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PCBS | PCBS: Press Release about The Wholesale Price Index, Third Quarter 2018.

Increase in the Wholesale Price1 Index (WPI) During the Third Quarter of 2018


The overall WPI in Palestine with its base year (2007 = 100) reached 126.43 in the Third quarter 2018, which indicates an increase by 0.45% compared with the Second quarter 2018.

WPI for imported products (2007 = 100) reached 123.47 in the Third quarter 2018, which indicates an increase by 0.58% compared with the Second quarter 2018.

WPI for local products (2007 = 100) reached 128.29 in the Third quarter 2018, which indicates a decrease by 0.62% compared with the Second quarter 2018.

The table shows the relative share and the quarterly percent changes in WPI by major activities in Palestine for the period: Fourth quarter 2017 – Third quarter 2018


Major Activities

Relative Share %

Quarterly Percent Change

2017

2018

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Agriculture

29.0

+0.44

-3.80

+9.93

+0.34

Fishing

0.10

+2.20

+9.43

-4.77

+4.28

Mining and quarrying

0.90

+0.98

-1.78

-1.16

-2.95

Manufacturing

70.0

-0.46

-0.37

-0.38

+0.53

All Items Price Index

100

-0.16

-1.44

+2.73

+0.45






















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