RAMALLAH, September 5, 2016 (WAFA) – The overall quantity of the Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine reached 98.52 during July 2016 with a decrease of 4.18% compared to the previous month, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Monday.
It said quantity of IPI for July 2016 decreased due to the decrease in the activity of water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities by 14.94%, which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry.
IPI also decreased due to the decrease in the activity of mining and quarrying by 13.98%, which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry, the activity of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 13.73%, which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry, and the activity of manufacturing industry by 2.62%, which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry.
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