RAMALLAH, Sunday, December 29, 2019 (WAFA) – The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2018 = 100) reached 98.87 in November 2019, as it decreased by 0.82% compared to October 2019, according to Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
PCBS said Producer Price Index (PPI) for locally consumed products (2018 = 100) reached 98.91 in November 2019, which indicates a decrease of 0.84% compared to October 2019.
PPI for local exported products (2018 = 100) reached 98.29 in November 2019, which indicates a decrease of 0.64% compared to October 2019.
The changes of PPI for November 2019 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities
|
% Change
|
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods
|
- 2.47%
|
|
Manufacturing
|
- 0.21%
|
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
|
+ 0.91%
|
|
Mining and quarrying
|
+ 0.44%
|
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
|
+ 0.23%
|
The table shows monthly percent changes in Palestinian PPI for the months: January – November 2019:
|
Month
|
Local Products
|
Exported Products
|
All Products
|
|
January
|
- 0.01
|
- 0.17
|
- 0.03
|
|
February
|
+ 1.09
|
+ 0.77
|
+ 1.06
|
|
March
|
- 0.96
|
- 0.13
|
- 0.87
|
|
April
|
+ 0.43
|
- 0.01
|
+ 0.39
|
|
May
|
- 1.12
|
- 1.34
|
- 1.14
|
|
June
|
- 0.89
|
- 1.46
|
- 0.95
|
|
July
|
- 0.71
|
+ 0.44
|
- 0.59
|
|
August
|
+ 0.99
|
+ 0.08
|
+ 0.91
|
|
September
|
+ 0.43
|
+ 0.65
|
+ 0.45
|
|
October
|
+ 0.49
|
- 0.58
|
+ 0.38
|
|
November
|
- 0.84
|
- 0.64
|
- 0.82
|
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