RAMALLAH, Monday, October 19, 2020 (WAFA) - The overall Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in Palestine recorded a sharp increase of 2.91% in the third quarter 2020 compared with the second quarter of the same year, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).

WPI increased for local products by 4.54% and for imported products by 0.63% in the third quarter compared with the second quarter of 2020.

The increase in WPI for the third quarter was due to the increase in the activities of agriculture by 8.03%, the activities of mining and quarrying by 5.93%, the activities of fishing by 4.86%, and the activities of manufacturing by 0.47%, said the PCBS.

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