Consumers in Saudi Arabia spent SAR 12.60 billion through point-of-sale terminals between October 11 and 17, 2026, a 6.8% drop from the previous week, Al Riyadh newspaper reported, citing the Saudi Central Bank's (SAMA) weekly report.

About 246.42 million transactions were processed during the week. POS figures capture card payments made with debit and credit cards at malls, retail shops, pharmacies and other outlets.

Riyadh led spending among cities at around SAR 4.41 billion, followed by Jeddah at SAR 1.67 billion.