Qatar’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.3% year-on-year (YoY) to 106.86 points in November 2022, the Qatar News Agency reported on December 14th, citing data by the Planning and Statistics Authority.

Month-on-month, Qatari CPI inched up 1.36% in November 2022.

The increase in annual CPI was ascribed to hikes in prices of recreation and culture by 22.5%; housing, water, electricity, and other fuel by 12.49%; restaurants and hotels by 8.09%; education by 1.09%; furniture and household equipment by 0.84%; clothing and footwear by 0.59%; and food and beverages by 0.38%.

Meanwhile, a slight decrease was recorded in price levels of health by 2.31%, transport by 0.82%, miscellaneous goods and services by 0.55%, and communication by 0.12%.

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