The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics has released the 31st edition of (Qatar; Monthly Statistics) which is released on a monthly basis to highlight detailed statistics on State of Qatar recorded during the period July 2016 in addition to glance from 2015 census.
The most-highlighted statistical variable in this edition is the traffic accidents fatalities during year to July 2016 accounted for 105 cases, showing an annual decrease of 30.46% compared to traffic accidents fatalities during the same period in 2015 which accounted for 151 cases.
The demographic statistics within bulletin shows that Qatar’s population has reached 2,326 million in July 2016, an annual increase of 9.73% as the population attained 2,120 million in July 2015, with total of 2,064 births during July 2016 and total of 186 deaths during the same period.
Traffic violations accounted for 121,684 in July 2016, with a positive monthly change amounting to 10.02% compared to last June.
The bulletin also highlights the number of vehicles registered in July 2016 which recorded 7,981 compared to 6,868 during June 2016, with a monthly increase amounting to 16.21%.
Total broad money supply (M2) recorded about 492 Billion Riyals during the month of July 2016 showing a monthly decrease of 0.30% compared to June 2016. On the other hand, cash equivalents; includes deposits increased by 0.20 % during July 2016 in comparison with June 2016, as it recorded about 685 Billion Riyals during July 2016. In contrast, Total broad money supply (M2) recorded a negative year-on-year change of 5.20%, while cash equivalents; includes deposits, recorded a positive year-on-year change of 9.77%.
