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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Producer Price Index (PPI) during March, 03/2022
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2019 = 100) reached 106.38 in March 2022, as it increased by 0.89% compared to February 2022.
PPI for locally consumed products
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 105.89 in March 2022, which indicates an increase of 1.02% compared to February 2022.
PPI for local exported products
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 110.92 in March 2022, which indicates a decrease of 0.19% compared to February 2022.
The changes of PPI for March 2022 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities |
% Change |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
+ 1.77% |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
+ 1.58% |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
+ 1.17% |
|
Manufacturing |
+ 0.66% |
|
Mining and quarrying |
+ 0.11% |
Please note that the press release in English is brief compared to the Arabic version.
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.