(MENAFN) Saudi Jadwa Investments stated that during the third quarter, the country's government sector enhanced economic growth by around 5.87 percent, reported Emirates 24/7.
The firm said that the increase was lower than the growth recorded in 2011's same quarter.
It noted that third-quarter growth was mainly boosted by the non-oil government sector, which jumped by 12.2 percent from last year's same period.
It added that most of the public sector expansion resulted from a notable growth in government services that rose by 13.4 percent.
It is worth noting that Saudi private sector posted a growth of 5.1 percent in the period, whereas the oil sector gained nearly 2.3 percent.
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