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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Wholesale Price Index, Second Quarter of 2015
Increase in the Wholesale Price1 Index during the Second Quarter of 2015
The overall Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in Palestine with its base year (2007=100) reached 122.57 in the Second quarter 2015, which indicates an increase by 0.86% compared with the First quarter 2015.
Wholesale Price Index for local products (2007=100) reached 122.58 in the Second quarter 2015, which indicates an increase by 1.04% compared with the First quarter 2015.
Wholesale Price Index for imported products (2007=100) reached 121.50 in the Second quarter 2015, which indicates a slight decrease by 0.04% compared with the First quarter 2015.
The change of Wholesale Price Index in the Second quarter 2015 is traced back to changes in the prices of the following major activities compared to the previous quarter:
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Major Groups |
%Change |
|
Agriculture goods: |
+ 3.60% |
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Fishing: |
+ 1.41% |
|
Mining and quarrying: |
+ 0.16% |
|
Manufacturing group: |
- 0.29% |
The trend line for the wholesale price index in Palestine, for the period: Second quarter 2013 – Second quarter 2015
(Base year 2007=100)
1 The resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, to other wholesalers, or to those acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to such persons or companies. The wholesale price includes VAT and any transport charges.