- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation slowed to 2.2 percent in May, from 2.3 percent in April, according to the General Authority for Statistics, also known as GASTAT.
Food and beverages, as well as transport, having high relative importance in the Saudi basket, were the main drivers of the Saudi inflation in May, a press release from GASTAT said.
The May inflation came in lower at 2.24 percent, below the expected 2.5 percent in a Bloomberg poll.
On a month-on-month basis, general CPI increased 0.1 percent, according to GASTAT.
