Doha, January 08 (QNA) - The Producer Price Index (PPI) for the State’s industrial sector recorded 100.45 points in last November, reflecting a 0.27 percent decline compared to the previous month (October 2025), and a 9.28 percent year-on-year decrease compared to the corresponding month in November 2024.

The PPI for the industrial sector is composed of four main sectors: mining, which accounts for 82.46 percent of the index; manufacturing (15.85 percent); electricity (1.16 percent); and water (0.53 percent).

Data released by the National Planning Council showed a 0.62 percent decrease in the mining and quarrying sector index in November compared to October 2025. This decline was attributed to a 0.62 percent drop in prices of crude oil and natural gas extraction, while prices in other mining and quarrying activities remained unchanged. On an annual basis, the mining and quarrying sector index declined by 11.57 percent compared to November 2024, driven by an 11.59 percent decrease in crude oil and natural gas prices and a 0.10 percent decline in other mining and quarrying activities.

In the manufacturing sector, the index recorded a 0.51 percent increase compared to the previous month (October 2025). This rise was the result of higher prices in two sub-sectors: basic metals, up 1.75 percent, and chemicals and chemical products, up 0.79 percent. Meanwhile, declines were recorded in several sub-sectors, including food products (1.34 percent), cement and other non-metallic mineral products (0.62 percent), beverages (0.31 percent), refined petroleum products (0.31 percent), and rubber and plastics products (0.24 percent). Prices in the printing and reproduction of recorded media sub-sector remained unchanged.

On a year-on-year basis, the manufacturing sector index increased by 1.33 percent. This was driven by higher prices in chemicals and chemical products (5.99 percent), food products (1.70 percent), and printing and reproduction of recorded media (0.16 percent). Conversely, prices declined in refined petroleum products (8.56 percent), cement and other non-metallic mineral products (4.63 percent), beverages (3.89 percent), rubber and plastics products (3.28 percent), and basic metals (0.11 percent).

In the electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply sector, the PPI rose by 9.61 percent compared to October 2025, and increased by 0.34 percent compared to November 2024.

Similarly, the water supply sector recorded a 4.28 percent increase in its index compared to the previous month (October 2025), and a 19.97 percent rise compared to the corresponding month of November 2024. (QNA)