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A slight decrease in the producer price index in Palestine during April - PCBS

A slight decrease in the producer price index in Palestine during April - PCBS

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (WAFA) - The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine decreased in April by 0.31% compared to the previous month, March, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).

PPI for locally exported products decreased by 0.44% and for locally imported products by 0.29% in April compared to March.

The changes in PPI for April 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

- 3.78%

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

- 0.86%

Manufacturing

+ 0.03%

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

0.00%

Mining and quarrying

0.00%

M.K.

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