Point-of-sale (POS) transactions in Saudi Arabia rose 14 percent to SAR 19.2 billion in August from SAR 16.9 billion a year earlier, figures from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.
Data showed that 86.9 million transactions were processed through nearly 332,800 points-of-sales in shopping malls, retail stores, and pharmacies.
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POS Transactions (SAR bln) |
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Month |
2017 |
2018 |
Variation |
|
January |
15.75 |
16.44 |
+4% |
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February |
14.16 |
15.39 |
+9% |
|
March |
16.31 |
19.54 |
+20% |
|
April |
16.47 |
19.40 |
+18% |
|
May |
18.86 |
23.06 |
+22% |
|
June |
18.08 |
19.30 |
+7% |
|
July |
15.30 |
19.18 |
+25% |
|
August |
16.91 |
19.20 |
+14% |
|
September |
15.12 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
16.45 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
16.84 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
20.22 |
-- |
-- |
Cash withdrawals declined 7 percent YoY to SAR 63.2 billion through 174 million transactions processed across 18,500 ATMs in August.
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ATM Withdrawals (SAR bln) |
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Month |
2017 |
2018 |
Variation |
|
January |
61.14 |
62.22 |
+2% |
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February |
54.87 |
56.34 |
+3% |
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March |
63.38 |
66.73 |
+5% |
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April |
60.03 |
63.30 |
+5% |
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May |
65.26 |
68.05 |
+4% |
|
June |
64.76 |
61.94 |
(4%) |
|
July |
56.28 |
63.42 |
+13% |
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August |
67.72 |
63.16 |
(7%) |
|
September |
51.31 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
61.15 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
58.60 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
64.02 |
-- |
-- |
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