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 – April 2019: (Prices cool down after a year of reforms)
The latest General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) inflation release for April shows that prices declined by 1.9 percent year-on-year, and remained unchanged month-on-month.
Saudi Labor Market Update – Q1 2019
Labor Market reportThe latest General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) labor market release for Q1 2019 shows that unemployment declined to 12.5 percent, reaching its lowest rate since Q4 2016.