Qatar’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June reached 110.12 points, recording a marginal increase of 0.06% compared with May 2026 and a 2.21% year-on-year increase compared with a year earlier.
The index, which measures inflation, comprises 12 main groups covering 737 goods and services. It is calculated using the 2018 base year and data from the 2017-2018 Household Income and Expenditure Survey.
Data released by the National Planning Council on Tuesday attributed the monthly increase to price increases in four groups: transportation by 2.18%, food and beverages by 0.98%, clothing and footwear by 0.40%, and housing, water, electricity, and other fuel by 0.33%.
In contrast, three groups recorded a decrease, the most notable being the miscellaneous goods and services at 2.68%, followed by the recreation and culture at 2.01%, Communication at 0.43%. Five main groups of tobacco, furniture and household equipment, health, education, and restaurants and hotels, remained unchanged.
Comparing the CPI figures on an annual basis, an increase was observed in eight groups: the food and beverages group by 12.74%, followed by the miscellaneous goods and services group by 9.01%, the clothing and footwear group by 5.04%, the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels group by 2.67%, education by 2.09%, furniture and household equipment group by 0.70%, communications by 0.30%, and finally the restaurants and hotels group by 0.24%.
The CPI declined in three groups: recreation and culture by 6.99%, transport by 0.92%, and health by 0.09%, while no change occurred in the tobacco group.
When calculating the CPI for June 2026 excluding the housing, water, electricity and other fuel group, the index reached 114.60 points, registering a slight increase of 0.01% compared to May 2026.