Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, May, 05/2023
Decrease in the Producer Price1 Index (PPI) during May 2023
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2019 = 100) reached 105.86 in May 2023, as it decreased by 1.91% compared to April 2023.
PPI for locally consumed products during May 2023
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 105.60 in May 2023, which indicates a decrease of 2.03% compared to April 2023.
PPI for local exported products during May 2023
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 108.26 in May 2023, which indicates a decrease of 0.74% compared to April 2023.
The changes of PPI for May 2023 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Activities |
% Change |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
- 5.85% |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
- 4.15% |
Mining and quarrying |
- 2.03% |
Manufacturing |
- 0.27% |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 0.05% |
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.