Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index January, 01/2023
Decrease in the Producer Price1 Index (PPI) during January 2023
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2019 = 100) reached 105.84 in January 2023, as it decreased by 0.73% compared to December 2022.
PPI for locally consumed products during January 2023
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 105.56 in January 2023, which indicates a decrease of 0.79% compared to December 2022.
PPI for local exported products during January 2023
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 108.43 in January 2023, which indicates a decrease of 0.11% compared to December 2022.
The changes of PPI for January 2023 were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month:
Major Activities |
% Change |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
- 3.56% |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
+ 2.66% |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
+ 1.05% |
Mining and quarrying |
+ 0.67% |
Manufacturing |
+ 0.27% |
1 The producer’s price is the amount receivable by the producer from the purchaser for a unit of a good or service produced as output minus any VAT, or similar deductible tax, invoiced to the purchaser. The producer’s prices exclude any transport charges invoiced separately by the producer.