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Saudi Arabia's non-oil activities grew by 1.9 percent year-on-year in Q3 2026, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). Despite this growth, the Kingdom's real GDP declined by 3.8 percent, driven by a 20.4 percent contraction in oil activities and a 2.7 percent decrease in government activities. Non-oil activities contributed positively to the annual GDP growth rate, while oil activities had a negative impact. On a quarterly basis, real GDP increased by 1.3 percent, supported by rises in oil and non-oil activities.
Hong Kong's economy expanded by 5.2 percent in the third quarter of 2026, marking the 15th consecutive quarter of growth. This growth rate exceeded the mean forecast of 3.6 percent by economists and was higher than the 4.2 percent growth in the second quarter and the 5.9 percent growth in the first quarter of the year.
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