In 6 months, citizens and residents of Kuwait spent 12.3 billion dinars

Kuwaiti citizens and residents spent 12.3 billion KD in the first six months of this year, an increase of 4 percent to 466 million KD over the corresponding period of 2018.
According to a Kuwaiti statistic based on official figures published by the Central Bank of Kuwait, the volume of spending by citizens and residents via outlets (direct purchases) amounted to more than 6 billion dinars, or an increase of 410 million dinars.
In the first half of the year, the volume of purchases made by these customers through outlets in Kuwait amounted to KD 5.6 billion, an increase of KD 421 million, compared to KD 5 billion. , 1 billion KD for the same period of the previous year, while the volume of expenditure of citizens and residents for their purchases outside Kuwait has fallen to 446 million KD. With 457 million.
The value of ATM transactions (cash withdrawals) increased to 6.29 billion dinars in the first half compared to 6.24 billion dinars in 2018, while the value of cash withdrawals abroad fell to 158.3 million dinars, 160.8 million during the same period of 2018.