Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, July, 07/2013
Decrease in the PPI during July 2013
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 102.16 in July 2013, as it decreased by 1.17% compared to June 2013.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 101.97 in July 2013, which indicates a decrease by 1.24% compared to June 2013.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 104.06 in July 2013, which indicates a decrease by 0.48% compared to June 2013.
The changes of Producer Price Index for July 2013 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Groups |
%Change |
Agriculture goods: |
- 2.81% |
Manufacturing group: |
- 0.34% |
Mining and quarrying: |
- 0.35% |
Fishing: |
+ 28.06% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period: July 2012 - July 2013
(Base Year 2011=100)
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.