Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, April, 04/2023
Decrease in the Producer Price1 Index (PPI) during April 2023
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2019 = 100) reached 107.92 in April 2023, as it decreased by 0.31% compared to March 2023.
PPI for local exported products during April 2023
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 109.06 in April 2023, which indicates a decrease of 0.44% compared to March 2023.
PPI for locally consumed products during April 2023
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 107.80 in April 2023, which indicates a decrease of 0.29% compared to March 2023.
The changes of PPI for April 2023 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Activities |
% Change |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 3.78% |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
- 0.86% |
Manufacturing |
+ 0.03% |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
0.00% |
Mining and quarrying |
0.00% |
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.