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General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) issued, on its official website www.stats.gov.sa, today, February 9, 2023, the results of the industrial production index (IPI) for December 2022. The publication results showed that during December 2022, IPI increased by 7.3% compared to the same month in the previous year (December 2021), as a result of the increase in mining, quarrying, and manufacturing activity. The results of the index's monthly publication revealed that the mining and quarrying activity index for December 2022 increased by 4.1% compared to the same month in the previous year (December 2021). Manufacturing activity also increased by 18.5% in December 2022 compared to the same month in the previous year (December 2021), while electricity and gas supply activity decreased by 6.5% compared to December 2021. According to the report's results, the industrial production index recorded positive growth rates during the year 2022, due to the increase in mining and quarrying activity as well as manufacturing activity. It is noteworthy that GASTAT issues a number of Industry-related statistical products, including the industrial production index (IPI), which is an economic indicator that reflects relative changes and evolution in the volume of industrial production quantities based on the data of the industrial production survey. It is implemented monthly and targets industrial establishments operating in the targeted activities, which are mining and quarrying, manufacturing, and electricity and gas supply.

General Authority for Statistics issued on its official website www.stats.gov.sa today, 8 February 2023, the research and development statistics publication for 2021. Based on the results of the publication, total expenditure on research and development amounted to 14.5 billion SAR, while the numbers of workers in this field reached 30,220 workers, and the number of researchers recorded 24,808 researchers during 2021. The government sector recorded the highest percentage in terms of expenditure on research and development by (50%) of total expenditure, followed by the private sector by (35%). As for the education sector, the percentage of expenditure reached (15%). However, the workers in the education sector achieved the largest percentage in the field of research and development, reaching (83%), with 25,178 workers. At the level of the government sector, the number of workers recorded 2,967 workers, with (10%) of total workers; while the private sector ranked last with 2,075 workers by (7%) during 2021, according to the publication. GASTAT is the only official statistical reference for statistical data and information in Saudi Arabia. It carries out all the statistical work, in addition to the technical oversight of the statistical sector. It also designs and implements field surveys, conducts statistical studies and research, analyzes data and information, in addition to documenting and archiving all works of information and statistical data that cover all aspects of life in Saudi Arabia from its multiple sources. Data are written, classified, and analyzed; their indicators are extracted as well.

General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) issued on its official website www.stats.gov.sa today, 31 January 2023, the flash estimates report on GDP growth rate for the year 2022 and flash estimates of GDP for the fourth quarter of 2022. According to flash estimates, the real GDP during the fourth quarter of 2022 grew by 5.4% compared to Q4/2021, and the real GDP during the year 2022 grew by 8.7% compared to the previous year 2021. The results of the report indicated that the real GDP of oil activities grew by 6.1% during the fourth quarter of the year 2022, compared to the same quarter of the previous year 2021. Real GDP of oil activities during the year 2022 grew by 15.4% compared to the previous year 2021.  Real GDP of non-oil activities grew by 6.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Real GDP of non-oil activities during the year 2022 grew by 5.4% compared to the previous year 2021. The results of the report showed that the seasonally adjusted real GDP increased by 1.5% during the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to the third quarter of 2022. It is worth noting that GASTAT is the only official statistical reference for statistical data and information in Saudi Arabia. It carries out all the statistical work, in addition to the technical oversight of the statistical sector. It also designs and implements field surveys, conducts statistical studies and researches, analyzes data and information, in addition to documenting and archiving all works of information and statistical data that cover all aspects of life in Saudi Arabia from its multiple sources. Data are written, classified, and analyzed; their indicators are extracted as well.

General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) issued on its official website www.stats.gov.sa today, 19 January 2023, the real estate price index results for Q4 of 2022. The general real estate price index for Q4 of 2022 increased by 1.6% compared to Q4 of 2021; this increase is attributed to the increase in residential real estate prices by +2.6%. The increase in residential land prices is the main driver of real estate prices in Q4 of 2022 compared to Q4 of 2021. The residential sector recorded an increase of 2.6%, where the prices of residential land plots went up by 2.7% given the heavy weight of the prices of the residential sector, which had a significant impact on the increase in the general index. As for other residential real estate, the prices of villas increased by 1.7%, and apartments by 2.2%, while house prices decreased by 0.4%. The prices of residential buildings were stable. Commercial sector went down by 0.2%, due to the decrease in the prices of commercial lands by (-0.2%), and the prices of exhibitions decreased by 2.3%, while the prices of commercial buildings remained stable and did not record any relative change. The prices of commercial centers increased by 0.1%, however, the agricultural sector decreased by 0.8%, affected by the drop in agricultural land prices by (-0.8%), according to the publication’s results. GASTAT is the only official statistical reference for statistical data and information in Saudi Arabia. It carries out all the statistical work, in addition to the technical oversight of the statistical sector. It also designs and implements field surveys, conducts statistical studies and research, analyzes data and information, in addition to documenting and archiving all works of information and statistical data that cover all aspects of life in Saudi Arabia from its multiple sources. Data are written, classified, and analyzed; their indicators are extracted as well.