(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar's General Producer Price Index (PPI) of August increased by 4.9% when compared with previous month, the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday.
Producer price index covers goods relating to mining (weight: 72.7%), manufacturing (weight: 26.8%), and electricity and water (weight: 0.5%).
In terms of mining, the PPI for August showed an increase of 7.1% when compared to July, primarily due to the increase in price of crude petroleum and natural gas by 7.1%.
In terms of manufacturing, an increase of 2.2% was recorded in August, when compared with the previous month.
In terms of electricity and Water, the PPI showed an increase of 2.1% in August compared to July, resulting from a rise in water by 2.2%, and electricity by 1.8%.
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