Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Decrease in the Producer Price Index (PPI) during June,06/2019
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2018 = 100) reached 98.54 in June 2019, as it decreased by 0.95% compared to May 2019.
PPI for local exported products
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2018 = 100) reached 98.34 in June 2019, which indicates a decrease of 1.46% compared to May 2019.
PPI for locally consumed products
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2018 = 100) reached 98.57 in June 2019, which indicates a decrease of 0.89% compared to May 2019.
The changes of PPI for June 2019 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
| ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂMajor Activities | % Change |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing goods | Â Â – 2.96% |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | Â Â – 1.02% |
| Manufacturing | Â Â – 0.07% |
| Mining and quarrying | Â Â Â Â 0.00% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | Â Â + 0.41% |
 The table shows monthly percent changes in Palestinian PPI for the months:
January – June 2019:
| Month | Local Products | Exported Products | All Products |
| January | Â – 0.01 | Â – 0.17 | Â – 0.03 |
| February | + 1.09 | + 0.77 | + 1.06 |
| March | Â – 0.96 | Â – 0.13 | Â – 0.87 |
| April | + 0.43 | Â – 0.01 | + 0.39 |
| May | Â – 1.12 | Â – 1.34 | – 1.14 |
| June | Â – 0.89 | Â – 1.46 | – 0.95 |
 The trend line of the PPI in Palestine, for the months: June 2018 – June 2019
(Base Year 2018 = 100).
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