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Qatar's Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose to 107.4 points in January, up 6.3% month-on-month and 0.7% year-on-year, according to data from the National Planning Council.The index reflects activity across key industrial sectors, including mining and quarrying (82.46%), manufacturing (15.85%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.16%), and water supply (0.53%).The mining and quarrying sector index increased 7.8% compared to December 2025, driven by a 7.7% rise in crude oil and natural gas output, partially offset by a 6.3% decline in other mining activities.On an annual basis, the sector rose 1.4% compared to January 2025, supported by a 1.3% increase in hydrocarbon production, despite a 3.2% drop in other mining and quarrying activities.In the manufacturing sector, the index edged up 0.3% month-on-month, supported by higher output in chemicals and chemical products (2.3%) and printing and reproduction of recorded media (1.4%).However, several sub-sectors recorded declines, including cement and other non-metallic mineral products (6.3%), rubber and plastics (3.2%), refined petroleum products (1.7%), basic metals (1.3%), food products (0.8%), and beverages (0.6%).On an annual basis, manufacturing output fell 1.7% in January compared to the same month a year earlier, weighed by declines in refined petroleum products (10.5%), cement and other non-metallic mineral products (10.2%), printing and media reproduction (4.8%), and chemicals (0.9%).These declines were partially offset by increases in rubber and plastics (7.1%), basic metals (5.9%), food products (5.2%), and beverages (2.0%).Meanwhile, the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply sector contracted 10.1% month-on-month and fell 17.8% year-on-year.The water supply sector declined 3.4% compared to December 2025 and decreased 2.0% on an annual basis. 

Saudi Arabia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) for July 2025 recorded an increase of 6.5 percent compared to the same month of the previous year (July 2024).According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), citing the Saudi General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), the sub-index for mining and quarrying, the largest component of the IPI, rose by 6.5 percent year-on-year, while the manufacturing sector index grew by 7 percent.The sub-index for electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply increased by 0.9 percent, while the sub-index for water supply, sewage, waste management, and remediation activities rose by 8.5 percent compared to July 2024.The data also showed that oil-related activities grew by 7.8 percent, while non-oil activities recorded a 3.5 percent increase during the same period.