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Sharp Increase in the Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine during July,07/2019
The overall IPI in Palestine reached 107.60 during July 2019 with a sharp increase of 10.83% compared to June 2019 (Base Year 2018 = 100).
IPI for July 2019 increased due to the sharp increase in the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply by 15.55% which had a share of 11.95% of the total industry, the activities of Manufacturing Industry by 10.65% which had a share of 82.98% of the total industry, and the activities of Mining and Quarrying increased by 5.67% which had a share of 2.68% of the total industry, while the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation decreased by 0.72% which had a share of 2.39% of the total industry.
The table shows monthly percent changes in IPI for the month: January – July 2019:
|
Month |
Monthly Percent Change (%) |
|
January |
10.36 - |
|
February |
2.89 + |
|
March |
6.11 + |
|
April |
0.28 + |
|
May |
8.09 - |
|
June |
1.01 + |
|
July |
10.83 + |