The overall IPI in Palestine reached 101.38 during January 2018 with a decrease of 7.29% compared to the previous month (Base Month December 2015 = 100).

IPI for January 2018 decreased due to the decrease in the activities of Mining and Quarrying by 10.81% which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry, the activities of Manufacturing Industry by 7.93% which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry, and the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply by 0.22% which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry, while the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation  increased by 9.17% which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry.


NB:
1.    Relative share for the main industrial activities represents the percentage distribution of value added for the industrial activities in 2013.
2.    Data collection of Industrial Production Index survey was funded by the European Union.