Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, September, 09/2014
Increase in the PPI during September 2014
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 105.02 in September 2014, as it increased by 0.58% compared to August 2014.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 105.25 in September 2014, which indicates an increase by 0.64% compared to August 2014.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 102.74 in September 2014, which indicates a decrease by 0.05% compared to August 2014.
The changes of Producer Price Index for September 2014 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Groups |
Change |
Agriculture goods: |
+ 1.63% |
Mining and quarrying: |
+ 0.74% |
Fishing: |
+ 10.83% |
Manufacturing group: |
- 0.10% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period:
September 2013 - September 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.