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Saudi point-of-sale (POS) transactions rose 10 percent to SAR 16.7 billion in May, compared with the same month last year, according to a monthly bulletin issued by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA).
As many as 37 million transactions took place through 167,000 ATMs that month, the central bank noted.
POS transactions in the kingdom are mainly completed by customers in shopping malls, mega retail stores, or pharmacies.
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POS Transactions - 2015 (SAR bln) |
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Change |
2015 |
2014 |
Month |
|
+19% |
15.63 |
13.18 |
Jan. |
|
+42% |
16.69 |
11.72 |
Feb. |
|
+19% |
16.86 |
14.19 |
March |
|
+10% |
14.98 |
13.61 |
April |
|
+10% |
16.73 |
15.21 |
May |
|
-- |
-- |
16.20 |
June |
|
-- |
-- |
15.20 |
July |
|
-- |
-- |
13.78 |
Aug. |
|
-- |
-- |
14.58 |
Sept. |
|
-- |
-- |
12.28 |
Oct. |
|
-- |
-- |
14.26 |
Nov. |
|
-- |
-- |
15.74 |
Dec. |
Cash withdrawals from 16,300 ATMs rose eight percent year-on-year to SAR 67.1 billion in May, report added.
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ATM Withdrawals (SAR bln) |
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Change |
2015 |
2014 |
Month |
|
+5% |
60.31 |
57.48 |
Jan. |
|
+43% |
72.70 |
50.70 |
Feb. |
|
+13% |
67.21 |
59.70 |
March |
|
+7% |
62.53 |
58.35 |
April |
|
+8% |
67.09 |
62.25 |
May |
|
-- |
-- |
64.42 |
June |
|
-- |
-- |
67.11 |
July |
|
-- |
-- |
56.70 |
Aug. |
|
-- |
-- |
64.06 |
Sept. |
|
-- |
-- |
57.05 |
Oct. |
|
-- |
-- |
59.61 |
Nov. |
|
-- |
-- |
64.61 |
Dec. |
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