Producer prices in Saudi Arabia increased by 7.5% during May 2026
Record the producer price index in The manufacturing industry increased by 8.0%, the prices of electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supplies increased by 2.0%, and the prices of water supply, sanitation, and waste management activities increased by 8.3%.
Producer prices in Saudi Arabia
The prices of the manufacturing industry recorded an increase of 8.0%, supported by an increase in the prices of the activity of manufacturing refined petroleum products by 10.7%, and an increase in the prices of the activity of manufacturing chemicals and chemical products by 15.2%, and an increase in the prices of… Food products manufacturing activity increased by 3.2%, basic metals manufacturing activity prices increased by 9.8%, and clothing manufacturing activity prices increased by 12.7%. An increase of 2%, and the prices of water supply, sanitation and waste management activities witnessed an increase of 8.3% during the month of May 2026.
Decrease on a monthly basis
On a monthly basis, the index Producer prices in May 2026 decreased by 1.8%, compared to April 2026, and this is due to a decrease in the manufacturing industry prices by 2.0%, supported by a decrease in the prices of the activity of manufacturing refined petroleum products by 6.3%, a decrease in the prices of the activity of manufacturing formed metal products (excluding machinery and equipment) by 3.4%, a decrease in the prices of other economic activities by 1.5%, and a decrease in the prices of the activity of the clothing manufacturing activity by 1.5%. 0.3%.
The prices of the activity of manufacturing chemicals and chemical products increased by 0.5%, and the prices of the activity of manufacturing basic metals increased by 9.5%. The prices of the water supply, sanitation and waste management activities also witnessed an increase of 1.9%, while the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply section did not record any significant relative change in the month of May 2026, compared to the month of April 2026.
And the producer price index (PPI) is an economic indicator that reflects relative changes in the prices of local products, based on producer price survey data that is implemented on a sample of industrial establishments operating in the targeted industrial activities, which are manufacturing activity, electricity and gas supply activity, water supply and sanitation activities, and waste management and treatment. The data for this indicator, which is published on a monthly basis, is classified according to the National Classification of Economic Activities (ISIC 4).
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