The consumer price index in Qatar rose by 1.98% in June 2021 on a yearly basis

14-07-2021


The Planning and Statistics Authority issued the Consumer Price Index for the month of June 2021, and the index reached 97.85 points, recording a decrease of 0.20% compared to the previous month, May 2021, while it increased by 1.98% compared to the corresponding month (June) of 2020.
When comparing the main components of the index for the month of June 2021 with the previous month, May 2021 (monthly change), it becomes clear that there is a decrease in seven groups, an increase in three other groups, and the stability in two groups.
The decrease occurred in the clothing and footwear group by 2.06%, followed by the entertainment and culture group by 1.99%, the communications group by 1.0%, the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel group by 0.35%, the transportation group by 0.21%, and the two groups of other goods and services, and furniture and household appliances by 0.03% each. On the other hand, the food and beverage group increased by 1.29%, followed by the education group by 0.26%, and the restaurants and hotels group by 0.73%. As for the tobacco and health groups, there was no change in them from the previous month (May 2021). The Table No. (1) shows the monthly and annual comparison of the index for the month of June 2021.
When comparing the month of June 2021 with the corresponding month in 2020 (annual change), it was found that there was an increase in the general index by 1.98%, which is the result of the resulting increase in eight groups: the transportation group by 9.38%, followed by the entertainment and culture group by 6.71 %, restaurants and hotels group by 6.37%, education group by 3.99%, furniture and home appliances group by 3.18%, other goods and services group by 3.14%, communications group by 2.99%, and food and beverage group by 2.09%, as for annual decreases, they have occurred In three groups: housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels group with a percentage of 6.50%, clothes and shoes group with a percentage of 4.72%, and health group with a percentage of 0.07%, and there was no change in the tobacco group.
And by calculating the consumer price index for the month of June 2021, after excluding the group of housing, water, electricity, gas and other types of fuel, it reached a point of 100.68, recording a decrease of 0.17%, compared to the previous month (May 2021), and an increase of 4.18% from June 2020. The table No. (2) shows the general index after excluding the group of housing, water, electricity, gas and other types of fuel.


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