Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, November ,11/2017
Decrease in the Producer Price[1] Index during November 2017
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base month (December 2015=100) reached 99.48 in November 2017, as it decreased by 1.98% compared to October 2017.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (December 2015=100) reached 99.46 in November 2017, which indicates a decrease by 2.10% compared to October 2017.
Producer Price Index for local exported products (December 2015=100) reached 99.56 in November 2017, which indicates a decrease by 0.96% compared to October 2017.
The changes of Producer Price Index for November 2017 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month
Major Activities |
Change |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods |
- 6.26% |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 2.06% |
Manufacturing |
- 0.45% |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
- 0.19% |
Mining and quarrying |
0.00% |
The trend line of the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period:
January – November 2017
(Base Month December 2015=100)
NB:
Data collection of Producer Price Index survey was funded by the European Union.
[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.