Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Palestinian Producer Price Index February, 02/2023
Increase in the Producer Price1 Index (PPI) during February 2023
The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine with its base year (2019 = 100) reached 108.45 in February 2023, as it increased by 2.47% compared to January 2023.
PPI for locally consumed products during February 2023
Producer Price Index for locally consumed products (2019 = 100) reached 108.33 in February 2023, which indicates an increase of 2.63% compared to January 2023.
PPI for local exported products during February 2023
Producer Price Index for local exported products (2019 = 100) reached 109.55 in February 2023, which indicates an increase of 1.03% compared to January 2023.
The changes of PPI for February 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 |
+ 7.62% |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
+ 3.74% |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
+ 2.13% |
Mining and quarrying |
+ 0.55% |
Manufacturing |
+ 0.11% |
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.