Qatar
Official title
Consumer Price Index Number.
Scope
The index is computed monthly and relates to Qatari and non-Qatari
households.
Official base
1988 = 100
Source of weights
The weights and selected items were derived from a household expenditure
survey conducted in the State of Qatar in 1988 among a sample of Qatari
and non-Qatari households.
Weights and composition
| Major groups
| Number of items
| Weights
| Approximate number of price quotations
|
| Food and tobacco
| ... | 286.8 | ...
|
| Clothing and footwear
| ... | 106.3 | ...
|
| Housing:
|
| Rent
| ... | 78.5 | ...
|
| Maintenance
| ... | 23.2 | ...
|
| Fuel, electricity, water
| ... | 22.3 | ...
|
| Furniture and furnishings
| ... | 125.8 | ...
|
| Transport and communication
| ... | 193.3 | ...
|
| Medical care
| ... | 12.3 | ...
|
| Education and recreation
| ... | 76.4 | ...
|
| Miscellaneous goods and services
| ... | 75.1 | ...
|
| Total
| ... | 1000.0 | ...
|
Household consumption expenditure
Not available.
Method of data collection
Not available.
Housing
Not available.
Specification of varieties
Not available.
Substitution, quality change, etc.
Not available.
Seasonal items
Not available.
Computation
The index is computed according to the Laspeyres formula as a weighted
arithmetic average with fixed base, using weights corresponding to the
base period.
Organisation and publication
Central Statistical Organisation: Annual Statistical Abstract
.
Idem: Monthly Survey on Retail and Consumer Index
.