Saudi Industrial Production Index down 11.2% in November 2023

10/01/2024 Argaam Special
A production line

A production line 


Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) fell by 11.2% year-on-year (YoY) in November 2023, extending its downtrend for the seventh successive month.

 

Data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed that Saudi IPI fell to 119.7 points in November 2023, according to the base year 2010, compared to 134.8 points in November 2022.

 

The index was directly affected by the decline in the mining, quarrying, and 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 return. 

 

The following table shows the development of the index:

 

Industrial Production Index (IPI)*

Period

IPI (Points)

Change (YoY)

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%

February

134.58

+6.0%

March

134.85

+4.1%

April

134.40

+3.2%

May

130.18

(1.2%)

June

130.89

(1.6%)

July

122.39

(9.5%)

August

122.06

(12.2%)

September

122.99

(11.2%)

October

121.93

(12.3%)

November

119.74

(11.2%)

*Updated according to GASTAT data.

 

 

 

The mining and quarrying activity dropped by 15.8% YoY as the Kingdom’s oil production was cut to 8.8 million barrels per day in November. 

 

The manufacturing activity fell 3.3% YoY, while the electricity and gas supply increased by 38.6% YoY. 

 

IPI by Activity

Main Sectors

November 2022

November 2023

Change

Mining & Quarrying

128.7

108.4

(15.8%)

Manufacturing

158.2

153.0

(3.3%)

Electricity & Gas Supply

110.3

152.9

+38.6%

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