Decrease in the Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine during October, 10/2019
The overall IPI in Palestine reached 110.82 during October 2019 with a decrease of 0.82% compared to September 2019 (Base Year 2018 = 100).
IPI for October 2019 decreased due to the decrease in the activities of Mining and Quarrying by 7.73% which had a share of 2.68% of the total industry, the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply by 1.86% which had a share of 11.95% of the total industry, and the activities of Manufacturing Industry by 0.49% which had a share of 82.98% of the total industry, while the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation increased by 0.67% which had a share of 2.39% of the total industry.
The table shows monthly percent changes in IPI for the months:January – October 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 + |
August |
4.61 - |
September |
8.86 + |
October |
0.82 - |