A monthly survey conducted on a sample of establishments operating in a number of economic activities, including wholesale and retail trade and motor vehicle and motorcycle repair; transportation and storage; accommodation and food service activities; information and communication; financial and insurance activities; real estate activities; professional, scientific, and technical activities; administrative and support services; education; human health and social work activities; and arts, entertainment, and recreation, in addition to other service activities.
Survey objectives
1. Developing short-term indicators that contribute to identifying relative changes in the performance of service activities, thereby enhancing the ability to predict future trends.
2. Meeting the needs of users and researchers seeking accurate statistics and information related to service production, and providing a reliable database that contributes to supporting decision makers and policymakers.
3. Providing statistical indicators for local, regional, and international comparisons, as well as supporting analytical studies and economic research.
Data collection tools
Key concepts
1- According to Eurostat methodology, the Service Production Index is defined as an economic indicator used to measure quantitative changes in the output of service activities, aiming to assess the actual performance of the services sector. The index covers several activities, including wholesale and retail trade and motor vehicle and motorcycle repair; transportation and storage; accommodation and food service activities; information and communication; financial and insurance activities; real estate activities; professional, scientific, and technical activities; administrative and support services; education; human health and social work activities; arts, entertainment, and recreation, in addition to other service activities. The published data for this index are also classified on a monthly basis in accordance with the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4).
2- The Central Product Classification (CPC) is an international classification system endorsed by the United Nations, used to classify goods, services, and products according to their nature and economic characteristics, with the aim of standardizing statistical concepts and facilitating international comparisons.
3- Economic Activities Concept (ISIC Rev. 4):
4- It is an international classification used to categorize economic activities by type, in order to facilitate data collection, analysis, and international comparisons.
5- Monthly rate of change: An indicator that reflects monthly changes in production volumes between the current month and the previous month.
6- Annual rate of change: An indicator that reflects annual changes in production volumes between the reference month and the same month of the previous year.
7- Production: The process of transforming inputs from raw materials into outputs with economic value to meet market needs.
8- Quantity: Represents the outputs of production completed during a specific period of time (such as the reference month).
9- Value: Refers to the total services provided, excluding taxes.
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• What is the Service Production Index (SPI)?
An economic index that reflects relative changes in the volume of services provided, based on data from the Services Production Survey conducted on a sample of service activity establishments, and aims to assess the actual performance of the services sector. The index includes several activities, such as: Trade; transportation and storage; accommodation and food services; communications; financial activities; real estate; professional activities; education; health; recreation; and other service activities, with the data classified monthly in accordance with the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC).
What are the objectives of the survey?
• Developing short-term indicators that contribute to identifying relative changes in the performance of service activities, thereby enhancing the ability to predict future trends.
• Meeting the needs of users and researchers seeking accurate statistics and information related to service production, and providing a reliable database that contributes to supporting decision makers and policymakers.
• Providing statistical indicators for local, regional, and international comparisons, as well as supporting analytical studies and economic research.
What are the sections of the survey form?
The survey questionnaire contains:
Section one: Contact details
Section two: Establishment's data
Section three: Production by services
How are values in thousands of riyals recorded? For non-accountants?
The value is calculated by dividing it by one thousand; for example, the value of the product's production is SAR 5 million (5,000,000) divided by 1000 and recorded in the form (5,000).
Does the value include tax?
The value does not include tax when recorded in the survey form.
Privacy Policy
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What is personal data?
Any data, regardless of its source or form, that may lead to identifying an individual specifically, or that may directly or indirectly make it possible to identify an individual, including name, personal identification number, addresses, contact numbers, bank and credit card numbers, photos, and videos of an individual, and any other data of personal nature.
What personal data is collected?
Various types of personal data and information is collected, which cover all aspects of life in the Kingdom: (demographic, social, economic, environmental, and cultural), including but not limited to:
Full name, age/date of birth, sex, address, contact information (e.g.: email address and phone numbers), ID number, marital status, current job information, previous job information, information about dependents/spouse/household.
How is personal data collected and what is the purpose?
Personal data is collected and obtained "directly or indirectly", using various methods, which include:
- Direct methods of obtaining personal data:
- Field visit to the household or establishment by GASTAT’s staff or one of its representatives.
- Phone call by GASTAT’s staff through the unified phone number: 199009.
- Self-completion on GASTAT’s website.
Indirect methods of obtaining personal data:
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By collecting data, GASTAT aims to produce official statistics that serve the public interest, i.e., any personal data collected, whether it belongs to the individual, or on behalf of another individual, will be used for statistical purposes and the production of official statistics.
How do we use your personal data?
We use personal data collected directly or indirectly to produce official statistics that serve the public interest, and support policymakers and decision makers in advancing the implementation of development plans. GASTAT is the only official statistical reference for implementing, supervising, and regulating the statistical work in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
How do we share your personal data?
Your personal information won't be given to any third party for the purpose of direct marketing. We are also dedicated to protecting the confidentiality of all Saudi Arabia’s resident data, and not disclosing it. GASTAT abides by the participation guidelines that the regulators have approved. We also pledge to enforce the laws governing data confidentiality, non-disclosure, and personal data protection vigorously and strictly.
The legal basis for collecting and processing personal data:
According to the policy of personal data protection issued by the National Data Management Office, the legal basis for collecting and processing personal data is:
- our explicit consent, and you can withdraw your consent at any time except for some exceptions explained above, and to do so you can contact the Data Governance Department.
- Legal Obligation: The regulations and bylaws in force - including Royal and High Orders - are a legal basis on which GASTAT can rely if the collection and processing of personal data is necessary to comply with these statutory requirements.
- Public Interest: Statistics collected from personal data aim to support policymakers, and decision makers to advance the implementation of Saudi Arabia's development plans.
How do we store your personal data?
Your personal data is stored securely in the technical assets of GASTAT in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Your personal data is kept for a specified period, after which we dispose of this data securely so that it cannot be accessed or restored again, based on GASTAT’s data preservation and destruction policy.
Rights of personal data owner:
Under the personal data policy, you have the following rights, which depend primarily on the purpose of collecting and processing personal data:
- Right to access personal data: you have the right to request a copy of your personal data, such data will be provided to you within seven working days via email DPO@stats.gov.sa.
- Right to dispose personal data: you have the right to request the disposal of your personal data in certain circumstances that do not contradict with the legal basis based on which data was collected.
- Right to restrict data processing: you can restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances and for specific period of time.
- Right to object to processing: you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data that is not inconsistent with the legal basis.
- Right to transfer your personal data: you have the right to ask us to transfer your personal data - collected directly from you - to another party, or to deliver it to you for a fee. This right cannot be exercised if your consent is the legal basis for processing.
Except as otherwise specified, you are not required to pay any fees for exercising these rights, and in the event that a request is made to exercise one of these rights, you will be responded to within (7 days) from the request date.
Furthermore, it should be stressed here that some of these rights (the right to data disposal, the right to data transfer, and the right to object to processing) are not absolute rights but rather depend on the primary purpose and the legal basis mentioned earlier. Other than that, they are regarded as absolute rights.
For more details about the processing of your personal data and how to exercise your rights, you can contact the Data Protection Officer at GASTAT using the contact information provided below:
Email: DPO@stats.gov.sa
Except as stipulated, you are not required to pay any fee for the exercise of these rights, and if an application is made to exercise one of these rights you will be answered within (7 days) of the date of application.
It must also be emphasized here that some of these rights (the right to destroy data, the right to transmit data, the right to object to processing) are not absolute rights, but rather depend on the main purpose and statutory basis referred to earlier, and otherwise are absolute rights.
For more details about the processing of your personal data and how to exercise your rights, you can contact the Authority's Personal Data Protection Officer according to the contact data below:
Email: DPO@stats.gov.sa
How to submit a complaint?
If you have any complaints or issues regarding our adherence to the National Data Management Office's policy regarding the protection of personal data, you can contact the Data Governance Department via email at info@stats.gov.sa.
You can email the GASTAT’s Data Governance Department at DPO@stats.gov.sa to file a complaint if you are dissatisfied with how we handled your complaint or if we did not reply to you within three working days.
If GASTAT’s Data Governance Department does not resolve your complaint within 7 days, you may also file a complaint with the National Data Management Office about how we use your personal data.
Address of National Data Management Office:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
Website: Complaints (sdaia.gov.sa)