Saudi industrial production index leaps 16.8% in August

10/10/2022 Argaam Special
Production line in a factory

Production line in a factory


Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 16.8% year-on-year (YoY) in August 2022. 

 

Data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) shows that Saudi IPI rose to 139.1 points in August 2022, according to the base year 2010, compared to 119.05 points in the year-ago period. 

 

The following table shows the development of the index:

 

Industrial Production Index (IPI)

Period

Index (Points)

YoY Change

January 2021

113.33

(6.9%)

February

103.85

(14.8%)

March

103.80

(14.5%)

April

102.72

(24.0%)

May

106.29

+0.5%

June

110.16

+11.9%

July

114.89

+5.9%

August

119.05

+5.8%

September

119.76

+6.5%

October

121.78

+7.7%

November

124.20

+10.3%

December

125.20

+11.2%

January 2022

125.94

+11.1%

February

127.01

+22.3%

March

129.51

+24.8%

April

130.17

+26.7%

May

131.78

+24.0%

June

133.08

+20.8%

July

135.23

+17.7%

August

139.10

+16.8%

 

 

The mining and quarrying activity rose by 15.5% YoY as the Kingdom increased its oil production to reach its highest level of more than 11 million barrels per day in August.

 

The manufacturing activity recorded a 22% YoY increase, while the electricity supply activity rose by 11.3% YoY.

 

IPI by Activity in August 2022

Main Sectors

August 2021

August 2022

Change

Mining & Quarrying

117.60

135.80

+15.5%

Manufacturing

121.14

147.80

+22.0%

Electricity Supply

140.04

155.80

+11.3%

 

 

Details and historical data for Macro Economy

Comments {{getCommentCount()}}

Be the first to comment

loader Train
Sorry: the validity period has ended to comment on this news
Opinions expressed in the comments section do not reflect the views of Argaam. Abusive comments of any kind will be removed. Political or religious commentary will not be tolerated.