SESRIC organised a Statistics Course on ‘Price Statistics' on 10-12 December 2018 at the Ministry of Development Planning & Statistics (MDPS) of State of Qatar within the framework of OIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme.

Ms. Dewi Sri Takarini, Deputy Director for Wholesale Price Statistics at BPS-Statistics Indonesia, conducted the course with the participation of 21 officials of the MDPS of Qatar.

The Course included discussion activities with a focus on the following topics:

• Export Import Index
• Export Import Price Index: Data and methodology
• Export and Import Unit Value Index
• Price Deflation for National Accounts
• Construction Index
• Wholesaler Construction Index
• Construction Cost Index
• Review and Discussion: Data, challenges, dissemination and future improvement

For more information on OIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme and its activities, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php