S. Arabia’s industrial output surges in 2025

The rise was driven by higher activity in mining and quarrying, manufacturing, water supply and sewerage, as well as waste management and remediation activities

The General Authority for Statistics said there was a 13.2% rise in the output for mining and quarrying.

Saudi Arabia’s manufacturing activity expanded 3.2%, while water supply, sewerage and waste management and remediation activities increased by 9.4% year on year in December.

The data showed that the nation’s oil and non-oil activities rose 10.1% and 5.8%, respectively.

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