The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics has released the 57th issue of (Qatar; Monthly Statistics) bulletin; a series of statistical newsletters released on a monthly basis. In this issue, we highlighted the most important statistical changes that occurred in the country during September 2018 in addition to extracts from the results of the 2015 Census.
The most prominent change in this issue, is the recovery in the real estate market where the number and value of properties sold increased by an annual rate of 65.4% and 82.7% respectively. In addition, Qatar Exchange witnessed an annual increase in the value of shares traded by 11.5%, which led to a rise in the general index by 18.1%.
The demographic statistics showed that the total population of Qatar has increased from 2.63 million during September 2017 to 2.72 million at end of September 2018, an annual increase of 3.2%.
With regard to Vital Statistics, a total number of 2171 live births has been registered during September 2018, a 3.8% increase compared to August 2018. However, this increase was offset by a decrease in the total Qatari live births by 5.7% compared to last month. On the other hand, 181 deaths were recorded during the same period, a decrease of 12.6% compared to August 2018.
Moreover, September 2018 has experienced an increase in marriage contracts and in divorce certificates compared to August 2018. The total number of marriage contracts was 340 contracts, whereas the total no of divorces has reached 123 divorce cases; namely, one divorce for every 3 marriages.
As for Social Security statements, it reached 84.435 thousand Qatari Riyals in September 2018, for 15012 beneficiaries in the same month.
The bulletin showed that the total electricity utilization during September 2018 was 4102.0 GWh attaining a monthly decrease of 1.3% and an annual drop of 6.4%. While the total water consumption has reached 38338.4 Thousand m3 during the same month attaining a monthly decrease of 1.3% and an annual drop of 11.0%.
As for the data of buildings permits issued, the total number of permits has reached 735 permits during September 2018, recording a monthly increase of 49.1%.
As for traffic accidents cases, a total of 522 traffic cases were recorded during September 2018, showing a monthly increase of 9.0%. Light injuries are accounted for the vast majority of traffic accidents during the same month, with 87%, followed by severe injuries by 11%. However, 12 deaths were recorded, equivalent to only 2% of total traffic accidents.
The bulletin also highlighted that the total number of registered new vehicles during September 2018 has reached 4951 new vehicles. The figure showed a monthly increase of 29.7% and an annual increase of 19.6%.
For Banking Sector; Total Broad Money Supply (M2) recorded about 565.6 Billion Qatari Riyals during September 2018, an annual increase of 0.1% compared with September 2017. On the other hand, cash equivalents; including Commercial Bank Deposits, attained for 817.8 Billion Qatari Riyals during September 2018. The figure has recorded an annual increase of 2.5% compared to September 2017, when deposits recorded approximately 797.8 Billion Qatari Riyals.
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