Producer Price Index jumps 14.32% in May 2026 amid regional disruptions
<p>Doha, Qatar: Despite unprecedented regional escalations, disruptions to trade routes and exports, increased logistics and insurance costs, and wider pressures on global supply chains, Qatar safeguarded economic stability, maintained the uninterrupted provision of essential services, protected consumers and businesses from the full impact of external shocks, and continued to deliver growth.</p>…
Doha, Qatar - Despite worldwide disruptions causing a 14.32% surge in Qatar's Producer Price Index (PPI) for the industrial sector in May 2026, the country managed to maintain economic stability. /
The industrial sector's PPI increased by 2.75% month-over-month, reaching 123.01 points. Year-over-year, the index grew by 14.32%. /
The sharp rise was primarily driven by mining and quarrying activities, with a 2.96% increase and an 11.29% jump in Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas prices. Other mining and quarrying activities remained unchanged. /
In manufacturing, the PPI climbed 2.71% month-over-month, the result of price hikes in six industrial groups and decreases in two. Notably, basic metals surged 8.74%, chemicals and chemical products rose 5.66%, and beverages increased 1.87%. /
However, refined petroleum products dropped 13.96%, printing and reproduction of recorded media fell 4.00%, and other sectors experienced minor declines. Still, manufacturing overall saw a 32.31% increase compared to May 2025, thanks to surging prices in chemicals, basic metals, food products, and more. /
The Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply sector saw a 9.85% decrease in May 2026 compared to April 2026, but a 3.95% rise year-over-year. Similarly, the Water Supply sector dropped 1.71% month-over-month and 7.05% annually.
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