RAMALLAH, Sunday, December 06, 2020 (WAFA) – The overall Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine reached 176.76 points during October 2020 with an increase of 2.90 percent compared to September 2020, said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) in a press release.
IPI for October 2020 increased due to the increase in the activities of Manufacturing Industry by 4.68% which had a share of 82.98% of the total industry, while the activities of Mining and Quarrying decreased by 11.21% which had a share of 2.68% of the total industry.
Meanwhile, the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply decreased by 5.44% which had a share of 11.95% of the total industry, while the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation decreased by 1.33% which had a share of 2.39% of the total industry.
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