• General Inflation (Annual) touches the lowest level  of 2.7% in September, 2013 • Food inflation ( Annual) also records lowest rise  of 0.7%, in September, 2013     Ministry of Development Planning & Statistics (MDPS) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2013. The CPI of September, 2013 is estimated at 114.8, showing an increase of 0.2% when compared to the CPI of August 2013. However, it shows an increase of 2.7% when compared to the CPI of September, 2012.  Month-on-Month comparison of CPI of September, 2013 with that of the previous month (CPI of August, 2013) by major groups:   Increases have been noticed in most of groups, namely “Food, Beverages & Tobacco”: 0.8%, “Garments and Footwear”: 0.6%, “Rent, Fuel and Energy and “Miscellaneous goods & services”: 0.4% each. On the other hand, “Transport and Communications” and “Furniture, Textiles & Home Appliances” groups have recorded drops of 0.6% and 0.1% respectively.  The year-on-year comparison, of CPI of September 2013 with that of September 2012, shows increase of 2.7% at the overall level. Increases have been recorded in all the groups except “Miscellaneous goods & services” where the index shows a decline by 4.5%. Price increases have been registered in most of the groups: “Entertainment, recreation and culture”: 9.1% primarily due to price rise in goods and services related to education, “Rent, Fuel and Energy: 6.1% resulted mainly due to hike in rentals of residential buildings, “Medical care and Medical services”: 2.5%, “Furniture, Textiles & Home Appliances”: 1.4%, “Food, Beverages & tobacco”: 0.7% and “Transport and Communications” by 0.5%.  A CPI exclusive of “Rent, Fuel and Energy” group has also been calculated. After eliminating the effect of rent, the overall index have reached 126.3, showing an increase of 0.1% compared to the CPI of August 2013, and an increase of 1.4% when compared to the month of September 2012.   More details on consumer price indices are available on QALAM website: www.qix.gov.qa . • Inflation is calculated based on Consumer Price Index For more details