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Saudi industrial production index up 7.9% in June

The Saudi industrial production index increased by 7.9% in June compared to the same month the previous year, according to the Industrial Production Index bulletin issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
 
The GASTAT issues the index on a monthly basis. This economic indicator reflects relative changes in the volume of industrial production based on data from the Industrial Production Survey, conducted on a sample of industrial establishments operating in targeted industrial activities.
 
These are mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply, as well as water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities. 
 
As per the GASTAT bulletin, the mining and quarrying sub-index rose 6% year-on-year, while the manufacturing sub-index climbed by 11.1%.
 
The results also showed that the sub-index for electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply grew by 5.6%, while the water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities sub-index recorded an increase of 6.9% compared to June of the previous year, reported SPA.
 
Based on main economic activities, the results indicated that the oil activities index rose by 7.7% in June 2025, while the non-oil activities index increased 8.6%.