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Saudi Spending Rebound
Saudi Arabia’s point-of-sale spending reached SAR 15.41 billion in the week from October 25 to 31, 2026, up 30.8% from the previous week. The number of transactions also rose 15.6% to 264.93 million. The rebound spanned multiple sectors and cities, with food and beverages leading spending at around SAR 2.8 billion. Economist Talat Hafiz believes salary payments helped bring consumers back to buying items they had put off purchasing. The figures reflect activity in the domestic market, in line with 1.9% growth in non-oil activities in the third quarter, but do not by themselves establish a sustained trend: the surge coincided with payday and may have been affected by the timing of purchases and the shift to electronic payments.
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