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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Wholesale Price Index, during the Second Quarter of 2013
Decrease in the WPI during the Second Quarter of 2013
The overall Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in Palestine with its base year (2007=100) reached 119.23 in the Second quarter 2013, which indicates a decrease by 0.22% compared to the First quarter 2013.
Wholesale Price Index for imported products (2007=100) reached 119.51 in the Second quarter 2013, which indicates a decrease by 0.93% compared to the First quarter 2013.
Wholesale Price Index for local products (2007=100) reached 117.51 in the Second quarter 2013, which indicates an increase by 0.03% compared to the First quarter 2013.
The changes of Wholesale Price Index in the Second quarter 2013 is traced back to changes in the prices of following major activities compared to the previous quarter:
|
Major Groups |
%Change |
|
Agriculture goods: |
- 0.67% |
|
Manufacturing group: |
- 0.06% |
|
Mining and quarrying: |
+ 1.96% |
|
Fishing: |
+ 0.70% |
The trend line for the wholesale price index in Palestine, for the period: Second quarter 2011 – Second quarter 2013 (Base year 2007=100)
