Fruits, vegetables cheaper in Oman
By: Times News Service
Apart from fruits and vegetables, fish and seafood prices have also registered a significant decline.
Muscat: Prices of vegetables in Oman decreased by 11.6 per cent between March 2021 and March 2020, according to figures released by the government.
Prices of other staples, such as fruits (2.95 per cent), dairy and eggs (0.8 per cent), and fish and seafood (5.13 per cent) also fell over the past 12 months, reveals data published by National Centre for Statistics and Information.
However, the costs of other goods listed on the consumer price index rose slightly. Small increase was reported in the amount customers have to pay for bread and cereals (1.07 per cent), meat (0.91 per cent), and oils and fats (1.85 per cent).
UN body praises Oman for successful conduct of electronic census
By: ONA
Muscat: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has praised the efforts of the National Center for Statistics
and Information for the successful conduct and implementation of the electronic census of population, housing and establishments 2020 based on administrative records.
The UN body also praised the speedy publication of its results in record time, despite the exceptional circumstances that afflicted the world in 2020, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The National Centre for Statistics and Information, at the workshop organised by the ESCWA, highlighted its experience in the wonderful work done by the centre and the Sultanate’s experience in conducting a census based on administrative records which was attended by a large number of experts representing a number of Arab and international organisations , and appreciated the efforts made by the S
Report reviews SDGs indicators
By: ONA
Muscat: The National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) issued a report as part of its series titled “Towards Achieving SDGs 2030”.
The report reviews indicators of the 8th Goal of the strategy which requires countries to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive manpower and decent work of all.”
The 8th Goal comprises 12 objectives equivalent to 16 indicators within the UN global indicators developed by a team of SDG experts.
The report takes insights from 2015-2020 data and surveys from ministries and government departments.
Information about the five years 2015-2020 indicates that no growth was achieved in per capita share in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Sultanate, except for marginal rise in 2018.
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Omani mobile phone subscriptions fall 3% in February, postpaid subscriptions up 34% Thursday 8 April 2021 | 11:20 CET | News Omani mobile phone subscriptions decreased by 3 percent to 6.18 million in February from 6.37 million in the same month of 2020, according to Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information. The postpaid mobile phone subscriber base surged by 34 percent to 1.07 million from 797,517 subscribers in February 2020 This sharp growth in postpaid subscribers, despite a big decline in the expatriate population, could mean a large migration from prepaid to postpaid plans.
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