Spending in Hail: all activities

Card spending in Hail (حائل) 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 Hail · week 13–19 September 2026 · 2–8 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH

190.6 SAR million

+4.6% against the same week last year · rank 11 of 60 cities · 1.5% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Hail +3.7% 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 295.3, lowest 169.1.

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)

11,657SAR million, all spending · +3.7% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

25,984SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

448,623population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

4.0million transactions · +7.1% against the same week last year

47.3SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −2.3% 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 Hail(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	Other	2,512	−4.1%	21.5%
02	Groceries and food	2,133	+12.7%	18.3%
03	Restaurants and cafés	1,209	+12.4%	10.4%
04	Fuel stations	910	+2.5%	7.8%
05	Clothing and footwear	889	+15.1%	7.6%
06	Health	753	−7.2%	6.5%
07	Transport	631	+9.0%	5.4%
08	Professional services	514	−8.4%	4.4%
09	Furniture and furnishings	362	−9.3%	3.1%
10	Building materials	331	+2.0%	2.8%
11	Medical services	327	+8.2%	2.8%
12	Pharmacies	317	−22.1%	2.7%
13	Bakeries and sweets	308	−14.0%	2.6%
14	Vehicle trade	291	+11.9%	2.5%
15	Recreation and culture	267	−0.3%	2.3%
16	Jewellery	247	+26.7%	2.1%
17	Vehicle maintenance	182	+27.9%	1.6%
18	Recreation	172	+6.0%	1.5%
19	Electronics	170	+40.8%	1.5%
20	Telecommunications	159	+15.5%	1.4%
21	Personal care	109	+3.4%	0.9%
22	Hotels	100	−2.4%	0.9%
23	Books and stationery	95	−10.0%	0.8%
24	Education	70	+5.3%	0.6%
25	Laundries	56	−6.8%	0.5%
26	Freight and courier	55	−26.7%	0.5%
27	Other transport	36	−6.3%	0.3%
28	Airlines	36	+1.5%	0.3%
29	Public utilities	35	+1.1%	0.3%
30	Car rental	31	−14.6%	0.3%

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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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