

May 16- 22  

82211

7054.1

(18%)

May 23- 29  

96535

9168.3

+30%

May 30- June 5  

102397

9499.1

+4%

June 6- 12  

100417

8876.8

(7%)

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. 31- 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

132018

11839.9

+37%

Jan. 2- Jan. 12

122898

10226.8

(14%)

 

 

 

All sectors witnessed a decline in POS transactions during the week, except for hotels sector, which rose by 6%.

 

Education led the declining sectors with a 37% drop. It was followed by furniture and food & beverages sectors, with declines of 24% and 20%, respectively.

 

Consumer spending focused on the food & beverages sector in the week, with nearly SAR 1.48 billion, followed by the restaurants & cafes sector with SAR 1.45 billion.

 

The following table gives details of consumer spending in each sector:

 

POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln)

Segment

Transaction Value Week Ending Jan. 1

Transaction Value Week Ending Jan. 8

Weekly Variation

Education

170.4

107.8

(37%)

Furniture

463.1

350.1

(24%)

Food & Beverages

1,834.7

1,475.2

(20%)

Telecommunications

117.3

96.9

(17%)

Electronics & Electric Appliances

301.2

253.9

(16%)

Clothes & Footwear

1,022.4

864.4

(15%)

Recreation & Culture

357.8

306.7

(14%)

Transport

599.5

526.4

(12%)

Healthcare

844.8

743.0

(12%)

Miscellaneous Goods & Services

1,162.4

1,029.3

(11%)

Restaurants & Cafes

1,598.6

1,452.9

(9%)

Fuel Stations

719.0

657.3

(9%)

Public Utilities

80.9

74.3

(8%)

Construction Materials

410.1

382.2

(7%)

Jewelry

248.9

238.3

(4%)

Hotels

204.5

216.8

+6%

Other

1,704.4

1,451.2

(15%)

Total

11,839.9

10,226.8

(14%)
 

 

Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with nearly SAR 3.22 billion, representing 32% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.62 billion.

 

POS Transactions by City (SAR mln)

City

Transaction Value Week Ending Jan. 1

Transaction Value Week Ending Jan. 8

Weekly Variation

Riyadh

3,642.0

3,222.3

(12%)

Jeddah

1,809.5

1,618.5

(11%)

Dammam

638.7

564.9

(12%)

Madinah

450.6

383.7

(15%)

Makkah

430.9

374.1

(13%)

Al Khobar

378.8

330.1

(17%)

Buraydah

280.6

260.2

(7%)

Tabuk

246.8

184.5

(25%)

Hail

204.9

168.1

(18%)

Abha

156.4

128.0

(18%)

Other Cities

3,600.8

2,992.4

(17%)

Total

11,839.9

10,226.8

(14%)
 

 

 

Details and historical data of consumer spending 

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