Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index, July ,07/2017
Increase in the Producer Price Index during July 2017
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base month (December 2015=100) reached 110.79 in July 2017, as it increased by 1.60% compared to June 2017.
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (December 2015=100) reached 111.76 in July 2017, which indicates an increase by 1.90% compared to June 2017.
Producer Price Index for local exported products (December 2015=100) reached 100.52 in July 2017, which indicates an increase by 0.23% compared to June 2017.
The changes of Producer Price Index for July 2017 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 | + 6.37% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | + 0.43% |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | + 0.21% |
| Mining and quarrying | – 1.04% |
| Manufacturing | – 0.03% |
The table below shows monthly percent change in PPI for the period
January – July 2017:
| Month | Local Products | Exported Products | Total Products |
| January | – 4.66 | + 0.79 | – 3.95 |
| February | – 0.23 | + 0.13 | – 0.20 |
| March | – 0.64 | – 0.87 | – 0.79 |
| April | + 3.27 | – 0.31 | + 2.70 |
| May | – 0.49 | – 0.62 | – 0.49 |
| June | + 9.41 | + 1.14 | + 8.80 |
| July | + 1.90 | + 0.23 | + 1.60 |
The trend line of the Producer Price Index in Palestine, for the period: July 2016 – July 2017
(Base Month December 2015=100)
