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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, August, 08/2013
Increase in the PPI during August 2013
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 103.38 in August 2013, as it increased by 1.20% compared to July 2013.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 103.32 in August 2013, which indicates an increase by 1.32% compared to July 2013.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 104.00 in August 2013, which indicates a decrease by 0.06% compared to July 2013.
The changes of Producer Price Index for August 2013 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Groups |
%Change |
|
Agriculture goods: |
+ 3.53% |
|
Fishing: |
+ 11.91% |
|
Mining and quarrying: |
0.00% |
|
Manufacturing group: |
- 0.11% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period: August 2012 - August 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.