‎POS weekly transactions reach SAR 12.3B: SAMA

19659001POS weekly transactions reach SAR 12.3B: SAMA ” src=”https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/4d95bd2a-aa36-492b-967f-e8ff982c6ff8.png”> < img alt="POS weekly deals reach SAR 12.3 B: SAMA" src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/4d95bd2a-aa36-492b-967f-e8ff982c6ff8.png" > 19659002 POS gadget 19659003 Point-of-sale ( POS 19459006 deals in Saudi Arabia amounted to roughly SAR 12.35 billion for the week ended Jan. 13, compared to SAR 13.39 billion in the previous week. Information provided by the Saudi Central Bank ( 19459005 SAMA revealed that overall POS deals totaled up to around 191.67 million for the week. POS deals represent customer expenses through debit and charge card at significant shopping mall, retail outlets, drug stores, and others. Weekly POS Transactions Week Variety of Transactions 19659009 (‘000) 19659010 Worth of Transactions (SAR mln) 19659012 Modification (%) 19659013 Jan. 15 – Jan. 21, 2023 144,764 9,713.0 (9%) Jan. 22– Jan. 28 19659018 141 , 19659020 095 19659021 10 , 105.4 +4% Jan. 29– Feb. 4 167 19659027, 19659028 916 12 , 19659031 020.5 19659032 +19% Feb. 5– Feb. 11 19659034 160 , 761 19659037 10 19659038, 19659039 912.3 19659040 (9%) 19659041 Feb. 12– Feb. 18 152 , 19659044 195 10 19659046, 347.3 19659048 (5%) 19659049 Feb. 19– Feb. 25 147 19659051, 19659052 813 19659053 10 , 19659055 399.4 +1% Feb. 26– March 4 19659058 182 19659059, 19659060 044 19659061 14 19659062, 19659063 574.1 +40% March 5 – March 11 19659066 174 19659067, 654 19659069 13 19659070, 209.3 (9%) 19659073 March 12 – March 18 163 , 255 19659077 11 , 19659079 999.2 19659080 (9%) 19659081 March 19 – March 25 146 , 312 11 19659086, 19659087 040.4 19659088 (8%) 19659089 March 26 – April 1 150 , 207 12 19659094, 19659095 704.2 +15% 19659097 April 2 – April 8 153 19659099, 826 12 19659102, 580.8 19659104 (1%) April 9 – April 15 156 19659107, 19659108 734 13 19659110, 19659111 039.3 19659112 +4% April 16 – April 22 153 , 692 12 19659118, 004.0 (8%) April 23 – April 29 19659122 155 , 19659124 411 19659125 10 19659126, 19659127 377.6 (14%) April 30 – May 6 19659130 172 19659131, 577 19659133 11 19659134, 592.9 19659136 +12% 19659137 May 7 – May 13 171 , 464 19659141 10 , 890.2 19659144 (6%) May 14 – May 20 19659146 160 , 19659148 857 19659149 10 19659150, 092.0 19659152 (7%) 19659153 May 21 – May 27 163 , 19659156 445 10,705.0 19659158 +6% 19659159 May 28 – June 3 19659160 188 19659161, 590 19659163 13 19659164, 19659165 815.2 +29% June 4 – June 10 19659168 173 19659169, 918 19659171 11 19659172, 19659173 686.9 19659174 (15%) June 11 – June 17 175 19659177, 694 11 19659180, 19659181 651.8 (0.3%) 19659183 June 18 – June 24 171 19659185, 662 12 19659188, 19659189 295.7 +6% 19659191 June 25 – July 1 19659192 177 19659193, 19659194 776 12 , 19659197 123.1 19659198 (1%) 19659199 July 2 – July 8 166 , 489 19659203 11 , 189.6 19659206 (8%) July 9 – July 15 19659208 171 19659209, 246 19659211 10 , 919.2 (2%) 19659215 July 16 – July 22 159 , 618 19659219 10 19659220, 120.9 19659222 (7%) July 23 – July 29 173 , 387 19659227 11 , 19659229 917.3 19659230 +18% 19659231 July 30– Aug. 5 19659232 183 19659233, 645 12 19659236, 664.7 +6% Aug. 6– Aug. 12 178 19659241, 19659242 956 11 19659244, 19659245 969.1 (5%) Aug. 13– Aug. 19 172 19659249, 19659250 775 12 19659252, 020.6 +0.4% Aug. 20– Aug. 26 166 , 19659258 097 19659259 11 19659260, 367.7 (5%) Aug. 27– Sept. 2 19659264 195 , 602 19659267 13 19659268, 19659269 836.3 +22% 19659271 Sept. 3– Sept. 9 19659272 180 , 155 19659275 11 19659276, 19659277 326.9 19659278 (18%) 19659279 Sept. 10– Sept. 16 19659280 181876 11 19659282, 19659283 186.1 (1%) Sept. 17– Sept. 23 173 19659287, 19659288 910 19659289 10 , 19659291 869.2 19659292 (3%) 19659293 Sept. 24– Sept. 30 191 , 142 19659297 13 , 19659299 624.6 19659300 +25% Oct. 1– Oct. 7 19659302 189 19659303, 423 19659305 12 , 19659307 145.5 (11%) 19659309 Oct. 8– Oct. 14 19659310 183 19659311, 19659312 772 19659313 11 , 146.7 19659316 (8%) 19659317 Oct. 15– Oct. 21 19659318 169,962 19659319 10,056.6 19659320 (10%) 19659321 Oct. 22– Oct. 28 186 19659323, 19659324 331 12 19659326, 301.9 19659328 +22% Oct. 29– Nov. 4 193 , 290 19659333 12 , 19659335 779.8 +4% 19659337 Nov. 5– Nov. 11 185 19659339, 865 19659341 11 , 500.1 19659344 (10%) Nov. 12– Nov. 18 180 , 19659348 221 11 19659350, 271.4 (2%) 19659353 Nov. 19– Nov. 25 171 , 930 11 19659358, 247.8 19659360 (0.2%) 19659361 Nov. 26– Dec. 2 19659362 204 19659363, 19659364 688 19659365 14 19659366, 19659367 874.1 19659368 +32% Dec. 3– Dec. 9 187 19659371, 765 12 19659374, 19659375 067.1 19659376 (19%) Dec. 10– Dec. 16 186 19659379, 19659380 657 11 19659382, 19659383 637.5 (4%) Dec. 17– Dec. 23 171 19659387, 19659388 770 19659389 10 , 701.7 19659392 (8%) Dec. 24– Dec. 30 198 19659395, 191 19659397 13 19659398, 19659399 989.3 +31% 19659401 Dec. 31, 2023– Jan. 6, 2024 19659402 198,013 13 ,393.8 19659405 (4%) Jan. 7– Jan. 13 19 19659408 1,673 1 2,347.1 19659411 (8%) 19659412 Throughout the week, all sectors reported an unfavorable efficiency, other than for the dining establishments and coffee shops, and hotels sectors, which increased by 1% and 11%, respectively. Education sector topped the worst-performing sectors, pulling away by 50%, followed by electronic devices and electrical home appliances and furnishings by 17% and food & & drinks (12%). 19659414 Customer costs was concentrated on the dining establishments and coffee shops sector, amounting to SAR 2.02 billion throughout the week. The food and drinks sector followed with overall POS deals worth SAR 1.83 billion, 19459005 as follows: POS Transactions by Sector (SAR mln) Sector 19659417 Deals Value in Week Ended Nov. 4 Deals Value in Week 19659420 Ended Nov. 11 Weekly Change 19659422 Education 196.5 19659424 97.4 19659425 (50%) 19659426 Electronic devices & & Electric Appliances 240.5 199.7 (17%) 19659430 Furnishings 348.2 19659432 289.4 (17%) 19659434 Clothing & & Footwear 19659435 942.4 787.4 (16%) Telecom 113.6 96.4 (15%) 19659442 Precious jewelry 19659443 255.9 220.4 19659445 (14%) 19659446 Entertainment & & Culture 19659447 347.8 19659448 301.1 19659449 (13%) Transportation 740.4 19659452 666.4 19659453 (10%) Health 833.3 751.8 (10%) 19659458 Miscellaneous Goods & & Services 1627.3 1478.0 (9%) Food & & drinks 1984.4 1834.5 (8%) Building Materials 374.9 19659468 347.6 (7%) 19659470 Public Utilities 124.2 19659472 119.3 19659473 (4%) Fuel Stations 19659475 853.6 832.2 (3%) 19659478 Restaurants & & coffee shops 1991.2 19659480 2019.5 19659481 + 19659482 1 % 19659484 Hotels 19659485 373.0 415.0 + 19659488 11 19659489 % 19659490 Others 2046.4 1891.1 19659493 (8%) 19659494 Overall 19659495 13393.8 19659496 12347.1 (8%) Riyadh led in regards to POS deals’ worth by cities, representing almost SAR 4.1 billion, or 33.2%, of the overall. Jeddah was available in 2nd with SAR 1.82 billion, 19459005 as revealed listed below: POS Transactions by City (SAR mln) 19659500 City 19659501 Deals Value in Week Ended Nov. 4 19659503 Deals Value in Week 19659504 Ended Nov. 11 Weekly Change Riyadh 4453.0 19659508 4103.3 (8%) 19659510 Jeddah 1880.1 1824.0 (3%) Dammam 669.1 592.6 19659517 (11%) Makkah 19659519 601.3 19659520 555.6 19659521 (8%) Madinah 567.7 530.8 (6%) 19659526 Al Khobar 387.9 357.5 19659529 (8%) Buraidah 19659531 317.9 19659532 289.1 (9%) Tabuk 19659535 249.5 19659536 213.7 19659537 (14%) 19659538 Hail 19659539 220.8 195.8 19659541 (11%) Abha 19659543 154.0 131.0 (15%) 19659546 Other cities 3892.6 19659548 3553.5 19659549 (9%) 19659550 Overall 19659551 13393.8 12347.1 19659553 (8%) 19659554 Find out more 19459028