{
  "id": 4436721,
  "title": "Saudi e-sales surge 9.8% in Q2 as retail trade jumps 13.4%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/saudi-e-sales-surge-9-8-in-q2-as-retail-trade-jumps-13-4",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-30T12:42:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/664157/saudi-arabia/saudi-e-sales-surge-98-in-q2-as-retail-trade-jumps-134"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "RIYADH — The Kingdom’s e-sales index rose 9.8 percent in Q2 2026 compared with the same quarter of 2025, led by a 13.4 percent increase in retail trade, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). According to GASTAT’s Wholesale and Retail Trade Statistics Bulletin for the second quarter of 2026, the operating revenue index also increased by 3.2 percent year-on-year, while the…",
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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."
}