Qatar’s CPI registers annual increase of 1.15% in September 2025

Doha: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of September 2025 reached 109.43 points showing an increase of 0.90 percent when compared to CPI of august 2025....

Doha: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of September 2025 reached 109.43 points showing an increase of 0.90 percent when compared to CPI of august 2025.

Compared to CPI of September 2024, Y-o-Y basis, an increase of 1.15 percent has been recorded in the general index (CPI) of this month.

The CPI - which measures inflation - includes 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.

When comparing the main components of CPI for the month of September 2025, with the previous month August 2025 (Monthly change), it is found that, there were six groups increased, two groups decreased, and four group remained unchanged, the National Planning Council said in a press release Thursday.

The groups showed increased as a follow: “Recreation and Culture” by 3.75 percent, “Miscellaneous Goods and Services” by 2.99 percent, “Education” by 2.04 percent, “Clothing and Footwear” by 1.54 percent, “Housing, Water, Electricity and other Fuel” by 0.83 percent, and “Communication” by 0.26 percent.