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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Wholesale Price Index, Fourth Quarter of 2015 & during 2015
Increase in the Wholesale Price1 Index during 2015
The overall Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in Palestine with its base year (2007=100) reached 123.63 in 2015, which indicates an increase by 1.21% compared with 2014.
Prices of Wholesale Price Index for 2015 increased due to the increase in the prices of Agriculture goods by 5.73%, while the prices of Fishing decreased by 2.32%, Manufacturing group by 0.67%, and Mining and quarrying by 0.40%.
The prices of local products increased by 4.26%, while the prices of imported products decreased by 2.55%.
Decrease in the Wholesale Price Index during the Fourth Quarter of 2015
The overall Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in Palestine with its base year (2007=100) reached 124.98 in the Fourth quarter 2015, which indicates a decrease by 0.37% compared with the Third quarter 2015.
Wholesale Price Index for local products (2007=100) reached 126.79 in the Fourth quarter 2015, which indicates a sharp decrease by 1.20% compared with the Third quarter 2015.
Wholesale Price Index for imported products (2007=100) reached 121.10 in the Fourth quarter 2015, which indicates a decrease by 0.36% compared with the Third quarter 2015.
The change of Wholesale Price Index in the Fourth quarter 2015 is traced back to changes in the prices of the following major activities compared with the previous quarter:
|
Major Groups |
%Change |
|
Agriculture goods: |
- 0.75% |
|
Fishing: |
- 0.37% |
|
Manufacturing group: |
- 0.20% |
|
Mining and quarrying: |
+ 0.10% |
The trend line for the wholesale price index in Palestine, for the period: Fourth quarter 2013 – Fourth quarter 2015
(Base year 2007=100)
The trend line for the wholesale price index in Palestine, for the period: 2007 – 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.