RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s imports were up 2.8 percent from a year earlier in March, while non-oil exports were down 19.4 percent, data from the Central Department of Statistics and Information showed on Thursday.
SAUDI FOREIGN TRADE 03/15 02/15 03/14 (in bln riyals) non-oil exports 15.707 14.207 19.485 imports 55.644 48.637 54.139 DYNAMICS OF TRADE (pct y/y change in riyal terms) nominal non-oil exports -19.4 -19.9 nominal imports 2.8 1.6 NOTE.
Non-oil exports traditionally account for around 12 percent of the overall exports of Saudi Arabia. The world’s largest oil exporter does not release complete trade data on a monthly basis. Trade data are often revised by the statistics office.
