A recently issued report by Qatar's Planning Council shows that the sector of finance and real estate recorded an 8.4 percent growth during the first quarter of 2006 over the final quarter of 2005 and a 9.12 percent increase in comparison to the first quarter of 2005. This sector constitutes 2.8 percent of the relative economic national structure, according to Al-Yaum newspaper.
The report added that the local construction sector recorded a 6.1 percent growth during the first quarter of 2006 over the final quarter of 2005 and a 6.15 percent increase in comparison to the first quarter of 2005. This sector constitutes 3.5 percent of the relative economic national structure.
