Qatar’s inflation rises 3.68% y-o-y in April to hit 105.52 points 

Qatar’s inflation rises 3.68% y-o-y in April to hit 105.52 points 

RIYADH: Qatar’s annual inflation rate rose in April, with the country’s Consumer Price Index reaching 105.52 points in what was a year-on-year increase of 3.68 percent, the latest data from the Planning and Statistics Authority showed.

The rise in consumer prices was primarily driven by the recreation and culture sector which recorded a price rise of 15.34 percent in April compared to the same month of 2022, while housing, water, electricity and other fuel prices rose by 7.72 percent in the same period.

The report further noted that furniture and household equipment prices increased by 7.72 percent, followed by clothing and footwear prices which went up by 2.49 percent.

The prices of food and beverages increased annually by 1.71 percent in April, while prices for education and health rose by 1.64 percent and 1.41 percent respectively.

Qatar calculates CPI, which is a measure of inflation, using the prices of 12 main groups of consumer goods that have a total of 737 commodities and services. It is calculated using the base year 2018, based on the data of the household income and expenditure survey 2017-2018.

Qatar’s April CPI figure was 0.3 percent lower than in March 2023. The slight decrease was attributed to transport fees, which