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PCBS | PCBS: The Palestinian Producer Price Index, September, 08/2019

Increase in the Producer Price  Index (PPI) during September, 09/2019

The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for  Palestine with its base year (2018 = 100) reached 99.30 in September 2019, as it increased by 0.45% compared to August 2019.

PPI for local exported products
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2018 = 100) reached 99.50 in September 2019, which indicates an increase of 0.65% compared to August 2019.

PPI for locally consumed products
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2018 = 100) reached 99.26 in September 2019, which indicates an increase of 0.43% compared to August 2019.

The changes of PPI for September 2019 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:


­­­­­­­Major Activities

% Change

Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods

+ 5.14%

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

- 6.29%

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

- 2.79%

Mining and quarrying

- 2.58%

Manufacturing

- 0.71%



The table shows monthly percent changes in Palestinian PPI for the months:
 January – September 2019:


Month

Local Products

Exported Products

All Products

January

 - 0.01

 - 0.17

 - 0.03

February

+ 1.09

+ 0.77

+ 1.06

March

 - 0.96

 - 0.13

 - 0.87

April

+ 0.43

 - 0.01

+ 0.39

May

 - 1.12

 - 1.34

- 1.14

June

 - 0.89

 - 1.46

- 0.95

July

 - 0.71

 + 0.44

- 0.59

August

 + 0.99

 + 0.08

+ 0.91

September

 + 0.43

 + 0.65

+ 0.45

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