{"id":95339,"date":"2025-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/03\/17\/inflation-holds-steady-at-2-0-y-o-y-in-february\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T00:00:00","slug":"inflation-holds-steady-at-2-0-y-o-y-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/03\/17\/inflation-holds-steady-at-2-0-y-o-y-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation holds steady at 2.0% y-o-y in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inflation once again came in at 2.0% y-o-y in February 2025,<\/strong> remaining unchanged from January<\/a>, according to the General Authority for Statistics\u2019 (Gastat) latest consumer price index (pdf)<\/a>. Prior to January\u2019s figures, the Kingdom has seen a continued overall upward trend in its inflation figures over the last five months, with December\u2019s figures being the only decline in inflation since August.<\/p>\n

On a monthly basis,<\/strong> consumer prices rose at a slower pace of 0.2%, on the back of a 0.4% rise in the housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels category, which was attributed to an equal rise in rent prices. The figure was also driven by a 0.7% rise in the prices of personal goods and services.<\/p>\n

^^ Gastat\u2019s full report on February\u2019s average prices of goods and services is available here<\/a>(pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rental prices were the culprit yet again:<\/strong> Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels \u2014 the heaviest component in the consumer basket \u2014 saw a 7.1% y-o-y increase, primarily driven by an 8.5% increase in rents paid for housing, as well as an 11.2% increase in villa rentals.<\/p>\n

Food prices were up 1.0% during the month<\/strong>, driven by a 3.7% increase in meat and poultry prices. Meanwhile, restaurants and hotel prices rose by 0.8%, attributed to a 2.4% jump in the cost of hotel and furnished apartment services.<\/p>\n

Education prices were also up in February, <\/strong>rising by 0.4% on the back of a 4.3% increase in fees of tertiary education. <\/p>\n

A few items cooled off:<\/strong> Furnishing and home equipment prices continued to fall in February, logging a 2.5% y-o-y decrease, driven by a 4.4% decline in furniture, carpets, and flooring prices. Clothing and footwear prices also dropped 1.0%, driven by a 2.4% drop in ready-made clothing prices. Meanwhile, transportation costs went down by 1.5%, mainly due to a 2.4% decrease in vehicle purchase prices.<\/p>\n

The figures came in line with analysts\u2019 expectations:<\/strong> Capital Economics expects the Kingdom\u2019s headline inflation rate to hover around 2.0% y-o-y until 4Q, before slowing back down towards the 1.0% mark. Meanwhile, the IMF sees inflation holding steady at 1.9% and 2.0% this year<\/a> and the next, while Al Rajhi Capital sees<\/a> inflation remaining stable at 2.1% in 2025 before cooling slightly to 2.0% in 2026.<\/p>\n

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WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX-<\/p>\n

Producer prices were up by 1.5% y-o-y in February 2025, <\/strong>on the back of a 3.4% increase in the prices of other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery, and equipment, coupled with a 3.9% increase in the prices of agriculture and fishery products, according to Gastat\u2019s wholesale price index (pdf)<\/a>. Meanwhile, February\u2019s wholesale prices decreased by 0.5% m-o-m, due to a 1.4% decline in the prices of other transportable goods, except metal products, machinery, and equipment on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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