Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May 2011. The CPI for May 2011 reached 108.9 recording an increase of 0.2 % when compared to April 2011, and an increase of 1.7%, when compared with May 2010. 
  
     A comparison of the CPI for May 2011 with that of April 2011 at the major group level shows an increase of 1.7% in Garments and Footwear, 0.9% increase in Miscellaneous Goods and Services, 0.4% increase in Transport and Communications and Food, beverages & tobacco registered an increase of 0.2% , however, there was a decline in Rent, Fuel and Energy by (0.5%). Compared to the CPI of May 2010, the analysis by major group level highlighted increases ranging between 7.8% and 0.4% in the prices of all the groups except for the rent. The highest increase was in the Clothing and Footwear group, where prices went up by 7.8%, followed by Transport and Communications by 5.2%, , Miscellaneous Goods and Services, by 4.8%, Food & Beverages group, by 4.5%. Prices in the group of Rent declined by (3.8%). CPI has also been calculated excluding the group of rent. After eliminating the effect of rent, the overall index shows an increase of 0.4% compared to April 2011, and an increase of 4.1 % compared to the month of May 2010. This data and other statistical data and indicators are available on QALAM: www.qix.gov.qa.
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