Economic updates
Our in-depth, independent reports cover the macroeconomic environment, the Saudi government’s annual budget, and Saudi Arabia’s monetary and financial developments, labor market, and inflation.
Inflation Update – June 2021 (Inflationary pressures ahead)
Macroeconomic reportThe latest General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) June inflation release shows that prices rose by 6.2 percent year-on-year and by 0.2 percent month-on-month.
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Macroeconomic Update – August 2021: (The Saudi economy: on a very firm footing)
Macroeconomic reportBoth actual and flash estimates of the Kingdoms GDP published by the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) have shown strong non-oil sector growth in H1 2021. This combined with our expectation of continued growth in H2, has led us to upgrade our full year 2021 GDP forecast.
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