RAMALLAH, September 28, 2017 (WAFA) - The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine decreased in August by 6.38% compared to July, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Thursday.
PPI for locally consumed products decrease by 7.08% while it slightly increased by 0.08% for local exported products.
The changes of PPI for August were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities |
Change |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
- 31.53% |
|
Mining and quarrying |
- 0.17% |
|
Manufacturing |
- 0.12% |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 0.05% |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods |
+ 0.50% |
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