Saudi industrial production index up 6.5% in September

10/11/2021 Argaam Special

A production line in a factory


Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 6.5% year-on-year (YoY) to 119.76 points in September 2021, with 2010 used as the base year, data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

 

The Industrial Production Index (IPI) measures relative change and reflects the progress of production volumes of materials and goods, which is converted from raw materials into finally produced consumables in the form of commodities, for the purpose of achieving a return. 

 

The following table shows the development of the industrial production index:

 

Industrial Production Index (IPI) 

Period 

Index (Points) 

YoY Variation 

January 2020 

121.72 

(6.68%) 

February 

121.89 

(5.72%) 

March 

121.45 

(3.29%) 

April 

135.24 

+7.04%

May 

105.73 

(15.52%)

June 

98.45 

(22.24%)

July 

108.52 

(13.41%)

August 

112.58 

(11.59%)

September 

112.41 

(7.52%)

October 

113.06 

(13.51%)

November 

112.60 

(10.00%)

December 

112.62 

(7.60%)

January 2021 

113.33 

(6.89%)

February 

103.85 

(14.80%)

March 

103.80 

(14.54%)

April 

102.72 

(24.04%)

May 

106.29 

+0.53%

June 

110.16 

+11.89%

July 

114.89 

+5.87%

August 

119.05 

+5.75% 

September  

119.76 

+6.54% 

 

 

The index increase was attributed to the rise in the mining and quarrying activity index by 8% by the end of September, as the Kingdom hiked oil production to 9.6 million barrels per day (bpd) during the month from 8.9 million bpd in September 2020.

 

The manufacturing industry index and electricity supply index appreciated by 5% and 2%, respectively in September 2021.

 

IPI by Activity in September 2021

Main activities

September 2020

September 2021

Variation

Mining & quarrying

110.4

118.8

+8%

Manufacturing

114.7

119.9

+5%

Electricity supply

146.4

143.2

(2%)

 

 

Details and historical data for macroeconomic

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