RAMALLAH, Thursday, February 27, 2020 (WAFA) – The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine in January decreased by 0.39% compared to December 2019, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
PPI for locally consumed products decreased by 0.47% in January compared to December while it increased for locally exported products by 0.27%.
The changes of PPI for January were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities |
% Change |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
- 1.38% |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 0.38% |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods |
- 0.31% |
|
Manufacturing |
- 0.27% |
|
Mining and quarrying |
0.00% |
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