POS device
The point-of-sale (POS) transactions amounted to SAR 10.55 billion in the week ending Feb. 5, 2022, compared to SAR 10.45 billion in the previous week, data issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that a total of 129 million transactions were processed.
POS transactions represent what is spent by consumers using their ATM cards and credit cards in shopping malls, retail stores, pharmacies, etc.
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Weekly POS Transactions |
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Week |
Number of Transactions (,000) |
Transactions’ Value |
Change in Value |
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Jan. 17- 23 |
72492 |
7509.7 |
(8%) |
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Jan. 24- 30 |
85085 |
9302.2 |
+24% |
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Jan. 31- Feb. 6 |
83184 |
8555.9 |
(8%) |
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Feb. 7- 13 |
78653 |
7631.0 |
(11%) |
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Feb. 14- 20 |
75594 |
7188.2 |
(6%) |
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Feb. 21- 27 |
74531 |
7341.8 |
+2% |
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Feb. 28- March 6 |
91204 |
9879.4 |
+35% |
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March 7- 13 |
87814 |
8548.6 |
(13%) |
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March 14- 20 |
86005 |
8458.2 |
(1%) |
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March 21- 27 |
86553 |
8820.9 |
+4% |
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March 28- April 3 |
101622 |
11375.0 |
+29% |
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April 4- 10 |
96104 |
10043.1 |
(12%) |
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April 11- 17 |
81624 |
8196.8 |
(18%) |
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April 18- 24 |
72190 |
7315.1 |
(11%) |
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April 25- May 1 |
91781 |
10731.1 |
+47% |
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May 2- 8 |
94300 |
10877.5 |
+1% |
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May 9- 15 |
90900 |
8621.7 |
(21%) |
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May 16- 22 |
82211 |
7054.1 |
(18%) |
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May 23- 29 |
96535 |
9168.3 |
+30% |
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May 30- June 5 |
102397 |
9499.1 |
+4% |
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June 6- 12 |
100417 |
8876.8 |
(7%) |
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June 13- 19 |
94783 |
8289.6 |
(7%) |
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June 20- 26 |
94112 |
8357.9 |
+1% |
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June 27- July 3 |
111340 |
10749.8 |
+29% |
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July 4 – 10 |
104460 |
9352.1 |
(13%) |
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July 11 – 17 |
106481 |
9528.0 |
+2% |
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July 18 – 24 |
84706 |
6123.8 |
(36%) |
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July 25 – 31 |
106791 |
9713.3 |
+59% |
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Aug. 1 – 7 |
105714 |
9020.7 |
(7%) |
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Aug. 8 – 14 |
104697 |
8714.5 |
(3%) |
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Aug. 15 - 21 |
96937 |
8002.2 |
(8%) |
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Aug. 22 – 28 |
110497 |
10539.9 |
+32% |
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Aug. 29 – Sept. 4 |
112375 |
10196.7 |
(3%) |
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Sept. 5 – 11 |
110220 |
9021.1 |
(12%) |
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Sept. 12 – 18 |
104519 |
8373.1 |
(7%) |
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Sept. 19 – 25 |
103627 |
8852.0 |
+6% |
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Sept. 26 – Oct. 2 |
119137 |
11027.4 |
+25% |
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Sept. 3 – Oct. 9 |
113012 |
9157.7 |
(17%) |
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Sept. 10 – Oct. 16 |
111255 |
8679.0 |
(5%) |
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Sept. 17 – Oct. 23 |
102766 |
8021.9 |
(8%) |
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Sept. 24 – Oct. 30 |
118497 |
10345.0 |
+29% |
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Oct. 30 – Nov. 6 |
118141 |
10003.1 |
(3%) |
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Nov. 7 – 13 |
115481 |
9173.8 |
(8%) |
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Nov. 14 – 20 |
107843 |
8459.4 |
(8%) |
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Nov. 21 – 27 |
112231 |
9418.4 |
+11% |
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Nov. 28 – Dec. 4 |
129984 |
12059.1 |
+28% |
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Dec. 5 – 11 |
120149 |
10010.9 |
(17%) |
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Dec. 12 – 18 |
113088 |
9048.2 |
(10%) |
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Dec. 19 – 25 |
107557 |
8646.2 |
(4%) |
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Dec. 26, 2021 - Jan. 1, 2022 |
132018 |
11839.9 |
+37% |
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Jan. 2- 8 |
122898 |
10226.8 |
(14%) |
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Jan. 9 - 15 |
120676 |
9505.0 |
(7%) |
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Jan. 16-22 |
111506 |
8774.0 |
(8%) |
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Jan. 23-29 |
125208 |
10448.9 |
+19% |
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Jan. 30-Feb. 5 |
129020 |
10548.4 |
+1% |
The hotels sector topped best performers, increasing 30%, followed by jewellery with a rise of 15% as well as restaurants and cafes with 9%.
Meanwhile, the education sector led decliners, with a drop of 41%. It was followed by the food and beverages and the telecommunications that fell by 6% and 5%, respectively.
Consumer spending focused on the food and beverages sector in the week, with nearly SAR 1.62 billion, followed by the restaurants and cafes sector with SAR 1.55 billion.
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POS Transactions by Sector in Week Ending Feb. 5 (SAR mln) |
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Segment |
Transaction Value Week Ending Jan. 29, 2022 |
Transaction Value Week Ending Feb. 5, 2022 |
Weekly Change |
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Hotels |
170.7 |
221.9 |
+30% |
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Jewellery |
199.5 |
229.9 |
+15% |
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Restaurants and Cafes |
1426.2 |
1554.2 |
+9% |
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Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1040.5 |
1110.1 |
+7% |
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Furniture |
312.5 |
328.9 |
+5% |
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Public Utilities |
73.2 |
76.5 |
+5% |
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Construction Materials |
381.6 |
394.8 |
+4% |
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Fuel Stations |
664.8 |
676.9 |
+2% |
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Healthcare |
776.2 |
785.9 |
+1% |
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Electronics and Electric Appliances |
265.4 |
266.5 |
+0.4% |
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Transport |
549.2 |
544.6 |
(1%) |
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Recreation & Culture |
319.7 |
310.9 |
(3%) |
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Clothes and Footwear |
740.6 |
712.4 |
(4%) |
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Telecommunications |
109.8 |
104.3 |
(5%) |
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Food and Beverages |
1727.7 |
1621.6 |
(6%) |
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Education |
207.4 |
122.7 |
(41%) |
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Other |
1483.8 |
1486.2 |
+0.2% |
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Total |
10448.9 |
10548.4 |
+1% |
Riyadh topped the POS transactions by cities in terms of value with nearly SAR 3.27 billion, representing 31% of the total sales. Jeddah came second with SAR 1.68 billion.
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POS Transactions by Cities in Week Ending Feb. 5 (SAR mln) |
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City |
Transaction Value Week Ending Jan. 29, 2022 |
Transaction Value Week Ending Feb. 5, 2022 |
Weekly Change |
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Riyadh |
3204.2 |
3266.9 |
+2% |
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Jeddah |
1580.2 |
1682.1 |
+6% |
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Dammam |
561.1 |
575.1 |
+2% |
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Madinah |
384.7 |
391.4 |
+2% |
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Al Khobar |
318.5 |
333.9 |
+5% |
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Buraydah |
262.9 |
258.0 |
(2%) |
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Makkah |
362.1 |
383.4 |
+6% |
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Abha |
140.3 |
138.4 |
(1%) |
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Hail |
180.6 |
174.2 |
(4%) |
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Tabuk |
213.6 |
198.0 |
(7%) |
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Other cities |
3240.7 |
3147.1 |
(3%) |
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Total |
10448.9 |
10548.4 |
+1% |
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