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Palestinian Wholesale Price Index During the Fourth Quarter of 2019 & During 2019
Increase in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) During 2019
The overall Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in Palestine with its base year (2007=100) reached 125.61 in 2019, which indicates an increase by 0.11% compared with 2018.
Prices of WPI for 2019 increased due to the increase in the prices of Fishing goods by 8.89%, Mining and quarrying group by 2.62%, and Agricultural goods by 0.68%, while the prices of goods in Manufacturing group decreased by 0.20%.
The prices of local products increased by 1.41%, while the prices of imported products decreased by 0.86% compared with the previous year.
Decrease in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) During the Fourth Quarter of 2019
The overall WPI in Palestine with its base year (2007 = 100) reached 123.92 in the Fourth quarter 2019, which indicates a decrease of 1.86% compared with the Third quarter 2019.
WPI for local products (2007 = 100) reached 127.58 in the Fourth quarter 2019, which indicates a decrease of 1.91% compared with the Third quarter 2019.
WPI for imported products (2007 = 100) reached 121.14 in the Fourth quarter 2019, which indicates a decrease of 0.91% compared with the Third quarter 2019.
The table shows the relative share and the quarterly percent changes in WPI by major activities in Palestine for the period: First - Fourth quarter 2019
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Major Activities |
Relative Share % |
Quarterly Percent Change 2019 |
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
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Agriculture |
29.0 |
+0.99 |
-4.25 |
+2.19 |
-6.04 |
|
Fishing |
0.10 |
+5.10 |
+5.05 |
+3.55 |
-1.99 |
|
Mining and quarrying |
0.90 |
+1.09 |
+0.88 |
+1.47 |
-2.91 |
|
Manufacturing |
70.0 |
-0.42 |
-0.30 |
+0.33 |
+0.18 |
|
All Items Price Index |
100 |
+0.06 |
-1.58 |
+0.94 |
-1.86 |