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POS weekly transactions rise to SAR 15.2B: SAMA
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Point-of-sale (POS) transactions in Saudi Arabia reached nearly SAR 15.22 billion in the week ended June 1, up from nearly SAR 11.21 billion in the previous week.
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The number of POS transactions hit about 219.69 million last week, according to data issued by SAMA.
POS transactions represent consumer expenditures through debit and credit cards at major shopping centers, retail outlets, pharmacies, and others.
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Weekly POS Transactions |
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|
Week |
Number of Transactions (’000) |
Value of Transactions |
Change in Value |
|
May 7- May 13 |
171464 |
10890.2 |
(6%) |
|
May 14- May 20 |
160857 |
10092.0 |
(7%) |
|
May 21- May 27 |
163445 |
10705.0 |
+6% |
|
May 28- June 3 |
188590 |
13815.2 |
+29% |
|
June 4- June 10 |
173918 |
11686.9 |
(15%) |
|
June 11- June 17 |
175694 |
11651.8 |
(0.3%) |
|
June 18- June 24 |
171662 |
12295.7 |
+6% |
|
June 25- July 1 |
177776 |
12123.1 |
(1%) |
|
July 2 – July 8 |
166489 |
11189.6 |
(8%) |
|
July 9 – July 15 |
171246 |
10919.2 |
(2%) |
|
July 16 – July 22 |
159618 |
10120.9 |
(7%) |
|
July 23 – July 29 |
173387 |
11917.3 |
+18% |
|
July 30 – Aug. 5 |
183645 |
12664.7 |
+6% |
|
Aug. 6 – Aug. 12 |
178956 |
11969.1 |
(5%) |
|
Aug. 13 – Aug. 19 |
172775 |
12020.6 |
+0.4% |
|
Aug. 20 – Aug. 26 |
166097 |
11367.7 |
(5%) |
|
Aug. 27 – Sept. 2 |
195602 |
13836.3 |
+22% |
|
Sept. 3 – Sept. 9 |
180155 |
11326.9 |
(18%) |
|
Sept. 10 – Sept. 16 |
181876 |
11186.1 |
(1%) |
|
Sept. 17 – Sept. 23 |
173910 |
10869.2 |
(3%) |
|
Sept. 24 – Sept. 30 |
191142 |
13624.6 |
+25% |
|
Oct. 1 – Oct. 7 |
189423 |
12145.5 |
(11%) |
|
Sept. 8 – Oct. 14 |
183772 |
11146.7 |
(8%) |
|
Oct. 15 – Oct. 21 |
169962 |
10056.6 |
(10%) |
|
Oct. 22 – Oct. 28 |
186331 |
12301.9 |
+22% |
|
Oct. 29 – Nov. 4 |
193290 |
12779.8 |
+4% |
|
Nov. 5 – Nov. 11 |
185865 |
11500.1 |
(10%) |
|
Nov. 12 – Nov. 18 |
180221 |
11271.4 |
(2%) |
|
Nov. 19 – Nov. 25 |
171930 |
11247.8 |
(0.2%) |
|
Nov. 26 – Dec. 2 |
204688 |
14874.1 |
+32% |
|
Dec. 3 – Dec. 9 |
187765 |
12067.1 |
(19%) |
|
Dec. 10 – Dec. 16 |
186657 |
11637.5 |
(4%) |
|
Dec. 17 – Dec. 23 |
171770 |
10701.7 |
(8%) |
|
Dec. 24 – Dec. 30 |
198191 |
13989.3 |
+31% |
|
Dec. 31 -Jan. 6 |
198013 |
13393.8 |
(4%) |
|
Jan. 7-Jan.13 |
191673 |
12347.1 |
(8%) |
|
January 14-Jan. 20 |
172823 |
10607.7 |
(14%) |
|
Jan. 21-Jan. 27 |
178011 |
11039.9 |
+4% |
|
Jan. 28-Feb. 3 |
204897 |
14327.4 |
+30% |
|
Feb. 4-Feb. 10 |
188307 |
11873.1 |
(17%) |
|
Feb. 11-Feb. 17 |
191200 |
11965.4 |
+1% |
|
Feb. 18-Feb. 24 |
186346 |
12137.9 |
+1% |
|
Feb. 25-March 2 |
212770 |
16209.2 |
+34% |
|
March 3-March 9 |
206227 |
14768.8 |
(9%) |
|
March 10-March 16 |
168615 |
11688.2 |
(21%) |
|
March 17-March 23 |
160246 |
11461.0 |
(2%) |
|
March 24-March 30 |
174062 |
14028.5 |
+22% |
|
March 31-April 6 |
203174 |
16537.9 |
+18% |
|
April 7-April 13 |
179221 |
11351.3 |
(31%) |
|
April 14-April 20 |
171037 |
10138.8 |
(11%) |
|
April 21-April 27 |
181035 |
10851.6 |
+7% |
|
April 28-May 4 |
214543 |
14473.5 |
+33% |
|
May 4-May 11 |
204102 |
12522.3 |
(13%) |
|
May 12-May 18 |
193645 |
11654.0 |
(7%) |
|
May 19-May 25 |
184464 |
11206.5 |
(4%) |
|
May-26-June 1 |
219685 |
15222.8 |
+35% |
Sales value rose across the board last week except for hotels, which dropped 6%.
Clothes and footwear led with an increase of 57%. It was followed by education and telecommunications sectors (56% each) and the transport sector (45%).
Consumer spending was focused on the F&B sector, totaling SAR 2.4 billion during the week. The restaurants and cafes sector followed with total POS transactions worth SAR 2.07 billion, as follows:
|
POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) |
|||
|
Sector |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 25 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended June 1 |
Weekly Change |
|
637.0 |
999.1 |
57%+ |
|
|
Telecommunications |
95.0 |
148.6 |
56%+ |
|
152.5 |
237.6 |
56%+ |
|
|
699.1 |
1011.0 |
45%+ |
|
|
Food & Beverages |
1669.7 |
2400.3 |
44%+ |
|
Recreation & Culture |
233.0 |
323.6 |
39%+ |
|
Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
1367.3 |
1879.8 |
38%+ |
|
Heathcare |
720.5 |
965.4 |
34%+ |
|
Jewelry |
224.7 |
295.6 |
32%+ |
|
Furniture |
257.1 |
336.1 |
31%+ |
|
Electronics and Electric Appliances |
240.4 |
313.7 |
30%+ |
|
Public Utilities |
72.8 |
94.7 |
30%+ |
|
Restaurants and Cafes |
1643.2 |
2073.5 |
26%+ |
|
Fuel Stations |
793.1 |
974.1 |
23%+ |
|
Construction Materials |
333.1 |
377.0 |
13%+ |
|
Hotels |
227.1 |
214.6 |
(6%) |
|
Others |
1841.0 |
2578.0 |
40%+ |
|
Total |
11206.5 |
15222.8 |
+36% |
Riyadh led in POS value during the week, recording approximately SAR 5.05 billion, or 33.16% of the total. Jeddah came in second place with SAR 2.06 billion, as follows:
|
POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) |
|||
|
City |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended May 25 |
Value of Transactions in Week Ended June 1 |
Weekly Change |
|
Riyadh |
3971.7 |
5047.4 |
+27% |
|
Jeddah |
1602.5 |
2062.6 |
+29% |
|
Dammam |
585.1 |
744.7 |
+27% |
|
Madinah |
393.3 |
549.3 |
+40% |
|
Makkah |
381.0 |
515.0 |
+35% |
|
Al Khobar |
347.5 |
434.3 |
+25% |
|
Buraidah |
257.0 |
350.1 |
+36% |
|
Tabuk |
212.6 |
329.6 |
+55% |
|
Hail |
166.6 |
260.8 |
+57% |
|
Abha |
143.1 |
202.4 |
+41% |
|
Other cities |
3146.3 |
4726.4 |
+50% |
|
Total |
11206.5 |
15222.8 |
+36% |
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