Saudi non-oil exports edged 2% higher in March

24/05/2017 Argaam Special

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports rose 2 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 16.3 billion in March 2017, data from the kingdom’s General Authority for Statistics showed.

 

Non-oil exports increased by SAR 3.7 billion in March compared to the previous month, marking its highest value since May 2016, when non-oil exports hit SAR 16.6 billion.

 

Saudi non-oil exports  (SAR bln)*

Variation

2017

2016

Month

+10%

14.019

12.708

January

(9%)

12.623

13.838

February

+2%

16.336

15.998

March

--

--

14.194

April

--

--

16.573

May

--

--

14.864

June

--

--

12.438

July

--

--

16.095

August

--

--

13.537

September

--

--

15.820

October

--

--

15.250

November

--

--

15.894

December

*The General Authority of Statistics has updated all non-oil exports’ data.

 

The rise in non-oil exports in March was attributed to a SAR 180 million increase in exports of transport equipment and parts, as well as a SAR 508 million increase in the exports of plastics and rubber products.

 

The United Arab Emirates was the top export market for Saudi products, followed by China, India, Singapore and Bahrain. The five countries accounted for 43 percent of the kingdom’s total non-oil exports in March.

 

Non-oil exports by sector (SAR mln)

Variation (%)

Variation value

2017

2016

Product

+10%

+508

5,550

5,043

Plastics, rubber products

(0.5%)

(20)

4,267

4,287

Chemical industry products

+11%

+180

1,825

1,645

Transport equipment

(1%)

(19)

1,287

1,306

Base metals

(11%)

(111)

918

1,028

Machinery, equipment, appliances

(3%)

(16)

532

548

Food, beverages & tobacco

(7%)

(34)

473

507

Livestock

(33%)

(144)

295

439

Pearls & precious stones

+0.4%

+1

229

228

Paper products

(1%)

(8)

960

968

Others

+2%

+338

16,336

15,998

Total

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