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Point-of-sale (POS) transactions in Saudi Arabia rose 5 percent to SAR 14.2 billion in February from SAR 13.5 billion a year earlier, official figures from the kingdom’s central bank showed.
Data showed that 47 million transactions were processed through nearly 288,000 points-of-sales in shopping malls, mega retail stores, and pharmacies.
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POS Transactions (SAR bln) |
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Month |
2016 |
2017 |
Variance |
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January |
14.70 |
15.74 |
+7 % |
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February |
13.47 |
14.16 |
+5 % |
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March |
15.35 |
-- |
-- |
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April |
14.77 |
-- |
-- |
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May |
17.71 |
-- |
-- |
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June |
18.20 |
-- |
-- |
|
July |
13.56 |
-- |
-- |
|
August |
15.31 |
-- |
-- |
|
September |
14.20 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
14.29 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
15.28 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
15.77 |
-- |
-- |
Cash withdrawals decreased by 8 percent year-on-year to nearly SAR 54.9 billion across 18,000 ATMs in February.
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ATM Withdrawals (SAR bln) |
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Month |
2016 |
2017 |
Variance |
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January |
62.69 |
61.16 |
(2%) |
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February |
59.83 |
54.87 |
(8%) |
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March |
66.17 |
-- |
-- |
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April |
61.79 |
-- |
-- |
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May |
67.85 |
-- |
-- |
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June |
73.09 |
-- |
-- |
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July |
54.96 |
-- |
-- |
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August |
65.14 |
-- |
-- |
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September |
59.29 |
-- |
-- |
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October |
60.37 |
-- |
-- |
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November |
60.01 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
62.51 |
-- |
-- |
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