The value of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's non-oil commodity exports in October 2014 amounted to SR (15,917) million, down by (12.44 %) compared to the same period of 2013, while imports amounted to SR (45,703) million, down by ( 6 %) compared to the same period of 2013. The Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI) said in its report to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that plastics and rubber products topped the list of non-oil commodity exports during the month of October by 36.35% amounting to SR 5,786 million, followed by chemical industry products by 32.18 % amounting to SR 5,122 million, and ordinary metals and their products by 7.61 % amounting to SR 1,211 million. According to the report, the value of the Kingdom's imports of machinery, equipment, and electrical appliances increased by 24.20 % amounting to SR 11,060 million; transport equipment by SR 20.04 % amounting to SR 9,158 million; and ordinary metals and their products by 12.72 % amounting to SR 5,813million. The People's Republic of China ranked first in terms of the value of non-oil commodity exports by 13.42%, followed by the United Arab Emirates by 9.32 %, and Singapore by 6.37 %; while the People's Republic of China topped the list of countries importing non-oil commodities by 13.96 %, the United States of America came in the second place by 13.55 %, and Germany, the third by 6.68 %.
