DOHA: The Machinery & Equipment Price Index (MEPI) for the second half (H2) of 2015 remained unchanged at 102.2 compared with the MEPI index for the first half (H1) of 2015, data released by theMinistry of Development Planning & Statistics (MDPS) show.
However, the index showed a marginal increase of 0.4 percent compared with the index for the corresponding period (H2) of 2014.
The MEPI is the new economic indicator which was added to the set of short-term economic indicators in 2014. It is currently calculated on a semi-annual basis.
Analysis at product group level shows increases recorded in the price of three groups and drop in one group: Price of Machinery and Electrical Appliances were up by 1.8 percent, Special-purpose Machines by 0.5 percent, and Office, Accounting and Computing Machinery by 0.3 percent. Price of Transport equipment dropped by 0.1 percent. The Peninsula
DOHA: The Machinery & Equipment Price Index (MEPI) for the second half (H2) of 2015 remained unchanged at 102.2 compared with the MEPI index for the first half (H1) of 2015, data released by theMinistry of Development Planning & Statistics (MDPS) show.
However, the index showed a marginal increase of 0.4 percent compared with the index for the corresponding period (H2) of 2014.
The MEPI is the new economic indicator which was added to the set of short-term economic indicators in 2014. It is currently calculated on a semi-annual basis.
Analysis at product group level shows increases recorded in the price of three groups and drop in one group: Price of Machinery and Electrical Appliances were up by 1.8 percent, Special-purpose Machines by 0.5 percent, and Office, Accounting and Computing Machinery by 0.3 percent. Price of Transport equipment dropped by 0.1 percent. The Peninsula
