(last updated on May 16, updates marked *) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY INTEREST RATES REPO REVERSE REPO rate 2.00 pct 0.25 pct last change Jan 19, 2009 June 16, 2009 former rate 2.50 pct 0.50 pct ============================================================================ SAUDI GDP 2012 2011 2010 (constant 1999 prices, pct) (Y/Y) 6.8 8.5 (7.1) 4.8 (4.6) Oil & Gas 5.5 10.4 (4.3) 0.9 (2.2) Non-oil 7.2 8.0 (7.8) 5.8 (5.5) - private 7.5 7.8 (8.3) 5.6 (5.3) - government 6.3 8.7 (6.7) 6.5 (5.9) (constant bln riyals) 1,236.4 1,157.6 (935.1) 1,067.1 (875.8) (current bln riyals) 2,727.4 2,510.7 (2,163.1) 1,975.5 (1,690.5) -- Oil sector 1,353.6 1,276.4 (1,130.7) 881.8 (799.3) NOTE. Source: Central Department of Statistics & Information; 2012 preliminary estimates; 2011 & 2010 revised. Previously announced figures in brackets. SAUDI QUARTERLY GDP Q4/12 Q3/12 Q2/12 Q1/12 (real, 1999 prices, pct Y/Y) 4.4 7.5 (5.9) 7.1 (5.5) 8.3 (5.9) Oil sector -2.1 2.4 (2.3) 9.7 (5.8) 13.3 (7.2) Non-oil 6.2 8.9 (7.4) 6.5 (5.5) 7.1 (5.7) (constant bln riyals) 309.4 308.9 (256.0) 306.1 (239.5) 311.9 (226.6) (current bln riyals) 671.7 701.5 (613.2) 662.1 (598.3) 692.1 (621.2) -- Oil sector 335.9 334.4 (347.6) 331.8 (345.0) 351.5 (365.3) NOTE. Source: Central Department of Statistics & Information; 2012 data preliminary; previously announced figures in brackets. *SAUDI CONSUMER INFLATION 04/13 03/13 04/12 pct change month/month 0.2 0.3 0.2 pct change year/year 4.0 3.9 n/a NOTE. Source: Central Department of Statistics & Information. The statistics office changed the base year for the CPI to 2007 from September 2012 data. SAUDI FOREIGN TRADE 03/13 02/13 03/12 (in bln riyals) non-oil exports 16.473 13.678 17.510 imports 51.116 45.017 45.362 DYNAMICS OF TRADE (pct y/y change in riyal terms) nominal non-oil exports -5.9 -10.2 nominal imports 12.7 4.1 NOTE. Source: Central Department of Statistics & Information; Non-oil exports account for around 13 percent of overall exports of Saudi Arabia. *SAUDI CURRENT ACCOUNT Q4/12 Q3/12 Q4/11 2012 (bln riyals) 149.8 140.7 168.5 617.9 (669.2) NOTE. Source: Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency SAUDI GOVT FISCAL BALANCE 2013 2012 2011 2010 (bln riyals) revenue 829.0 1,239.5 (702.0) 1,117.8 (540.0) 741.6 (470) -- oil income n/a n/a (621.0) 1,034.4 (468.0) 670.3 (400) expenditure 820.0 853.0 (690.0) 826.7 (580.0) 653.9 (540) balance 9.0 386.5 (12.0) 291.1 (-40.0) 87.7 (-70) (pct of GDP) n/a 14.2 13.0 5.1 NOTE. Source: Ministry of Finance; 2013 projection, original plans for previous years in brackets. Pct of GDP is for actual data. SAUDI PUBLIC DEBT 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 (bln riyals) 98.8 135.5 167.0 225.1 235.0 (pct of GDP) 3.6 6.3 9.9 15.9 13.2 NOTE. Source: Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Ministry of Finance SAUDI MONEY SUPPLY END-MARCH 13 END-FEB 13 END-MARCH 12 M1 change yr/yr (pct) 17.6 14.6 16.7 M2 change yr/yr 13.2 12.3 12.6 M2-M1 change yr/yr 1.7 6.6 3.1 M3 pct change yr/yr 12.3 12.0 10.5 Bank private sector claims 15.1 15.6 12.6 SAUDI C.BANK NET FOREIGN ASSETS (bln riyals) 2,487.6 2,435.5 2,103.0 pct change yr/yr 18.3 17.0 21.7 NOTE. Source: Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency SAUDI UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Saudi nationals 12.0 12.4 11.2 10.5 10.0 NOTE. Source: Ministry of Labour; Central Department of Statistics & Information ((Economic forecasts for Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries atGULFPOLL1 )) (Compiled by Asma Alsharif and Martin Dokoupil) ((Martin.Dokoupil@thomsonreuters.com)(+971 4 362 5832)(Reuters Messaging: martin.dokoupil.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: SAUDI INDICATORS/
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