RAMALLAH, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 (WAFA) – The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine increased by 0.10% in September 2018 compared to August 2018, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said on Wednesday.
PPI for locally exported products increased by 0.30%, and for locally consumed products by 0.08% compared to August.
The changes of PPI for September 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 |
+ 1.10% |
|
Manufacturing |
+ 0.05% |
|
Mining and quarrying |
0.00% |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods |
- 0.36% |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
- 0.02% |
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