{"id":"oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026","canonicalSlug":"oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026","language":"en","title":"Saudi point-of-sale transactions total SAR12.6bn in week to 17 October","summary":"SAMA’s weekly report recorded 246.42 million transactions; food and drink had the largest activity value.","body":["Saudi Arabia recorded SAR12.60 billion in point-of-sale transactions from 11 to 17 October, across 246.42 million transactions, according to the Saudi Central Bank’s weekly report published on 20 October. The value was 6.8% below the SAR13.53 billion recorded in the previous week.","Food and beverages led the listed activities at SAR2.22 billion across 59.14 million transactions. Restaurants and cafés followed at SAR1.65 billion; fuel stations recorded SAR998.2 million and transport SAR921.9 million. These are weekly payments made through point-of-sale terminals, not a measure of all household consumption or inflation."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Saudi point-of-sale transactions total SAR12.6bn in week to 17 October\n\nSAMA’s weekly report recorded 246.42 million transactions; food and drink had the largest activity value.\n\nSaudi Arabia recorded SAR12.60 billion in point-of-sale transactions from 11 to 17 October, across 246.42 million transactions, according to the Saudi Central Bank’s weekly report published on 20 October. The value was 6.8% below the SAR13.53 billion recorded in the previous week.\n\nFood and beverages led the listed activities at SAR2.22 billion across 59.14 million transactions. Restaurants and cafés followed at SAR1.65 billion; fuel stations recorded SAR998.2 million and transport SAR921.9 million. These are weekly payments made through point-of-sale terminals, not a measure of all household consumption or inflation.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":["statistics","finance"],"eventDate":"2026-10-20","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T12:10:13Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-22T12:10:13Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-22T12:04:44Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-20","translatedAt":"2026-10-22T12:02:09Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sama.gov.sa/en-US/Statistics/Indices/pages/pos.aspx","name":"Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)","checkedAt":"2026-10-22","publishedAt":"2026-10-20"},{"url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2706926","name":"Saudi Press Agency","checkedAt":"2026-10-22","attribution":"Saudi Press Agency, published 2026-10-21; additional corroboration.","publishedAt":"2026-10-21"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/oct2026-saudi-pos-week-oct11-17-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"SA","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation"],"measurementPeriod":{"to":"2026-10-17","from":"2026-10-11","precision":"day"}}}