Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Producer Price[1] Index (PPI) during February, 02/2019
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2018 = 100) reached 101.13 in February 2019, as it increased by 1.06% compared to January 2019.
PPI for locally consumed products
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2018 = 100) reached 101.11 in February 2019, which indicates an increase of 1.09% compared to January 2019.
PPI for local exported products
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2018 = 100) reached 101.29 in February 2019, which indicates an increase of 0.77% compared to January 2019.
The changes of PPI for February 2019 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Activities |
% Change |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods |
+ 3.17% |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
+ 0.36% |
Mining and quarrying |
+ 0.25% |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
+ 0.06% |
Manufacturing |
+ 0.02% |
Notice: The base year of Producer Price Index has been updated to be 2018.