RAMALLAH, May 29, 2016 (WAFA) – The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base month (December 2015=100) reached 98.80 in April 2016, as it increased by 0.47% compared to March 2016, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (December 2015=100) reached 98.71 in April 2016, which indicates an increase by 0.51% compared to March 2016.
Producer Price Index for local exported products (December 2015=100) reached 99.74 in April 2016, which indicates an increase by 0.35% compared to March2016.
The changes of Producer Price Index for April 2016 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities |
Change |
|
Manufacturing |
+ 0.62% |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods: |
+0.46%
|
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
+ 1.00% |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
0.00% |
|
Mining and quarrying |
- 1.08% |
