The Wholesale Price Index, During First Quarter,2026
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
The Wholesale Price[1] Index for the First Quarter of 2026 increased by 1.84%
The overall Wholesale Price Index in Palestine during the First Quarter of 2026 recorded an increase by 1.84% compared with the Fourth Quarter of 2025 (6.09% for local consumed products. While, it decreased slightly by 0.04% for imported products).
The changes in WPI for the First Quarter of 2026 were traced back to changes in prices of the following Division and Category compared with previous quarter:
|
Division and Category during Q12026 |
Percent Changes |
|
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
+2.41% |
|
Wholesale of gaseous fuels |
+20.30% |
|
Wholesale of fruits and vegetables |
+19.37% |
|
Wholesale of textiles |
+11.20% |
|
Wholesale trade in tobacco products |
+6.41% |
|
Wholesale of metallic and non-metallic waste and other materials for recycling |
+5.06% |
|
Wholesale of live animals |
+4.76% |
|
Wholesale of agricultural residues and waste for use as animal feed |
+3.56% |
|
Wholesale trade in drinks |
+2.95% |
|
Wholesale of solid fuels |
-42.26% |
|
Wholesale of fish, meat and their products |
-4.05% |
|
Wholesale of dairy products and eggs |
-3.44% |
|
Wholesale of grains and seeds |
-2.96% |
|
Wholesale of sugar, chocolate, sugary products and bakery products |
-2.91% |
|
Wholesale of animal and vegetable oils and fats |
-2.28% |
|
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
-3.83% |
|
Wholesale or retail of new vehicles |
-10.99% |
Notice for Users:
· The base year of Wholesale Price Index has been updated to be 2021.
· The methodology of Wholesale Price Index has been updated; weights structure, sampling frame and wholesale outlets, and modified Laspers equation in the index compilation.
· Reliance on the International Standard of Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities “Rev.4” issued by the United Nation Statistical Division (UN), to classifywholesale trade division and category within section G “45-47” wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, exclude division 47 for retail trade.
· Due to the Israeli attack on Gaza strip in October,7 2023, the wholesale prices in Gaza strip was estimated according to international recommendation in this field for First quarter 2026.
[1]The resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, to other wholesalers, or to those acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to such persons or companies. The wholesale price includes VAT and any transport charges