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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, October 2013
Decrease in the PPI during October 2013
The overall Producer Price1 Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2011=100) reached 104.46 in October 2013, as it decreased by 0.55% compared to September 2013.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2011=100) reached 104.50 in October 2013, which indicates a decrease by 0.61% compared to September 2013.
Producer Price Index for exported products (2011=100) reached 103.96 in October 2013, which indicates an increase by 0.03% compared to September 2013.
The changes of Producer Price Index for October 2013 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
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Major Groups |
%Change |
|
Agriculture goods: |
- 1.21% |
|
Manufacturing group: |
- 0.10% |
|
Mining and quarrying: |
- 0.37% |
|
Fishing: |
- 14.92% |
The trend line for the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period: October 2012 - October 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.