RAMALLAH, Wednesday, July 5, 2023 (WAFA0 - The overall Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine increased by 13.95% in May compared to April, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).

The increase in the IPI for May was due to the increase in the activities of the manufacturing industry by 15.64%, which had a share of 87.89% of the total industry, the activities of mining and quarrying by 14.08%, which had a share of 2.89% of the total industry, and the activities of water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation by 10.19%, which had a share of 1.84% of the total industry. While, the activities of electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply decreased by 0.83%, which had a share of 7.38% of the total industry.

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