Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, July , 07/2018
Increase in the Producer Price Index (PPI) during July 2018
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base month (December 2015 = 100) reached 106.11 in July 2018, as it increased by 1.39% compared to June 2018.
PPI for locally consumed products
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (December 2015 = 100) reached 106.81 in July 2018, which indicates an increase of 1.52% compared to June 2018.
PPI for local exported products
Producer Price Index for local exported products (December 2015 = 100) reached 100.03 in July 2018, which indicates an increase of 0.26% compared to June 2018.
The changes of PPI for July 2018 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Activities |
% Change |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
+ 7.85% |
Manufacturing |
+ 0.50% |
Mining and quarrying |
0.00% |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 1.08% |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods |
- 0.11% |
The table shows Monthly percent changes in Palestinian PPI for the period January – July 2018:
Month |
Local Products |
Exported Products |
Total Products |
January |
+ 1.92 |
+ 0.09 |
+ 1.73 |
February |
+ 2.63 |
- 0.07 |
+ 2.34 |
March |
- 1.59 |
- 0.12 |
- 1.44 |
April |
+ 2.03 |
+ 0.80 |
+ 1.91 |
May |
+ 0.40 |
+ 0.10 |
+ 0.37 |
June |
+ 0.80 |
- 0.26 |
+ 0.69 |
July |
+ 1.52 |
+ 0.26 |
+ 1.39 |