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Palestine's Producer Price Index up in October by over 3.3 percent – statistics bureau

Palestine's Producer Price Index up in October by over 3.3 percent – statistics bureau

RAMALLAH, Monday, November 30, 2020 (WAFA) - The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine increased in October by 3.36% compared to September, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).

PPI increased for locally consumed products by 3.46% and for locally exported products by 2.47% compared to September, it said.

The changes of PPI for October 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

 + 11.76%

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

    + 0.85%

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

     - 1.41%

Mining and quarrying

     - 0.09%

Manufacturing

    - 0.04%

M.K.

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