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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, August, 08/2023
Increase in the Producer Price1 Index (PPI) during August 2023
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2019 = 100) reached 109.64 in August 2023, as it increased by 1.95% compared to July 2023.
PPI for locally consumed products during August 2023
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 109.69 in August 2023, which indicates an increase of 2.04% compared to July 2023.
PPI for local exported products during August 2023
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 109.17 in August 2023, which indicates an increase of 1.07% compared to July 2023.
The changes of PPI for August 2023 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities |
% Change |
|
Mining and quarrying |
+ 9.45% |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
+ 5.25% |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
+ 1.96% |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
+ 0.69% |
|
Manufacturing |
+ 0.15% |
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.