Increase in the Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine during November,11/2018
The overall IPI in Palestine reached 109.18 during November 2018 with an increase of 2.43% compared to October 2018 (Base Month December 2015 = 100).
IPI for November 2018 increased due to the increase in the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply by 19.53% which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry, the activities of Mining and Quarrying by 18.39% which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry, and the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation by 5.90% which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry, while the activities of Manufacturing Industry decreased by 0.14% which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry.
The table shows monthly percent changes in IPI for the period
January – November 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 - |
November |
2.43 + |