Doha: Qatar’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) for December 2021 stood at 104.4 points, showing an increase of 12.5 percent compared to the previous month (November 2021). When compared on year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis, the IPI index has also increased by 3.7 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 15.5 percent compared to the previous month (November 2021), as a result of the increase in the quantities of “Crude oil petroleum and natural gas” by 15.5 percent, while “Other mining and quarrying” showed a decrease of 5.7 percent. When compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (December 2020), the IPI of Mining increased by 4.7 percent.
The index of the “Manufacturing” sector showed an increase of 0.9 percent compared to the previous month (November 2021) as a result of the increase in “Printing and reproduction of recorded media” by 19.5 percent, followed by “Manufacture of basic metals” by 6.3 percent, “Manufacture of Cement and other non-metallic mineral products” by 2.3 percent, “Manufacture of rubber and plastics products” by 2.2 percent, and “Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products” by 1.0 percent.
However, a decrease was recorded in “Manufacture of beverages” by 4.8 percent, “Manufacture of refined petroleum products” by 3.9 percent, and “Manufacture of food products” by
2.1 percent.
On the other hand, in terms of annual change, comparing to December 2020, a decrease of 0.5 percent was recorded, affected by the following groups: “Printing and reproduction of recorded media’’ by 9.1 percent, followed by “Manufacture of refined petroleum products” by 8.1 percent, “Manufacture of beverages” by 2.3 percent, and “Manufacture of basic metals” by 0.7 percent. However, an increase was recorded in “Manufacture of food products” by 7.6 percent, “Manufacture of rubber and plastics products” by 3.8 percent, “Manufacture of Cement & other non-metallic mineral products” by 2.5 percent, and “Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products” by 1.3 percent.
The index of the “Electricity” sector showed a decrease of 18.1 percent in the production of “Electricity” between December 2021 and the previous month (November 2021), while the annual increase (comparing with December 2020), was 8.3 percent.
The index of the “Water” sector showed a decrease of 7.5 percent in the production of “Water” group between December 2021 and the previous month (November 2021), while the annual decrease (comparing with December 2020), was 22.3 percent.
