Decrease in the Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine during October,10/2018
The overall IPI in Palestine reached 106.60 during October 2018 with a decrease of 3.06% compared to September 2018 (Base Month December 2015 = 100).
IPI for October 2018 decreased due to the decrease in the activities of Mining and Quarrying by 12.27% which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry, and the activities of Manufacturing Industry by 3.04% which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry, while the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation increased by 12.47% which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry, and the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply increased by 2.88% which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry.
The table shows monthly percent changes in IPI for the period January – October 2018:
Month |
Monthly Percent Change (%) |
January |
7.29 - |
February |
1.03 - |
March |
4.81 + |
April |
3.34 - |
May |
3.16 - |
June |
5.22 - |
July |
12.08 + |
August |
2.35 - |
September |
7.68 + |
October |
3.06 - |