PCBS: Palestinian Producer Price Index February 2023

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RAMALLAH (BNEWS) - The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2019 = 100) reached 108.45 in February 2023, as it increased by 2.47% compared to January 2023, today, said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).

PPI for locally consumed products during February 2023

Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 108.33 in February 2023, which indicates an increase of 2.63% compared to January 2023.

PPI for local exported products during February 2023

Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 109.55 in February 2023, which indicates an increase of 1.03% compared to January 2023.

The changes of PPI for February 2023 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:

 

­­­­­­­Major Activities

% Change

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

+ 7.62%

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

+ 3.74%

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

+ 2.13%

Mining and quarrying

+ 0.55%

Manufacturing

+ 0.11%