RAMALLAH, March 30, 2017 (WAFA) - The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine dropped in February by 0.20% compared to January, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Thursday.
PPI for locally consumed products decreased by 0.23% but increased for locally exported products by 0.13%, it said.
The changes of PPI for February were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities |
Change |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 3.78% |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
-2.09% |
|
Manufacturing |
- 0.14% |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods |
+ 0.69%
|
|
Mining and quarrying |
+ 0.02% |
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