Non-Petroleum exports and imports show decline

Riyadh, March 30, SPA -- The Kingdom's non-petroleum exports last
January dropped to SR 7, 866 million from SR 9, 613 million in
January 2008.


The exported commodities included petrochemicals, plastics, electric
devices, normal metals and their products in addition to re-exported
commodities.


The Kingdom's imports last January dropped to SR 28, 275 million
from SR 31, 468 million in January 2008.


The imported commodities included machines, electrical devices and
equipment.


--SPA