Spending in Ahad Al-Masarihah: all activities

Card spending in Ahad Al-Masarihah (أحد المسارحة) across 30 activities, from the point-of-sale statistics published by Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), monthly since January 2024 (Jumada al-Akhirah – Rajab 1445 AH). Official figures · match SAMA's published figures within rounding Coverage: cards only, ~57% of personal spending

Card spending in Ahad Al-Masarihah · week 13–19 September 2026 · 2–8 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH

10.3 SAR million

−0.2% against the same week last year · rank 58 of 60 cities · 0.1% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Ahad Al-Masarihah +3.4% against +6.0% for Saudi Arabia, so the market here is growing more slowly than Saudi Arabia. Compare your shop's growth with your city's growth, not with Saudi Arabia's: if it is slower than the city, the gap comes from the shop, not the market.

SAR million per week · oldest on the left, newest on the right (in amber) · axis: Gregorian month, then Hijri month (Umm al-Qura). Highest week 21.0, lowest 10.0.

Source: Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), weekly point-of-sale bulletins (value of transactions), latest published week 13–19 September 2026 · 2–8 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH. Attributed to SAMA; the analysis is ours.

Last 12 months to August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH)

755SAR million, all spending · +3.4% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

29,408SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

25,670population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

0.4million transactions · +8.9% against the same week last year

29.3SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −8.3% against the same week last year

This week in the Spending Index newsletter, issue 2: what changed and why

Data coverage: these figures are card payments (point of sale) only: about 57% of personal spending in 2025; the rest is cash and does not appear here. Part of the growth is a shift from cash to cards, not new demand: in 2025, card payments in Saudi Arabia grew +5.8%, but including cash withdrawals the growth is +1.9%. Read the figures as a trend and a comparison between cities and activities, not as an absolute market size.

Interactive analysis for Ahad Al-Masarihah(Arabic)

Activities ranked

Each activity by its spending over the last 12 months to August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH), its growth over the last 3 months against the same months a year earlier, and its share of the city's spending. Source: SAMA (point of sale).

#	Activity	12 months, SAR million	3 months vs last year	Share of city
01	Groceries and food	226	+11.6%	29.9%
02	Other	121	+26.6%	16.1%
03	Restaurants and cafés	106	−7.2%	14.1%
04	Health	62	+13.6%	8.3%
05	Clothing and footwear	42	+16.1%	5.5%
06	Fuel stations	42	−41.1%	5.5%
07	Building materials	38	−17.9%	5.1%
08	Pharmacies	31	+31.9%	4.1%
09	Transport	30	+3.5%	4.0%
10	Professional services	29	−25.7%	3.8%
11	Medical services	25	−2.5%	3.3%
12	Vehicle trade	18	+24.9%	2.4%
13	Furniture and furnishings	14	+0.7%	1.9%
14	Bakeries and sweets	10	−19.9%	1.3%
15	Recreation and culture	9	−8.0%	1.2%
16	Vehicle maintenance	8	−2.2%	1.0%
17	Electronics	7	+72.7%	1.0%
18	Recreation	7	−22.1%	0.9%
19	Telecommunications	7	+78.4%	0.9%
20	Personal care	6	+3.5%	0.8%
21	Public utilities	6	+29.9%	0.8%
22	Laundries	4	−6.3%	0.5%
23	Car rental	3	−28.8%	0.3%
24	Books and stationery	2	+116.8%	0.3%
25	Jewellery	1	+118.7%	0.2%
26	Other transport	1	+14.0%	0.2%
27	Airlines	0	+13.0%	0.0%
28	Hotels	0	+18.3%	0.0%
29	Education	0	—	0.0%
30	Freight and courier	0	−100.0%	0.0%

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Growth is measured against the same months of the previous year. Part of the growth in card payments is a shift from cash, not new demand. A business decision needs a field visit and your own figures.

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