Low sales of sale in Saudi Arabia .. and hotels challenge the landing

The data of the points of sale in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the week from 13 to 19 April 2025, a decrease in performance, with a decrease in the number of operations by 3.4% and the value of 6.9% compared to the previous week.
The total operations reached 201,963 thousand operations with a total value of 11.45 billion Saudi riyals.

The most prominent performance sectors:

Clothes and shoesThe sector recorded 4,692 thousand operations worth 607.7 million riyals, a decrease of 4.9% in the number of operations and 4.2% in value.
Construction and construction materials: 1,499 thousand operations were carried out at a value of 317 million riyals, with a slight improvement in value by 1.78% despite the decrease in operations by 1.25%.
education: A clear decline to only 158 thousand operations, at a value of 166.4 million riyals, a decrease of 12.9% in the number of operations and 35.2% in value.
Electronic and electrical devices: 1,021 thousand operations recorded 147.5 million riyals, with a decrease of 5.5% in operations and 4.8% in value.
Fuel stations: The number of operations reached 15,577 thousand operations, at a value of 863.9 million riyals, a decrease of approximately 4.8%.
health: The number of operations decreased to 7,731 thousand operations, at a value of 758.1 million riyals, with a decrease of 5.4% in the number and 2.6% in the value.
FurnitureThe sector recorded 1,045 thousand operations worth 227.9 million riyals, with a slight decline of about 0.3% in value.
Hotels: The only sector that showed growth, with 677 thousand operations worth 295 million riyals, an increase of 2.4% in operations and 2.2% in value.
General benefits: It decreased to 675 thousand operations worth 45.8 million riyals, a decrease of 5.9% and 8.8%, respectively.
Jewelry: 178 thousand operations were recorded at a value of 271.4 million riyals, with strong declines by 13.3% in the number and 17.2% in the value.
Various goods and services: The sector recorded 20,888 thousand operations worth 1.38 billion riyals, with a decrease of 4.42% in operations and 8.7% in value.
Entertainment and cultureThe performance decreased to 2,428 thousand operations worth 227.1 million riyals, with a decline of 9.4% in value.
Restaurants and cafes: 56,976 thousand operations were carried out at a value of 1.67 billion riyals, a decrease of 4.6% in value.
Foods and drinksThe sector witnessed a decrease of 9.3% in value, with 47,167 thousand operations worth 1.64 billion riyals.
Communications: Decreased to 1,732 thousand operations of 96 million riyals, with decreases of 7.4% in the number and 13.8% in value.
TransportationThe sector recorded 2,531 thousand operations worth 685 million riyals, with a slight decline in value by 1.3%.
Other sectors: 36,988 thousand operations recorded 2.03 billion riyals, with a decrease of 8.3% in value.

Performance by cities:

Riyadh maintained the first place with 65,720 thousand operations and a total value of 4.1 billion riyals, despite a decrease of 4.5%.
It was followed by Jeddah with 24,162 thousand operations, with a value of 1.67 billion riyals.
While Dammam recorded about 8,469 thousand operations worth 592.4 million riyals.
As for the cities of Makkah Al -Mukarramah and Al -Madinah Al -Munawwarah, they witnessed remarkable declines of about 8% in value.
This decline in the overall processes is attributed to the coincidence of the period at the end of the holiday season and the decrease in consumer turnout in some vital sectors.