RAMALLAH, November 3, 2016 (WAFA) - The overall Quantity of Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine decreased by 8.24% in September compared to the previous month, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Thursday.
It said the drop was due to the decrease in the activity of mining and quarrying by 12.70%, which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry; the activity of manufacturing industry by 8.28%, which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry; the activity of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 5.85%, which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry; and the activity of water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities by 3.93%, which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry.
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