Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, October, 10/2014
Increase in the PPI during October 2014
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 106.12 in October 2014, as it increased by 1.05% compared to September 2014.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 106.42 in October 2014, which indicates an increase by 1.11% compared to September 2014.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 103.11 in October 2014, which indicates an increase by 0.36% compared to September 2014.
The changes of Producer Price Index for October 2014 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Groups |
Change |
Agriculture goods: |
+ 2.36% |
Manufacturing group: |
+ 0.24% |
Fishing: |
+ 12.33% |
Mining and quarrying: |
0.00% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period:
October 2013 - October 2014 (Base Year 2011=100)
1 The producer’s price is the amount receivable by the producer from the purchaser for a unit of a good or service produced as output minus any VAT, or similar deductible tax, invoiced to the purchaser. The producer’s prices exclude any transport charges invoiced separately by the producer.