Industrial production in Saudi Arabia grew 9.3% year-on-year in September 2025, accelerating from a downwardly revised 6.8% increase in the previous month. The pickup was mainly driven by faster growth in oil activities (10.1% vs 8.3% in August), supported by a sharp rise in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (11.0% vs 8.9%). Growth also accelerated in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (9.2% vs 6.0%). Non-oil activities expanded at a faster pace (7.3% vs 4.4%), boosted by higher manufacturing output (6.5% vs 3.7%), particularly in paper and paper products (3.5% vs 3.2%) and chemicals and chemical products (9.2% vs 8.6%). Output growth also strengthened for electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (12.6% vs 8.7%). On a monthly basis, industrial activity rose 1.9%, following a downwardly revised 1.0% increase in August.