{
  "id": 672904,
  "title": "Saudi POS transactions reach SR14.6 billion last week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/saudi-pos-transactions-reach-sr14-6-billion-last-week",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:08:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/663675/saudi-arabia/saudi-pos-transactions-reach-sr146-billion-last-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "RIYADH — The value of weekly sales through point-of-sale (POS) transactions, from August 2 to 8, reached SR14.6 billion, compared to SR16.31 billion in the previous week, according to the weekly report issued on Wednesday by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). Consumer spending through POS transactions in the Kingdom last week was concentrated in the food and beverage sector, amounting to SR2.28…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}