{"id":109591,"date":"2026-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/?p=109591"},"modified":"2026-06-04T03:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:07:57","slug":"saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi Arabia<\/strong>\u2019s non-oil private sector gathered further momentum in May<\/strong>, with the Kingdom\u2019s Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index (PMI) climbing to 52.8, up from April\u2019s<\/a> 51.5, according to the Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia latest report (pdf)<\/a>. The jump signals a steady recovery since March\u2019s slump following the eruption of the US-Iran war. While the reading sits comfortably above the neutral 50.0 threshold, fueled by reviving local demand and stabilizing supply networks, export hurdles and high costs kept the index below its long-term historical average of 56.8.<\/p>\n

A modest demand growth still drove higher output and new orders:<\/strong> As business conditions normalized, companies dusted off delayed contracts and restarted frozen projects, pushing output levels to a three-month high, according to Riyad Bank\u2019s Chief Economist Naif Al Ghaith. New orders also rode the same wave, rising to 52.0 in May, compared to April's 51.5 reading, but they remain below their long-run average, Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

The global market offered little help:<\/strong> Foreign orders contracted sharply for the third month in a row, choked off by ongoing shipping bottlenecks, high freight costs, and regional conflict.<\/p>\n

Logistics stabilization pushed inventory rebuild: <\/strong>Average supplier delivery times shortened in May for the first time in three months. Firms went on a buying spree sensing a window of stability, boosting purchasing activity for the first time since February to rebuild their inventories and hedge against future disruptions.<\/p>\n

Staffing levels returned to growth in May<\/strong> in response to backlogs, which inched up for the eleventh consecutive month. However, the hiring push was cautious compared to the start of the year. \u201cDemand is recovering, but uncertainty and a relatively low pace of growth is constraining employment,\u201d Mohamed Abu Basha, Head of Macroeconomic Analysis at EFG Hermes, said in a note seen by EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n

MEANWHILE- Price pressures eased slightly from April\u2019s record high, but they remain <\/strong>painfully high.<\/strong> Companies are still facing steep bills for raw materials, supplier charges, and transport. On the bright side, wage inflation took a minor breather from its March peak. Companies held onto their pricing power, passing a heavy chunk of these expenses directly onto consumers and keeping inflation near historic highs.<\/p>\n

Sentiment remains resilient: <\/strong>Saudi businesses expect the non-oil economy to sustain its upward momentum through 2026, driven by better domestic demand, stabilized supply chains, controlled inflation, strong government investment, and robust trade, Al Ghaith notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kingdom\u2019s PMI climbed to 52.8 last month, lagging behind the long-term average of 56.8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2571],"tags":[27,10,571],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-109591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","tag-economy","tag-enterpriseam-ksa","tag-pmi","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"9a8f84de-f808-4132-bbd5-81f145d8b8cb","order":"4","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Momentum","related_issue":[109584],"teaser":"The Kingdom\u2019s PMI climbed to 52.8 last month, lagging behind the long-term average of 56.8"},"yoast_head":"\nSaudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience - KSA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kingdom\u2019s PMI climbed to 52.8 last month, lagging behind the long-term average of 56.8\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"KSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-04T03:07:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-04T03:07:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/\"},\"wordCount\":402,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"ECONOMY\",\"EnterpriseAM KSA\",\"PMI\"],\"articleSection\":[\"ECONOMY\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/\",\"name\":\"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience - KSA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-04T03:07:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/\",\"name\":\"KSA\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#organization\",\"name\":\"KSA\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/42482.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/42482.svg\",\"caption\":\"KSA\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience - KSA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience","og_description":"The Kingdom\u2019s PMI climbed to 52.8 last month, lagging behind the long-term average of 56.8","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/","og_site_name":"KSA","article_published_time":"2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-04T03:07:57+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience","datePublished":"2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-04T03:07:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/"},"wordCount":402,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","keywords":["ECONOMY","EnterpriseAM KSA","PMI"],"articleSection":["ECONOMY"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/","name":"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience - KSA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-04T03:07:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/04\/saudis-non-oil-sector-gathers-pace-in-may-on-domestic-demand-supply-resilience\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Saudi\u2019s non-oil sector gathers pace in May on domestic demand, supply resilience"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/","name":"KSA","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#organization","name":"KSA","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/42482.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/42482.svg","caption":"KSA"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/269.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109591"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109625,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109591\/revisions\/109625"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/109584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109591"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=109591"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=109591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}