Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, August,08/2014
Stability in the PPI during August 2014
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 104.42 in August 2014, as it decreased by 0.04% compared to July 2014.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 102.80 in August 2014, which indicates a decrease by 0.08% compared to July 2014.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 104.58 in August 2014, which indicates a decrease by 0.04% compared to July 2014.
The changes of Producer Price Index for August 2014 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Groups |
Change |
Manufacturing group: |
- 0.58% |
Fishing: |
- 0.51% |
Agriculture goods: |
+ 0.87% |
Mining and quarrying: |
0.00% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period:
August 2013 - August 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.