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PCBS | PCBS: The Industrial Production Index, July, 07/2018

 

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 

Industrial Production Index, July, 07/2018

Increase in the Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine during July 2018

The overall IPI in Palestine reached 104.58 during July 2018 with an increase of 12.08% compared to June 2018 (Base Month December 2015 = 100).

 

IPI for July 2018 increased due to the increase in the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation by 24.95% which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry, the activities of Manufacturing Industry by 12.65% which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry, the activities of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply by 8.08% which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry, and the activities of Mining and Quarrying by 6.73% which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry.

The table shows monthly percent changes in IPI for the period January – July 2018:

Month

Monthly Percent Change (%)

 

  January

7.29 -

 

  February

1.03 -

 

  March

4.81 +

 

  April

3.34 -

 

  May

3.16 -

 

  June

5.22 -

 

  July

12.08 +

 

 

 

 

The trend line of the Industrial Production Index in Palestine, for the period: July 2017 - July 2018

(Base Month December 2015 = 100)

 

 

 

Note:

·         Relative weight for the main industrial activities represents the percentage distribution of value added for the industrial activities in 2013.


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