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PCBS | PCBS: The Industrial Production Index , 2016 & December, 12/2016



 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
 
Index of Quantity of Industrial Production in Palestine during 2016 December, 12/2016 


The overall IPI in Palestine reached 103.58 during the year of 2016 with an increase of 0.96% compared to the previous year (Base Month December 2015 = 100).

IPI increased due to the increase in the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation by 15.78%, the activity of Mining and Quarrying by 13.08%, and the activity of Manufacturing Industry by 3.82%, while the activity of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply decreased by 26.26% compared with 2015.


 

The table below shows yearly inflation rate in IPI in Palestine for the period 2012 - 2016:

 

Year

Yearly Inflation Rate

2012

+ 6.39

2013

+ 7.82

2014

- 3.92

2015

- 3.80

2016

+ 0.96

Cum.

+ 7.04

 

Increase in the Industrial Production Index (IPI)in Palestine during December 2016

The overall IPI in Palestine reached 104.92 during December 2016 with an increase of 0.60% compared to the previous month (Base Month December 2015 = 100).

 

IPI for December 2016 increased due to the increase in the activity of Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply by 13.67% which had a share of 11.98% of the total industry, and the activity of Manufacturing Industry by 1.49% which had a share of 83.19% of the total industry, while the activity of Mining and Quarrying  decreased by 30.27% which had a share of 4.06% of the total industry, and the activities of Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation decreased by 19.74% which had a share of 0.78% of the total industry.

  

 

The table below shows monthly percent change in IPI for the period January – December 2016:

Month

Percent Change

January

3.19 -

February

6.60 +

March

1.30 -

April

0.12 -

May

6.09 +

June

4.74 -

July

4.18 -

August

14.01 +

September

8.24 -

October

+  2.34

November

1.13 -

December

0.60 +

 

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

December 2015 - December 2016

(Base Month December 2015=100)

 

 

 

Note:

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

 

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