Qatar’s Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) has launched a new issue of Qatar; Monthly Statistics bulletin.

In the latest issue, the PSA underlined some of the most important economic, social and financial statistical variables that have been observed in the country during June 2021.

In the category of real estate, the number of sold properties has increased by 62 percent in comparison to last May. However, the rise was approximately 14 percent when compared to June 2020.

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The total number of construction permits issued by the municipalities went up to 734, a monthly increase of 110.9 percent, and an annual rise of 28.3 percent.

In the banking sector, the value of money supply amounted to about QR 617.9 billion during the month of June 2021, registering an annual increase of 3.3 percent, while the value of the quasi-cash, which includes deposits of commercial banks, amounted to about QR 960.6 billion during the same month, recording an annual increase of 8.6 percent, compared to June 2020, when the total deposits amounted to about QR 884.2 billion.

A monthly increase of 8.7 percent and an annual decrease of 3.8 percent were observed in the area of electricity consumption.

As for the issuance of driving licenses, a noticeable rise was seen with an 11.4 percent increase on a monthly basis and 34.2 percent on an annual one.

A significant rise was noticed in traffic violations at a 32.8 percent increase between May and June 2021. Speeding violation was the most prominent one in this category, forming 73 percent of the total traffic violations.

Traffic accidents cases "accidents without injuries" stood at 548 cases about 7.2 percent, while minor injuries made the vast majority of traffic accident cases in the said month at 91 percent. This was followed by severe injuries by 7 percent.

The bulletin also showcased an increase of 42.2 percent in the services of the e-government portal "Hukoomi" between the months of May and June.

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Source: QNA