‎How commodity and service prices fared in August

‎<p><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/7ff7cca6-df6d-44f7-8ff1-61406f3303da.png"></p> <p class="ckeCaption" >Shopping cart</p> <hr> <p >The average prices of 117 of 169 commodities and services across 10 categories in Saudi Arabia increased year-on-year (YoY) in August 2026, according to data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).</p> <p ></p> <p >Meanwhile, prices of 46 other goods and services declined, while the prices of five others remained unchanged.</p> <p ></p> <p >Among 100 items under the food and beverages category, Indian pomegranates recorded the highest price increase last month, rising 25.1% YoY, followed by local carrots (+24.67%).</p> <p ></p> <p >Meanwhile, Al Osra fine sugar topped the list of commodities that recorded the largest price declines during the same period, with its average price falling by 6.56%, followed by arugula, which declined by 4.72%.</p> <p ></p> <p >Among 38 items under the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels category, prices showed a mixed trend in August, with 29 items rising and 9 items declining YoY.</p> <p ></p> <p >Most items under pets, related products and other cultural services recorded higher prices in August, with four items rising and one declining compared to the same period a year earlier.</p> <p ></p> <p >Clothing and footwear prices also showed a mixed performance, with four items rising, five declining and one remaining unchanged YoY.</p> <p ></p> <p >The personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services category recorded mixed performance last month, with two items rising and one falling.</p> <p ></p> <p >Furniture, household equipment and routine household maintenance fell sharply, with three of four items recording lower prices in August.</p> <p ></p> <p >Healthcare costs mostly increased last month, with two out of three tracked services posting higher prices, and one service recording lower prices YoY.</p> <p ></p> <p >Meanwhile, transport services recorded mixed movements, with one service seeing a price increase, while the other declined in August.</p> <p ></p> <p >Restaurants and accommodation services showed mixed performance, with one service rising and two declining YoY.</p> <p ></p> <p >Tobacco prices edged lower, with Marlboro cigarette prices declining in August, compared to the same period a year earlier.</p>

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16th September 2026

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