• General Inflation* (Annual ) touches 2.8% in October, 2013 • Food inflation* ( Annual) stands at 2.6%, in October, 2013 • Rent, Fuel and Energy inflation* ( Annual) placed at 6.2% in October, 2013    Ministry of Development Planning & Statistics (MDPS) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2013. The CPI of October, 2013 is estimated at 115.5, showing an increase of 0.6% when compared to the CPI of September 2013. However, it shows an increase of 2.8% when compared to the CPI of October, 2012.   Month-on-Month comparison of CPI of October, 2013 with that of the previous month (CPI of September, 2013) by major groups:   Major increases have been noticed in the groups, namely: “Furniture, Textiles & Home Appliances”:1.5% which included household services, “Food, Beverages & tobacco”:1.0%, “Rent, Fuel and Energy”:0.8%, “Miscellaneous goods & services”: 0.4%.  However prices of “Garments and footwear” group remain unchanged.  The year-on-year comparison, of CPI of October 2013 with that of October 2012, shows an increase of 2.8% at the overall level. While the price increases have been registered in most of the groups: “Rent, Fuel and Energy”: 6.2% primarily due to rising rentals of residential buildings by6.9%, “Entertainment, recreation and culture”: 4.5%, “Furniture, Textiles & Home Appliances”: 3.8%, and “Food, Beverages & tobacco”: 2.6%; “Miscellaneous goods & services” and “Garments and Footwear” groups show price fall of 4.4% and 0.7% respectively.   A CPI exclusive of “Rent, Fuel and Energy” group  has also been calculated. After eliminating the effect of rent, the overall index have reached 127.1, showing an increase of 0.6% compared to the CPI of September 2013, and an increase of 1.7% when compared to the month of October 2012.    More details on consumer price indices are available on QALAM website: www.qix.gov.qa . * Annual inflation rate based on respective CPIs for October 2013 on point to point basis (October 2013 over October 2012)  For more details