Doha: Qatar’s Industrial Production index (IPI) for January 2022 stood at 110.7 points, showing an increase of 6.0 percent compared to the previous month (December 2021). When compared on year-on-year basis, the IPI index has also increased by 3.4 percent compared to the corresponding month in 2021, data released by the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) show.
The index of the “Mining” sector showed an increase of 7.2 percent compared to the previous month (December 2021), as a result of the increase in the quantities of “Crude oil petroleum and natural gas” by 7.2 percent, while “Other mining and quarrying” showed a decrease of 8.2 percent. When compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (January 2021), the IPI of Mining increased by 3.6 percent.
The index of the “Manufacturing” sector showed an increase of 0.1 percent compared to the previous month (December 2021) as a result of the increase in “Manufacture of refined petroleum products” by 3.1 percent, followed by “Manufacture of food products” by 2.9 percent, “Manufacture of beverages” by 1.2 percent, and “Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products” by 0.3 percent.
However, a decrease was recorded in “Printing and reproduction of recorded media” by 15.2 percent, “Manufacture of basic metals” by 3.6 percent,
“Manufacture of rubber and plastics products” by 3.3 percent, and “Manufacture of Cement and other non-metallic mineral products” by 2.9 percent.
On the other hand, in terms of annual change, comparing to January 2021, an increase of 2.4 percent was recorded, affected by the following groups: “Manufacture of food products” by 5.9 percent, “Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products” by 5.0 percent, “Manufacture of beverages” by 3.6 percent, and “Manufacture of refined petroleum products” by 0.7 percent.
