The Wholesale Price Index, During Second Quarter 2026
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
The Wholesale Price[1] Index for the Second Quarter of 2026 increased by 1.57%
The overall Wholesale Price Index in Palestine during the Second Quarter of 2026 recorded an increase by 1.57% compared with the First Quarter of 2026 (6.18% for imported products. While, it decreased by 8.29% for local consumed products).
The changes in WPI for the Second Quarter of 2026 were traced back to changes in prices of the following Division and Category compared with previous quarter:
|
Division and Category during Q2 2026 |
Percent Changes |
|
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
+33.15% |
|
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles |
+37.23% |
|
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
-1.44% |
|
Wholesale of gaseous fuels |
-69.30% |
|
Wholesale of pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical preparations |
-16.77% |
|
Wholesale of fruits and vegetables |
-14.99% |
|
Wholesale of live animals |
-10.18% |
|
Wholesale of fish, meat and their products |
-4.65% |
|
Wholesale of dairy products and eggs |
-4.65% |
|
Wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in primary forms |
-3.84% |
|
Wholesale of lubricating oils and fats |
+37.73% |
|
Wholesale of solid fuels |
+26.15% |
|
Wholesale of liquid fuels |
+18.62% |
|
Wholesale office furniture |
+16.21% |
|
Wholesale of metallic and non-metallic waste and other materials for recycling |
+8.44% |
|
Wholesale of agricultural residues and waste for use as animal feed |
+2.27% |
|
Wholesale of sugar, chocolate, sugary products and bakery products |
+1.76% |
Notice for Users:
· The base year of Wholesale Price Index has been updated to be 2021.
· The methodology of Wholesale Price Index has been updated; weights structure, sampling frame and wholesale outlets, and modified Laspers equation in the index compilation.
· Reliance on the International Standard of Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities “Rev.4” issued by the United Nation Statistical Division (UN), to classifywholesale trade division and category within section G “45-47” wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, exclude division 47 for retail trade.
· Due to the Israeli attack on Gaza strip in October,7 2023, the wholesale prices in Gaza strip were estimated according to international recommendation in this field for Second quarter 2026.
[1]The resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, to other wholesalers, or to those acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to such persons or companies. The wholesale price includes VAT and any transport charges