The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics has released the 49thedition of (Qatar; Monthly Statistics) bulletin which contains various social and economic statistical indicators related to Qatar during the month of January2018in addition tohighlights from Census2015 surveyresults.
One of the most significant highlights in this edition is the increase in Number of Sold Propertiesas it has reached 309 Property , registering a monthly increase of 18.4% in comparison to the Number of Sold Properties during December 2017.
The demographic statistics showedthat the total population of Qatar has increased from2.58 million duringJanuary2017 to more than 2.64million at end of January2018,registeringan annual increase of 2.6%
In regard with Vital Statistics, a total number of 2231live births has been registered duringJanuary2018, on the other hand, 209death caseswere recorded during the same period.
On another aspect, the total number of registered marriages was 304 marriagesduringJanuary2018, whereas the total no of divorceshas reached105 divorce cases. In regard with Social Security value, the month of January2018has witnessed a significant decrease in number of Social Security Beneficiaries as it has reached 13845individuals, whereas the total value of Social Securityhas reached77.9Billion Qatari Riyal during January2018.
In regard to electricity and water consumption rates, the bulletin showed that the total electricity utilization value during January2018 was 2316.4GWh attaining a monthly decrease of 0.03% as compared with last month.The bulletin also showed that the total value of water consumption has reached38392.9 Thousand m3 during the same monthattaining a monthly decrease of 2.9% as compared with last month.
As for the buildings permit’s information, the bulletin showedthat total number of permits has reached 941 permits during January2018, and thus recorded a monthly increase of 34.2% in comparison with the previous monthDecember 2017.
In regard to traffic cases, atotal of580traffic cases were recorded during January2018, showing in a monthly decrease of 6.9% in comparison with the previous month December 2017 where ithas reached only623traffic cases. At the same instance, 15 death cases were recorded during January2018.
The bulletin also highlighted that the total number of registered vehicles has reached 6283new vehicles during January 2018. The figure has registered a monthly increase of 21.1% compared to last December 2017, where the total number of registered vehicleswas 5189new vehicles.
Total broad money supply (M2) recorded about 598.9 Billion Qatari Riyals during the month of January2018 showing an annual increaseof 19.6% compared withJanuary2017 from last year. On the other hand, cash equivalents(including deposits)attained for 803.2 Billion Qatari Riyal during January2018. The figure has recorded anannualincrease of9.1% in comparison with January2017 from last year, as it recorded approximately 736.0Billion Qatari Riyals.
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Next issue will hopefully be released by the end of February 2018
