Preface Introduction Total Exports Important Goods Materials GCC The Bases Used

 

 

 
 

Introduction

 
   
 

      The basic task of the Central Department of statistics and Information (CDSI) is not confined only on counting or gathering data, but also on analyzing and presenting these data according to several international statistical classifications. One of the CDSI’s  basic tasks is to build, as much as possible, statistical indicators that serve the right planning objectives and be suitable for national and international comparisons. This new task requires carefulness in publishing. Therefore, publishing statistical data during consecutive time periods accomplishes the aim of preparing and using these data by learners, statistical researchers and economists.

 

       Studying Exports clarifies the phases of development that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia goes through. It also highlights the importance of data and the analysis of their components. Yet, officials and planners of the Kingdom pursue the best ways to develop and flourish the national economy and search for the best guaranteed methods according to levels of just prices that accomplish the development targets and protect the national wealth during the next period. No doubt that translating our trade relations with other countries into specific numbers is an evaluation for the effort that the country exerts to support the trade relations and negotiations with countries that should export their national production surplus to every country, in a way serving the development purposes and develop the national production. This requires a main base of developing statistical data that is based on scientific and studied bases and According to different statistical classifications and concepts to see the real picture of the Exports.

 

        The bulletin’s details of Export statistics about quantities and values according to the most modern international classifications are considered as a main base that supports the economic databases. However, this main base can build many indicators that serve different levels of beneficiaries. These indicators and analyses show the most important features of the Exports and their commodity direction to the countries and economic groups from which the goods are Exported including analysis of the economic directions, the national accounts, the balance of trade, payments, international agreements, regional trade styles, as well as the trade shares, analysis of the markets and decisions relevant to the trade policies, besides revising the accuracy of the trade data.