Doha: In its quarterly report issued recently, Qatar Chamber (QC) pointed out that the private sector export value during the second quarter of 2022 amounted to QR 8.92 billion, representing a 21 percent growth on an annual basis compared to QR 7.73 billion in Q2-2021. On a quarterly basis, it also surged 15.4 percent compared to QR 7.73 billion in Q1-2022.
QC report affirmed that this surge clearly confirms the ability of the private sector and the Qatari economy, in general, to adapt to normal and abnormal economic conditions and to achieve rising growth rates, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The newsletter also said according to the type of certificate of origin issued by the Chamber, the value of exports through the GSP model rose by 135 percent on a yearly basis, the Unified Arab model by 60.7 percent, the Unified GCC model by 249 percent, the General model by 10.3 percent and the Singapore model by 8.8 percent.
QC report showed that this surge is attributed to the increase in exports of 4 out of 10 four commodities during Q2.
Fuel exports increased by 283 percent reaching up to QR 2.5 billion compared to QR 657 billion in Q1-2021, while aluminum exports grew by 70.1 percent on a yearly basis, reaching QR2,44 billion, compared to QR1,43 billion in Q2-2021.
Lotrene exports reached QR 388.5 million compared to QR 334.9 million last year, representing a 16 percent increase, while chemical fertilizers exports increased sharply by 5.652.4 percent, which amounted to QR355.5 million, while its value during Q2-2021, was only QR6.18 million.
Essential and industrial oils exports amounted to QR 1,54 billion, showing a decrease of 34.88 percent, compared to QR 2.35 billion in Q2-2021, while chemical substances exports amounted to QR 257.5 million, a decrease of 17.8 percent compared to QR 313.34 million in Q2-2021.
Paraffin exports amounted to QR217.47 million, recording a decrease of 13.1 percent compared to QR 250.4 million in Q2-2021, while industrial gases exports amounted to QR 195.37 million, showing a decrease of 81.8 percent compared to QR 1.07 billion in Q2-2021.
The report indicated that these ten commodities exported by the private sector represent 91 percent of the total value of private export exports, according to the certificates of origin issued by the Qatar Chamber during Q2 of 2022, which amounted to QR 8,094.45 million, registering an 11.7 percent y-on-y growth compared to Q2-2021 and a 9.5 percent quarter-on-quarter growth compared to Q1-2022.
As for economic blocs and groupings, the Asian countries (excluding GCC and Arab countries) were at the top of economic blocs that received exports from the private sector during Q2 which amounted to QR 3.87 billion with a share of 43.4 percent of the total exports, followed by GCC states which received exports amounted to QR 2.56 billion or a share of 28.7 percent of the total value.
In third place came the group of EU states, with exports totaling QR 1.6 billion representing 17.8 percent of the total value, followed by Arab countries excluding GCC states that received QR 370 million, a share of 4.2 percent and the USA with exports amounted to QR 364.2 million, or a share of 4.1 percent of the total exports.
The grouping of African Countries excluding Arab countries came in the sixth place, which received 0.9 percent of the total exports, with a value of QR 82.7 million, followed by other European countries which received exports estimated at QR73.5 million or a share of 0.8 percent, and Other American Countries with a value of QR 0.09 percent of QR 8.2 million.
Then came the grouping of Oceania countries, with exports amounting to QR 1.9 million, equivalent to 0.02 percent of the total exports.
The newsletter said that the number of countries receiving Qatari exports in Q2-2022 was 100 countries in the above economic groupings. The African grouping came to the forefront with 28 countries. Asia came then with 17 countries, followed by the European Union and other American countries with 15 countries each, then Arab countries excluding GCC states with 13 countries, then the GCC and other European countries with 5, and lastly, the USA and one country (Australia) in the Oceania grouping.
In Q2-2022, India was at the top of the countries of destination of private sector exports with close to QR 1.8 billion, a share of 20.1 percent of the total exports.
It is followed by Oman with almost QR 1.61 billion and a share of 18 percent and the Netherlands with about QR 953 million, a share of 10.7 percent. (QNA)
