Saudi Arabia’s annual wholesale price inflation accelerated to 4.6% in May 2026 from 3.3% in each of the previous two months. This marked the highest reading since October 2022, as price growth picked up mainly for other transportable goods, excluding metal products, machinery, and equipment (9.1% vs 6.4% in April), driven by a 59.0% increase in basic chemical prices and a 3.9% rise in refined petroleum product prices. Inflation also accelerated for agriculture and fishery products (3.0% vs 1.7%), reflecting higher prices for agricultural products (2.8%) and live animals and animal products (4.9%). Costs also rose faster for metal products, machinery, and equipment (1.5% vs 1.1%). Meanwhile, prices for ores and minerals continued to decline, though at a slower pace (-0.6% vs -0.3%), while food products, beverages, tobacco, and textiles slipped into deflation (-0.1% vs 0.8%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices jumped 1.2%, following a 0.2% increase in April. source: General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia

Producer Prices in Saudi Arabia increased 4.60 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Saudi Arabia averaged 3.55 percent from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.70 percent in June of 2021 and a record low of -5.36 percent in September of 2009. This page provides - Saudi Arabia Producer Prices Change- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Saudi Arabia Wholesale Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.

Producer Prices in Saudi Arabia increased 4.60 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Saudi Arabia is expected to be 5.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Saudi Arabia Wholesale Prices Change is projected to trend around 4.00 percent in 2027 and 3.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-14 06:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Apr 3.3% 3.3% 3.4%
2026-06-15 06:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
May 4.6% 3.3% 3.4%
2026-07-15 06:00 AM
Wholesale Prices YoY
Jun 4.6% 5.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 105.30 105.10 points May 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 116.70 116.40 points May 2026
CPI Transportation 102.10 101.50 points May 2026
Food Inflation 0.70 0.60 percent May 2026
GDP Deflator 102.50 94.90 points Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 1.80 1.70 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.20 0.20 percent May 2026
Producer Prices 164.50 162.60 points May 2026
Wholesale Prices YoY 4.60 3.30 percent May 2026


Saudi Arabia Wholesale Prices Change
Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.60 3.30 19.70 -5.36 1994 - 2026 percent Monthly
2014=100, NSA

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Saudi Arabia Wholesale Inflation Highest Since 2022
Saudi Arabia’s annual wholesale price inflation accelerated to 4.6% in May 2026 from 3.3% in each of the previous two months. This marked the highest reading since October 2022, as price growth picked up mainly for other transportable goods, excluding metal products, machinery, and equipment (9.1% vs 6.4% in April), driven by a 59.0% increase in basic chemical prices and a 3.9% rise in refined petroleum product prices. Inflation also accelerated for agriculture and fishery products (3.0% vs 1.7%), reflecting higher prices for agricultural products (2.8%) and live animals and animal products (4.9%). Costs also rose faster for metal products, machinery, and equipment (1.5% vs 1.1%). Meanwhile, prices for ores and minerals continued to decline, though at a slower pace (-0.6% vs -0.3%), while food products, beverages, tobacco, and textiles slipped into deflation (-0.1% vs 0.8%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices jumped 1.2%, following a 0.2% increase in April.
2026-06-15
Saudi Arabia Wholesale Inflation Steady in April
Saudi Arabia’s annual wholesale price inflation rate stood at 3.3% in April 2026, unchanged from the previous month. Price growth was steady for other transportable goods, except for metal products, machinery, and equipment at 6.4%, which matched the previous month’s pace, while inflation rose to 0.8% in food products, beverages, tobacco, and textiles after remaining flat in March. Meanwhile, costs edged lower in agriculture and fishery products (1.7% vs 1.8%) and in metal products, machinery, and equipment (1.1% vs 1.2%). In contrast, deflation persisted in ores and minerals (-0.3% vs -0.2%). On a monthly basis, prices were also unchanged at 0.2% in April.
2026-05-14
Saudi Arabia Wholesale Inflation Slightly Eases
Saudi Arabia’s annual wholesale price inflation rate edged lower to 3.3% in March 2026, from a near two-year high of 3.5% in the previous month. Cost pressures moderated for agriculture and fishery products (1.6% vs 2.5% in February), other transportable goods except metal products, machinery and equipment (6.4% vs 6.5%), and metal products, machinery and equipment (1.2% vs 1.4%). Additionally, prices were flat for food products, beverages, tobacco, and textiles after rising 0.4% in the prior month, while remaining unchanged for ores and minerals (-0.2%). On a monthly basis, wholesale prices edged up to 0.2% from 0.1% in February 2026.
2026-04-15