Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February 2013. The CPI reached 113.4, showing a marginal increase of 0.1% when compared to the CPI of January 2013, and a 3.2% increase compared to the CPI of February, 2012.   A comparison of the CPI of February, 2013 with that of the previous month (CPI of January, 2013) by major groups, features increases in three groups, which were “Furniture, Textiles and Home Appliances”, by 0.5%, and “Food, Beverages & Tobacco” and “Garments & Footwear” by 0.4% each. On the other hand, a drop of 0.6% in prices of “Miscellaneous goods & services”, all other groups did not show any price change. The year-on-year comparison, comparing the CPI of February 2013 with that of February 2012, shows increases of 3.2% at the overall level. Increases were recorded in all the groups except “Miscellaneous goods & services” where prices declined by 0.6%. The highest increases were recorded in the groups: “Entertainment, recreation and culture”: 7.6%, “Rent, Fuel and Energy: 4.8%, and “Furniture, Textiles & Home Appliances”: 4.7%, “Food, Beverages & Tobacco”: 2.6%. A CPI exclusive of “Rent, Fuel and Energy” group has also been calculated. After eliminating the effect of rent, the overall index reached 125.1, showing an increase of 0.1% compared to the CPI of January 2013, and an increase of 2.5% when compared to the month of February 2012. More details on consumer price indices are available on QALAM: www.qix.gov.qa .