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أصدرت الهيئة العامة للإحصاء نشرة إحصاءات تجارة الجملة والتجزئة للربع الثاني من عام 2026م، والتي أظهرت ارتفاع الرقم القياسي العام للإيرادات التشغيلية بنسبة 3.2% مقارنةً بالربع المماثل من عام 2025م، فيما سجّل المؤشر انخفاضًا بنسبة 0.6% على أساس ربعي مقارنةً بالربع الأول من عام 2026م.
وبيّنت النشرة ارتفاع الرقم القياسي لتعويضات المشتغلين بنسبة 9.0% مقارنةً بالربع المماثل من عام 2025م، مدفوعًا بارتفاع تعويضات المشتغلين في نشاط تجارة التجزئة بنسبة 10.8%.
وأظهرت النتائج كذلك ارتفاع الرقم القياسي للمبيعات الإلكترونية بنسبة 9.8% مقارنةً بالربع الثاني من عام 2025م، حيث ارتفع نشاط تجارة التجزئة بنسبة 13.4%، ونشاط تجارة الجملة بنسبة 6.5%، ونشاط بيع وإصلاح المركبات بنسبة 2.4%. وعلى أساس ربعي، ارتفع الرقم القياسي للمبيعات الإلكترونية في نشاط تجارة التجزئة بنسبة 1.1%، ونشاط تجارة الجملة بنسبة 0.3%، ونشاط بيع وإصلاح المركبات بنسبة 0.1%.
كما سجّل الرقم القياسي لمبيعات السيارات ارتفاعًا بنسبة 0.6% مقارنةً بالربع المماثل من عام 2025م، فيما ارتفع بنسبة 0.9% على أساس ربعي مقارنةً بالربع الأول من عام 2026م.
تجدر الإشارة إلى أن إحصاءات تجارة الجملة والتجزئة توفر بيانات اقتصادية قصيرة المدى لقياس أداء قطاع تجارة الجملة والتجزئة في المملكة، وتُعد وفق منهجيات إحصائية معتمدة لضمان جودة البيانات ودقتها قبل نشرها.
 

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) has earned the Great Place To Work® Certification for 2026, an international certification granted to entities that demonstrate their commitment to fostering a positive workplace culture. The certification is based on employees’ views, perceptions, and experiences related to the workplace and its prevailing culture. GASTAT is among the leading government entities in fostering a workplace that empowers national talent and enhances the employee experience.
This achievement reflects GASTAT’s commitment to enhancing the workplace and improving the employee experience, as well as its ongoing efforts to empower employees and develop capabilities to achieve its strategic targets through integration and transparency.
It is noteworthy that Great Place To Work® is a global authority on measuring workplace culture and leadership behaviors associated with achieving sustainable growth, strengthening employee belonging and retention, and supporting innovation within organizations.
 

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with King Saud University (KSU). The MoU was signed on behalf of the two parties by GASTAT President, Fahad Aldossari and the Acting President of King Saud University, Prof. Ali bin Mohammed Masmali.
The MoU aims to strengthen research and scientific collaboration in the fields of applied and theoretical statistics and artificial intelligence. It also seeks to support research and innovation initiatives, statistical analysis and its applications across various sectors, facilitate the participation of academic and research experts in joint projects and programs, and provide advisory and training support in areas of mutual interest. In addition, the MoU also encourages the students and graduates of KSU to engage in cooperative training and research projects related to GASTAT's work. It further seeks to raise statistical awareness among the university's faculty, staff, and students through dedicated outreach programs, while supporting the development of academic curricula and training programs to better align educational outcomes with labor market needs.
This MoU reflects GASTAT's ongoing efforts to strengthen its partnerships with the academic sector, contributing to the enhancement of the quality of its statistical indicators, the development of national capabilities, and the advancement of research and innovation projects within the statistical sector.
 

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) published the Short-Term Business Indicators Statistics publication for May 2026. The Operating Revenues Index recorded an increase of 11.4% in May 2026 compared to May 2025, driven by growth across several economic activities. Mining and quarrying recorded the highest increase at 38.7%, followed by manufacturing activity, which rose by 9.6%, wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles activities also increased by 3.6%, while construction and financial and insurance activities recorded increases of 2.5% and 12.9%, respectively.
On a monthly basis, the Operating Revenue Index increased by 2.9% in May 2026 compared to April 2026, driven by an increase of 0.6% in manufacturing activity, an increase of 10.2% in mining and quarrying activity, an increase of 1.3% in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles activity, an increase of 1.1% in financial and insurance activities, and an increase of 1.9% in information and communication activities. In May 2026, the issued building permits recorded a year-on-year decrease of 33.3%, falling to 5,056 permits, compared to 7,584 permits in May 2025. On a monthly basis, the number of building permits also declined by 25.7% compared to April 2026, which recorded 6,803 building permits.
It is noteworthy that the Short-Term Business Statistics product is one of GASTAT’s economic statistical products, designed to measure the short-term performance of various sectors of the economy through monthly indicators that monitor developments and growth rates across economic activities. The product covers all economic activities of establishments operating in the business sector across Saudi Arabia.