RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s imports in August fell 11.0 percent compared with a year earlier, while non-oil exports tumbled 19.0 percent, data from the Central Department of Statistics and Information showed.
SAUDI FOREIGN TRADE 08/15 07/15 08/14 (in bln riyals) non-oil exports 14.875 14.506 18.368 imports 54.275 44.597 60.962 DYNAMICS OF TRADE (pct y/y change in riyal terms) nominal non-oil exports -19.0 -20.6 nominal imports -11.0 -12.2 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.
