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A Saudi port
Saudi Arabia’s merchandise imports increased 20% year-on-year (YoY) to almost SAR 68.9 billion in July, according to data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Imports also rose 7% month-on-month (MoM), or by about SAR 4.31 billion, as shown below:
Saudi Merchandise Imports* (SAR bln)
Month
2022
2023
Value
Change
January
52.35
67.69
15.34
29%
February
49.27
57.31
8.05
16%
March
56.29
69.04
12.75
23%
April
57.32
58.31
0.99
2%
May
55.96
69.54
13.58
24%
June
62.07
64.59
2.52
4%
July
57.56
68.90
11.34
20%
August
63.80
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September
61.46
—
—
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October
66.28
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November
64.75
—
—
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December
64.94
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*Data is periodically updated…
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