RIYADH, 9 August 2005 — The weekly real estate index issued by the database general administration at the Ministry of Justice in Riyadh and Dammam for last week showed an increase in the price of real estate deals registered with the justice department. In Riyadh the increase was by 37.32 percent, a total sales price during that week was SR775,922,464. In Dammam, the increase was by 13.04 percent, the total sales deals reached SR52,615,221.

