Doha: Qatar’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) for August 2021 stood at 102.1 points, showing an increase of 1.8 percent compared to the previous month (July 2021). When compared on year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis, the IPI index has decreased by 2.0 percent compared to the corresponding month in 2020, data released by the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) show.
The index of the “Mining” sector showed an increase of 1.7 percent compared to the previous month (July 2021), as a result of the increase in the quantities of “Crude oil petroleum and natural gas” by 1.7 percent, while “Other mining and quarrying” showed an increase of 8.9 percent. When compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (August 2020), the IPI of Mining decreased by 2.1 percent.
The index of the “Manufacturing” sector showed an increase of 1.8 percent compared to the previous month (July 2021) as a result of the increase in “Manufacture of Cement and other non-metallic mineral products” by 10.2 percent, followed by “Printing and reproduction of recorded media’’ by 9.7 percent, “Manufacture of beverages” by 8.4 percent, “Manufacture of basic metals” by 4.0 percent,“Manufacture of food products” by 3.6 percent, “Manufacture of refined petroleum products” by 2.6 percent, and “Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products” by 0.6 percent.
However, a decrease was recorded in “Manufacture of rubber and plastics products” by 3.0 percent.
On the other hand, in terms of annual change, comparing to August 2020, a decrease of 1.1 percent was recorded, affected by the following groups: “Manufacture of refined petroleum products” by 9.9 percent, followed by “Manufacture of beverages” by 8.3 percent, “Manufacture of food products” by 3.7 percent, and “Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products” by 2.7 percent.
However, an increase was recorded in “Manufacture of Cement & other non-metallic mineral products” by 26.1 percent, “Manufacture of basic metals” by 12.1 percent, “Printing and reproduction of recorded media” by 9.7, and “Manufacture of rubber and plastics products” by 3.2 percent.
The index of the “Electricity” sector showed an increase of 2.1 percent in the production of “Electricity” group between August 2021 and the previous month (July 2021), while the annual increase (comparing with August 2020), was 1.8 percent.
The index of the “Water” sector showed a decrease of 1.6 percent in the production of “Water” group between August 2021 and the previous month (July 2021), while the annual decrease (comparing with August 2020) was 22.3 percent.
