Riyadh | B | B
Dhu al-Qa’dah 18, 1447 AH | May 5, 2026

Introduction

Point-of-sale activity in Saudi Arabia recorded notable momentum over the past week, with the number of transactions rising to 270.7 million, totaling SAR 16.63 billion, compared to approximately SAR 12.07 billion in the previous period—an indicator reflecting strong domestic demand and an accelerating pace of spending.

The Framework

According to the Saudi Central Bank’s POS bulletin, spending showed diversification across sectors, أبرزها:

• Food & beverages: SAR 2.83 billion
• Restaurants & cafés: SAR 1.98 billion
• Clothing & accessories: SAR 1.38 billion
• Transport: SAR 1.23 billion
• Healthcare: SAR 1.02 billion

Other sectors also recorded balanced activity, including:

• Professional services: SAR 906 million
• Furniture & home supplies: SAR 610 million
• Jewelry: SAR 499 million
• Construction materials: SAR 436 million

City Activity

Riyadh led activity with SAR 5.52 billion across 86.3 million transactions,
followed by Jeddah with SAR 2.18 billion,
then Dammam with SAR 809.7 million.

Transactions were distributed across other cities in the Kingdom, reflecting a broad spread of consumer activity.

B Analysis | بث

The increase does not reflect short-term spending alone,
but sustained confidence in the market:

Expansion in daily consumption
Activity in service sectors
And balance between major cities and other regions

The key reading:

An economy moving from within

What the figures reveal:

Not just sales transactions,
but the pulse of a market… growing stronger