The value of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s non-oil commodity exports in the second quarter of 2014 amounted to SR 56,461 million, up by 12.7 % compared to the same period of 2013, while imports amounted to SR 169,511million, up by 0.8% compared to the same period of 2013.
Saudi Press Agency, SPA, quoted the Central Department of Statistics and Information, CDSI, as saying that chemical industry products represented 32.23 % of a total value of exports amounting to SR 18,200 million, followed by plastics and rubber products 31.62 % at SR 17,849 million, and transport equipment by 9.25%.
According to the report, the value of the Kingdom’s imports of machinery, equipment, and electrical appliances represented 25.27% of the total value of the imports amounting to SR 42,834 million, transport equipment by SR 16.82% amounting to SR 28,515 million and ordinary metals and their products by 13.25 %, amounting to SR 22,466 million.
The United Arab Emirates ranked first in terms of the value of non-oil commodity exports by 13.92%, followed by China 11.48%, and Singapore by 6.62%, while China topped the list of countries importing non-oil commodities by 13.01%, the United States of America came in the second place by 12.75%, and Germany, third by 7.78%
Source : WAM News Agency for United Arab Emirates
