RAMALLAH, February 28, 2018 (WAFA) - The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine increased in January by 1.73% compared to December 2017, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Wednesday.
PPI for locally consumed products increased by 1.92% compared to December and increased as well for local exported products by 0.09%.
The changes of PPI for January 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 |
+ 6.01% |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods |
+ 4.32% |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
+ 0.95% |
|
Manufacturing |
- 0.26% |
|
Mining and quarrying |
0.00% |
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