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PCBS | PCBS: The Industrial Production Index, August , 08/2016

 

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 

 

Increase in the Industrial Production Index in Palestine during August, 08/2016

 

The overall Quantity of Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Palestine reached 112.32 during August 2016 with an increase of 14.01% compared to the previous month (Base Month December 2015 = 100).

 

Quantity of Industrial Production Index for August 2016 increased due to the increase in the activity of Mining and Quarrying  by 37.72% which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry, the activity of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply by 35.32% which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry, the activity of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities by 26.00% which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry, and the activity of Manufacturing Industry by 10.97% which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry.

                         

The trend line of the Industrial Production Index in Palestine, for the period:

August 2015 - August 2016

(Base Month December 2015=100)


 

 

 

Note:

·    Since the beginning of 2016, PCBS updated the base month for the Quantity of Industrial Production to be December 2015 instead of 2011, as well as started using International Standard of Industrial Classification for all Economic Activates (Revision Four) instead of Revision Three.
Relative share for the main industrial activities represents the percentage distribution of value added for the industrial activities in 2013.

 

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