Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics(PCBS)

Palestinian Producer Price Index, during January2013

 An Increase in the PPI during January 2013

The overall Producer Price¹ Index (PPI) for  Palestine with its base month (January 2011=100) reached 103.41 in January 2013, as it increased by 0.95% compared to December 2012.

 Producer Price Index for exported products (January 2011=100) reached 105.56 in January  2013, which indicates an increase by 0.13% compared to December 2012. 

 Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (January 2011=100) reached 103.19 in January 2013, which indicates an increase by 1.04% compared to December 2012.

 The changes of Producer Price Index for January 2013 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:

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.                                            

The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period: January 2012 - January 2013

(Base Month January 2011=100)