Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, January, 01/2015
Decrease in the PPI during January 2015
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 105.34 in January 2015, as it decreased by 0.14% compared to December 2014.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 102.49 in January 2015, which indicates a decrease by 0.36% compared to December 2014.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 105.62 in January 2015, which indicates a decrease by 0.11% compared to December 2014.
The changes of Producer Price Index for January 2015 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Groups |
Change |
Agriculture goods: |
- 0.82% |
Mining and quarrying: |
- 0.40% |
Fishing: |
+ 11.93% |
Manufacturing group: |
+ 0.26% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period:
January 2014 - January 2015 (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.