Saudi general reserves down by SAR 29 bln in Sept.

30/10/2017 Argaam Special

Saudi Arabia’s general reserves fell by around SAR 28.8 billion to SAR 612.7 billion for the first nine months of 2017, compared to SAR 641.45 billion by the end of 2016, new data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

They also declined by SAR 4.7 billion in September 2017, when compared to the previous month.

 

Saudi General Reserves (2016-2017)

Month

Reserves (SAR bln)

M-o-M variation (SAR bln)

September 2016

845.68

(45.00)

October

745.69

(100.00)

November

685.69

(60.00)

December

641.45

(44.24)

January 2017

641.78

+0.33

February

641.78

--

March

641.83

+0.05

April

636.89

(4.94)

May

636.89

--

June

626.89

(10.00)

July

617.39

(9.50)

August

617.39

--

September

612.68

(4.71)

 

The Kingdom’s current account decreased by SAR 1.2 billion in September to SAR 24.7 billion, when compared to the previous month.  

 

Current Account (2016-2017)

Month

(SAR bln)

M-o-M variation (SAR bln)

September 2016

82.57

+29.53

October

45.87

(36.71)

November

44.34

(1.53)

December

89.13

+44.79

January 2017

57.31

(31.82)

February

42.53

(14.78)

March

38.49

(4.04)

April

44.53

+6.04

May

38.30

(6.23)

June

36.55

(1.75)

July

32.52

(4.03)

August

25.89

(6.63)

September

24.74

(1.15)

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