|
Qatar’s Consumer Price Index for May 2019 Drops by
0.66%
June 12, 2019
The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) has released the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of May 2019. The CPI
reached to 107.67 point (base year is 2013), showing a decrease
of 0.56% when compared to CPI of April 2019. Compared to the CPI
of May 2018, (year-on-year basis), the CPI of May 2019 has
recorded a drop of 0.66%.
A comparison of the CPI, May 2019 with the CPI, May 2018 (Annual
Change), shows a decrease has been recorded in the general index
(CPI), by 0.66%. This is primary due to the decreasing prices
seen in the five groups, namely: “Communication” by 10.45%,
“Recreation & Culture” by 7.26%, “Housing, Water, Electricity &
other Fuel” by 2.18%, “Food & Beverages” by 1.29%, and
“Miscellaneous Goods & Services” by 0.88%.
As for annual increases, they have been recorded in the price levels
of seven groups namely: “Tobacco” by 127.19%, “Education” by
9.25%, “Furniture & Household Equipment” by 1.77%, “Transport”
by 1.56%, “Clothing & Footwear” by 0.61%, “Health” by 0.83%,
“Restaurants & Hotels” by 0.35%.
For more information
click here
|