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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, March, 03/2014
Decrease in the PPI during March 2014
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 102.43 in March 2014, as it decreased by 1.54% compared to February 2014.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 102.36 in March 2014, which indicates a decrease by 1.66% compared to February 2014.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 103.10 in March 2014, which indicates a decrease by 0.39% compared to February 2014.
The changes of Producer Price Index for March 2014 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Groups |
%Change |
|
Agriculture goods: |
- 4.53% |
|
Fishing: |
- 3.95% |
|
Manufacturing group: |
+ 0.18% |
|
Mining and quarrying: |
0.00% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period: March 2013 - March 2014
(Base Year 2011=100)
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.