RAMALLAH, March 5, 2018 (WAFA) – The overall Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine decrease by 7.29% in January compared to the previous month, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Monday.

The decreased in IPI was due to a drop in the activities of mining and quarrying by 10.81%, which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry, the activities of manufacturing industry by 7.93%, which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry, and the activities of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 0.22%, which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry.

Meanwhile, the activities of water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation increased by 9.17%, which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry, said the PCBS.

M.K.