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Qatar's Annual Inflation In August up at 2.3% on Rising Food Costs
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Qatar's annual inflation rate was up at 2.3% in August, compared with 2.2% in July, led by a rise in almost all of the major groups including food, beverages and furniture, official data showed Thursday.
All groups making up the overall basket of the consumer price index, or CPI, rose in August on an annual basis except rent, fuel and energy costs, which registered a drop of 3.3%, according to figures published by the Qatar Statistics Authority.
Write to Leila Hatoum at leila.hatoum@dowjones.com
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