Saudi industrial production index rises 6.8% in January

09/03/2023 Argaam Special
Factory production line

Factory production line


Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 6.8% year-on-year (YoY) in January.

 

Data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed that Saudi IPI rose to 134.5 points in January, according to the base year 2010, compared to 125.9 points in the year-ago period.

 

The index continued to expand on the positive growth trends in the mining and quarrying as well as manufacturing activities, the authority said.

 

The IPI measures the relative change and reflects the production quantities of materials and goods, which have been converted from raw materials to consumables in their final form as goods, for the purpose of achieving a monetary return.

 

The following table shows the development of the index:

 

IPI*

Period

Index (Points)

YoY Change

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

139.09

+16.8%

September

138.50

+15.7%

October

138.97

+14.1%

November

134.83

+8.6%

December

134.38

+7.3%

January 2023

134.50

+6.8%

*Updated data according to GASTAT.

  

The mining and quarrying activity rose by 3% YoY as the Kingdom’s oil production reached more than 10 million barrels per day in January.

 

The manufacturing activity recorded a 19% YoY increase, while the electricity and gas supply activity fell by 3% YoY.

 

The following table shows the IPI value as per its constituent activities:

 

IPI by Activity

Main Sectors

January 2022

January 2023

Change

Mining & Quarrying

124.7

128.5

+3%

Manufacturing

133.5

159.1

+19%

Electricity & Gas Supply

98.4

95.1

(3%)

 

 

Details and historical data for Macro Economy

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