{
  "id": 16023351,
  "title": "Saudi construction costs rise 2.2% in September 2026, GASTAT reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/saudi-construction-costs-rise-2-2-in-september-2026-gastat-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:52:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665637/saudi-arabia/saudi-construction-costs-rise-22-in-september-2026-gastat-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s construction costs increased by 2.2 percent year-on-year in September 2026, driven by higher costs in both residential and non-residential construction, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The authority’s Construction Cost Index (CCI) report showed that non-residential construction costs rose by 2.6 percent, while residential construction costs…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}