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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer[1] Price Index, 08/2022
Increase in the Producer Price Index (PPI) during August, 08/2022
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2019 = 100) reached 105.11 in August 2022, as it increased by 1.68% compared to July 2022.
PPI for locally consumed products
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 104.75 in August 2022, which indicates an increase of 1.78% compared to July 2022.
PPI for local exported products
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 108.47 in August 2022, which indicates an increase of 0.76% compared to July 2022.
The changes of PPI for August 2022 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
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Major Activities |
% Change |
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Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
+ 6.65% |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
+ 4.16% |
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Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
+ 4.16% |
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Mining and quarrying |
+ 1.19% |
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Manufacturing |
- 0.12% |
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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.