Qatar’s Inflation Moderates on Lower Foreign Inflation Read More... (QNB - Qatar National Bank SAQ)

(Source: QNB - Qatar National Bank SAQ) Web Posted on : Sun, 17 May 2015 Download the PDF version of this weekly commentary in English or عربي Inflation in Qatar continued to slow in the first four months of 2015. According to the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS), consumer price index (CPI) inflation fell to 0.9% year-on-year in April 2015. The key driver of this slowdown in inflation is lower foreign inflation, particularly food prices. Going forward, we forecast overall inflation to average 2.5% this year as the growing...