Qatar’s Consumer Price Index Increases 0.48 Percent Month-over-Month in August 2020: Planning and Statistics Authority

Data from Qatar’s Planning and Statistics Authority revealed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2020 came in at 96.19 points, which was 0.48% higher than the index in July 2020. However, the index was down 4.05% year-on-year (YoY).

The month-on-month (MoM) increase in August 2020 was led by five main categories, recreation and culture (up 2.29% MoM), miscellaneous goods and services (up 2.02% MoM), food and beverages (up 1.93% MoM), education (up 1.58% MoM), as well as furniture and household equipment (up 0.27% MoM).

Meanwhile, MoM declines were recorded across the transportation segment (down 0.65% MoM), clothes (down 0.57% MoM), as well as housing, water, electri...