RAMALLAH, Thursday, April 04, 2019 (WAFA) – The overall Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine increased by 2.89% during February compared to January, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said today.

IPI for February increased due to the increase in the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation by 11.95%, which had a share of 2.39% of the total industry, the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply by 6.22%, which had a share of 11.95% of the total industry, and the activities of Manufacturing Industry by 2.69%, which had a share of 82.98% of the total industry, while the activities of Mining and Quarrying decreased by 14.09%, which had a share of 2.68% of the total industry.

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