Qatar Statistics Authority

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Qatar’s rapid economic growth during the past few years has transformed the country’s geo-demographic profile, latest statistics show.

The most striking change has been in the number of labourers which has risen from just 25 percent of the population up to 2004 to 57 percent in 2008, according to a new study by Qatar Statistics Authority.

The new figures also show that, compared to a high concentration of population in Doha during the 1980s, the industrial areas of Al Khor and Al Wakra have emerged as two densely populated areas in Qatar over the past four years, The Peninsula reported on Wednesday.

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Population falls to 1.61mn in June
Qatar saw its population fall by more than 40,000 people in June from May, after witnessing growth for the first five months of the year, official data showed yesterday. As of June 30, the country’s population stood at 1.61mn people, compared with 1.65mn in May, data released by the Qatar Statistics Authority showed. In the beginning of June, the authority said Qatar’s population grew 6.5% to 1.65mn in the first five months of the year from 1.55mn in December 2008.
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Imagine how many cars less in the streets.

Doha, June 02 (QNA) - Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) starts tomorrow, Wednesday, a pilot census for families and individuals in Qatar, to conclude in June 10.
The pilot census will cover some 700 households located in four municipalities, namely Doha, Arrayan, Al Wakra and Umm Slal.

The enumerators involved in the census, have been enrolled in intensive training programmes and equipped with the latest technology tools that help the authority achieve effective results.

Some 30 enumerators will conduct the census, with official cards issued by the QSA and will collect data on family status, education, profession and population characteristics.

The QSA urged the nationals and residents to cooperate with its enumerators and facilitate their mission, assuring that the required data will be used only in statistics purposes, according to the privacy law on the individual data.

The recent data to be collected in the pilot census will help develop effective tools and methods for the forthcoming general population census in 2010. (QNA)

A sharp decline in Qatari consumer prices in the first three months of 2009 point to a slowdown in domestic demand and could indicate the OPEC oil and gas producer has already experienced annual deflation, HSBC said.

The Qatar Statistics Authority said earlier in May a new consumer price index showed prices fell more than 9 percent in the first quarter compared with the fourth quarter, as housing costs slumped 16 percent and food prices eased.

HSBC said rebasing the data suggested annual consumer prices fell 2.4 percent in the first quarter from inflation of 13.2 percent in the fourth quarter.

"Our expectation is that the downward trend in prices will have run its course by mid-year," HSBC said.

"Nevertheless, the severity of the Q1 price fall has taken us by surprise, and we will continue to watch closely for evidence of further price declines that could undermine corporate margins, discouraging investment and slowing employment growth."

Qatar’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded three consecutive months of decreases within the first quarter of 2009. The general measure of prices for household consumption fell by 7.3 percent in January when compared to the fourth quarter of 2008.

The CPI then fell a further 1.1 percent in February and a further 1.5 percent in March, the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) said today in its release of a newly developed monthly CPI.

The housing component of the CPI (rent, fuel and energy) recorded the most significant decline of 13.2% between the fourth quarter of 2008 and January 2009, followed by the transport and communications component with a 6.0% decline during the same period.

Traffic congestion in Doha is the main bugbear of people living in Qatar, according to the results of a new survey.

The poll found that a majority of people see Qatar as a good place to live.

The level of satisfaction among both Qataris and expatriates was 77 percent, the study conducted by the Urban Planning and Development Authority (UPDA) and the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) revealed.
The survey, which covered 5,000 families showed that respondents were most unhappy with traffic congestion, which claimed the lowest level of satisfaction of just 18 percent, The Peninsula reported on Friday.

The survey also revealed that the level of satisfaction with transportation was higher in areas outside Doha with 54 percent.

Hi ALL
Just read this from the IMF
Its good to know we're living in a country with the BEST economy in the world,,,, Right ??!!!

On January 21, 2009, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Qatar.1

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Gulf Times
01 February 2009

Qatar sees decline in population
By Ramesh Mathew
THERE was a fall of more than 15,000 people in Qatar’s population as on December 31, 2008, compared to figures of November 30 last year, according to data furnished by Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA).
The QSA put Qatar’s population on December 31 as 15,53,729 against 15,69,174 on November 30, 2008.
The QSA has not attributed any specific reason for the fall in the country’s population.
According to the authority, the country’s population as on October 31 was 15,41,130.
The country recorded 14,720 births in 2008 while there were 1,750 deaths in the same year.
According to the December 31 figures, there were only 3,50,348 (approximately 29.11%) females in the country.