RAMALLAH, April 27, 2016 (WAFA) – The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base month (December 2015=100) reached 98.34 in March 2016, as it decreased by 0.92% compared to February 2016, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (December 2015=100) reached 98.21 in March 2016, which indicates a decrease by 1.0% compared to February 2016.
Producer Price Index for local exported products (December 2015=100) reached 99.39 in March 2016, which indicates a slight increase by 0.08% compared to February 2016.
The changes of Producer Price Index for March 2016 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities |
Change |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods: |
- 5.68%
|
|
Mining and quarrying |
- 2.48% |
|
Manufacturing |
+ 0.14% |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities ma managementj |
+ 5.56% |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
+ 3.90% |
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