Horizon source briefing
Arab News / General Authority for Statistics: evidence for “Saudi construction costs rise 2.2% year on year as machinery rental leads selected inputs”
GASTAT’s September index was reported 2.2 percent above a year earlier and flat on the month. Residential costs rose 2.1 percent and non-residential costs 2.6 percent, with selected machinery-rental categories rising faster.
Saudi Arabia · Construction, Infrastructure, Materials & Real Estate
What the source contributes
GASTAT’s September index was reported 2.2 percent above a year earlier and flat on the month. Residential costs rose 2.1 percent and non-residential costs 2.6 percent, with selected machinery-rental categories rising faster.
Horizon synthesis and use
- The index should refresh estimate and contingency assumptions, not replace quotations. Contractors and investors need the relevant region, package, supplier, lead time, productivity, escalation and contract-allocation evidence.
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- 03Does the rule apply to Saudi Arabia · Construction, Infrastructure, Materials & Real Estate, or only to a narrower licence, entity, free zone, product or worker category?
- 04The record was reviewed on 2026-10-22; what has Arab News / General Authority for Statistics changed or superseded since that date?