Annual growth driven by mining and financial activities
Data from the General Authority for Statistics, released in its monthly short-term business indicators bulletin, showed that the operating revenue index rose by 10.2% year-on-year during last March, compared to the same month in 2025. This increase was driven by improved performance in several key economic activities, led by the mining and quarrying sector, which recorded an annual growth of 25.5%, followed by the financial and insurance activities sector at 17.6%, then the construction sector at 4.8%, and the wholesale and retail trade and vehicle repair sector at 4.6%.
Monthly rise of 8.1% supported by industry and communications
On a monthly basis, the operating revenue index recorded an increase of 8.1% compared to February of the same year. This monthly growth is mainly attributed to a rise in the manufacturing industry index by 4.4%, an increase in the mining and quarrying index by 38.6%, as well as a rise in the financial and insurance activities index by 2.6%, and the information and communication activities index by 0.6%.
Cyclical index to measure economic performance
This monthly index is one of the economic statistical products aimed at measuring the performance of various economic sectors in the Kingdom in the short term, and monitoring growth rates for each economic activity on a regular basis.
