Consumer Price Index (CPI) May 2012

Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May 2012. The CPI for the month of May, 2012 was 110.1, showing a slight increase of 0.2% when compared to the CPI of April 2012, but  a 1.1% increase when compared to the CPI of May, 2011.

A comparison with the CPI of April 2012, displayed increases  at the  overall level in the sub-groups: ‘‘Furniture,Textiles& Home Appliance” 1.1%, “Entertainment, Recreation & Culture”, 1.0 %, and  Transport & Communications, 0.8%.  The index for  Food and Beverages was up by  0.1%.

On the other hand, there was a decline in the following groups: s “Miscellaneous Goods and Services”, 0.6%;  “Rent, Fuel and Energy” 0.2%, and Garments and Footwear, 0.1%.  No change in  “Medical care and Medical Services”.

A year-on-year comparison, showed  increases of 1.1% when comparing the CPI of May 2012 with that of  May 2011. There were increases in all the major groups, with the exception of “Rent, Fuel and Energy”, which registered a drop of 6.0%. The highest increases were recorded in the group “Entertainment, Recreation & Culture”, 7.3%; followed by Furniture, Textiles, & Home Appliances”, 6.2%;  “Miscellaneous. Goods and Services”, 4.9%; and “Food and Beverages” ,  3.7%.

Increases in the remaining groups were of the order of  1.6%  in “Medical Care and Medical Services”, 1.7%  in “Transport & Communications”, and 1.8%  in “Garments &Footwear”.

A CPI exclusive of the Rent, Fuel and Energy group has also been calculated. After eliminating the effect of rent, the overall index reached 122.7, showing an increase of 0.5% compared to the CPI of  April 2012, and an increase of 3.9 % when compared to the month of May 2011.

This data and other statistical data and indicators are available on Qatar Statistics Authority’s Website: www.qsa.gov.qa and QALAM:  www.qix.gov.qa.

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