Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, March, 03/2015
Increase in the PPI during March 2015
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 106.19 in March 2015, as it increased by 0.17% compared to February 2015.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 102.77 in March 2015, which indicates an increase by 0.24% compared to February 2015.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 106.53 in March 2015, which indicates an increase by 0.17% compared to February 2015.
The changes of Producer Price Index for March 2015 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Groups |
Change |
Manufacturing group: |
+ 0.98% |
Mining and quarrying: |
+ 2.17% |
Fishing: |
+ 0.32% |
Agriculture goods: |
- 1.22% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period: March 2014 - March 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.