RAMALLAH, Thursday, June 27, 2019 (WAFA) - The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine decreased by 1.14% in May 2019 compared to April 2019, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said today.
PPI decreased for local exported products by 1.34% and for locally consumed products by 1.12%, it said.
The changes of PPI for May 2019 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
|
Major Activities |
% Change |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods
|
- 3.33%
|
|
Mining and quarrying
|
- 0.92%
|
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
|
- 0.42%
|
|
Manufacturing
|
- 0.08%
|
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
|
- 0.04%
|
T.R.
