RAMALLAH, Thursday, March 04, 2021 (WAFA) - The overall Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine decreased during January by 2.13% compared to December, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).

The decrease in January was due to the decrease in the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation by 8.09%, which had a share of 1.84% of the total industry, and the activities of Manufacturing Industry by 2.64%, which had a share of 87.89% of the total industry, while the activities of Mining and Quarrying increased by 4.45%, which had a share of 2.89% of the total industry, and the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply increased by 3.15%, which had a share of 7.38% of the total industry.

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