RAMALLAH, June 6, 2017 (WAFA) – The overall Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine decreased by 6.36% compared to the previous month, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Tuesday.

The decrease was due to the drop in the activity of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 37.73%, which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry, and the activity of manufacturing industry by 3.30%, which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry.

In the meantime, the activity of mining and quarrying increased by 9.02%, which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry, and the activities of water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation by 5.11%, which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry.

M.N./M.K.