RAMALLAH, November 5, 2017 (WAFA) - The Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine decreased during September by 12.44% compared to the previous month, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Sunday.
The decrease was due to a decline in the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply by 27.02%, which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry, and the activities of Manufacturing Industry by 11.08%, which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry.
It was also due to a decline in the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation by 3.64%, which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry, and the activities of Mining and Quarrying by 1.34%, which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry.
The table below shows monthly percentage changes in IPI for the period January – September 2017
|
Month |
Monthly Percent Change % |
|
January |
+ 4.80 |
|
February |
- 6.11 |
|
March |
+ 8.08 |
|
April |
- 6.36 |
|
May |
- 0.49 |
|
June |
- 11.23 |
|
July |
+ 15.25 |
|
August |
+ 16.97 |
|
September |
- 12.44 |
T.R.
