Grapes rose the most in Saudi market during December

The prices of goods and services in the Kingdom witnessed a variation during the month of December compared to the previous month of November, as the rise was in the share of 20 commodities, led by local grapes, while the prices of 30 commodities witnessed a decline at the end of the month, led by the local medium potatoes.

According to the report of the General Authority for Statistics, issued today, Sunday, the prices of 15 food commodities increased by the end of December, led by local grapes, with an increase of nearly 19%, followed by Lebanese peaches, with a growth of 14.32%, while Indian white rice (Al-Muhaidib) was the lowest. There was an increase between goods and services by about 1.33%.

The prices of 5 construction commodities increased by the end of December 2022, led by national black cement, with a monthly growth of 1.94%, followed by coal, with an increase of 0.89%, while red sand was the least rising on the monthly level, with a slight increase of 0.04%.

On the other hand, the prices of 15 food commodities decreased by the end of last December compared to the previous month directly, led by the local medium potato, with a decrease of 19.27%, followed by the Pakistani mandarin, down by 14.83%, while the local carrot recorded the lowest monthly rate of decline among food commodities. at a rate of 3.02%

The prices of 15 construction commodities also declined on a monthly basis, led by 10 mm steel (national) with a decrease of 3.14%, followed by 12 mm steel (national) by about 2.85%, then 14 mm steel (national) with the same decline rate, while The prices of electrical cables 25 mm thick (national) recorded the lowest monthly decline among construction commodities, by about 0.48%.

It is worth noting that the consumer price index (inflation) in the Kingdom for the month of December increased to 3.3%, which is higher than November 2022, when it was 2.9%. This rise is attributed to the increase in the prices of housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels by 5.9%, and the prices of food and beverages by 4.2%.