Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, May, 05/2015
Decrease in the PPI during May 2015
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 103.81 in May 2015, as it decreased by 1.16% compared to April 2015.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 103.91 in May 2015, which indicates a decrease by 1.26% compared to April 2015.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 102.79 in May 2015, which indicates a decrease by 0.11% compared to April 2015.
The changes of Producer Price Index for May 2015 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Groups |
Change |
Agriculture goods: |
- 2.26% |
Manufacturing group: |
- 0.44% |
Mining and quarrying: |
- 1.03% |
Fishing: |
- 9.22% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period: May 2014 - May 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.