Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Increase in the Producer Price1 Index (PPI) during September, 09/2021
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2019 = 100) reached 100.98 in September 2021, as it increased by 0.97% compared to August 2021.
PPI for locally consumed products
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 100.49 in September 2021, which indicates an increase of 1.08% compared to August 2021.
PPI for local exported products
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 105.54 in September 2021, which indicates a slight increase of 0.05% compared to August 2021.
The changes of PPI for September 2021 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 |
+ 4.14% |
Manufacturing |
+ 0.47% |
Mining and quarrying |
0.00% |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
- 5.23% |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 3.33% |
Notice for Users:
- Due to COVID-19 pandemic and inability to conduct face-to-face interview, data for PPI has been collected using mobile phones.
- Relative weights for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply activities have been revised.
1 The producer’s price is the amount receivable by the producer from the purchaser for a unit of a good or service produced as output minus any VAT, or similar deductible tax, invoiced to the purchaser. The producer’s prices exclude any transport charges invoiced separately by the producer.