According to the data of the National Planning and Statistics Authority, the decrease in the value of exports by 9% on an annual basis to about 22.4 billion riyals contributed to the decline in the surplus of the commodity balance, in addition to the rise in Alawadrat bill 12% to 9.9 billion riyals.
Japan occupied the list of destination countries for Qatari exports in January with a value of 4.3 billion riyals, while China came at the top of the countries of origin for Qatari imports by about 2 billion riyals. >
On the other hand, the index of the price of the industrial product in Qatar decreased by 3.2% on an annual basis in January, under pressure from the decline in the prices of the mining and manufacturing groups by 3.7%, and 1.9%, respectively.
According to the statistics data, the decline in the prices of crude oil, natural gas and basic metals contributed to the pressure on the index, while the prices of the Electricity and Water Group increased by 6.2% compared to The corresponding month of last year.
