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Expenditure on medical services saw a rise of 69.4 percent to SR534.48 million, while spending on spare parts saw a 57.6 percent increase.  Outlays on pharmacies and medical supplies climbed 13.5 percent to SR247.57 million, while personal care expenditure rose 3.1 percent to SR137.97 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIYADH Saudi Arabia\u2019s point-of-sale transactions climbed 13.4 percent in the week ending April 4 to SR14.7 billion ($3.9 billion), amid a sharp surge in education spending. The number of transactions saw a weekly rise of 12.1 percent to 246.5 million, according to data from the Saudi Central Bank. 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