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Press Release Monthly Producer Price Index of Industrial Sector May 2024 (Base year 2018=100)

03/07/2024 | The National Planning Council has released the new Monthly Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Industrial sector for May 2024, which calculated based on 2018. Therefor the relatives of the main four industry sectors become as follow: “Mining” (weight: 82.46%), “Manufacturing” (weight: 15.85%), “Electricity” (weight: 1.16%), and “Water” (weight: 0.53%).

Qatar Ranks Fourth Globally in Economic Performance for 2024

18/06/2024 | The World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024, issued by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, has placed Qatar at the 11th rank out of 67 countries, most of which are developed countries, compared to the 12th rank last year.

Monthly Industrial Production Index, IPI April, 2024 (Base year 2018=100)

16/06/2024 | The Industrial Production index (IPI), April 2024 reached 100.1 point, decreased by 3.1% compared to the previous month (March 2024), and decreased by 5.9%, when compared to the corresponding month in 2023.

Press Release Consumer Price Index May 2024 (Base year 2018=100)

15/06/2024 | The National Planning Council has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of May 2024. The CPI of May 2024 reached 107.59 points showing an increase of 0.44% when compared to CPI of April 2024. Compared to CPI of May 2023, [Y-o-Y] basis, an increase of 0.93% has been recorded in the general index (CPI) of this month.

Qatar Foreign Merchandise Trade Surplus was QR 17.4 billion of the State of Qatar, April 2024

14/06/2024 | In April 2024, the total exports of goods (including exports of goods of domestic origin and re-exports) amounted to around QR 27.5 billion, showing a decrease of 10.5% compared to April 2023, and a decrease of 3.6% compared to March 2024.

PRESS RELEASE STATISTICS OF BUILDING PERMITS AND BUILDING COMPLETION CERTIFICATES ISSUED, MAY 2024

12/06/2024 | Building permits and building completion certificates data is of particular importance as it is considered an indicator for the performance of the construction sector which in turn occupies a significant position in the national economy.

Press Release on Quarterly Foreign Merchandise Trade Statistics Quarter 1, 2024

11/06/2024 | The National Planning Council (NPC) is pleased to publish the Press Release on "Quarterly Foreign Merchandise Trade Statistics, Q1 2024 State of Qatar", comprising quarterly data on imports, exports, re-exports, and trade balance. The bulletin presents detailed statistics of the foreign merchandise trade of Qatar by commodity and partner country. Quarter-on-Quarter (Q-o-Q) percentage changes are also provided.

17.7% Monthly Increase in Total Qatari Live Births in April 2024

04/06/2024 | The National Planning Council has released the 124th issue of (Qatar; Monthly Statistics) bulletin; a series of statistical newsletters released on a monthly basis. In this issue, we highlighted the most important statistical changes that occurred in the country during April 2024 in addition to extracts from the results of the 2020 Census.

Quarterly Report on Producer price Index Q1,2024

03/06/2024 | The Price and Indices Section also issued an updated series of producer price index, after recalculating them on the base year 2018. The change in the base year is a basic requirement due to the change in economic activities, especially the manufacturing sector, which witnessed significant changes during the previous five-year period.

In the New Edition of “Qatar; Monthly Statistics” Bulletin 13.4% Monthly Increase in Cash Issued during March 2024

28/05/2024 | • A monthly increase of 1.2% in total live births compared to February 2024. • A monthly rise of 12.3% in total number of ships arriving at Qatar Ports during March 2024 compared to February 2024. • A monthly decline of 6.7% in total traffic violations during March 2024 compared to February 2024.