13.11.202506:57:56UTC+00Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate Steady in October

In October 2025, Saudi Arabia's annual inflation rate remained steady at 2.2%, consistent with the previous month. Notable upward pressures were observed in the food and beverage sector, which saw an increase from 1.1% in September to 1.5%, largely due to a rise in the cost of fresh, chilled, or frozen meat, which escalated to 2.5% from 0.6%. Additionally, price increments were notable in insurance and financial services, which surged to 8.2% from 7.7%, and personal care, social protection, and miscellaneous goods and services, which rose to 5.9% from 5.4%, driven by a significant increase in other personal effects, climbing to 19.9% from 16.3%. Conversely, there was a reduction in costs for furniture and household goods, which saw a decline to -0.5% from -0.6%, and for information and communication, which decreased to -0.2% from -0.4%. Inflation also eased in the housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels categories, where it moderated to 4.5% from 5.2%, due to slower rent growth, which fell to 5.7% from 6.7%. On a month-to-month basis, consumer prices experienced a 0.3% increase in October, recovering from a 0.1% decrease in the previous period.