The Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI) said in its report to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that plastics and rubber products topped the list of non-oil commodity exports during the month of June by 33.42% amounting to SR 6,241 million, followed by chemical industry products by 31.26% amounting to SR 5839 million, and transport equipment by 9.97% amounting to SR 1862 million.
According to the report, the value of the Kingdom’s imports of machinery and equipment, electrical appliances increased by 25.69% amounting to SR 13,217 million; transport equipment by SR 15.95% amounting to SR 8,208 million; and ordinary metals and their products by 13.38% amounting to SR 6,885 million.
The United Arab Emirates ranked first in terms of the value of non-oil commodity exports by 13.2%, followed by China 12.20%, and Singapore by 6.67%; while China topped the list of countries importing non-oil commodities by 14.53%, the United States of America came in second place by 11.68%, and Germany by 8.45%.
Source : Saudi News Agency