15.09.202506:23:36UTC+00Saudi Arabia Wholesale Inflation Steady in August

The annual wholesale price inflation rate in Saudi Arabia held steady at 2.1% in August 2025, maintaining the same level as seen in the preceding two months and marking the peak since October 2024. This stability was primarily influenced by an uptick in prices for categories such as food products, beverages, tobacco, and textiles, where the rate increased to 0.4% from 0.3% in July. Other transportable goods, excluding metal products, machinery, and equipment, also demonstrated a slight increase to 4.2% from the previous 4.1%. Simultaneously, costs for agriculture and fishery products remained constant at 4.4%, while ores and minerals experienced a decrease of 0.8%. The prices for metal products, machinery, and equipment showed no change. On a monthly basis, wholesale prices saw a modest rise of 0.2% in August, recovering from a 0.1% decline observed in each of the prior two months.