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Decrease in the Producer Price Index during June, says PCBS

RAMALLAH, Sunday, July 31, 2022 (WAFA) – The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year 2019 reached 103.04 in June 2022, as it decreased by 0.72% compared to May 2022, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).

It said PPI for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 102.48 in June 2022, which indicates a decrease of 0.75% compared to May 2022.

PPI for local exported products

Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 108.24 in June 2022, which indicates a decrease of 0.42% compared to May 2022, PCBS added.

The changes of PPI for June 2022 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:

­­­­­­­Major Activities

% Change

 

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

- 4.77%

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

 

- 3.18%

Mining and quarrying

+ 0.38%

Manufacturing

+ 0.34%

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

+ 0.31%

M.N

 

 

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