RAMALLAH, June the Palestinian Central Bureau Of Statistics (PCBS) said Road Cost Index (RCI) Increases by 0.91% in the Remaining West Bank (West bank except those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967) in May 2009 Compared with the Previous Month
In a press release issued Thursday the PCPS noted that he overall Road Cost Index (RCI) reached
Analysis of Road Cost developments for May indicates an increase in the cost of iron and steel by 6.31%; asphalt & bitumen mixture & its products by 2.09%; foundry products by 1.96%; plastic products by 0.39% and road paints by 0.15%.
On the other hand, there was a decrease in the cost of electric wires and cables by 2.80%; other metals by 0.77%; cement by 0.24% and cement products by 0.10%.
PCBS said that the data of Gaza Strip is not available, due to the closure of PCBS’ offices in Gaza Strip since 15/04/2008, noting that Data collection and Data processing of this activity is funded by the European Union.
