Santhosh V. Perumal, a postgraduate in Econometrics with an advance qualification in Capital Markets and Financial Services, is Gulf Times' journalist. His coverage areas are debt and equity, hydrocarbons, international trade, environment, banks, insurance and real estate. Previously, he was in New Delhi, India as Senior Finance Correspondent of PTI.
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Qatar's two-and-one star hotels and standards hotel apartments witnessed their room-yield improve on an annualised basis; even as the country's hospitality sector saw a general decline in August 2022, according to the official data.
Qatar's automobile sector sped past in top gear with new registrations clocking a strong double-digit growth in August this year, mainly on account of brisk sales of private vehicles and motorcycles, according to the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA).
Qatar's maritime sector displayed robust performance this September as more ships called on Hamad, Doha and Al Ruwais ports and there was a growth in general cargo and container handling compared to August 2022, according to the official data.
Qatar's producers' price index (PPI) surged 54.25% year-on-year in August 2022, mainly on the back of the country's hydrocarbons sector and certain manufacturing businesses such as refined petroleum products, rubber and plastics, chemicals and basic metals and according to the official estimates.
