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PCBS | PCBS: The Wholesale Price Index, during Third Quarter of 2019

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

Increase in the Wholesale Price1 Index (WPI) During the Third Quarter of 2019

The overall WPI in Palestine with its base year (2007 = 100) reached 126.28 in the Third quarter 2019, which indicates an increase of 0.94% compared with the Second quarter 2019.

WPI for local products (2007 = 100) reached 130.06 in the Third quarter 2019, which indicates an increase of 1.18% compared with the Second quarter 2019.

WPI for imported products (2007 = 100) reached 122.25 in the Third quarter 2019, which indicates an increase of 0.52% compared with the Second quarter 2019.

The table shows the relative share and the quarterly percent changes in WPI by major activities in Palestine for the period: Fourth quarter 2018 – Third quarter 2019


Major Activities

Relative Share %

Quarterly Percent Change

2018

2019

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Agriculture

29.0

+1.26

+0.99

-4.25

+2.19

Fishing

0.10

-3.02

+5.10

+5.05

+3.55

Mining and quarrying

0.90

+3.60

+1.09

+0.88

+1.47

Manufacturing

70.0

+0.08

-0.42

-0.30

+0.33

All Items Price Index

100

+0.49

+0.06

-1.58

+0.94



















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