The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) has released the seventeenth issue of the quarterly publication “Window on Economic Statistics of Qatar”.
The reference quarter of this issue is the second quarter of 2016 (Q2 2016). All the latest available macro-economic indicators, relating to National Accounts, Prices, Public Finance, and the Balance of Payments have been assembled in a single report.
It is a very handy report and is meant to help diverse users, in particular, policy and decision makers.
This publication comprises three parts:
- Part 1: presents a dashboard comparing the economic performance of Qatar with other economies and regions, in terms of three indicators: (i) Real GDP annual growth rate, (ii) CPI (y-o-y) change and (iii) Current Account Balance as percentage of GDP, as well as data series (quarterly and annual) on some thirty economic indicators.
- Part 2: presents an analysis of the quarterly statistics relating to GDP, CPI, PPI, Exports and Imports and compares the performance in the second quarter of 2016 with that of the corresponding quarter of 2015 and, with that of the previous quarter.
- Part 3: contains articles on specific topics. The title of the article presented in this issue is “Establishment and Maintenance of a Statistical Business Register (SBR)”. The Statistical Business Register is considered as the backbone in the production of economic statistics. the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics is currently in the process of establishing a Statistical Business Register to support the collection and integration of economic data.
