Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2012. The CPI for the month of September, 2012 was 111.8, showing an increase of 0.4% when compared to the CPI of August 2012 and, a 2.6% increase when compared to the CPI of September, 2011. A comparison of CPI, September, 2012 with the previous month index (CPI of August, 2012) by major groups, displays increases ranging between 0.2% and 1.8% in most of the major groups with the exception of “Transport & Communications”, where prices declined, by 1.2% due to the drop in the air-ticket fares, by 13.8%, followed by “Entertainment, recreation and culture” which declined by 0.4%. The highest increases have been noticed in the group “Food, Beverages & Tobacco” , 1.8% and “Miscellaneous goods and services”, 1.7%. “Rent, fuel and energy”, increased by 1.0% and “Garments & Footwear”, 0.3%.A year-on-year comparison, comparing the CPI of September 2012 with that of September 2011, showed increases of 2.6% at the overall level. Increases were recorded in all the major groups, with the exception of “Rent, Fuel and Energy”, which registered a drop of 1.6%. The highest increases were recorded in the groups: “Furniture, Textiles and Home Appliances”, 6.9% “Entertainment, recreation and culture”, 5.9% “Food, Beverages & Tobacco”, 5.8%, “Miscellaneous goods and services”, 3.1%; “Garments & Footwear” ,2.5%, “Transport & Communications”, 2.3%, “Medical care and Medical services”, 1.4%A CPI exclusive of the “Rent, Fuel and Energy” group has also been calculated. After eliminating the effect of rent, the overall index reached 124.6, showing an increase of 0.2% compared to the CPI of August 2012, and an increase of 4.2 % when compared to the month of September 2011. More details on consumer price indices are available on QALM: www.qix.gov.qa      
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