Spending in Unaizah: all activities

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

76.5 SAR million

−0.1% against the same week last year · rank 21 of 60 cities · 0.6% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week

What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Unaizah +1.7% 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 105.1, lowest 68.4.

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)

4,473SAR million, all spending · +1.7% in the last 3 months against last year · SAMA

24,230SAR per person per year: 12 months of spending ÷ 2022 Census population (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

184,600population · 2022 Census (General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT))

Transactions in the same week

1.5million transactions · +6.7% against the same week last year

50.6SAR average transaction value (value ÷ number) · −6.4% 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 Unaizah(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	1,031	−5.0%	23.0%
02	Other	751	+6.7%	16.8%
03	Restaurants and cafés	507	+8.3%	11.3%
04	Transport	382	+8.4%	8.5%
05	Clothing and footwear	317	+6.5%	7.1%
06	Health	306	−1.9%	6.8%
07	Fuel stations	295	−0.9%	6.6%
08	Vehicle trade	209	−3.0%	4.7%
09	Bakeries and sweets	182	−5.2%	4.1%
10	Medical services	157	+4.6%	3.5%
11	Recreation and culture	138	−10.3%	3.1%
12	Professional services	132	−11.2%	3.0%
13	Building materials	127	+24.7%	2.8%
14	Vehicle maintenance	108	+22.0%	2.4%
15	Furniture and furnishings	97	−12.2%	2.2%
16	Pharmacies	94	−1.5%	2.1%
17	Recreation	80	−9.9%	1.8%
18	Books and stationery	58	−10.8%	1.3%
19	Personal care	54	−17.7%	1.2%
20	Jewellery	44	+48.0%	1.0%
21	Electronics	42	+15.8%	0.9%
22	Car rental	41	+5.8%	0.9%
23	Education	36	−20.9%	0.8%
24	Public utilities	25	+108.2%	0.6%
25	Hotels	24	+2.9%	0.5%
26	Laundries	22	+0.5%	0.5%
27	Telecommunications	16	−13.0%	0.4%
28	Freight and courier	10	+662.6%	0.2%
29	Other transport	8	+74.8%	0.2%
30	Airlines	5	−27.6%	0.1%

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Restaurants and cafés in Unaizah Groceries and food in Unaizah Bakeries and sweets in Unaizah Total spending in Unaizah

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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