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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Decrease in the Producer Price Index (PPI) during August,08/2018
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base month (December 2015 = 100) reached 104.92 in August 2018, as it decreased by 1.12% compared to July 2018.
PPI for locally consumed products
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (December 2015 = 100) reached 105.48 in August 2018, which indicates a decrease of 1.24% compared to July 2018.
PPI for local exported products
Producer Price Index for local exported products (December 2015 = 100) reached 100.00 in August 2018, which indicates a slight decrease of 0.02% compared to July 2018.
The changes of PPI for August 2018 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities |
% Change |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 4.58% |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
- 3.21% |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods |
- 1.99% |
|
Manufacturing |
- 0.10% |
|
Mining and quarrying |
0.00% |