diff --git a/arrow/benches/csv_writer.rs b/arrow/benches/csv_writer.rs
index 50b94d6..62c5da9 100644
--- a/arrow/benches/csv_writer.rs
+++ b/arrow/benches/csv_writer.rs
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-fn record_batches_to_csv() {
+fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
     #[cfg(feature = "csv")]
     {
         let schema = Schema::new(vec![
             Field::new("c1", DataType::Utf8, false),
             Field::new("c2", DataType::Float64, true),
             Field::new("c3", DataType::UInt32, false),
-            Field::new("c3", DataType::Boolean, true),
+            Field::new("c4", DataType::Boolean, true),
         ]);
 
         let c1 = StringArray::from(vec![
@@ -59,16 +59,17 @@
         let file = File::create("target/bench_write_csv.csv").unwrap();
         let mut writer = csv::Writer::new(file);
         let batches = vec![&b, &b, &b, &b, &b, &b, &b, &b, &b, &b, &b];
-        #[allow(clippy::unit_arg)]
-        criterion::black_box(for batch in batches {
-            writer.write(batch).unwrap()
+
+        c.bench_function("record_batches_to_csv", |b| {
+            b.iter(|| {
+                #[allow(clippy::unit_arg)]
+                criterion::black_box(for batch in &batches {
+                    writer.write(batch).unwrap()
+                });
+            });
         });
     }
 }
 
-fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
-    c.bench_function("record_batches_to_csv", |b| b.iter(record_batches_to_csv));
-}
-
 criterion_group!(benches, criterion_benchmark);
 criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/arrow/src/array/array_binary.rs b/arrow/src/array/array_binary.rs
index 0cb4db4..0b374db 100644
--- a/arrow/src/array/array_binary.rs
+++ b/arrow/src/array/array_binary.rs
@@ -666,6 +666,17 @@
         self.length * i as i32
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn value_as_string(&self, row: usize) -> String {
+        let decimal_string = self.value(row).to_string();
+        if self.scale == 0 {
+            decimal_string
+        } else {
+            let splits = decimal_string.split_at(decimal_string.len() - self.scale);
+            format!("{}.{}", splits.0, splits.1)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn from_fixed_size_list_array(
         v: FixedSizeListArray,
         precision: usize,
@@ -729,7 +740,9 @@
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "DecimalArray<{}, {}>\n[\n", self.precision, self.scale)?;
         print_long_array(self, f, |array, index, f| {
-            fmt::Debug::fmt(&array.value(index), f)
+            let formatted_decimal = array.value_as_string(index);
+
+            write!(f, "{}", formatted_decimal)
         })?;
         write!(f, "]")
     }
@@ -758,7 +771,7 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::{
-        array::{LargeListArray, ListArray},
+        array::{DecimalBuilder, LargeListArray, ListArray},
         datatypes::Field,
     };
 
@@ -1163,17 +1176,16 @@
 
     #[test]
     fn test_decimal_array_fmt_debug() {
-        let values: [u8; 32] = [
-            192, 219, 180, 17, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 64, 36, 75, 238, 253,
-            255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255,
-        ];
-        let array_data = ArrayData::builder(DataType::Decimal(23, 6))
-            .len(2)
-            .add_buffer(Buffer::from(&values[..]))
-            .build();
-        let arr = DecimalArray::from(array_data);
+        let values: Vec<i128> = vec![8887000000, -8887000000];
+        let mut decimal_builder = DecimalBuilder::new(3, 23, 6);
+
+        values.iter().for_each(|&value| {
+            decimal_builder.append_value(value).unwrap();
+        });
+        decimal_builder.append_null().unwrap();
+        let arr = decimal_builder.finish();
         assert_eq!(
-            "DecimalArray<23, 6>\n[\n  8887000000,\n  -8887000000,\n]",
+            "DecimalArray<23, 6>\n[\n  8887.000000,\n  -8887.000000,\n  null,\n]",
             format!("{:?}", arr)
         );
     }
diff --git a/arrow/src/csv/writer.rs b/arrow/src/csv/writer.rs
index aa0ed67..b3b8838 100644
--- a/arrow/src/csv/writer.rs
+++ b/arrow/src/csv/writer.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 use crate::datatypes::*;
 use crate::error::{ArrowError, Result};
 use crate::record_batch::RecordBatch;
+use crate::util::display::make_string_from_decimal;
 use crate::{array::*, util::serialization::lexical_to_string};
 const DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT: &str = "%F";
 const DEFAULT_TIME_FORMAT: &str = "%T";
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@
                     };
                     format!("{}", datetime.format(&self.timestamp_format))
                 }
+                DataType::Decimal(..) => make_string_from_decimal(col, row_index)?,
                 t => {
                     // List and Struct arrays not supported by the writer, any
                     // other type needs to be implemented
@@ -566,6 +568,7 @@
             Field::new("c4", DataType::Boolean, true),
             Field::new("c5", DataType::Timestamp(TimeUnit::Millisecond, None), true),
             Field::new("c6", DataType::Time32(TimeUnit::Second), false),
+            Field::new("c7", DataType::Decimal(6, 2), false),
         ]);
 
         let c1 = StringArray::from(vec![
@@ -585,6 +588,11 @@
             None,
         );
         let c6 = Time32SecondArray::from(vec![1234, 24680, 85563]);
+        let mut c7_builder = DecimalBuilder::new(5, 6, 2);
+        c7_builder.append_value(12345_i128).unwrap();
+        c7_builder.append_value(-12345_i128).unwrap();
+        c7_builder.append_null().unwrap();
+        let c7 = c7_builder.finish();
 
         let batch = RecordBatch::try_new(
             Arc::new(schema),
@@ -595,6 +603,7 @@
                 Arc::new(c4),
                 Arc::new(c5),
                 Arc::new(c6),
+                Arc::new(c7),
             ],
         )
         .unwrap();
@@ -606,13 +615,13 @@
             writer.write(batch).unwrap();
         }
 
-        let left = "c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,123.564532,3,true,,00:20:34
-consectetur adipiscing elit,,2,false,2019-04-18T10:54:47.378000000,06:51:20
-sed do eiusmod tempor,-556132.25,1,,2019-04-18T02:45:55.555000000,23:46:03
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,123.564532,3,true,,00:20:34
-consectetur adipiscing elit,,2,false,2019-04-18T10:54:47.378000000,06:51:20
-sed do eiusmod tempor,-556132.25,1,,2019-04-18T02:45:55.555000000,23:46:03\n";
+        let left = "c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,123.564532,3,true,,00:20:34,123.45
+consectetur adipiscing elit,,2,false,2019-04-18T10:54:47.378000000,06:51:20,-123.45
+sed do eiusmod tempor,-556132.25,1,,2019-04-18T02:45:55.555000000,23:46:03,
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,123.564532,3,true,,00:20:34,123.45
+consectetur adipiscing elit,,2,false,2019-04-18T10:54:47.378000000,06:51:20,-123.45
+sed do eiusmod tempor,-556132.25,1,,2019-04-18T02:45:55.555000000,23:46:03,\n";
         let right = writer.writer.into_inner().map(|s| s.to_string());
         assert_eq!(Some(left.to_string()), right.ok());
     }
diff --git a/arrow/src/util/display.rs b/arrow/src/util/display.rs
index 13d9f19..bb75a3a 100644
--- a/arrow/src/util/display.rs
+++ b/arrow/src/util/display.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 //! purposes. See the `pretty` crate for additional functions for
 //! record batch pretty printing.
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use crate::array::Array;
 use crate::datatypes::{
     ArrowNativeType, ArrowPrimitiveType, DataType, Int16Type, Int32Type, Int64Type,
@@ -192,18 +194,15 @@
     }};
 }
 
-macro_rules! make_string_from_decimal {
-    ($array_type: ty, $column: ident, $row: ident, $scale: ident) => {{
-        let array = $column.as_any().downcast_ref::<$array_type>().unwrap();
-        let decimal_string = array.value($row).to_string();
-        let formatted_decimal = if *$scale == 0 {
-            decimal_string
-        } else {
-            let splits = decimal_string.split_at(decimal_string.len() - *$scale);
-            format!("{}.{}", splits.0, splits.1)
-        };
-        Ok(formatted_decimal)
-    }};
+#[inline(always)]
+pub fn make_string_from_decimal(column: &Arc<dyn Array>, row: usize) -> Result<String> {
+    let array = column
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<array::DecimalArray>()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let formatted_decimal = array.value_as_string(row);
+    Ok(formatted_decimal)
 }
 
 /// Get the value at the given row in an array as a String.
@@ -231,9 +230,7 @@
         DataType::Float16 => make_string!(array::Float32Array, column, row),
         DataType::Float32 => make_string!(array::Float32Array, column, row),
         DataType::Float64 => make_string!(array::Float64Array, column, row),
-        DataType::Decimal(_, scale) => {
-            make_string_from_decimal!(array::DecimalArray, column, row, scale)
-        }
+        DataType::Decimal(..) => make_string_from_decimal(column, row),
         DataType::Timestamp(unit, _) if *unit == TimeUnit::Second => {
             make_string_datetime!(array::TimestampSecondArray, column, row)
         }