تنظم الهيئة العامة للإحصاء المنتدى السعودي الأول للإحصاء تحت شعار "إحصـاءات لفـرص مستدامـة" خلال الفترة من 27 إلى 28 إبريل 2025م في مدينة الرياض، بمشاركة عدد من أصحاب السمو والمعالي الوزراء ورؤساء وممثلي المنظمات الدولية والمكاتب الإحصائية لعدد من الدول والخبراء المحليين والدوليين وبحضور أكثر من 300 شخص من المهتمين بالعمل الإحصائي.
ويسلط المنتدى الضوء على عدد من المحاور ضمن 5 جلسات، وستناقش الجلسة الأولى "دور الإحصاء فـي رسـم السيـاسـات واتخاذ القرار"، كما تسلط الجلسة الثانية الضوء على المنهجيات والممارسات الإحصائية الدولية تليها الجلسة الثالثة حول الابتكار والتطوير في الأساليب الإحصائية وسيتحدث المشاركون في الجلسة الرابعة حول "دور القطاع الخـاص في دعم وإنتاج البيانات الإحصائيـة" أما الجلسة الأخيرة فستناقش "التكامل بين المؤسسات الإحصائية ومستخدمي البيانات.
يذكر أن المنتدى السعودي للإحصاء هو أول منتدى سعودي للإحصاء, يهدف إلى مناقشة مواضيع مهمة على الصعيد الإحصائي وبيان الأثر الإيجابي لقطاع الإحصاء في دعم مسيرة النهضة والتنمية المستدامة في المملكة وقياس مستوى التقدم في مؤشرات رؤية السعودية 2030 وترسيخ أهمية البيانات والإحصاءات في وعي أفراد المجتمع، وتدعو الهيئة المهتمين إلى التسجيل والاطلاع على مزيد من المعلومات حول المنتدى
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The General Authority for Statistics released the results of the Industrial Production Index (IPI) for February 2025. According to the report, IPI decreased by 0.2% compared to the same month of the previous year (February 2024), primarily due to a decline in mining and quarrying activities.
The report showed a 0.7% year-on-year decrease in the sub-index for mining and quarrying activities. In contrast, the sub-index for manufacturing activities rose by 0.2%. The sub-index for electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply recorded an increase of 1.1%, while the sub-index for water supply, sewage, waste management, and treatment activities recorded a significant rise of 13.1%.
According to the main economic activities, the results indicated that the IPI for oil-related activities decreased by 1.6% in February 2025, while the index for non-oil activities rose by 3.2%.
It is worth noting that the General Authority for Statistics publishes IPI monthly. This economic indicator reflects the relative changes in the volume of industrial production, based on data from the Industrial Production Survey, which is conducted on a sample of industrial establishments operating in the targeted industrial activities, including mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, and water supply, sewage, waste management, and treatment activities.
 

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released today the International Trade Statistics Publication for January 2025. According to the publication’s results, merchandise exports grew by 2.4% in January 2025 compared to January 2024. Non-oil exports (including re-exports) increased by 10.7% over January 2024. Meanwhile, imports rose by 8.3% in January 2025, while the trade balance surplus declined by 11.9% compared to January 2024.
The publication’s results indicated an increase in the ratio of non-oil exports to imports (including re-exports), reaching 36.5% in January 2025, up from 35.7% in January 2024. Additionally, the percentage of oil exports in total exports declined from 74.8% in January 2024 to 72.7% in January 2025.
The publication’s results also showed that "chemical industry products" were among the top non-oil export commodities, accounting for 23.7% of total non-oil exports. Meanwhile, the most imported commodities were "machinery, electrical equipment, and parts," making up 25.9% of total imports.
Moreover, the results highlighted that the Republic of China represented the Kingdom’s main trading partner in merchandise trade. Exports to China made up 15.2% of total exports in January 2025, while imports from China accounted for 26.4% of total imports during the same period.

 The General Authority for Statistics released the results of the Industrial Production Index (IPI) for January 2025.  According to the results of the publication, IPI recorded an increase of 1.3 % during January 2025 compared to the same month of 2024. The increase is driven by a rise in the activities of  manufacturing activity and water supply, sewage, and waste management and remediation activities.
The publication results showed a decrease in the sub-index for mining and quarrying activity by 0.4% on an annual basis, and an increase in the sub-index for manufacturing activity by 4 %. The sub-index for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply activity recorded a decrease of 1.7 %, while the sub-index for water supply, sewage, and waste management and remediation activities recorded an increase of 12.8 %.

According to the main economic activities, the results indicated an increase in the index of oil activities in January 2025 by 0.4 %, while the index of non-oil activities recorded an increase of 3.6 % compared to the same month of the previous year.

It is noteworthy that the GASTAT issues IPI on a monthly basis, which is an economic indicator that reflects the relative changes in the volume of industrial production quantities based on data from the industrial production survey, which is implemented on a sample of industrial establishments operating in the targeted industrial activities. These are represented by the activities of mining and quarrying, manufacturing activity, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supplies, in addition to the water supply, sewage, and waste management
 and remediation activities.