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Jeddah - Yasmine El Tohamy - RIYADH: Qatar’s consumer price index for September rose 1.8 percent to 106.94 points compared to the same month last year, according to official data.
The Planning and Statistics Authority, in its report released on Monday, further revealed that the September CPI increased 0.65 percent from 106.25 points clocked in August.
The report added that, compared to August, the latest CPI witnessed an increase in eight categories and a decline in one, while three remained unchanged.
Education witnessed the most significant rise of 2.04 percent, followed by a 1.48 percent hike in food and beverages and 1.39 percent in the recreation and cultural sectors.
The clothing and footwear sector recorded a 0.94 percent hike, while transportation edged up 0.61 percent.
The report further added that miscellaneous goods and services grew by 0.20 percent, while furniture and household equipment made a slight rise by 0.02 percent. Moreover, the restaurant and hotel group grew by 0.07 percent.
On the other hand, the communications group recorded a 0.23 percent decrease, while tobacco, housing, water, electricity and other fuel, and health groups remained mostly unchanged, compared to August.
The report revealed that a year-on-year increase of 1.80 percent was recorded in the general index when comparing the September CPI with the same month in 2022.
This price increase primarily resulted from eight groups, including significant growth in communications at 15.59 percent, education at 6.72 percent, and recreation and culture at 3.19 percent.
In addition, there were increases in several other groups, including furniture and household equipment at 2.35 percent, food and beverages at 2.20 percent, and transport at 1.73 percent. Furthermore, miscellaneous goods and services saw a rise of 0.81 percent, while the health group recorded an increase of 0.33 percent.
The report also highlighted a decrease of 4.65 percent in price levels within the restaurant and hotel groups. Additionally, the clothing and footwear group experienced a decrease of 1.39 percent.
Meanwhile, the housing, water, electricity, and other fuel group saw a more modest decline of 0.70 percent, while the tobacco group remained unchanged.
The official release concluded that the CPI of September, excluding housing, water, electricity, and other fuel groups, stands at 109.88 points, recording an increase of 0.80 percent when compared to the index of August 2023.
“Compared with its counterpart in 2022, the CPI of September index increased by 2.40 percent,” the report stated.
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