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Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) has released the Consumer Price
Index (CPI) for March 2012, which reached to 109.9, showing
stability when compared to the CPI of February 2012, while it showed
an increase of 1.2%, when compared to the CPI of March, 2011. |
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comparison of the CPI of March, 2012 with the CPI of February 2012,
showed stability at the overall level, but an analysis at the major
group level, showed that increases in some groups were offset by
drops in others: The 0.7% increase in “in Food, beverages &
tobacco”, the 0.2% rise in “Furniture, Textiles and Home
appliances”, offset by drops in other groups, such as the index for
Garments & Footwear by 0.7%, Miscellaneous Goods and Services by 0.5%, and Transport and Communications, dropped
by 0.4%. There was no change in the level of prices in the groups of
Medical care & Medical services and Rent, Fuel and Energy.
A year-on-year comparison, showed an increase of 1.2% when
comparing the CPI of March 2012 with that of March 2011, with
increases in all the major groups, with the exception of “Rent, Fuel
and Energy”, which registered a drop of 5.7%. The highest increases
were recorded in the group “Miscellaneous Goods and Services”, 7.5%;
followed by “Entertainment, Recreation & Culture”, 5.5%; “Furniture,
Textiles, & Home Appliances” by 4.3%. Increases in the remaining
groups were 1.1% in Medical Care and 3.4% in Food and Beverages.
A CPI exclusive of the Rent, Fuel and Energy group has also
been calculated. After eliminating the effect of rent, the overall
index reached 121.9, showing a decrease of 0.1% compared to the CPI
of February 2012, and an increase of 3.8 % when compared to the
month of March 2011.
This data and other statistical data and indicators are available on
QALAM: www.qix.gov.qa
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